topic Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings in Selling

Adverts on Ebay Listings

holster100 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:01:49 GMT

What is the deal with businesses advertising on Ebay?

I think it is very wrong when you are trying to sell an item and on your lisiting page appears advert selling simular items as you are.

EG: Im listing a laptop for sale and an advert is on my listing

from a company with laptops on sale.

I dont think this is very fair.

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

leader-of-the-band — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:12:59 GMT

eBay get advertising $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to make up for revenue shortfalls for giving casual sellers 30 free listings.

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

foxette-in-sox — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:19:25 GMT

Unfortunately its no different to listing in your local classifieds section of the newspaper now.

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

phorum_junkie* — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:24:07 GMT

As there is nothing in the ebay agreement you read and agreed to when you joined that said you had any control over what ebay display on their web pages you either have to go with the flow or list elsewhere.

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

dylan11235813 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:06:11 GMT

They actually make a point of saying that you do not have exclusive rights to a listing.

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

the3coopers — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:27:12 GMT

Unfortunately its no different to listing in your local classifieds section of the newspaper now.

I put an advert in the local classifieds, and guess what? There was other ads on the same page! 😮

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

phorum_junkie* — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:35:43 GMT

They actually make a point of saying that you do not have exclusive rights to a listing.

Where exactly do they say that? They do say that you have intelectual property rights over any text or photos created by yourself which may not be copied by others without your permission but I can find nothing that says they cannot put anything else they want on the same page your listing is on.

They in fact informed all members that they would be starting to put advertisements on the same page as listings before they did it so as with any other update to their terms and conditions that would supercede anything said earlier that specified they would not.

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

silversterio2 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:29:16 GMT

holster100

Plenty of members agree with you holster100.

IMO, it's sheer stupidity to advertise sites on listings trying to send buyers AWAY from eBay.

Have a look at the thread in this link.

#12 had QS advertised on his listing.

http://community.ebay.com.au/topic/Selling/Competitors-Ads-Listings/600150477?#msg505014394

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

patchoo78 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:29:01 GMT

That's solved easily.. Just get Chrome or Firefox and install Adblock Plus.. Then you won't get any ads

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

dylan11235813 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:54:45 GMT

They actually make a point of saying that you do not have exclusive rights to a listing.

Where exactly do they say that?

In the seller fees section:

"Fees pay for the right to sell on eBay. Sellers do not purchase exclusive rights to Web pages on eBay. eBay may, in our sole discretion, and without your consent or payment to you, place third-party advertisements on any Web page within our site."

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

putney32 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:41:33 GMT

That's solved easily.. Just get Chrome or Firefox and install Adblock Plus.. Then you won't get any ads

true...but... it is not us seeing the ad we worry about ... it is our potential buyers, clicking on one of our listings and getting carried off to god knows where in cyber space, never to return to ebay again (or at least not to buy what we listed)

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

freightcar2009 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:31:34 GMT

To be honest, as a buyer I hardly take any notice of them.... But then again I usually know what I am looking for and look then for the best deal, I can get.

I would rather buy at Auction then BIN... the only time I use BIN is when it is a very hard thing to find and I want it in a hurry.

There are a few times I think BIN costs the stores a lot of money as some get carried away with prices on things and to me keeping stock too long costs more then turning some things over quicker.

Re: Adverts on Ebay Listings

phorum_junkie* — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 09:28:28 GMT

If it is any consolation to anyone in Australia even if I am on the Aus site and looking at a listing for an item of clothing the ad most often displayed is for Sky TV or one of the UK's big banks 😄