| :: |
| Author |
Message |
elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 17227
Location: Texas
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:07 am Post subject: Start-up AuctionPal wants in on eBay action |
|
|
Selling things on eBay has become a cottage industry, and now a Waltham start-up wants to become eBay sellers’ main concierge.
AuctionPal hopes people too busy to sell items lying around the house will let it do most of the work.
Launching the first part of its service next week, AuctionPal works by letting users send in photos of items they want to sell on the Internet. The company then asks customers a series of questions about their items and creates auction profiles for them on sites like eBay and Craigslist. Once the item is sold, AuctionPal sends a box and packing material to the customer. After the item is packed, the customer makes a call to have it picked up and shipped off.
more.. link to news article |
|
| Back to top |
|
psunite
Joined: 27 Jan 2005
Posts: 6213
Location: Columbus OH
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: Start-up AuctionPal wants in on eBay action |
|
|
"AuctionPal sends a box and packing material to the customer. After the item is packed, the customer makes a call to have it picked up and shipped off"
Sounds expensive I wonder how much the percentage of commission they will take on a sale. |
|
| Back to top |
|
cohibastore.com
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
Posts: 4908
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: Start-up AuctionPal wants in on eBay action |
|
|
| Another too late to the party, its almost time to clean up and go home. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Daikon
Joined: 08 Aug 2006
Posts: 949
|
| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: |
|
|
So the users have to take the photos and describe the item.
AuctionPal then sells it on eBay.
The user then has to pack and ship the item.
Right...
Who in their right mind would pay for such a service? |
|
| Back to top |
|
auctionsrule22
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Posts: 1
|
| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| well at 20 percent and you dont have to write the description, manage customer service which all of us know is a pain and it includes all the professional packaging material needed to secure a transaction it doesnt sound too bad at all. there are a bunch of headaches to deal with using eBay. i told my family members about it and they thought it was pretty simple. if only ebay and pay pal fees werent the better part of 10 percent... |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
