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bidonalot
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- #122
Im not the type to give in through ridicule from you or pheebay, im having the rubbish probid software replace with a much better auction package and then we will see you all stop laughing and ebay will then have something to worry about, watch out here i come to make bidonalot.com the worlds biggest category online auction, as my site stands now its twice the size of ebay anyway with well over 27,000 categories, is there a bigger site, i dont think so, members dont make the site bigger, the categories remain the same, i intend entering this site into the guiness book of records, hows that for a novice you all seem to think is stupid
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Erm ... didnt say anyone would kill you ... its a phrase me dear, merely a turn of phrase so chill!!
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My opinion hasn't changed.
Catagories mean nothing. Seriously, NOTHING. The amount of catagories you have does not change how big your business is, it does not make you bigger then Ebay. If I started up a software development company and created 2000 tiny, crappy, useless programs - would that make me bigger then Microsoft?
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bidonalot
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- #125
IM NOT WASTING MY TIME GOING UP AGAINST EBAYI agree with the above - you'll be wasting a monumental amount of time, effort and money going up against eBay.
Let the Wookie win....
WHY ARE YOU ALL AFRAID OF EBAY???
THEY ARE JUST AN ONLINE AUCTION, SO WHATS THE BIG DEAL
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They have millions of customers and users.
They have millions of pounds.
You dont. And you wont be able to get either of those with this idea.
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bidonalot
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- #128
OH YES I WILL AND CATEGORIES MEAN EVERYTHING, YOU SPEND AGES ON EBAY AND THE REST SEARCHING FOR WHAT YOU WANT, ON MY SITE YOU DONT NEED TO SEARCH AS YOU WILL FIND A CATEGORY ON THE ITEM YOU WANT, THATS A MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN EBAY AND I TELL YOU SOMETHING EBAY WILL BE AHAS BEEN ONE DAY
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bidonalot
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- #129
YOU DONT NEED MILLIONS OF POUNDS AT ALL THATS A SILLY COMMENT
ALL YOU NEED IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR AND THAT IS AN ONLINE AUCTION THAT IS EASY TO GET ROUND, MY SITE IS A LOT EASIER THAN MOST INCLUDING THEM
LETS SEE IF YOU TAKE THE P IN A FEW WEEKS TIME KNOWALL
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Will everything be in all-caps on the new site? That'll make it easier for everyone to read and maybe even attract more people.
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Yes you do I'm afraid. No one will know about your website unless you have huge amounts of money to market it. Not knowing that just shows your true naivety.
Ebay provides that. It's an online auction and it's easy to get around. Just making your site that tiny bit easier (which I personally don't think it will be anyway) wont get you anywhere.
Well I'll tell you in advance that I probably will.
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The vast majority of designer clothing, handbags etc on eBay could at best be considered as 'inspired by' or replica.
Even with their huge resources they are unable to make a dent in the illicit auctions, although some might say its in their interests not to be that affective, but if you do manage to get your own fashion only auction site into the public domain with enough USPs to make eBay look dated, you will be taken to the cleaners by every fashion house in Europe and beyond for allowing fake products to be sold through your web site.
Fashion, Jewellery and white goods are the 3 markets most prone to organised fraud and counterfeiting.
Having said that, all power to you if you think you can overcome these sorts of issues and take eBay down a peg
Regards,
Dave
www.internetretailer.biz
Even with their huge resources they are unable to make a dent in the illicit auctions, although some might say its in their interests not to be that affective, but if you do manage to get your own fashion only auction site into the public domain with enough USPs to make eBay look dated, you will be taken to the cleaners by every fashion house in Europe and beyond for allowing fake products to be sold through your web site.
Fashion, Jewellery and white goods are the 3 markets most prone to organised fraud and counterfeiting.
Having said that, all power to you if you think you can overcome these sorts of issues and take eBay down a peg
Regards,
Dave
www.internetretailer.biz
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Right I seriously think you're just entirely dillusional now :| No matter what kind of stuff you say you do this is purely just impossible. What you're trying to do defies so many laws of business and economy it's unreal.
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What are you trying to prove? We are all trying to make the best of running our own businesses here.
My business and others who do the same on these forums are competing with the likes of British Telecom so no one is saying you shouldn't take on the big boys like eBay!
Just accept that not all criticism is going to be positive, but it is meant in a constructive way to help you see potential problems and pitfalls.
Regards,
Dave
www.internetretailer.biz
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Or at least a You Tube video taken on your mobile phone of this eBay killer
This gets my vote for 'Post of the Month' BTW.
DC
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My post was a polite way of suggesting that you should stop over-reacting to others having an opinion and making boastful claims without any substance.
Can you post a link to your web site please and I'm sure there will be a lot of interest in it.
Regards,
Dave
www.internetretailer.biz
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scotts almost right...
1. the site is an anormous task. im one of the developer behind thebigGB.co.uk and an ebay clone would cost a reasonable 6K - 10K GBP
and take 2-3 months but say 4months.
2. your better off, selling the stuff yourself
the ebay guys are all connected with big big investments going into millions and millions, a figure of 100K GBP is nothing in big advertising.
just sell your own gear - advertise big and free in www.thebiggb.co.uk
good luck
1. the site is an anormous task. im one of the developer behind thebigGB.co.uk and an ebay clone would cost a reasonable 6K - 10K GBP
and take 2-3 months but say 4months.
2. your better off, selling the stuff yourself
the ebay guys are all connected with big big investments going into millions and millions, a figure of 100K GBP is nothing in big advertising.
just sell your own gear - advertise big and free in www.thebiggb.co.uk
good luck
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