Is ebay getting desperate....??

[LikeClockwork]

Only I've been doing a fair bit on there lately (none bike related so far) and I've had free listings, free scheduling, and now as of tonight, 50% off my final value fees....??

Not complaining, but it seems like a bit of a generous deal and just wondering if it's targeted specifically at those, like me, who haven't done a lot on there for years, to lure us back in.....

 

[k-rod]

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possibly being that they are earning millions upon millions of dollars on an on-going basis ... maybe they just want you to think that they're giving you something substantial back ...

... kind of like a pat on the back.

 

[badnewsbrown13]

Personally I wouldn't quite put it like that, I advertised a dishwasher on there with a reserve set on it, it didn't sell after 4 weeks so pulled it and sold privately afterwards but I still got charged £25-odd quid. Bit steep I thought.

 

[tintin40]

Sounds like it. But it will have to do more than that to get me back. Or using Palpal.

 

[531brazed]

Easter soon, fewer bidders, ebay trying to keep their weekly take up.
Thinking of everything they can to keep the cash flooding in.

 

[onegoodbike]

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I got a 10% discount code on a bike purchase on ebay last week, saved me over 20 quid, which was nice! .

Matt

 

[LikeClockwork]

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Actually the Easter hols thing is a good point - fewer people bothering to bid/list as they're off somewhere and under strict instructions of one sort or another......

 

[legrandefromage]

I forgot to use me £10 ebay voucher, its run out now - think of the stuff I could have bought!!

 

[Muddy paw]

Well i've had deal offer after deal offer to get me back buying or selling on ebay over these last 3 weeks so it would seem they just don't want to lose profits over easter ..

 

[531brazed]

they gave me a £100 voucher a while ago, I was looking at gold coins to spend it on, the next email to arrived was its cancellation.
Needless to say I was chuffed to bits.