Help with a Survey

[p_kam]

Hi i would appreciate if you can take a minute to take part in my survey. I am doing market research on penny auction sites as i am in the process about starting one up. I am in the process of doing my business plan and need this market research to really be able to finish it off. I am starting my business with the aid of Princes trust and would recommend anyone thinking of starting a business to get in contact with them

The auction site i will be starting up is going to different to the other's i am going to make sure a limit is set to what a customer can spend on any one item so they can never over spend a item. i believe that it is not right to con people out of there money and if a person does not will the item they can always place there money spent on bids to buying the item. Also i will have a item in the auction at all times where all profits go to a charity.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XDZM22L

It would be grateful if you can help me by taking the survey, there are only 10 questions so it will only take a minute.

Thanks

[Rincewind]

I have never used a penny auction so don't know how they operate. I will look at the survey anyway. It may give me some clues. Whilst being out of work I have considered buying and selling on Ebay but the the things I was looking at did not sell for much or not at all IE. CD's DVD ornaments. I wanted to keep it to small things for a start. I was thinking of buying things from charity shops or car-boot sales later on.

[Fox92]

Completed it for you. Good luck with your research.

[p_kam]

Thanks for taking part

[Rincewind]

Done. I do use Ebay but rarely. It has to be something that I want or need. It would be the same with the penny aution and I would not want to pay out anything if I did not win. Do you see what others are bidding and can you stop anytime?

[p_kam]

It is a lowest unique bidding/penny auction site, but the point of penny auction site is you take that chance to get a item for a very low price , so paying for bids is the risk you take to get that item for such a low price, but people do end over spending item and at time even more than what it is worth so i am going to place a limit to what a customer can spend, i am placing a cap around about 1/8 of the value of the item can only be spent. I so you can win a item an ipad for the 1/8 of the price. i am still working on the cap, but i want to ensure that people can get a real bargain

[Guest]

I don't like them. paying a fee in advance to then bid for things seems lunacy to me.

[Rincewind]

What fee would you pay on at valued £100 item or 1/8 which is £25? £12.50

[p_kam]

it's not a fee but the amount you can only spend any any given item

[THEFATBASTARD]

just a piece of info regarding Ebay and paypal...its supposed to be safe..but three amounts were taken from my account in 2 mins as I watched..a bogus transaction..had to go through a inconvenient process to cancel the debits..so knocked paypal on the head..safe my ass...no insurance for fraud..fact..

[I am Rod Hull]

just a piece of info regarding Ebay and paypal...its supposed to be safe..but three amounts were taken from my account in 2 mins as I watched..a bogus transaction..had to go through a inconvenient process to cancel the debits..so knocked paypal on the head..safe my ass...no insurance for fraud..fact..

Are you sure it wasn`t your tits just resting on the keyboard?

[Libertine]

Can back you up on the Prince's Trust comment. Currently volunteering there within the Enterprise Programme you're on. Good to hear you rate it. Good luck anyway.

[lavrentis]

done

[THEFATBASTARD]

Are you sure it wasn`t your tits just resting on the keyboard?

have you been watching my webcam again ?..i told you, got to be over 18.. you will go blind.. that last wrist sprain is nothing to do with me..