topic Re: Social media in Selling

Social media

lots-treasures — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:03:19 GMT

Hi Guys,

Now that Ebay has bought out a share button for Facebook, Pinterest etc I was just wondering if anyone was going to take up the option.

If so, how would you go about it eg start a separate Facebook and Pinterest page to your personal one.

Does it work.

Any info on this subject would be much appeciated.

Thank you

Moya

Re: Social media

davewil1964 — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:51:06 GMT

I already have a presence on Facebook.

I won't be linking that to eBay.

Re: Social media

lots-treasures — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:20:05 GMT

Would you mind telling me why you won't link to Ebay and is your Facebook page the same name as you Ebay business

Re: Social media

davewil1964 — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:40:22 GMT

As my Facebook items are the same as my eBay items, there is no point in cross-linking. If you don't do Facebook marketplace, disregard.

I have no interest in directing traffic away from FB (with no fees) to eBay (with fees). I don't care where my sales take place, as I make pretty much the same profit, but FB is cheaper for the buyer.

Yes. But neither is davewil.

Re: Social media

janeababe — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:40:47 GMT

I don’t sell on eBay.

I do sell on marketplace and I also buy off marketplace. Not under name of janeababe, either 😉

If I start seeing eBay sponsored listings on marketplace and Pinterest, I won’t be clicking on them! And I’ll be blocking the seller.

How damn annoying. If I want to see eBay listings, I’ll log into eBay!!

Re: Social media

valueaddedresource — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:55:53 GMT

Quick question - does the social media share button for eBay AU give you incentives like a discounted FVF rate for sales made from sharing on social media?

I'm a US seller and last year at eBay Open, VP of Stores Tom Pinckney said they were working on a social sharing option that would reduce FVF to 2.5% for sales from social media shares and recently at the Spring Seller check in Tom said it was "coming soon" and would be released first as a test in Australia.

Just curious if you all are seeing this yet.

Re: Social media

lots-treasures — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:22:50 GMT

Hi,

I copied this from what ebay sent me.

Share your listings by clicking on the ‘Share’ or ‘Share this item’ button from the seller hub active listings page, storefront, view item, coded coupon success page and more
- Items can be shared to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, WhatsApp and by Email
- You can also copy the link from the social sharing buttons
Add an engaging caption and post your listing to social media
Reach more buyers who might not shop on eBay yet
Save on your fees. For a limited time, eligible sellers will only be charged a 2.75% category percentage fee (+ $0.33 fixed order fee). Buyers must buy an item from the seller’s store using the shared link within 30 days of clicking the link and during the promotion period

Re: Social media

lots-treasures — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:29:19 GMT

Hi,

I sell on Ebay, Marketplace and Gumtree.

I found it very interesting on what you said, would you mind me asking you why you would block the seller.

Re: Social media

lots-treasures — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:35:32 GMT

Hi,

If I have the same item and put it on Ebay I can receive a lot more for it than if I put it on marketplace. So with eBay fees and a higher price, Facebook, lower price I will come out even, whereas the buyer will get it cheaper if they buy from Facebook

I do sell on Ebay, marketplace and Gumtree

Thanks

Re: Social media

janeababe — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:27:14 GMT

I already explained why! 😑

Re: Social media

valueaddedresource — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:40:29 GMT

@lots-treasures wrote:
Hi,
I copied this from what ebay sent me.
Share your listings by clicking on the ‘Share’ or ‘Share this item’ button from the seller hub active listings page, storefront, view item, coded coupon success page and more
Items can be shared to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, WhatsApp and by Email
You can also copy the link from the social sharing buttons
Add an engaging caption and post your listing to social media
Reach more buyers who might not shop on eBay yet
Save on your fees. For a limited time, eligible sellers will only be charged a 2.75% category percentage fee (+ $0.33 fixed order fee). Buyers must buy an item from the seller’s store using the shared link within 30 days of clicking the link and during the promotion period

Thanks! Glad they are at least moving forward with testing this out. Interested to hear what sellers think of it and if it helps drive more sales.

Re: Social media

davewil1964 — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:51:47 GMT

You've already heard from sellers about this, assuming you have actually read the posts in this thread.

I'm not going to repeat MY observations. If you want to know what they are, read the thread.

Things might be different in the USA. People might think a 2 year old account with absolutely no activity might be suss. I do.

Re: Social media

roaminghigh — Sat, 07 May 2022 10:08:35 GMT

I've taken up the option by sharing my eBay listings to my Facebook and Pinterest accounts. I've not received any reduced final value fees so far, and I'm not holding my breath that I will. It bothers me that there is no way of knowing if a sale is made as a result of the buyer clicking on my shared link. It's asking too much to blindly trust that eBay does actually honour the arrangement. I guess it's the same as taking up promoted listings, I never really know if sales were made as a result of being promoted, but I give it a go anyway.

Re: Social media

spaghettijunction64 — Wed, 11 May 2022 06:43:21 GMT

Hi. Were you able to share on Social in bulk or were you limited to one at a time?

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roaminghigh — Thu, 12 May 2022 11:26:02 GMT

I tried, but was unable to share in bulk (my store), no idea why. So I shared my listings one at a time to Facebook and then Pinterest. Only shared about 50 listings before I got bored and gave up. Still not received any reduced final value fees ...