I HAVE SOME ITEMS WITH A LOT OF "WATCHERS", SO I'M THINKING, WHY THE HELL AREN'T THEY BUYING? SO, I GOOGLED THE SAME, AND CAME UPON A STRING OF COMMENTS WITH AN INTERESTING WAY TO CHECK AND SEE IF THIS IS A MYTH OR A REAL PERSON OR AN EBAY BOT.
1. ACCORDING TO A FEW PEOPLE, EBAY DOES HAVE BOTS THAT WATCH ITEMS, AND THAT "THEY" (WHOA MIB MAYBE) ARE AWARE OF IT AND IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A DECADE OR MORE.
2. BUYER'S CAN "BLOCK" SELLER'S FROM SENDING OFFERS." SO IF THAT'S TRUE, THEN IT COULD BE THAT SOMEONE IS WATCHING YOUR ITEM.
3. THE IDEA IS THAT YOU SEND OFFER'S, LIKE GOING FISHING, SEE WHAT YOU "CATCH."
4. SOME HAVE EVEN SUGGESTED TO END THE ITEM AND RELIST IT.
I HAVE 25 "PEOPLE" WHOM I ASSUME THAT ARE WATCHING ONE OF MY ITEMS, SO I SENT OUT 25 OFFERS, CLOSED THE SCREEN, WENT BACK INTO THE LISTING AND AT THE TOP WERE IT TELLS YOU HOW MANY YOU HAVE ALREADY SOLD, WILL ALSO BE HOW MANY OFFER'S YOU SENT OUT.
OUT OF 25 "WATCHERS" ONLY 9 OFFERS WERE SENT OUT. ONLY 9.
SO, WHAT ARE WE AS SELLER'S USING THIS PLATFORM AND SPENDING MONEY FOR? WHY PAY TO "PROMOTE" ITEMS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE WATCHED BY PEOPLE, ONLY BY BOTS? ARE WE "PROMOTING TO BOTS?" I THINK EBAY SHOULD NOT CHARGE SELLERS ANYTHING TO PROMOTE UNLESS YOU FIX THIS BOT ISSUE. THAT'S NOT FAIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT LEGIT BUYERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY WATCHING DON'T WANT TO BE BOMBARDED WITH OFFER JUNK MAIL, BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, NOW THAT I AM EXTREMELY ANNOYED, IS A "BOT" GOING TO READ THIS MESSAGE?!
I GUESS I'LL NEVER KNOW.....
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