??anyone Bidding!!

[God_Willing22]

Does anyone even place bids on this site or no???? I have an awesome line of knives and wanna sell some !! :) GOD BLESS FOLKS!!

[jay212]

I have the same concerns as you do. i will take a look and see if there is anyhting i may purchase or refer to a friend. I also have some items up for sale, and was wondering if anyone still come to this site. well good luck to you.

[Joylandgiftstore]

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/3/4/6/2/5/webimg/136758377_o.gif (http://www.webidz.com/stores/Joylandgiftstore)


Let's be patient and be positive. There will be bidding, and there will be sales. Gas price is taking a big chunk out of people's pocket this day. Our economy is in a very bad shape as we all know. I think we sellers should start bidding on other sellers items to help make some sales. Good luck to all sellers. :)


Thank you, and have a good day.
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/3/4/6/2/5/webimg/135777380_o.gif (http://www.webidz.com/stores/Joylandgiftstore)

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/3/4/6/2/5/webimg/69845008_o.gif (http://www.webidz.com/stores/Joylandgiftstore)

PLEASE VISIT MY STORE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS !! (http://www.webidz.com/stores/Joylandgiftstore)

[Gary321]

I am seeing some folks looking but have not made any sales yet. I see the members growing. Hope I am not wasting my time.

[Gary321]

Hi joyland I checked out your store too girlish for me My friends woulnt understand lol. Seriously it looks nice hope you do well. I see you have only 1 feedback and that is from april. Sure looks grim. Any suggestions on driving some traffic here?:)

[angelsolutions]

I made the decision to list here after researching this site thoroughly. I had tried for many years to come here just because I liked the site and the owner, but never had time to get it done.

After closing my eBay store and joining in on the eBay boycott, I looked around for alternatives to support. I researched a bunch of them. Over the last few years I've listed on dozens of them. WeBidz has been the most stable, most steadily growing site of all of them.

I'm here to stay and I'm loading my store as quickly as time allows.

Several of us have posted ways to promote your store here in the forums.

*Make a squidoo page about what you sell and promote that.

*Join yahoo groups about auctions, etc and promote your listings there.

*Request an RSS feed and learn how to promote using that.

*Have banners made for your store and submit them to banner and traffic exchanges; let EVERYONE know we're here.

*Be sure you have your store link in your email signature so everyone sees it when they get your email.

*Start a blog here and post about what you're selling, post ideas, tips, etc that go with what you're selling. The search engines will pick it up.

Need more ideas?

Sales come to those who help themselves. The site owner works hard to get the site out there and bring traffic, but we also bear a responsibility to promote our own business.

Hope this helps & if you have questions or need more help - shout out. Peeps here are real helpful!

sylvia

[WRH]

I had stores on other sites as well. Still do with some. As Sylvia said, we have to be proactive here with our own stores in order to keep the fees low or non-existent. She and others are great at sharing how and where to do this. My experience is that this site is the most stable one out there as well. Most processes work well with acceptable speed. If I find that it doesn't work the way I expected it too, I let the administration know and they work hard to explain it or adjust the situation. The big thing for me is that most things work well and we all seem to get cooperation from the site admins and each other. Good luck with your process. I have learned to list and learn from those who are successful on this venue. :)

[mj-trading]

Hi joyland I checked out your store too girlish for me My friends woulnt understand lol. Seriously it looks nice hope you do well. I see you have only 1 feedback and that is from april. Sure looks grim. Any suggestions on driving some traffic here?:)

Reason Joyland only has 1 feedback from April is because he quit this site and just came back the other day! This site can't be bad if he came back!

[bamadog_8]

Hi Gary,

I've been taking Sylvias advice, promoting my WeBidz store and I'm getting more sales.

bamadog_8

http://www.squidoo.com/205collectibles
http://www.webidz.com/members_rss.php?feed=18183
http://community.webidz.com/blog_external.php?bloguserid=17322

[angelsolutions]

WOW! That's good news bama!!! Congratulations! :D We just gotta make sure peeps know we're here is all. Just like a B & M store in a way. You don't just open the door and way for folks to come in. And you don't expect the mall owner to do your specific advertising for you. They promote the mall, you promote you. We all win! ;)

sylvia

[Lanascountry]

I agree ..Bam.. You GO girl..

