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MyEZsale, Number 8 - September 12, 2003 - ISSN 1545-7397


Reader Mail
By Julia Wilkinson
MyEZsale.com

September 12, 2003

Hello,
What do you know about Namo Web Editor? Is it better than Microsoft Frontpage?
-G.D.

Hi,
Thanks for writing!

Your question about Namo vs. FrontPage is an excellent one. Actually, we plan to run a piece in one of the next few issues about Web page editors. So hopefully I can give you a more comprehensive answer soon. Our readers have indicated that it's one of the most important issues to them, so be looking for it!
Julia

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Hi Julia,
I was wondering if you can write a future article on how to deal with reluctant wholesalers.

There are many products out there with a limited number of suppliers. I have gone to many trade shows but I keep running into a brick wall simply because I don't have one. Most of the companies I try to buy from will not sell to me because they insist they will only sell to brick and mortar businesses. Their argument is that others tend to sell their products at auctions at significant discounts to retail, which they feel cheapens their product line and hurts their brick and mortar retailers.

It would be most helpful to get some information on how to work around this problem and or locate less-demanding sellers. Any help you can provide would be most appreciated.
Jerry

Hi Jerry,
That's a good point. I wasn't aware that this was such a big issue, but I spoke to one of my industry sources, who tells me that this was a critical topic that came up at a recent trade conference. Two exhibitors there complained that wholesalers are not too happy with eBay, as it is lowering the retail prices for their goods and reducing margins for them.

Personally, in my own (very small) eBay business, I don't tell anyone I buy from that I sell on eBay. But I realize people can't always get around that. I'd like to put the question out to the MES community, and see how people respond. So, if you have any ideas for Jerry, or have run into this issue yourself, please post in this thread in the MES Forums: http://www.myezsale.com/forums/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38

About the author:

Julia L. Wilkinson is Editor of MyEZsale Ecommerce Guide. Julia worked for America Online (formerly Quantum Computer Services) from 1988 - 1997, and was Director of Community for womenCONNECT.com from 1997-1999. Julia wrote My Life at AOL, Best Bang for Your Book and several ebooks about the online auction business, including What Sells on eBay for What http://www.aolmemorabilia.com/clkbnksales.html. She has been quoted on National Public Radio, USA Today, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. Her articles have appeared in the Washington Post, Virginia, Catalina, Multimedia Online, Boardwatch, COMPUTE!, CONNECT, ComputorEdge, and Digital Publishing Strategies and AuctionBytes-Update. Julia also publishes her own monthly newsletter Yard Salers and eBayers. She currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia with her husband, daughter and son. Email julia@myezsale.com.



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