Comments on: Test Driving GoDaddy Marketplace

By: Mendozam

Mendozam — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:20:32 +0000

Right now, GoDaddy is a bit like raw egg dropped on the floor- going in a dozen directions at once and really messy. I’ve looked into it and found more complaints than anything about GoDaddy in general.

Ebay sellers looking for a new place to sell should find another functional venue easily. Bonanzle, mentioned a few comments up is neat and tidy and does the job -and costs nothing up front.

By: CabinFever

CabinFever — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:39:18 +0000

I spent all of last year surfing and listing on many of the top alternatives. There are a lot of questions that come up for me when looking at the godaddy site and as a seller, I would not jump on it. First off…like the others have commented, I wonder how the marketplace idea works with their domain business. Diversifying is one thing…but staying within your expertise makes more sense for branding purposes.

I agree with the person who talks about powersellersunite – a great resource that I have been using for a year now. Their auction count list is very helpful and something to keep an eye on to see what is happening with the alternatives: http://www.powersellersunite.com/auctionsitewatch.php

I am no longer on the bay where I was a powerseller, but I list on several venues. So far, http://www.bonanzle.com is the only place that has given me steady sales, even though I am only working the business very part time right now. It is so easy to use, which is helpful since I work full time.

By: Dee

Dee — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:47:07 +0000

I agree angel!!! I have an ebay store. I have had it for several years. Because I sell items that are over 100$ each my fb numbers are not high but my DSR rating is 4.9999% and much higher than the ebay average. Recently ebay held 135.00 for a sale. I was livid !! They do this just to make the interest off the money they hold and hide behind their “just keeping Ebay a safe marketplace” BS line! The desire to find another place to sell is HUGE, just read the seller forums at greedbay.We have begged google to open an auction,at least godaddy is one more alternative and they may have the bucks to advertise which hasn’t been done with ebay in forever!!

By: Angelarts1

Angelarts1 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:02:29 +0000

Well, for those who this ebay sellers will not move to go daddy ……..they better think again! Maybe someone forgot that sellers are BUYERS and when we feel as if we are being pimped like cheap hoes by ebay…… we are going anywhere we can to find an alternative. I have been researching alternatives to ebay since our last boycott & ebays policy changes. http://www.powersellersunite.com gives ratings for acitivity on all online auctions. I know many many eaby sellers that are fed up with ebay & some of the nasty buyers who have now been given cart blache to kill our business with ebays stars rating! So if someone thinks that sellers won’t move from GREEDBAY…then they are lost in outer space! To get off greedbay & paypal is a blessing!

By: ZiggyZool

ZiggyZool — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:45:44 +0000

I certainly respect GoDaddy as a domain name provider but I personally would be hesitant to subscribe to their new service considering how far out of their normal realm this venture will be. Only time will tell..

Do yourself a favor and give Bonanzle a close look first. Bonanzle.com launched in September of 2008 and in less than 6 months has 1 million unique items and over 23K registered users, In what SmallBusinessComputing called “a runaway,” Bonanzle was named the “Best eBay Alternative” of 2008.

GoDaddy will charge you $ 4.99 per month before you even get a sale. Bonanzle has zero upfront costs; you will only pay when you sell an item. For me it’s a no brainer to stick with Bonanzle.com and hang on for the ride.

By: John Colascione

John Colascione — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:47:47 +0000

In my opinion, they are straying a bit far from the table with this new idea. It’s a completely unrelated business and it almost seems like it will dilute their brand. As of now, there’s no question what GoDaddy in the event that someone has heard of i. They have done an excellent job promoting their brand.

I think they arer in an excellent position to build and maintain something like this but I would have rebraded it as something else, with a great name, and advertised GoDaddy on it, but not made it a part of Godaddy… But this Bob Parsons is no fool, so if it can work, he’s likely the one who can do it.. But still feels a little far reaching to me…..

By: Steve M

Steve M — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:02:05 +0000

I said it before, and I’ll say it again…a general marketplace given the maturity of such in today’s Internet world is a poor choice for GoDaddy.

There are far, far better and more profitable ways to leverage their high visitor count.