I see this is still probably the largest thread. It's rather surprising that people have closed stores - losing money before seeing this list that seems to change daily, not to mention having to wait for an invite (if ever).
Originally posted by JennyQuatro: I see this is still probably the largest thread. It's rather surprising that people have closed stores - losing money before seeing this list that seems to change daily, not to mention having to wait for an invite (if ever).
Hi Jenny, I shut down all but 1 store because e**y got 28.8% of my sales last year, my worst ever (e**y did good). I had a estore for over a year and the hosting co. went out. The sad part about it was I made the mistake of registering my domain name through them and it was gone with no way to get it back untill it expired. That wasn't a good option. A 100% of my income comes from selling on line. As far as shutting stores down, it was a decision I had to make because e**y was making a lot more money than I was. I was losing more money to e**y with stores open. As far as opening your own store it is a lot of work but you can make a lot of money. I just don't want to make the same mistake as with the other store. I guess I should have known something was wrong when I would ask the hosting company a question I would get a answer but it wasn't to the question I asked. also you could ask them when something was going on line and they would say in a few days (didn't happen). They were great in the beginning but I guess they got in over their head. I am just waiting to see what they have to offer here. Scotty
Everything Will Be Okay In The End. If It's Not Okay, It's Not The End.
Posts: 484 | Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma - The Heartland | Registered: January 09, 2009
I am reposting this question to the Auctiva staff because it never was answered... In prohibted items, under stamps it says that no fakes and repros are allowed, but up near the top of the list it says coins and stamps that are fakes are permitted as long as it is stated and shows up as such on the item. Which policy will it be? Thanks for your response!
Posts: 26 | Location: Idaho | Registered: January 01, 2009
We have 3 ebay stores. In one of them, and off ebay, we sell designer inspired handbags. These are not "knock-offs" nor do they imply that they are exactly like the designer handbag they represent. They do not have tags or labels that would make someone think they are getting a designer handbag. We have had huge success selling them because they are of very good quality and we are very upfront about what we are selling.
In the list of prohibited items it states:
Counterfeit and Unauthorized Goods Auctiva Commerce does not permit the sale of replicas or imitations of designer goods
Will we be prohibited from setting up our designer inspired handbag store on the Auctiva Commerce site?
= RoyalMom =
Posts: 6 | Location: The Great State of Texas! | Registered: March 26, 2008
This is ridiculous-no throwing knives? No stun guns? No surveillance equipment? Sorry, I like your listing software, but your prohibited items needs ALOT more clarification. You sound just like ebay-and everyone has definately had enough of them. Unless you do something with this list I'll just have to look elsewhere. Very disappointing-I thought for sure you would have saner restrictions. Mike
if we are able to use our own domain, we are paying for the software to run the shop etc etc why are there restriced items at all??
Primarily because of the extra legal expense and exposure we'd incur. We could allow all these items but we'd have to charge everyone else a lot more fees in order to do so.
I have my own domain names that I can use for adult sites. They are not going to be hosted by Auctiva, so I am responsible for my sites content. How can this possibly be linked back to Auctiva? Your name would never appear on MY SITE. So what kind of legal fees are we talking about here?
DM, I'm not sure what your question is, as this thread is for the prohibited items on sites hosted by Auctiva Commerce. If your registration and site hosting are not with Auctiva then their prohibited items guidelines have nothing to do with your none Auctiva web site.
So what you're saying here is that as long as my domain names are hosted elsewhere, I can put whatever content I want, as long as it meets my host's policies of course. My hosting company is adult content friendly, so there shouldn't be a problem . Can I get some more feedback on this? I don't want to get all set up, just to be shut down.
DM, Make sure that your not confusing terms here. Are you talking about your domain name registration being else where or are you talking about actually hosting your web site pages else where. There is a big difference between your domain name registration company and your web site hosting company. One easy way to keep them separate is by the fees that are charged, your domain name registration is a small annual charge while the web site hosting fee is almost always a monthly charge. I know that most web site hosting companies also offer domain name registration services, but site hosting is not the same as name registration. As far as the content, you have to follow the terms of service for your site hosting company. The most important thing is to know which one you are talking about. Did you register the name with someone like godaddy.com and plan on forwarding the name to an Auctiva Commerce store, e.g. you registered dm.com with godaddy and are planning on forwarding dm.com to dm.auctivacommerce.com (your actual Auctiva Commerce store URL address) if you are planning on using an Auctiva Commerce store (dm.auctivacommerce.com) than you would be required to follow the Auctiva terms of service. However if you registered your name (dm.com) with godaddy and you are using one of the godaddy hosting options, you would be required to abide by godaddy's terms of service. You just need to know which one you are talking about to know what you can and cannot do.
I have the same question:if we are able to use our own domain, we are paying for the software to run the shop etc etc why are there restriced items at all??
Classes & Tutorials
