[Sigia-l] A different kind of shopping experience

[Jonathan Baker-Bates]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org 
> [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Ziya Oz
> Sent: 21 November 2006 11:06
> To: SIGIA-L
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] A different kind of shopping experience
> 
> Jonathan Baker-Bates:
> 
> > This is no gimmick - it's a great example of doing 
> something right for 
> > a niche audience.
> 
> For the record, I hadn't declared it a gimmick. 

Indeed. But let the record show that Paola Kathuria did. 

> Does your wife actually "surf" eBay serendipitously or 
> does she look for specific items to purchase? And if the 
> latter, would she start with Etsy/color in lieu of the 
> traditional eBay UI?

At best, she tolerates the eBay UI. She will surf a single category,
like "porcelain" or "combat underwear" - as indeed I do. However, the
stuff she buys on eBay is very similar to the kinds of things Etsy sells
(eBay, as we all know, excels at supplying the rare or unusual). So I
think it was simply a desire to have the colour facet available for
those eBay categories (like clothing and accessories) that she typically
browses. Remember that for her, the best shopping experiences are the
ones in which she buys something she never knew she wanted. 

Jonathan


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