The virtual auction house eBay. com was created in the wake of interest in e-commerce as a site where collectors buy and sell candy out of boxes.... There is nothing surprising. Many major businesses grew out of this nonsense here.
The project aroused considerable interest from all kinds of Internet based figures, but nothing outstanding there was no. It was not until then, until 1998 the president of eBay did not Meg Whitman ambitious.
Today on the management genius and visionary abilities Meg wrote entire volumes. Well, glory and truth Whitman earned his own hands. In 2004, eBay entered the U.S. list of ... According to forecasts of Whitman, in the current year revenues to exceed seven billion.
What is attracting global trading online, millions of visitors? . Each interested person, having an elementary procedure of registration, may make your bet and buy a vending item. In addition, eBay is not only ... In 2002, for this purpose the entire eBay acquired PayPal electronic payment system. The deal has cost half a billion dollars, but so far the company did not regret the decision. Largely due to the presence of its own payment system, increased profitability of the project has since tripled customers appreciate the service of the dignity of.
Today on eBay recorded more than 250 million buyers and sellers. The skeleton form, for obvious reasons, the Americans, but an increasing number of visitors from other countries.
Taking into account the growing volume of ... As a general rule, all of these resources have a common drawback: the majority of local merchants tolkuchek the Internet is not ready for shipping their goods on their own country. Americans are still willing to send the goods to Europe. But Russia and the CIS countries still seem to many overseas sellers a sort of snow-capped wild steppes, on which bearded Cossacks with sabers touring riding on bears.
However, the situation is changing gradually, and many sellers are no longer scared of the emergence of buyers from Russia, Ukraine or Kazakhstan. The same thing is happening with our sellers on eBay: every year they are increasing their presence.
Contributed to the popularity of auction time running the affiliate program. Participant receives five dollars in your account for each active user, and five cents for each lot attracted by the price increase by the user within 30 days after registration. An active member who, within 30 days after passing through the affiliate link at least once increased the price for any lot.
According to management of eBay, the auction take place every second deal worth about a thousand dollars. Of course! .
The seller pays the auction lots for the placement of mere pennies. In turn, eBay does not only allow him to sell his goods, but also helps in every way to trade. For users are issued even special journals, which are taught the correct pictures of the lots (the clearer and more beautiful picture, the more buyers ...
Thanks to the efforts of the management team focused eBay company shares now stand at more than $ 30 stock, while they were placed at the weighted average price of 75 cents. However, Meg Whitman has managed to attract not only investors. The company is actively cooperating with users selling stuff from his own garage, and with the best-known U.S. retailers. To avoid conflicts, sellers on eBay are divided into three categories. First - it is just those who from time to time decides to sell at the auction house items: a vase, a lawn mower, which nobody uses, boring hours, or a collection of spirits. The second category - the so -called PowerSellers, or permanent sellers. This status must be earned. However, this is not very difficult to. Sold, implemented in the three months through the auction of goods for a thousand dollars and received positive feedback from customers is ... As a rule, this category of vendors no longer sells its own clutter. Most likely, they found their niche and their own special products, the realization of which brings a steady income.
Special advantages for those who received the status of PowerSeller, do not. And yet they have the right to priority access to customer service, and can also be placed on your auction page, a special logo.
Our compatriot Marina (usually our vendors that make their business on eBay, did not disclose the names, and even the real name ), more than three years using this auction is sure: this status brings the seller more moral satisfaction and increases the confidence of buyers. However, there is no less important than in the offline. Without confidence in e-commerce does not go far, because the buyer only sees a photo of purchased goods, and even before it is received the seller sends the money!.
Status - this is good. However, its presence does not mean that the seller has long traded on the eBay site. ... And someone is selling goods at five dollars apiece. Imagine how much he needs to sell for at least a ... - So, this status is by and large nothing says. If the seller an impeccable reputation and positive reviews, the buyer and not ...
Once received the status of, the seller must maintain its regular sales. There is even something like sotsobyazatelstv - minimum allowable monthly sales. With the same frequency - once a month - is reviewed and the ...
Regular sellers - usually those for whom eBay in much more business than a hobby. According to the company, about half a million users to make full sense of the auction, which is their ...
Naturally, the Russian entrepreneurs who live at the expense of global flea market, not so much: according to various estimates, between five and ten thousand. Official statistics, of course not, so the number of Russian merchants estimated ...
One of the Russian veterans of the eBay believes that more or less constantly selling at auction, and the Muscovites certainly not more than one hundred. And about a thousand vendors - from other cities. But even he admits that the situation is changing. Due to the widespread availability of the Internet more and more Russians coming on eBay to earn.
In his traditional address to the Federal Assembly, President Putin said that the number of Internet users in Russia is growing rapidly and has already exceeded 25 million. Yes, this figure is not comparable to U.S. figures, where the number of ... Yes, and in other countries, the number who have mastered the World Wide Web is growing by leaps and bounds. In China, permanent access to the Internet are more than 137 million people in Japan - 85 million.
According to IK ... While the very modest. However, analysts noted that these estimates are subjective: the number of buyers and sellers, as well as the amount of the transaction no one counted.
Those who do business on eBay and considers its main source of income - the elite of the auction, falling into the third category of users. The most successful traders manage to spend a few thousand a week of auctions. This is not the small private sellers as well -known retailers, major auction houses, and just regular stores, decided to expand its customer base through e-commerce. By the way, did not disdain the participation in auctions and IBM, and Dell.
