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Re: squidoo............
I'm not sure I understand the site's value... If those eBay and Amazon links could be to my own listings, maybe!
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Re: eBay's New Feedback System
Hi, B= buyer S= seller As a B, I don't plan to purchase from eBay anymore except as a last option. On eBay discussion boards, other B's are now boycotting eBay! But it's S's who are most irrate. and Ebay has been removing complaining postings at an ever rapid rate! I'm not against having a star rating system but... As an S, the star system is detrimental for at least 5 reasons: 1) it is arbitrary depending on the mood of the B (e.g. seller A sends "same day" gets 5 stars, seller B "sends two...
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
Here is a link to Amazons Pro Merchant info page. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1161308 I believe the only way to really add your own new items is to be a Pro Merchant. I think you maybe able to add items through zauctions on Amazon but I dont think anybody really uses that.
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
You both are incorrect. Go to anyones pro shop that is selling perfume. Look in the far right hand corner. Look for a set of words that say "have one like this to sell". Click on it. You immediately are taken to page to acually start the process of making a competive listing. "But wait" You better go ahead and sign up as a seller and give amazon all the stuff like your bank, login name, password, etc. Once done, go back to the perfume sellers page, and make a listing. If there listing that...
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
Anybody think Amazon is a good venue for collectibles? Particularly obscure stuff? I know a lot of the stuff I might sell is already in their database, I just don't know if it would actually sell there...
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
I tried to figure out Amazon out but I couldn't figure out how to list an item that they didn't already have listed to "add" my listing too. There fore to creat a unique item seemed to take an act of congress or shall i say someone perhaps with a more comfortable computer chair and a bit more patience. Sue
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
The wife and I tried to set up our Amazon store last night. We figured it might be worth it to pay $20/month for two months (for the Pro Merchant subscription) to be able to list some of our stuff there. Worth a shot, at least. Turns out, some categories are restricted from listing unless you are "pre-approved" by Amazon. Makes it kind of useless for us, as two of the restricted categories are "Beauty" and "Health and personal care", and quite a bit of our stuff would go in those categories.
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
Sorry all of you are having troubles. I have had as many as 96 items listed on amazon as alternate items to what others are paying to have a pro merchant account. I get to do all mine free. No cost, NADA. I only pay a fee when something sells and the listing is up for 60 days at a time. I have been particularly pleased with the sale rate. Puts my ecrater account in the dust, but is not as good as I still do on ebay. My websites way outproduce ebay. Ebay is flexible though. You can sell...
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
I will definitely put up items on Amazon soon. Just put it on hold for now, as all the items I wanted to list are ineligible. I've got plenty of other things that I can list, though.
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
Those that I know that are selling on Amazon are doing great...highly successful. What you need to strive for is to not be just a regular seller...but to move up the ladder to featured merchant and higher. Those sellers receive more perks...your own rep who calls and moves you further along faster with Amazon. The good thing about Amazon is search engine placement. VERY HIGH! The store cost isn't that outrageous to try a month or two. Good Luck, Donna
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
Southern Jewel said; Of late someone else must be on the ladder, since my sales on amazon have become quite sporadic.
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
What is the latest thinking on Amazon auctions? How do I find out how things are selling there??
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
Sooo.... it turns out getting access to the restricted categories isn't so hard after all. Just contacted Amazon, and although it took a rep almost a month to get back to us, she gave us access to some of the restricted categories. Hopefully, it works out well. We already made a sale literally within an hour of our first listing being posted
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Re: Listing on Amazon.com - some questions
Amazon is VERY customer service focused. It may take them awhile to get back to you, but when they do...Amazon will do their best to help you to sell on their site. footnote to Daddyo: Sorry bout the slump...it hits us all from time to time.
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Re: Amazon.com FREE Prime Trial Membership
Amazon is not like ebay...I feel it's good for both parties. More perks for buyers equals more multi-item purchases, Return buyers, etc. I know if I'm shopping for example a book...I will try to get a few books at the same time. Best of Luck, Donna
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Re: To Supersize or Not?
Hi astcall4vintage writing listings as a way to learn HTML can be rather expensive, on the other hand if just want to sell items get to grips with standard templates first and get a book on HTML from Amazon in the meantime. Big flashy DIY HTML listings are of debateable value in my book, first you need to get buyers to your listing, then provide them with good clear pictures, text, returns policy etc in a frendly unambiguous way. Then back that up with good packing comms and fast turn...
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Re: Bulk Listing of Thousands of Unique Items
eBay has a bulk loading ability that is an add on service. As noted you still have to deal with image URL's and the works. Amazon I wouldnt recommend any place sell at. The company simply does not care about anything you care to sell. They get their money. If a buyer makes a claim against you virtually no matter what it is they will take the money away from you whether or not the product was delivered works or does not. They will instantly axe your account and in the case of many (many) keep...
