This is a good example of why any metrics E-Bay provide you should be treated with scepticism...

[j.p.greenwood]

Today, I received this via E-Bay messages.

1.   I've been a member for over 20 years, I'm not, never have been and have no interest in being a business account.

2.  I think this is either the second or third time I've received this or very similar offers in the last circa six months.

3.  I've also in the last couple of weeks again started receiving the 'increase your sales' banners every day, sometimes more than once a day and messages encouraging me to 'boost' my listings.

To those that will argue that it's E-Bay doing an 'advertising' campaign, stop and think about that for a moment.

If E-Bay with one hand is 'selling' promotion, boost, etc in assorted names to members and claiming they're 'targeted' to potential motivated buyers (that's basically their pitch), but can't even put together an 'intelligent' campaign(s) aimed at members that they're trying to sell those services too, when they have a mountain of metrics data on which to be able to do, at least reasonably well targeted campaigns.  Is your 'take away' that you should believe their story, or look at what they're doing and conclude they're just a well known Disney mouse in their actual capabilities and all the 'promotion', 'boost' etc campaigns they talk about are just expensive, ineffective and solely designed to take money out of members pockets for no actual upside for the members?

You make your own mind up.  But based on the evidence I see in their behaviour every day I know what conclusion I have come to.

[*vyolla*]

It is pretty bonkers that a large corporation can't target a promotional offer correctly, particularly when there are no grey areas here. An eBay account is either registered as a business, or it isn't. 

[sheffieldsvintage]

It is all very laborius, so many msgs/campaigns coming through! Asking me to boost items with promises of this, that or the other.

The reason I currently choose to ignore all marketing emails. Its too much stress!

[vinylscot]

Perhaps eBay have looked at your current and ended listings, and decided you should be operating on a business account.

We've had this disagreement before. In my view, you're pretty obviously running a (small) business account, going by the number of tablets, and the multiples of other electrical/electronic  items you sell. Genuine private sellers would not be selling such a mix of items.

Obviously, you claim you're not a business account, but, you would say that, wouldn't you?

[lucy_farmer]

'it is pretty bonkers that a large corporation can't target a promotional offer correctly, particularly when there are no grey areas here. An eBay account is either registered as a business, or it isn't. '

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And could be seen as another way of re-inforcing some 'private' business seller's ideas that they're just fine trading where they are....

After all if ebay  sees no harm in them trading as private (whilst treating them, advert wise, as though they are a business) why should anybody else?  🙁

[a45heaven]

I assume ebay get paid by the number of 'drop shots' the lender fires out - that profile would fit ebay.

Im surprised members here still believe what they are told anyways.

PS is there a Spam button for messages ?

[*vyolla*]

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@a45heaven wrote:

I assume ebay get paid by the number of 'drop shots' the lender fires out

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I'm not sure what you mean by 'drop shots' or 'lender'?

[jonatjonatjonat]

lender would be YouLend - drop shots is the number of emails that go out.

[*vyolla*]

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@jonatjonatjonat wrote:

lender would be YouLend - drop shots is the number of emails that go out.

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I meant in context though 🙂. I can't imagine eBay get paid for the amount of messages they themselves are sending out.

[a45heaven]

I assume ebay get paid by the number of 'drop shots' the lender fires out - that profile would fit ebay.

I'm not sure what you mean by 'drop shots' or 'lender'?

Sorry , I was referring to the loan company paying ebay on the number of messages sent out on the loan companies behalf to ebay members - kinda like promotions being paid by Sellers based on the number of views ebay quotes for them - trust info kinda.

[jonatjonatjonat]

Why not? ebay might be paid by YouLend to advertise their offering  - but they might may more for certain amounts of emails to go out.

[*vyolla*]

True, I've absolutely no idea who gets what here. On looking at it further on Google, it sounds quite good though:

No interest; we agree a fixed fee and payment plan with you upfront. We then automatically receive a percentage of every sale you make.