Folks, If you have not checked them out, Bam has GREAT items for
sale.. I am very impressed with the quality and variety she sells..
Great prices as well!


GOOOOOO BAM!! :D

[BathandBody4You]

Hi everyone! I've been trying to work on my Squidoo stuff. So far I have made 2 Lens. Here is one of them:

http://www.squidoo.com/peachmango

I'm going to make another one tonight or tomorrow and make it a stocking stuffer one. It's so hard being creative! lol

[DealsHQ]

I'm have some luck with sales ,plus i'm wanting some ink for my printer --I need hp56 --if anyone has one please list it at a reasonable price and i'll purchase.

[DiMoraGifts]

I keep having trouble with BAD Sellers. Can't figure out why someone would go through all the trouble of listing, and then not follow through???? Several times have had non-paying bidders also, wonder :rolleyes:
Noooo, I won't say it...... just wondering..... :rolleyes:

[rnrgiftsnmore]

DiMora,

I am sorry to hear that you have been having problems. This does not look good for the site, so please take time to open a new ticket for each situation. Admin does not take either of these problems lightly. He doesn't know that there are problems, unless we report them. So please let him know here: http://helpdesk.webidz.com/. You can find this link by clicking "contact us" at the bottom of any page.

Again sorry for your troubles, thanks for reporting them,
Roz

[DiMoraGifts]

Roz and Rick,
Admin has been great, just unscrupulous sellers and buyers :p
It's all part of doing business these days. Agravating is all.

[Joylandgiftstore]

Reason Joyland only has 1 feedback from April is because he quit this site and just came back the other day! This site can't be bad if he came back!


(Almost! so tempting)


Here we go again. M-J Trading got it all wrong again. Yes, I was away, but did not quit. The reason why I have 1 feedback was because I had SIX sales and FIVE non-paying-bidders. I was very frustrated and decided to take a short break. Wouldn't you be frustrated M-J Trading? I bet you would.

The reasons why we are all here is to sell our items. It is always a big joy when you sell an item. Buy, your joy turned to anger and frustrations when buyers did not pay for the items they bought from you. And then you have some people breathing on your neck to discredit you.

[Lanascountry]

Hey everyone..no offense intended..but closing this thread temporarily.
Boss will reopen.:)
Thank you everyone,
Lan

[James Sager]

Here we go again. M-J Trading got it all wrong again. Yes, I was away, but did not quit. The reason why I have 1 feedback was because I had SIX sales and FIVE non-paying-bidders. I was very frustrated and decided to take a short break. Wouldn't you be frustrated M-J Trading? I bet you would.

The reasons why we are all here is to sell our items. It is always a big joy when you sell an item. Buy, your joy turned to anger and frustrations when buyers did not pay for the items they bought from you. And then you have some people breathing on your neck to discredit you.

Joy,

We are glad to have you back. Although mj can be a little abrupt at times, I think his statement was more to let the other seller know the reason for the low feedback, and not put you down. At least that is the way I read it...

Everyone has the right to leave or take a break if they want to, and we don't want them to feel bad in coming back. So regardless of your reasons, we are glad to see you around. We do ask that sellers try to remain as professional as possible, as you are all in the forefront in regards to buyers perception of the site. When sellers are at each others throats, buyers see this as a negative factor. So this is something we try to discourage as much as possible. We understand that sometimes personalities clash, or some sellers do not agree with other sellers... we just ask that sellers keep such conflicts to a minimum. We do our best to not take sides, but we will lock threads or remove posts if things get too out of hand.

