Marketplace suggestions

[Smurfwicked]

JMO prehaps some of the buyers will agree with me on this =)

If you're selling on other sites as well it should be disclosed here (not the sites, just the fact that you are.)

Unless you disclose how many people your selling a pack to, lets all assume that you're going to sell to as many possible even months for now.

I don't think people should be able to reduce their original prices the way they do, to attempt to sell something for $30 and end result end up taking $5 for it. (especially reducing after 1 person has bought at a higher price) I think this would encourage all the sellers to give originally fair prices. Cause a reduction like that tells me it never worth what was first asked to begin with. From what I see the right to price reduction in the marketplace is drastically taken advantage of.

It wouldn't happen over nite, but I really think if the designers did bussiness like this they'd see the value of their work increase as they seem so desperately to want.

Prehaps I'm wrong to suggest this, maybe you could make a good agruement or point out that I've overlooked why these suggestions are a bad idea?

[ditsynerd]

Offcourse there's always going to be a reason for price reduction. Maybe it's because the sale was going slow. Maybe because the seller was desperate and needed some quick cash. Or maybe it's because the seller just simply don't care. Whatever the case is, I feel that reducing the price is an okay thing to do. I mean, if you look at the live previews and think that the stuff are HQ, then they are. I say, don't let the price fool you. There's many reasons why people lower their prices at some point in their sale and I think we should just let them be.

And I agree too, people are lowering their rates way too low - but I guess it's worth it at the end when you sell twice as many packs.

[mxrc]

I agree with your suggestion. Of course, as pointed out, there's reasons that a designer may choose to lower their prices. However, I think it's very important for the designer to set out the most appropriate price to begin with so that they don't have to do any adjusting later on. It is unfair to those who choose to buy from designers for a full price when the designer chooses to later sell the same amount of graphics for cheaper. Essentially, two or more people are paying different amounts for the exact same thing, which is why I think it's unfair.

Also, I'd just like to point out that lowering prices may be the potential cause of "slow" buying so to say. With so many designers lowering their prices so quickly after they have started selling, the buyers are expecting that price drop, and hence, it may influence them NOT to buy from the designer at that particular moment and wait for a price drop. Just my opinion, but great point with this thread :)

[ditsynerd]

Awhh. So you're telling me that if I was selling layouts in the marketplace, nobody will buy anything until I lower the price? =/

[mxrc]

Awhh. So you're telling me that if I was selling layouts in the marketplace, nobody will buy anything until I lower the price? =/

Not nobody, but maybe less people.

If I myself knew ahead of time that designers were selling something for $10 today but will sell it for $5 next week, then I'd probably choose to wait the week for the price drop.

Just saying as an example. Might not be true, but it's JMO :).

[Christinax]

I agree with this, tell people you intend to sell on other forums.

[ditsynerd]

If that's the case, I will be like "$40 for layout pack, tagging's included in price." I'll also add this offer the first time, "$30 for the first two buyers. Tagging the first site for $2, $1 per site after."

And a week later, "Price reduction!! $25 for my layout pack!! Tagging for $2.50 a site."

Maybe a little too much?

[mxrc]

If that's the case, I will be like "$40 for layout pack, tagging's included in price." I'll also add this offer the first time, "$30 for the first two buyers. Tagging the first site for $2, $1 per site after."

See, that's a completely different story. If in your original/first post, you indicate that the first two buyers will receive a special offer, then everyone AFTER the first two buyers understands that you have sold the pack for a cheaper price already. However, the buyers do not expect the designer to later reduce to price of their graphics if they have already bought it themselves.

[ditsynerd]

Ohhhh. Okay! Lol. I'm such a noob. >.<

[mxrc]

Ohhhh. Okay! Lol. I'm such a noob. >.<

:P, don't say that.

[ditsynerd]

Lmao, I am though. Thanks for the information Marco. [:

[mxrc]

:P, no problem! Just giving my opinion, I'm sure there are people who disagree, but that's how I see it. Glad to have shared it with you though ! :)

[capricieux]

It's cheeky when you don't tell potential buyers that you're selling elsewhere. When you say, only selling 5/10/15 packs, people assume that you're only selling that many in TOTAL, regardless of wherever else you're posting.

As for the price reductions, I find it understandable but you should not do it every single time. You shouldn't also do it like a couple hours or even the next day after initially posting. Give it some time, have a little patience, you know :).

[ditsynerd]

Kudos for you and topic starter. (:

[Smurfwicked]

Well my understanding of the current rules here:

The Rules are simple:
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!updated One offer per thread. You may sell as many things as you want in the Original Post of your Marketplace thread. Posting additional offers further down the thread is not allowed.


Reading that makes me think that lowering the price is against the rules.

And yes, I see items still being sold at much lower prices than I paid months ago which is fine with me except I'll not value the work of that person as I once did. And I think a lot of the buyers have experienced this making the value of even the highest qaulity work worth very little. And why would we buy it now for $40 when 2 months from now everybody is going to own it and you can buy then for $10 or $15? Just a example.

I agree, I would buy quicker if I knew you wasn't going to lower the price or was only selling to limited ammount of people. I normally wait to see how many you sell to and if you lower price over time. I also try to look at your previous sells and see if you frequently make previous sales available.

Some prolly very few of the designers here do bussiness this and I think those would all agree they're doing well off their work.

[mxrc]

@Mimi
Yes I agree, patience is really important.

@Cheyanne
Thanks :)

[Taghyra]

Reading that makes me think that lowering the price is against the rules.


That applies to actual content. If you're just offering 20 layouts, and then make another post later on the same thread offering more content and charging more money, that is not allowed. Is pretty much like having a second sale on the same thread.

Lowering prices is not against the rules. You just have to be careful when to do it, because some people lower their prices after someone has paid full price for something and that's a way to lose customers.

[Smurfwicked]

That applies to actual content. If you're just offering 20 layouts, and then make another post later on the same thread offering more content and charging more money, that is not allowed. Is pretty much like having a second sale on the same thread.

Lowering prices is not against the rules. You just have to be careful when to do it, because some people lower their prices after someone has paid full price for something and that's a way to lose customers.

Okay. That can easily be misunderstood if you consider the price and the content their offer.

Kudos for you and topic starter. (:

Thanks. =)