Hello there! It's really hard to believe that in some areas school is already back in session and that summer is giving way to fall. This must mean that it's time for our Q3 update! Earlier in the year, I laid out our 2020 roadmap , then the Q3/Q4 priorities. Now, I'd like to update you on Holiday progress, emerging issues, and our core areas of focus:
Created a Compliance Dashboard, which greatly reduces the time to identify and act on bad sellers
Streamlining IP Infringement Reporting Process
Work to improve suspension messaging
BBB and TrustPilot account monitoring & responsiveness
Tracking and improving Buyer Customer Support experiences
Creating Seller Value
Evaluate and deploy shipping label alternatives to limit seller business disruption during the holidays
Offer return labels and Canadian / international shipping label options
Launch additional payment methods to give our sellers and buyers more choices
You've provided feedback that our current billing schedule can be difficult to work into a budget and may impact seller cash flow. We are working to convert our monthly billing cycle to a point-of-sale arrangement. Our goal is to simplify your Final Value Fees and billing statement and to reduce credit card charges. We'll soon be collecting FVF upon the sale of goods.
Preparations completed for a Black Friday and Cyber Monday like never before!
Continue to improve the eBay Importer inventory sync process
Traffic Generation & Site Speed
Reboot our Affiliates Program & Tools
Optimize our Search Engine bids, methodology & site usage
Increase Search spend budget and scope
Launch new Bonanza marketplace branding & marketing initiatives
SMS & MMS Buyer and Seller Marketing trial
Launch iHeartRadio tests (FL, TX & CA)
Continue with our YouTube video series
Increased Blog messaging
As always, we thank you for your continued feedback. Based on this continued dialogue, we know that together, we're on the right path.
What I liked about Bonanza is that there are no threatening dashboards which collect various types of defects or complaints and can cause an account to get suspended.
I am hoping that this site will not become an Amazon-like survival game where anything can get you suspended.
Regarding fraud-detection, keep in mind that most countries outside the USA have untracked postage as their way of shipping items and just because the seller doesn’t have tracking doesn’t necessarily indicate lack of fulfillment.
My suggestion would be to allow international sellers to set custom estimated delivery timeframes as otherwise the US-based buyers are expecting their items in a week and it’s difficult to tell them that it may take 1-2 months.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We are glad to hear you are enjoying Bonanza.
International sellers can elect a shipping method that displays longer expected delivery times. If you have questions about how that works please reach out to support. We would love to help with that.
Thank you AngelicPreety, I agree with you that not having a tracking number doesn’t indicate a lack of fulfillment. What we want to change is the lack of communication post order acceptance – having a valid tracking number is the best way to communicate order progress. We’re not here to threaten, we’re here to create better processes, practices and tools that increase your sales. We do have a duty to continue to identify “bad actors,” which we must do. But those who we know well, through their history with us – we will assist and communicate every way we can to help you improve.
Question, Offer return labels and Canadian / international shipping label options, is this going to be a separate function, or would we have to use Bonanza’s shipping in order to use that feature. Just to clarify, I’m referring to the return labels, not the Canadian/International option.
Great question tegger! Our first task is to offer return labels for US shipments. We also want to provide some international shipping options. My apologies that wasn’t clear. I would recommend using the same service for labels and returns to ensure clarity…whether it be our services or other.
Thank you Good_Karma_Resale for donating part of your profits to charity. You’ve got some great Halloween items, if you’d like us to advertise your items we’d be happy to help you set it up. [email protected]
Great comment. Label printer can be used, it just takes some “fiddling” with the browser printer settings to fit to the thermal label or whatever label that is being used. We are looking into making it easier for sellers to be able to print to their particular label.
If you need help with printing to the label printer, reach out to support.
We are happy to assist.
Thank you for using Bonanza for printing shipping labels!
Hi ooak,
Thanks for asking about using Rewards points. We understand that this option is very important to sellers and we will be working it into the new system. We’ll keep you posted!
Hi foxredb! It looks like your advertising is turned off. If you are opted in to our advertising program, we will buy advertising for all of your items and you will only pay the final value fee when a sale is made. Check out how the advertising program works here: https://support.bonanza.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000606772-Bonanza-Advertising-FAQ
Thank you MaryJan62! It really is a significant issue, along with a long list of other fraudulent activities that we watch for everyday to improve Buyer and Seller trust with Bonanza.
Thank you JandS_Sports, for your comment. We’re elated that you’ve noticed the changes we’ve been working on. We are currently putting together our draft plan for next year. We’re even more excited for 2021! Stay tuned for more on that topic!
Hi misskeech! No worries, we are working out a way for sellers to use tokens to pay fees with the new system. It is one of the most popular ways to spend tokens! Thanks!
Thank you bimmerparts for your feedback. Overall, this has received a fair amount of requests. We will think about that. We will get back to you on this.
Woo hoo…radio advertising!! I hope that gets the Bonanza name out there and expands our customer base.
Not sure how I feel about the point of sale FVF payment. I like having one grand total taken monthly. How will it effect partial refunds and requesting a FVF adjustment?
Thank you MommyOf2QTs, we appreciate your feedback! As I mentioned to bimmerparts, we will discuss this and get back to you! We are anxiously awaiting the results of the new radio trials. Will share more on this later.
57 responses to Bonanza's Q3 2020 Update
Thank you!
Hi Bootsies_Home_Garden!
You are most welcome!
Looks good! Thanks for the information and updates.
Hi, SpaceAgeAntiques!
You are most welcome! Glad you like the information and updates!
Thank you
Bill
Thank you Bill! We appreciate you being here with us!
Good stuff. Thank you for keeping us updated!
