Traffic Coneheads

Gosh darn it, I want to thank the OLA cheerleaders for amusing me on almost a daily basis. Since my stepdad died, I have been looking for ways to forget, and they give me much blogger fodder... 

Guy that belongs to group:

Poll for the group... Does anyone have suggestions as to the best option to replace Paypal? We stand behind our products, even beyond our 30 day guarantee but 180 days isn't going to work for our business model. Anyone else?

OLA Cheerleader #1: (I find it annoying that she and I share a name)

You need a venue that YOU determine what you accept. Onlineauction.com allows you to choose what type payment you wish to accept. 

Did he ask about selling venues? No. He asked about payment options.

Quit pushing the site so hard. It doesn't help, it just comes off as cheesy and desperate.

How about instead of trying to get more sellers who are sitting there wasting $8 a month with their thumbs up their asses because there is no buyer traffic...find some buyer traffic.

Then there was a guy who posted an actually very useful article on "12 Common Listing Mistakes on Ebay" immediately people are all like "it's a mistake to list on ebay in the first place" and "thinking ebay cares is a mistake" etc.
Yes, assholes. We get that ebay is a sleazy, shitty place these days. However, you're just shooting the messenger. I read the tips, and they are helpful for all online listing sites. Not just ebay.

Quit jumping all over anyone who mentions ebay in a post, people. We have all been shit on by ebay at some point, it's why we're there. Quit with the censorship and bullying of those who still sell there.

Myself, I don't want to have to sell elsewhere, I rather Donohoe just fuckin' got kicked to the curb and things go back to the pre-Wall St. days. Feedback for both sides, customer service that works, search engine that actually finds what you want, 14 day buyer pays shipping returns and that's it. I know it's not going to happen, but hey, it's my fuckin' pipe dream. Let me have it.

Fixed price unlimited time listings suck. The reason they suck is there's no urgency. On ebay you have a set time limit...this shit's over with in three, five, seven, ten days, you miss out if you don't bid.

On Bonanza and Etsy, it's "Eh, it's here for months, years. I can wait til next week, month to buy it" Therefore you get sporadic sales. I need set time limits because I get bills every month that I need dealt with. I cannot wait for that one $10 sale every other month. I need them NOW.