Great players usually do not like bidding, exposing their goods at fixed prices («buy-it-now»). This option has attracted many eager buyers, which is easier to pay immediately, without participating in the traditional seven-day auction.
Time to evaluate the activity of professional sellers, eBay offered to such clients hosting services and technological support to online shopping. Four standard package cost from 7 to 250 dollars per month allowed to draw as large retailers and owners of little shops. After making the payment the seller has at his disposal a ready online shop. It remained only to create a virtual storefront and start accepting payments from customers. In fact, eBay has behaved as a professional developer of the shopping center. The only difference is that the director of ...
But all the other rates and charges for the same eBay seller, private owners, and the owner of a small ... If the goods are sold, the seller pays any auction of 5.25% or higher of the amount of the transaction.
Naturally, many sellers, this amount seems too high. This is constantly debated as most commercial site, and on numerous independent forum that hang bidders. However, these spores are carried out quickly into the habit. In the end, you need someone to blame after all!.
... - While eBay and becomes impudent lack of a worthy competitor: the last two years, this amount is adjusted for three or four times ...
However, this does not become less visitors. As, however, and sellers: all go to auction rare. And in all this is visible to a rigid arm Meg Whitman, whose staff are not only working to support existing users, but also looking for ways to attract new buyers and sellers. Including representatives of small businesses opening their shops on the finished platform. Yes, and especially to persuade anyone not have. E-commerce delays and millions of consumers have become accustomed to the fact that the right product you can buy a couple of times by clicking the ...
- Trading on eBay I have been doing since his student days - says an experienced bidder Marina. - I learned that you can earn by selling a product that we have is relatively cheap. Scholarships are not enough, so the extra income does not interfere. And now I do not have a better alternative. Working all day, ...
As for Meg Whitman, the head of eBay is sure: to manage the auction as such do not need to. Enough to provide a comfortable environment for visitors and ... Marketers are constantly studying the dynamics of sales and product range, record the hits and causes a decline in popularity until recently such popular products. All of this information falls into a giant database eBay, to then become food for the hungry analytic expert systems. By the way, eBay even know exactly how many counterfeit lots put up for sale every day. It seems that none of the usual supermarket manager does not receive more detailed information at the end of the trading day....
Accounting and control in the case with eBay is inevitable, because the fraud - the main scourge of e-commerce. And eBay is no exception. The buyer gets the goods, focusing only on the photo and description. So, the temptation to embellish the advantages offered for sale items. Of course, to protect users do its utmost: fraudulent transactions, according to eBay, do not exceed 0.01%.
The main bastion of safety - rating system (feedback): acquiring goods, the buyer leaves his feedback on the page, the seller and the seller, in turn, will assess the behavior of buyers. Thus is formed a reputation. Positive feedback adds one point to the rating, the neutral leaves it unchanged, the negative - reduce rating on the unit. The final rating of the seller as a percentage, and always hung out next to their name.
In their responses, buyers may choose, for example, indicate whether the product description of how quickly the seller to answer questions, and soon paid the purchase is posted. In turn, the seller may prompt the buyer to note the implementation of payment. So, on the basis of positive and negative feedback rating is based both traders and visitors to their virtual shopping. This feedback, which can not be achieved in any, even the best off- the supermarket, you can quickly calculate the fraudsters. The seller, buyers appreciate the work that is negative, no one would buy even a kopek product. In addition, the visitor with a large number of negative points to immediately attract the attention of the security administration of the virtual market. With him will be hard to understand, and can easily cover the administration account. Everything is as usual on the market. Shumish, scare away buyers, cheat, and give light weight? . Do not disgrace a great deal of trade!.
But alas, despite all attempts to keep track of criminals, about one six hundredth item on eBay spoofed: either the picture of the goods does not correspond to reality, or the seller of this item is not at all. After selling a non-existent goods, bad trader stops responding to the letters refers to the buyer, or errors in the mail. In the dispute the buyer can open a so-called debate - questions about missed product or bring charges against the seller.
Another problem traders eBay - stealing accounts. Insure against this scourge is almost impossible to account to the seller can pull off with an excellent reputation and on his behalf to make fictitious transactions.
Buying and selling is impossible without rules and restrictions. For example, on eBay prohibits trade in certain categories of goods. It is prohibited to sell alcohol, firearms, tobacco products, material evidence from crime scenes and Nazi symbols. For selling pornography or seller of counterfeit goods account is canceled. In addition, the administration of the auction fair warning: the turbulent times of struggle against international terrorism, the company is actively cooperating with the FBI and other intelligence agencies. In fact, some online scammers are already serving their deserved punishment.
As for the security of payment among PayPal, then ease the development of the payment system does not mean its unreliability. This system uses 95% of the participants in the auction, you have millions of users, receiving quite a tough test. PayPal Security Service continuously monitors transactions made by customers, and in the event of the slightest suspicion of blocks or restricts their activity. Without explaining the reasons and without entering into negotiations. The bank is the bank.
Interesting, but among the violators of financial discipline across not only the representatives of the Third World, which is traditionally suspected of fraud and unjustly trying to make. Similarly, without explanation, the system closes the accounts of Americans and Europeans. Comes from an administration newsletter: opportunities your account is limited by security. And all. point. However, there is comfort. The site. www. paypalsucks. com. expelled from the payment system, users can complain to each other in the towel on the injustice and plenty scold PayPal. Strictly speaking, the administration of the system can enter into correspondence and try to prove their case. For some it is even possible, and the blocked accounts are opened again. However, the worst offenders of the rules of trade on eBay and PayPal banished forever. Lousy sheep is not the place decently in the herd.
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