topic Re: "Sponsored" listings in Selling

"Sponsored" listings

davidc4430 — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:27:34 GMT

just recently noticed 2 items that are appearing on every page in my search results with "Sponsored" at the top of them.

how do they get such great exposure?

its allways the same 2 items

Re: "Sponsored" listings

clarry100 — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 21:53:16 GMT

Perhaps its to do with this push on Promoted Listings they are doing this month.

We just received the offer on one of our stores so decided to give it a try at a 10% rate.

The store has been dead for the past week or so.

So figured it can't hurt anything.

The offer says they will refund the extra 10% FVF later.

Re: "Sponsored" listings

davidc4430 — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:00:29 GMT

now i'm seeing 4 'sponsered' listings on every search result page.

i can go with the idea but what erks me is its the same 4 listings everytime.

you see them the first couple of times and thing yep, fine. but after you see them everypage off your search which is around 20 pages of 'new listings' its very annoying.

like the guy on tv selling his carp knives ect. i just dont need to see his 'and the secret is' ads ever 5 minutes during a program, aaagggrrrr!

Re: "Sponsored" listings

imastawka — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:21:51 GMT

Been wondering the same thing. Sponsored?

I've noticed that they're GTC listings and get re-listed every two hours.

Good exposure, but I can't find out how it's done

I see the same 4 - one of them has the listing date of sometime in March!

Re: "Sponsored" listings

pennyforum14 — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 03:44:32 GMT

how do they get such great exposure?

They pay for it.

Either with paid ads or paid Promoted Listings.

Hope one of them was mine, lol.

Re: "Sponsored" listings

the_pooze — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:33:36 GMT

They're a pain in the posterior when trying to search lowest to highest price............... here I am in the middle of scrolling through some really a la ordinaire junk in the $40 range hoping to find a bargain and see this stunning picture of the most magnificent item and think to myself "This can't be true!" ..................................... then I realise its a Sponsored listing for a $500 piece.

To quote wassis name from thingo bay (you know, that show on the telly) "Ya flamin' mongrels eBay!" (shakes fist and scowls theatrically)

Re: "Sponsored" listings

cindy345cat — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 02:01:54 GMT

Seems strange that the exact same ad from the same seller appears 4 listings down from the 'sponsored' one at the top. I wouldnt have thought the listing would be duplicated ...

https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=international+directory+of+civil+aircraft+1999%2F2000&_sacat=267&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=267&_odkw=billington%27s+sydney&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0

Re: "Sponsored" listings

twyngwyn — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 03:26:13 GMT

paying for 2 bites of the cherry....

Re: "Sponsored" listings

ozziecentral — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 08:02:37 GMT

When you sponser an ad, the ad is duplicated and the top ad is the sponsered one and the other ad is your normal ad, because they are connected and the sponsered ad get sold so much the normal ad stays up high in search as well.

Re: "Sponsored" listings

twyngwyn — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 04:07:34 GMT

https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2019/6/1561136042.html

Re: "Sponsored" listings

collect247 — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 04:54:02 GMT

Apart from another reborn thread I have noticed that there are no more sponsored listings in the catergory that I buy from.

Not sure if it has totally been removed from other catergories?

Re: "Sponsored" listings

tonyjeppo — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:25:31 GMT

I am a seller and buyer. I will not use sponsored listings. As a buyer all they do is make it very hard to see my saved item searches. The promoted listings to me are painful, when i am trying to sort items how i want them in searches. I have made a decision to not buy promoted items as my little protest. Does anyone else feel the same way.

Re: "Sponsored" listings

tonyjeppo — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:26:57 GMT

I feel the same. Sponsored items are just a pain

Re: "Sponsored" listings

eol-products — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:36:22 GMT

Myself and I feel the same.

Re: "Sponsored" listings

collect247 — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:47:32 GMT

It's just another way for ebay to collect more fees and those sellers that use sponsored listings seem to be happy enough if their products sell to pay ebay those extra fees.

It's funny though as the items I'm interested in, the sponsored items don't interest me at all.

Re: "Sponsored" listings

ozbuybargain — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 06:52:40 GMT

EBay throwing the cat amongst the pigeons babys

Re: "Sponsored" listings

padi*0409 — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 07:49:43 GMT

Off topic, but why on earth would you pay eBay for a store when you only have 15 listings, you can get 40 free listings with a non-store account ?

Most sellers here will say you need well over 100 listings and a good sell-through rate to make a store viable.

Edit. Having a store doesn't make your items any more visible to buyers.

Re: "Sponsored" listings

davewil1964 — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 12:10:57 GMT

It's the vibe, baby.

Maybe they think they have more credibility with a store.

My non-store selling account has about 60% of the listings of my store. 90% of those are items I had to take out of my store when the auto-relists went away. That account contributes about 30% to my sales, so I don't think I am being throttled by not having them in my store.

Re: "Sponsored" listings

chameleon54 — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 13:54:46 GMT

@davewil1964 wrote:
It's the vibe, baby.

Maybe they think they have more credibility with a store.

My non-store selling account has about 60% of the listings of my store. 90% of those are items I had to take out of my store when the auto-relists went away. That account contributes about 30% to my sales, so I don't think I am being throttled by not having them in my store.

I also noticed that when I had a non store account the sales where very " natural " when compared to my stores at the time. I have to say though, at the moment my store sales are increasing quite nicely and responding well to new listings. While there have been periods in the past when my sales where as regular as clockwork, there is no indication my stores are being throttled at the moment.........Touch wood.

Re: "Sponsored" listings

mac1943-0 — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:10:44 GMT

All of the above is years ago. Now in Nov 2020. (I’m new) I don’t know how to get sponsorship etc promotional ways or anything