SS2BM Means Bargains & Great Gifts for Online Shoppers

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SS2BM Summer Solstice to Blue Moon UNITING ST ELSEWHERE SITES

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SS2BM Summer Solstice to Blue Moon UNITING ST ELSEWHERE SITES

SS2BM Means Bargains & Great Gifts for Online Shoppers

Press Release from:

Pheebay

Alternatives to Ebay are increasingly being sought by online sellers due to ever-increasing commission fees and ever-decreasing visibility of listings imposed by the auction giant.

An event called 'Summer Solstice to Blue Moon' (or 'SS2BM') is aimed at increasing coverage of seller's independent websites, as well promoting alternative auction sites and marketplaces to Ebay. The event is scheduled to run from 21st to 30th June 2007, and is being coordinated at Pheebay.com, a website dedicated to all aspects of on-line trading.

Pheebay.com was first formed by a group

of Ebay protesters following Ebays decision in August 2006 to dramatically increase sellers fees and simultaneously reducing the visibility of shop listings. Since the initial protest, Pheebay.com is more geared towards the promotion of alternatives to Ebay. A Pheebay spokesperson said:

It would be business suicide to completely boycott Ebay altogether. We generally encourage sellers to diversify their listings to other auction, marketplace, or independent websites, and most importantly, divert their Ebay buyers to these sites. This can be done by including promotional leaflets in any Ebay orders, as well as including links in any confirmation emails.

Furthermore, many users of Pheebay.com advocate other means in which sellers can promote their listings, namely by using blogs and social networking sites such as Myspace, Bebo and Squidoo.

A number of on-line sellers and sites have joined up to the SS2BM (Summer Solstice to Blue Moon) promotion, and plan to lure buyers with special offers for the event. Many sellers are offering a 10% discount on items, as one seller explains:

Ebay UK recently removed the visibility of UK listings from their US site, but rather than open a new American account, I joined up to ECrater.com. I had found that Ebays and Paypals fees eat up a significant amount of profit, therefore, on my alternative sites, I can afford to give a generous discount to any customers; particularly my repeat customers from Ebay.

Sellers wishing to join the event should join up to the forums on Pheebay.com and post details of their auctions/websites they would like featured in the appropriate section.

Buyers will find online bargains and great gifts between June 21st (Summer Solstice) and June 30th (Blue Moon) by typing "SS2BM" or Summer Solstice Blue Moon into Google or other search engines during the event and following the trail. Alternatively visit Pheebay.com where links will be posted.

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Many of the auction sites that are participating in Pheebay.com's "SS2BM" (Summer Solstice to Blue Moon) promotion have offered a series of special offers to customers in an attempt to entice them away from Ebay to the smaller, more family-run auction sites.

QXL.co.uk (QXL.L) have shown some intent to claw some of the UK market back from Ebay by scrapping insertion fees for the "SS2BM" event and beyond. Tazbar.com have also made a series of special offers and launched competitions for buyers and sellers. Other auction sites such as British based GBauctions.co.uk and community-led bideasynow.com have also offered a series of incentives for customers.

Some sites have launched some novelty and celebrity auctions, such as Zolanta.com, where a 'kiss' from the model Melinda Messenger can be won in a charity auction; the proceeds will be donated towards Breast Cancer Awareness.

US based auction sites such as Webidz.com, Hibidder.com, Overnightauctions.com, and Half-Moon Auctions are also taking part. With the weak dollar in mind, many UK and European shoppers can find some exchange rate bargains available.

Most of the sellers participating in the "SS2BM" promotion are offering a 10% discount on items. Such items can be found by searching for "SS2BM" in the various auction site's product search. A couple of sellers' community sites have sponsored the event, including the US based Powersellersunite.com (also known as PSU). Members of PSU often complain that Ebay's and Paypal's commission fees eat up a significant amount of profits. As one seller explained:

"online shoppers may find more generous discounts on Ebay alternatives. Many Ebay sellers try to offset the high fees charged by adding them on to postage costs. In our experience, customers hate being overcharged for postage, which is why alternative auction sites to Ebay give you peace of mind that postage charges are fair."

More competitions and special offers are planned during SS2BM. More details will be released throughout the event and regular updates can be found in the "SS2BM" forums at Pheebay.com.

-- Edited by budnonymous at 07:48, 2007-06-25