Businesses that are cheaper on ebay than their own website
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What’s that about? I went to buy some oil from opie oils, which with delivery cost is £42. Bought it on ebay for £38.50 from....opie oils?
I though businesses wanted to switch away from ebay as they surely have higher cost than purchasing through their own website? Doesn’t make sense to me.
I though businesses wanted to switch away from ebay as they surely have higher cost than purchasing through their own website? Doesn’t make sense to me.
CoolHands said:
What’s that about? I went to buy some oil from opie oils, which with delivery cost is £42. Bought it on ebay for £38.50 from....opie oils?
I though businesses wanted to switch away from ebay as they surely have higher cost than purchasing through their own website? Doesn’t make sense to me.
Factory seconds.I though businesses wanted to switch away from ebay as they surely have higher cost than purchasing through their own website? Doesn’t make sense to me.
Most of it looks and performs no different from the grade 1 stuff. But if you look closely, sometimes you'll see the odd dent or scratch in the oil as you pour it.
I would say its mostly down to eBays cut throat competitiveness, simply 5% in sale price can make the difference between selling a hundred a day or only 5 units. I expect they cannot be bothered to keep adjusting the prices on the website at the same rate as they do on eBay. I also expect people whom use their website categorically do not want to use eBay and so may not be aware that it is cheaper on eBay.
On another note, I've pointed customers to our website where the product is more than 10% cheaper only to be told they only want to buy it through ebay, sometimes there is an even bigger difference in cost due to all 'Free' postage costs integrated into each individual item the customer has purchased.
On another note, I've pointed customers to our website where the product is more than 10% cheaper only to be told they only want to buy it through ebay, sometimes there is an even bigger difference in cost due to all 'Free' postage costs integrated into each individual item the customer has purchased.
droopsnoot said:
And maybe the loss-leader principle, sacrifice a bit for the sake of the more widely-used selling platform, but include a link to your own website when you ship the product.
...Which people will not use as soon as they realise it's more expensive.I don't get it. It's not even as though selling on fleaBay is easy or straightforward, even without consideration of the costs. I can only assume that, for certain products and sectors, volumes must be huge.
Mudgey said:
On another note, I've pointed customers to our website where the product is more than 10% cheaper only to be told they only want to buy it through ebay, sometimes there is an even bigger difference in cost due to all 'Free' postage costs integrated into each individual item the customer has purchased.
Due to the protection PayPal offers perhaps?SpeedBash said:
Mudgey said:
On another note, I've pointed customers to our website where the product is more than 10% cheaper only to be told they only want to buy it through ebay, sometimes there is an even bigger difference in cost due to all 'Free' postage costs integrated into each individual item the customer has purchased.
Due to the protection PayPal offers perhaps?R8Steve said:
So said:
Factory seconds.
Most of it looks and performs no different from the grade 1 stuff. But if you look closely, sometimes you'll see the odd dent or scratch in the oil as you pour it.
Most of it looks and performs no different from the grade 1 stuff. But if you look closely, sometimes you'll see the odd dent or scratch in the oil as you pour it.
You can see scratches/dents in oil??
I had some Comma stuff in the 90s that was slightly bent. You had to allow for the curvature when pouring it, to get it in the filler hole, but once it was in the engine it seemed OK.
We have a few items on eBay cheaper than our website, can be a variety of reasons but mainly to shift slow-moving stocks or us buying in at a better than our normal price, we can list the specific number in stock (bought at the lower price) and sell on eBay at a lower price whilst still making our margins.
Hitch said:
Many, if not most businesses, use different strategies to gain sales through different channels. Not all customers check all outlets.
What he said. Seems stupid for those of us who shop around though, as the seller has to pay Amazon/ebay fees on top.
But it also works the other way, where some do sell cheaper direct.
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