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Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Quote:
Originally posted by wildorchid
I completely agree with you. I know Eden is a business, but this could tarnish the community aspect that the contributors love so much. I like being able to buy toys without feeling any potential animosity towards my fellow contributors.

I ... more
Exactly. I felt bad when I got the last (I assume) Devine Toy Chest Eden had. I mean, I wanted the case, but I felt bad that they were all gone and no one else could then get one if they wanted it.

Eden does have limited stock on many items, and I think waiting for items to finish a bidding war would be a problem. Especially when using coupon codes and discounts. These expire and waiting would effect the rest of your order when you are ordering in bulk to get free shipping and discounts.
03/07/2012
Contributor: kawigrl kawigrl
I don't think that would be a good idea
03/07/2012
Contributor: Modern^Spank^Anthem Modern^Spank^Anthem
well I guess it depends on how people feel, doesn't seems to be something people think will work out
03/07/2012
Contributor: Mwar Mwar
Eh... from a business standpoint I would find it a more hair-pulling experience. That's adding another department of sorts right there. It would be a hassle and what EF has now seems to be going well.
03/07/2012
Contributor: Moein Moein
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
Exactly. I felt bad when I got the last (I assume) Devine Toy Chest Eden had. I mean, I wanted the case, but I felt bad that they were all gone and no one else could then get one if they wanted it.

Eden does have limited stock on many items, ... more
Yes P'Gell.. As I said before, items are not going to be offered in Auction only. You can buy it directly with the price of (buy it now). But If else one find that price is over his budget, then why not giving him/her a chance to try get it at lower price through Auction like ebay.com system?

Also bidding is not a war.. we bid to have things at lower prices, not because we hate other bidder. Bidders will be unknown ..

I can be sure that bidding at EF will be so clean and ethical than in ebay.com, because at EF it will be under control of EF only because it is the only store here, so no one will bidding just to rise the price up.
03/07/2012
Contributor: sweetiejo sweetiejo
I think making it seperate as with the classified it would be alright but to just have it no I would prefer not to.
03/07/2012
Contributor: Moein Moein
Quote:
Originally posted by sweetiejo
I think making it seperate as with the classified it would be alright but to just have it no I would prefer not to.
It is a good suggestion
03/07/2012
Contributor: Hibangel Hibangel
No, they may lose business if they did..
03/10/2012
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Quote:
Originally posted by Moein
Yes P'Gell.. As I said before, items are not going to be offered in Auction only. You can buy it directly with the price of (buy it now). But If else one find that price is over his budget, then why not giving him/her a chance to try get it at ... more
By "war" I didn't mean hatred. In the US, the term "bidding war" is just used to talk about haggling for a price. No offense meant.
03/10/2012
Contributor: Moein Moein
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
By "war" I didn't mean hatred. In the US, the term "bidding war" is just used to talk about haggling for a price. No offense meant.
03/10/2012
Contributor: Positwist Positwist
It just occurred to me that this would be a cool option for closeout items.

Also, I'm surprised to see so many naysayers! Has no one ever haggled at a brick and mortar store? It's not standard at chains, but you can often haggle at independently owned places ("I love this, but I only have $15..").
03/11/2012
Contributor: ECU Pirate ECU Pirate
no no no no no
03/12/2012
Contributor: Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
Quote:
Originally posted by Moein
Well,
before 1 hour I almost were near to accept that manufacturers don't have ebay stores and don't offer their products for bidding there.

But >>>
These are three of many manufacturers at ebay.com shows their products ... more
These are not sex toy manufacturers. The industry MATTERS here. Not only that, but many consumers would prefer not to buy sex toys on eBay.