Regarding non paying bidders: We do not take this lightly, and we ban/block such buyers all the time. We need help from sellers in reporting these though. A one time report of a non paying bidder will usually not get that bidder removed, as we do allow a few days after we contact them, for them to complete the purchase. We usually do not know if the buyer followed through after our contact, unless the seller updates the ticket per the instructions in the non paying bidder message. So if a seller fails to update the ticket that the buyer is still failing to respond after our contact, we have to assume the buyer is complying with the purchase.

[Home and Hearth Shoppe]

I don't know if anybody is bidding, I do know that each and every seller I have met on this site has been kind, helpful and professional.

[Premiumgiftsforhimorher]

I bought and sold a few items in the first month of me being here. I am sure that some body is buying or there would not be new sold items on the home page. I have no bids right now but I have items on ebay to and have no bids there either.

I sell a variety of items including DVD's and fine Genuine Jewelry. I have sold a lot in the past three weeks but have no bids right now.

Maybe that will change we get 20-40 new members a day and at a growth rate like that I am happy.

[deevajay]

Hi Premium...
In such a short time here you are doing quite good, Congrates on your sales!
Debbie

[deevajay]

For all who are worried about no sales well remember this is a bad time all over, Just keep listing and promoting your store where ever you can , Facebook , Myspace, ect... and also you can make up flyers or buisness cards, hand them out leave them all over ect...I was suppose to make a bumper sticker never got around to it , but I will soon, That is another way to promote, We all have to put some imagination into this , get the word out , we are here and we are better than all the others !!!
Debbie

[Home and Hearth Shoppe]

GREAT ATTITUDE!! Webidz is better than the others!! Remember sellers you can get free busines cards, include them with your orders sold on that other site, email your customers tell them about Webidz.

[Premiumgiftsforhimorher]

I just keep listing and hoping that I will have something someone wants....
Also the Gift Certificates I give brings a lot of people here and hoping they stick around
and look at everyones stores..

That was the idea get them here and hope to make buyers for all of the Webidz Sellers.

Maybe even get some new Buyer/Sellers as well. I do try everything I can think of.

I even added a little incentive to the Winter Festival Buying Contest in the Promotions Thread.

It is little things that can prompt buying and selling. I will even be browsing the stores myself
to see what is out there and I know finding something I need or want will not be hard.

I wish it started last week because my Dad bought a couple pricey items on my account from
another seller here. He was wanting a new Watch forever. The Diamond Cross he bought was
very nice too.

Kind a scary from a new seller but he was a wonderful Seller and shipping was fast so I can't
complain. All I can do is say thank you Dad@Sons Treasure Chest for making my Dad a believer
you can buy expensive items online and it work out.
Gregory


Premiumgiftsforhimorher

[silver_ravenwolf]

I DON'T THINK ANYONE HERE IS BIDDING. I JUST BOUGHT 2 ITEMS FROM DADS@SONS. BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO GET A SALE.I AM STILL HOPING THAT SOMETIME SOMEONE WILL BUY FROM ME. OH, WELL IF NOT I AM ON OTHER SITES. I AM SELLING GREAT ON EBAY.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU. HOPE YOU SELL ALOT.
silver_ravenwolf

[mj-trading]

Have you looked at the home page on the right and see all the items being sold??
Sellers need to realize that the other sitehas been there a while! You can't expect to go to a newer auction site and sell a bunch the first month or two! Common since tells you that! Sure you might be doing good over there! But what is your profit after your done paying all them fee's?
It is a pretty bad deal when that site (bay) make more on the item you sold then you do!!!
If you sellers are going to make it good,
#1-you need to have patients
#2-Look at your bottom line profit from all the sites your on! Not just a weeks worth but at least 6 months worth of selling!
When we left the bay over 6 yrs ago about a year before we left we went on other sites. After 6 months we took and looked at what kind of profit did we make on each site! Sure the items sold were alot more at the bay, but when we started figuring all the fees ect off we had a bigger profit off another auction site and we only sold around half the items on that site then we did on the bay!
So what it comes down to folks! WHY GIVE YOUR ITEMS AWAY!!

