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A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

dickos-extreme — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:12:03 GMT

There is a new Facebook group for sellers, and in fact anyone who want to post thoughts and opinions they may not be comfortable doing here. It is a great place to meet other sellers chat and get help if needed.

The Facebook group is open to anyone who wishes to join and post about eBay without boring their friends and family.

Only those who join the group can see the posts, but anyone can join, including eBay staff if they wish.

Members are free to post links to their business as well as non-eBay businesses. We can't do that on here.

The group got almost 100 members in 1 day.

The group is.

eBay Sellers Australia

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

dickos-extreme — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:21:47 GMT

Not sure what happened at the top.

It should read.

There is a new Facebook group for sellers,

Anyone who wants to join and post thoughts and opinions can. They may not be comfortable doing that here. It is a great place to meet other sellers chat and get help if needed.

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

suitcase_of_memories — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:21:00 GMT

dicko it was probably opened by ebay management....to find out who is saying what about them lol

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

phorum_junkie* — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:50:46 GMT

I hate facebook and all other social networking sites so I will be staying well away B-)

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

alanawent3133 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:33:34 GMT

Thank goodness!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

aj111003 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:53:30 GMT

Thanks "dickos-extreme" for sharing this information. Good to know there is another place we can access information about ebay if we want to join. 🙂

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

r0fl — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:03:24 GMT

hey, cool 😄

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

emeraldtarpon — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:41:59 GMT

What you do is met on Facebook and then chat via PRIVATE EMAIL.

DO NOT chat over Facebook.

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

dickos-extreme — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:31:54 GMT

It is a closed group, so only members can see posts.

But private or things you prefer not to get into the general population should always be done with care.

Those who do ot like social media are free to do as they please. this is only for those interested in new venue. It has 120 members already.

A lot of great ideas, thoughts and networking is going on.

I think it is great. IMHO.

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

chuk_77 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:45:13 GMT

why not chat over facebook? I'm reading lots of stuff and learning heaps

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

dickos-extreme — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:16:34 GMT

Chat is fine, but remember it is out on the web. Just dont say or do something you may wish you never said.

Just chat and post with care.

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

suitcase_of_memories — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:35:01 GMT

I won't go on facebook either, mainly because once you subscribe no matter how hard you try you can't UNsubscribe.

While you're on there dicko ask the posters if they think half or more of their watchers are just ebay planting numbers next to their lisitngs to appease them ..... as in keep them living in hope that they may have a buyer when in fact it is probably only an ebay staffer.

How many have noticed Watchers vanish 2 seconds after their auction finishes unsold ? I've noticed this a lot in the recent weeks, it never used to happen before, people would 'keep watching' the item long after it had finished.

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

flashback_deals — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:29:33 GMT

Some on facebook really know how to chat and forget about the eBay boards lol:-)

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

dickos-extreme — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:38:53 GMT

I won't go on facebook either, mainly because once you subscribe no matter how hard you try you can't UNsubscribe.

While you're on there dicko ask the posters if they think half or more of their watchers are just ebay planting numbers next to their lisitngs to appease them ..... as in keep them living in hope that they may have a buyer when in fact it is probably only an ebay staffer.

How many have noticed Watchers vanish 2 seconds after their auction finishes unsold ? I've noticed this a lot in the recent weeks, it never used to happen before, people would 'keep watching' the item long after it had finished.

I will ask.

Some of us do chat waaaaaaaay tooo much.

😄

It is great over there, no moderation.

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

austeam — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:15:17 GMT

I won't go on facebook either, mainly because once you subscribe no matter how hard you try you can't UNsubscribe.

While you're on there dicko ask the posters if they think half or more of their watchers are just ebay planting numbers next to their lisitngs to appease them ..... as in keep them living in hope that they may have a buyer when in fact it is probably only an ebay staffer.

How many have noticed Watchers vanish 2 seconds after their auction finishes unsold ? I've noticed this a lot in the recent weeks, it never used to happen before, people would 'keep watching' the item long after it had finished.

eBay don't have enough staff to deal with customer service so to be honest I can't imagine them wasting time doing this.

Anyway I doubt eBay is trying to appease anyone ... if the seller can't make it on their own then they probably don't need them. They have too many sellers and not enough variety of product which is probably why their Top Rated Seller program just keeps getting harder and harder to qualify for.

I think what you might find surprising in the Facebook group is that there are some sellers who even in the current market are seeing their business grow. They have learnt to roll with all the changes.

However it does get chaotic in that group with membership having reached 145 in just a couple of days and the posts being a mix of buying, selling, politics, etc (and not just eBay)

Joining does not mean you have to post. Anyone who is interested is welcome, even if you just want to have a quick look around and then drop out. However, your opinions are most welcome (even though I might not agree with them :^O)

If you are new to facebook be sure to set your privacy settings before you join the group. Even if you have an existing Facebook account, check first if you don't want everyone to be able to see your photos etc.

BTW my name is Sonia and I am one of the group administrators 🙂 I started it because I felt there was a need to be able to openly discuss online selling without fear of being PINK slapped. If you post something and then have a rethink you can delete or edit your own post. I hope we don't ever have to remove any posts, but obviously we won't tollerate trolls.

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

calsof — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:25:28 GMT

BTW my name is Sonia and I am one of the group administrators 🙂 I started it because I felt there was a need to be able to openly discuss online selling without fear of being PINK slapped. If you post something and then have a rethink you can delete or edit your own post. I hope we don't ever have to remove any posts, but obviously we won't tollerate trolls.

Thank you, Sonia 🙂

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

rrp1987 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:10:12 GMT

Facebook have selling sites called buy swap and sell in most areas its free to sell its nothingto do with ebay I have sold a few things its a risk as sometimes buyers dont pick up items. A lot of sellers are doing very well as its free to list sell and no fees at the end its great

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

winnie_the_pooh — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:03:47 GMT

hey, might check this out & if its anygood I might give it a try, cheers 😄

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

suitcase_of_memories — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:22:10 GMT

I hope you all read the new legal terms we agreed to with the changes.....

the ebay brand logo is not permitted to be displayed on any websites without explicit permission & similar legalities.

I think you will find ebay will be closely watching the thread for legal reasons, not because they are concerned about people having a discussion about selling/searching trends - figures etc.

Just be careful with your posts guys.

Perhaps you all need to read through Terms Of Agreement again...

Re: A new Facebook group for eBay sellers.

digital*ghost — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:38:59 GMT

I've just sent a request to join - not sure I'll be highly active, but I hope I'll be able to contribute constructively. (If my membership is accepted, anyway. :8} )