Brick Classifieds - Listing Durations and Extras

[Jeff Mack]

Another thing that Ed and I have bounced around is how do we want people to manage their listings and what happens after they post their item.  As we have stated before, our goal is to become a great place to shop for LEGO. We want to tell people that we have experienced and knowledgable members with great pricing, come buy from them.  We also hope that sellers give good value which will keep the buyers coming back to see what's new.  There are two types of listings.  Never-ending ones and of course ones that will end after a certain period of time.  We are going to offer both.

 

1. Will have a longer duration, something like 60 or 90 days.  The goal is to keep the seller engaged with the site and their items.  One major negative of the never-ending listing is that people set it and then forget it.  They don't come back and look to see what the price is, are people looking at it, basically if it sells, it sells.  This is also a potential site killer for those that push high prices and don't care.  You will be notified that you listing has ended and then you will just have to visit the site and re-list for free (just click a single button).  At that time you should evaluate your price, images, description, everything to help put you in a position to sell your item.  At least then, people will know that the items and seller are still around.

 

A direct quote from Ed..."If it sits there too long, maybe the price wrong..."

 

2. The never-ending listing.  This will be available for you as well.  There will be a small fee with this though and its only paid if the item sells.  We understand there are the users that want to set it and forget it and that is fine as well.  If you are the type that is dead set on what you want for you item and don't care how long it sits there, then this is for you.

 

All initial items from the start will have a long duration rate until the site gets going.  We are trying to come up with options that give the most impact.

 

Custom builders, unique products, custom minifig creators

Ed and I also know that there are very creative people out there that may want to sell or that there may be the really rare item that you want to bring more detail and attention too.  There will be very simple features like adding youtube clips to showcase your listing.  We know you are out there and will want to get feedback from you so that you know you have a good place to go and post your unique items. We are adding categories for these users.  Once inventory increases and we see what types of items are listed, we can then create sub categories

[duckyruiz]

Sounds good.  I appreciate you putting in the thought to help give people different options.  60-90 days is a fair amount of time to try and earn a sale.  Having the option to list a set with no experation date for a small fee should cover the bases and I think most will see that are trying to make sure that listings stay fresh and accurate.

[seaweedsm7]

I like the video features

[binici]

Will there be a top XX listing of sets sold? Featured items listings and perhaps a listing of the week/month type feature?

[Jeff Mack]

Will there be a top XX listing of sets sold? Featured items listings and perhaps a listing of the week/month type feature?

 

Featured listings yes, the others, sure that type of stuff can happen over time, but they are not important from the start.