[DiMoraGifts]

Silver, Your sounding a little discouraged, but remember all good things take time. How long did it take to get your first sale on any other site? And then your second?? Third??
Like MJ said,.... "a few small sales here equal a better bottom line," and I've noticed that sales seem to be coming back.
January is always a down time. (Christmas, higher utilities ect.)
I always use it to re-access my marketing, pricing, maybe check out some new advertizing, contact existing customers offer them a discount, make a list and start thinking of what you can do next. You've taken the first step, nowww the next.......

A small effort now can make a big difference later. You can dramatically increase the effectiveness of your actions simply by taking them sooner.
As you go through the moments of this day, you are creating many of the circumstances in which you will live tomorrow. A few small, positive actions right now can bring great value as you move forward.

You cannot change where you already are. Yet you can have a significant and dramatic effect on where you will soon be.

Live this moment with joy, with purpose and with passion. And use this moment to inject into your life and your world the kind of substance and value that can last a lifetime.

You cannot instantly change your circumstances. You can, however, instantly change the direction in which you're headed.

Point yourself firmly and resolutely in the direction of your dreams. For where you choose right now to go, is where you will soon be.

-- Ralph Marston

[InspirationPlus]

DiMora...LOVE the quote by Ralph Marston. So true. Positive thoughts lead to positive actions and positive actions lead to positive results. Besides, it makes you feel better! It will all come together. The staff is working hard and we need to promote wherever we can.

[Home and Hearth Shoppe]

This site is going to continue to grow because people like us will see to that. With each new seller comes a new wealth of items available here and a new buyer. With each new buyer comes a wealth of opportunities that are unique to us as members of the webidz community, friends. I have made more friends here on webidz since I joined on January 11 than I have in my three years on the other site. My view, currently I am looking for a game system. Where to shop..where to shop..decision is easy..go where you are the most comfortable, where your friends are, go with your comfort zone. In my case, webidz. Better to buy from one you know than one you don't, a very famous philospher said that.

[maxrandi]

Lana removed whole post!!

INFRACTIONS~!
Please do not spam our boards!

[purplepeanuts]

The millions of people that left ebay will have to go somewhere. I'm betting that many come here.

[DiMoraGifts]

Hey PP
I'd recommend that you let all your previous customers know that your moving here, offering a better price, NO FVF, so passing that savings on to them,
And
Advertize, Advertize, Advertize
Blogs, emails, facebook, myspace ect ect
Wishing you a prosperous 2009 and on
Di

[wackman]

No, no one is bidding. I have been doing that when I sell on the other site. Still have had zero sales on this site in 4 months. Don't know what else to do.

[purplepeanuts]

No, no one is bidding. I have been doing that when I sell on the other site. Still have had zero sales on this site in 4 months. Don't know what else to do.

I just bought a Terry Bradshaw card from you.

[wackman]

OK! I stand corrected. Just got my 1st sale. And thank you very much for the sale! There will be an added bonus in the package for you!

[rnrgiftsnmore]

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu66/rozspics/congrats/wtgballoons.jpg

Congrats on the first sale, Wakeman!

Great to see you buying PurplePeanuts!

That's what it is all about, buys will bring you sales. Build up your reputation here at WeBidz!


Bidding you both great success here at WeBidz,
Roz

[J7339]

Still listing here as often as I can. Have been quite sick for a few days - but when I am operating again on full fumes - will be listing more.

Jules

[kimrose]

Don't give up hope too soon. "You know who", didn't explode overnight. I am new here too, and have yet to make my first sale, but as mentioned, times are tough right now and people are making careful purchases. Try joining some of the games, they help to promote your store, and hopefully get you ( and me ) that first sale.
Chin up, things will get better! :D

[kimrose]

I have a long list of great places I have been advertising on for years. I have placed hundreds of adds, and I'm now the first several pages on google search "kim rose colored glass " OH, AND DID I MENTION THAT IT'S ALL FOR FREE!!!!
If anyone would like me to email that list, just send me an email to> kimrose1100@gmail.com