Thank you Howlin_Hounds! That was my promise early in the year around improved communication and transparency to you, our valued sellers!
What I liked about Bonanza is that there are no threatening dashboards which collect various types of defects or complaints and can cause an account to get suspended.
I am hoping that this site will not become an Amazon-like survival game where anything can get you suspended.
Regarding fraud-detection, keep in mind that most countries outside the USA have untracked postage as their way of shipping items and just because the seller doesn’t have tracking doesn’t necessarily indicate lack of fulfillment.
My suggestion would be to allow international sellers to set custom estimated delivery timeframes as otherwise the US-based buyers are expecting their items in a week and it’s difficult to tell them that it may take 1-2 months.
Hi, AngelicPretty,
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We are glad to hear you are enjoying Bonanza.
International sellers can elect a shipping method that displays longer expected delivery times. If you have questions about how that works please reach out to support. We would love to help with that.
Thank you AngelicPreety, I agree with you that not having a tracking number doesn’t indicate a lack of fulfillment. What we want to change is the lack of communication post order acceptance – having a valid tracking number is the best way to communicate order progress. We’re not here to threaten, we’re here to create better processes, practices and tools that increase your sales. We do have a duty to continue to identify “bad actors,” which we must do. But those who we know well, through their history with us – we will assist and communicate every way we can to help you improve.
Question, Offer return labels and Canadian / international shipping label options, is this going to be a separate function, or would we have to use Bonanza’s shipping in order to use that feature. Just to clarify, I’m referring to the return labels, not the Canadian/International option.
Great question tegger! Our first task is to offer return labels for US shipments. We also want to provide some international shipping options. My apologies that wasn’t clear. I would recommend using the same service for labels and returns to ensure clarity…whether it be our services or other.
Nice to see progress. Great work. Thank you.
Thank you watfordleather! We are making significant progress. While we have a long way to go, we appreciate your kind comments!
Good news is always welcome.
Thank you hulaboybooks, we couldn’t agree more! The only thing we’d add is that comments and all feedback are always welcome!
Sounds really good. Thank you!
Thank you Good_Karma_Resale for donating part of your profits to charity. You’ve got some great Halloween items, if you’d like us to advertise your items we’d be happy to help you set it up. [email protected]
Being able to use a label printer would be nice.
Hi, autoparts4urcaroem,
Great comment. Label printer can be used, it just takes some “fiddling” with the browser printer settings to fit to the thermal label or whatever label that is being used. We are looking into making it easier for sellers to be able to print to their particular label.
If you need help with printing to the label printer, reach out to support.
We are happy to assist.
Thank you for using Bonanza for printing shipping labels!
Great news, always !
It is! Thanks, ooak!
How will USING REWARDS POINT ‘work’ if Bonanza is collecting Fees @ Point Of Sale ? Usually, we can get a Bill Reduction w/ the Points.
Hi ooak,
Thanks for asking about using Rewards points. We understand that this option is very important to sellers and we will be working it into the new system. We’ll keep you posted!
I was hoping to get a sale at least one
There visits and no sales
Hi foxredb! It looks like your advertising is turned off. If you are opted in to our advertising program, we will buy advertising for all of your items and you will only pay the final value fee when a sale is made. Check out how the advertising program works here: https://support.bonanza.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000606772-Bonanza-Advertising-FAQ
Looks like a good start.Keep going on the IP infringement. That seems to be the worst problem of all sites right now.
Thank you MaryJan62! It really is a significant issue, along with a long list of other fraudulent activities that we watch for everyday to improve Buyer and Seller trust with Bonanza.
The changes that have been made during the past year have been noticed! Thank You for the update
Thank you JandS_Sports, for your comment. We’re elated that you’ve noticed the changes we’ve been working on. We are currently putting together our draft plan for next year. We’re even more excited for 2021! Stay tuned for more on that topic!
Thank you!!
Thanks SeaglassBeachJewelry! Love your booth, the seaglass necklaces are just beautiful!
Thank you Bonanza, looks cool, love the update
You’re welcome Sumarmi!Thanks for your support!
I like what I see here… Hopefully things move forward nicely ___
Thanks J_I_N_N! We’ve got a great plan in place and are confident about moving forward.
All great improvements that benefit both buyers & sellers. Keep up the good work!
We’re so glad you think so, thanks for your support!
Sharief12
Hey Sharief12!
merci pour l’importance que vos donner aux vendeurs et aux acheteurs .
Vous êtes les bienvenus!
A lot of great feedbacks!
We always love getting feedback, CommercialVacuum! Thanks for stopping by the blog!
So, can we use our tokens on the final value fee?
Hi misskeech! No worries, we are working out a way for sellers to use tokens to pay fees with the new system. It is one of the most popular ways to spend tokens! Thanks!
hello
Hello naoual_loukili!Thanks for stopping by to check out the blog. Have a great day!
“We’ll soon be collecting FVF upon the sale of goods.”
This is disappointing. If Bonanza takes its final value fee upfront, the seller no longer has use of that money until it is time to pay the bill.
That is the definition of negatively impacting seller cash flow.
Thank you bimmerparts for your feedback. Overall, this has received a fair amount of requests. We will think about that. We will get back to you on this.
Woo hoo…radio advertising!! I hope that gets the Bonanza name out there and expands our customer base.
Not sure how I feel about the point of sale FVF payment. I like having one grand total taken monthly. How will it effect partial refunds and requesting a FVF adjustment?
Thanks for keeping us informed.
Thank you MommyOf2QTs, we appreciate your feedback! As I mentioned to bimmerparts, we will discuss this and get back to you! We are anxiously awaiting the results of the new radio trials. Will share more on this later.
Thanks a lot.
You are quite welcome!
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