Not Fair

wboucher · #1 03-21-2005, 11:46 PM

I don't think it right to see any home party plan items/products on ebay. It hurts us consultants that are trying to make an income and career out of our businesses. Please think about it before doing that.

abrinaus · #2 03-22-2005, 09:25 AM

You might want to check with the company on their policies on that. I know when I was MaryKay a few years ago, that kind of thing was not permitted and I am sure other companies have that same policy.

linkelly · #3 03-22-2005, 11:48 AM

I agree. I know at Arbonne we can't sell on ebay but you see our products out there because someone either is out of the business now or someone bought all of someone's products from someone out of the business. They put low prices on the products and it hurts the consultants.

Tonja · #4 08-13-2005, 09:03 PM

I know what you mean - TW is ALWAYS for sale on Ebay - but if the item is in the sellers hands it is allowed ! And then TW goes and does spots on QVC ! With products we don't have and for prices we don't have - that really shoots us out of the water for the COMPANY to do it to us Consultants!

glewis39 · #5 08-19-2005, 03:11 PM

That really stinks! I think that would be a good thing to consider when looking at a company ... do they undercut their business consultants in any way???

I am a distributor with Fuller Brush and they do spots on QVC, but it helps us (not hurts) because it gets the company name out. But, they aren't products that we can't sell, and the price is the same retail as what a distributor can sell with. But, Fuller does allow Ebay selling even by active distributors ... and if you've been with the company a long time, you can sell at a lower price than some new associates recieve. That definitely hurts. For example, as a distributor, you can buy case lots at reduced prices .... and with your discount level, you might be able to buy a bottle of Fulsol off Ebay for less than my cost at a lower discount level. That stinks!

My Glass Bracelet jewelry is not advertised in any other way than through consultants. They also don't allow sales directly through the company ... just through consultants. It's a tough balance ... cause I'd love for someone to see my jewelry in a magazine ad sometimes.

Can you see why I focus on my jewelry and just keep the Fuller Brush account for occasional promoting and recruiting???

Ginger

wboucher · #6 08-25-2005, 11:03 PM

I just found out that my company is going to be cracking down on the ebayers. It's in our policy manual that we can't sell or advertise on ebay in anyway. Only if you are not with us anymore than you can do what ever, but not as long as you're a consultant.

nattiesmom · #7 01-02-2006, 05:13 PM

I do not agree with that either,i feel that it does hurt our buisness when someone goes and gets the products off of an auction site.Its the same with Avon i cannot tell you how many times i have had customers call and cancel because they found that they could get the product cheaper on ebay

That infuriates me.But i have learned to deal with it though and accept it,as hard as it can be sometimes.We all work hard at whatever direct selling buisness that we have and when someone else is selling product at a cheaper price on ebay it hurts us.

Rosalee · #8 02-16-2006, 02:21 PM

I agree with you on this one!! Big time- Home & Garden Party has a policy that NO designers can sell products on Ebay & if they sell to a customer that purchases HGP products & that customer sells on Ebay with the Designer knowing, that Designer is placed on Probation or suspended. What folks don't realize,is that they can purchase products a lot cheaper theough HGP than they can on ebay!! They could get the products FREE even.It's sad, So HGP does update & do periodic checks weekly on Ebay.

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sunshineday · #9 02-21-2006, 02:59 PM

I agree too...it is important to make sure that everyone has a fair shot at making a sale. Otherwise, everyone would be on ebay!

luxejewelscathy · #10 03-01-2006, 08:48 AM

I am fortunate because our company teaches jewelry making classes and the sales are the materials that the customer uses to make the piece. So we do not sales products as everything has to be made. We are allowed to sale are artisan made pieces on the internet. So our company is a little different and we don't really have this problem.

Our company would rather have product placement in magazines which we have had alot lately and on TV shows such as the Today show, Alias, and the OC as well as Desperate Housewives.