facebook seller

I'm sure every one of you has encountered this at least once in their Facebook wall -- a Facebook seller posts an interesting item complete with all details, except the price. So you'll see the succeeding comments of "HM" or "interested." You, being the 100th potential customer, will do the same after scanning the entire comment thread for the price only to see "PM sent" responses from the seller. By not revealing the prices of the goods in public, the seller avoids being leeched for potential customers by competitors on their FB pages. By requiring interested customers to leave a comment, sellers get a good figure on the total volume of potential sales. Sellers don't get this kind of insight if they have the prices posted publicly, and no one comments "how much." To further capture these leads, a PM is sent to initiate a private one-on-one conversation that starts with revealing the price. By engaging in a private one-on-one conversation with a potential customer, the seller has all the opportunities to upsell and increase potential revenue per customer. Once a seller has initiated a private conversation with a lead or previous customer, there's a huge opportunity to re-market. There are a few other less compelling reasons given to us by our sources, but these are the top reasons why "PM is Key" is a dominant strategy for most newbie online sellers. Read more in our articles including "PM is Key: Why most Facebook sellers only give price via PM" and "Facebook launches Your Profile, Your Home game".