Auctions don't make sense when you manufacture in bulk, which is what most sex toy manufacturers do.
03/16/2012
Contributor: MamaDivine MamaDivine
Quote:
Originally posted by Moein
I would like to present this idea to EF management:

Setting up (Bidding) for toys and other stuff
It will help some to have their toys by best prices, and it may increase the selling for certain toys that some need to try out but without ... more
Im confused by this post
03/20/2012
Contributor: plaidvulva plaidvulva
I don't think it'd be a good idea for EF to sell in such a way.
03/20/2012
Contributor: SparklyGlitter SparklyGlitter
not sure that this would really work
03/20/2012
Contributor: Silverdrop Silverdrop
If this is what Eden wanted to do, that's their decision, but I wouldn't buy this way. I buy from ebay a lot, but when I do, I always search the "buy it now" listings, so I don't have to wait and wonder if I will end up getting the product or not.
03/20/2012
Contributor: lilly555 lilly555
I already get very good deals with all of the rewards Eden offers so I do not see the need for such a program. Also Ebay is more of a business with others selling within and the site itself getting a processing fee, that would work better in the classifieds section. Eden is an actual online shop; yes it has the community, points, etc. but at the end of the day it is still a business. I love ebay and use it all the time but I don't want it here, it's not needed and I think Eden is generous enough as it is.
03/20/2012
Contributor: froggiemoma froggiemoma
i like the way things are now, I personally wouldn't use the option, when I ebay I also look for buy it now because it's a pain in the but to wonder and wait to see if you got the item.
03/23/2012
Contributor: Breas Breas
Quote:
Originally posted by Entropy
I wouldn't like to see this site go to bidding. If I want to bid on something I'll go to ebay. I like the store just fine like it is right now.
same here.
03/23/2012
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
I love this place the way it is, I love the points and free stuff for review, it's a community not just a site to buy stuff. If I wanted to bid on stuff that I dont know about I can do that on e-bay not here
07/06/2012
Contributor: yummyinmytummy yummyinmytummy
Bidding actually tends to drive prices upwards and make things MORE expensive. I think EF is fairly priced
07/25/2012
Contributor: booboo111926 booboo111926
i like how everything is now
07/25/2012
Contributor: Kitka Kitka
Quote:
Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
I'm sorry but I don't like this idea at all. I feel like I'm friends with so many folks on here even if I've never met them...but if suddenly I'm 'bidding' against them on an item...I don't know. I think it ruins the ... more
This is how I feel about it too. I like how things are on EF right now, it would be sad to see it turned into something else.
07/27/2012
Contributor: iLashe iLashe
cool idea
10/15/2012
Contributor: richsam richsam
Quote:
Originally posted by Nazaress
I don't really think it's a good idea. EF is already fairly priced and has sales 24/7, in addition to the Points program. There quite simply is no better site than EF and the prices are not something I'm going to complain about. Bidding ... more
i agree
10/16/2012
Contributor: Neotigress Neotigress
Quote:
Originally posted by Moein
I would like to present this idea to EF management:

Setting up (Bidding) for toys and other stuff
It will help some to have their toys by best prices, and it may increase the selling for certain toys that some need to try out but without ... more
Either I'm really not understanding you and what the advantage is, or this is a culture difference.

Adding bidding to this site would not make business sense and Eden is already so generous with sales, points and other freebies. It seems like Eden has a great system for rotating their stock and moving merch.

I totally agree with P'Gell, that for Americans, this is a repugnant idea.

Again, I may just be having a huge disconnect in understanding and I'm sorry if I am.
10/16/2012
Contributor: Alyona Alyona
No, not a good idea
10/16/2012
Contributor: Rod Ronald Rod Ronald
I'm with everyone else on this. It may be a good idea for the Classifieds, but not on the actual site. There's MSRP for a reason.
10/16/2012
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by Moein
I would like to present this idea to EF management:

Setting up (Bidding) for toys and other stuff
It will help some to have their toys by best prices, and it may increase the selling for certain toys that some need to try out but without ... more
When I want to buy a toy, I want to buy it. An auction is something totally different then a store. If they also want to set up an auction, that's fine too, but the price of selling the item, will always be less then their retail price...or why would anyone pay more? If they spend less on it, then it is a losing game for EF. In short, no advantage to buyer or seller in that game.
10/16/2012