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Re: Did you know that Yahoo is FREE now?
Amazon and Yahoo used to be very good but not anymore. I especially like Amazon, easy to use and reasonable fees but somehow they decided not to focus their resources there and lost the momentum. There is no competition for ebay right now that's why they can do whatever they want. I wish Google will take them on. Google is coming out with an online payment system that will compete with paypal. I hope auction site is next in their radar.
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Re: Did you know that Yahoo is FREE now?
Amazon is very shopper-friendly but not seller-friendly. Has anyone ever tried to put a listing and sell on Amazon? Yikes!
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Re: Did you know that Yahoo is FREE now?
I have sold many books on Amazon and it is also my favorite place to buy. No problems here except for the expenses associated with selling. ~Lisa
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Re: Did you know that Yahoo is FREE now?
I sold a couple of books on Amazon, but my advice is don't do it for profit, their costs are huge (even compared with PayPal). They charge the buyer a standard postage cost (from which they also deduct a %) which did not even cover my actual cost even though I used the original Amazon packaging.
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Re: Did you know that Yahoo is FREE now?
I thought last time I did research that Amazon was a flat fee for forty dollars a month for a store...hmmmmmmmmmmmm? I've seen other avenues for online book-selling. I think I can dig those up for you if you're a big book seller. If you'd like to have them..email me Suthrnjewl@Suthrnjewl.com Peace, Donna
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Re: Did you know that Yahoo is FREE now?
I am in the UK so as with everything else there are differences, there is some sort of monthly deal ( think at about £29 which roughly equates), but to be honest all I was doing was re-selling a couple of books that I had bought from Amazon that I thought were really good and deserved to be read by others rather than just sit on my shelves. Have to admit the books on Amazon went really quickly but then I was offering them at about 15/20% of Retail so I guessed they would. If I put them...
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Re: Did you know that Yahoo is FREE now?
Amazon does offer a monthly package, or you can just sell on an individual book basis and pay higher commissions. What is best for any one seller will depend on their volume. Based on my selling experience there, the 'suggested price' that Amazon gives you during the listing process is a joke. If you plan on listing a book there, list it at a price that will make sure it shows up in one of the first few pages of listings, preferably the first. ~Lisa
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Re: Alibris auction site for books
Hi there, Suthrnjewl sent me this 'cause she knows I sell books a bunch of places. :-) I started out selling on Alibris. At the time, there was no monthly fee and they listed the books on Amazon for you. Since then, they've added a monthly fee and they no longer list the books on Amazon. I still list on them, and make money there, but they aren't a huge portion of my sales. I also list directly on Amazon now and on eBay (and some smaller venues - biblio and valore and half but I sell VERY...
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Re: Mr. Poster vs Auctiva Web Service
Id like to add to his question on this. If I upgrade to the POster Account (9.99 mth); What about all my ads already listed on the Auctiva Web tools version? I have nearly 200 now. Im not typing those again. Can they be loaded into this program directly and only need universal modifactions to setup for yahoo,amazon,ect? Please respond, you have people ready to spend money here, we just need answers. MR
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Re: Help with Template Not Appearing in Ebay When Posted
Good Afternoon -- you really are a whiz and an angel!!! I'm not sure what "SD" is but thanks for the welcome -- if it manual hell I sure did. Gotten some sleep - dealt with life away from the keyboard and I did fill out a help ticket. Last question since you've been so very kind - can I have my showcase connect to my own custom storefront page? My guess is I need to mod the template html with the location of the file and I'm good to go. Does it need to be on Auctiva or can I leave it on...
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Re: INTERGRETION WITH OVERSTOCK AUCTIONS
Overstock is good for selling bulk, generic items. However, I sell collector's and rare items, and Overstock just does not have enough traffics for me to justify posting my items there. I've heard Google is going into the online auction business. Google has a reputation of making troubles for monopoly and greedy corporations. Hopefully, Google will kick eBay's butt when its auction service starts. I think Auctiva should definitely start working with Overstock, Yahoo, Amazon, and other...
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Re: File size, slooow load times and big drop in sales
I agree completely. I fell for the same thing. I was thinking wow what a great sale for moving things out of store and into auction. Non of the auctions sold and again the only winner was eBay. I wonder how many times they are going to stick it to sellers before sellers start taking their business elsewhere? Yahoo, Amazon, personal websites, ect.... They wrap all their investments in the buyer and pay no attention to the fact that without sellers there aren't any buyers.
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Re: No seller protection
If delivery confirmation shows "delivered", you are covered under seller protection (for transactions less than $250), whether the buyer says they received it or not... as long as you meet all the other criteria for seller protection. U-PIC (which is the carrier Auctiva uses for their insurance) covers domestic and international First Class. As the seller, it is generally recommended that you file the insurance claim yourself, not your buyer. [quoteI put insurance as an option on my...
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Re: No seller protection
Greetings Material Girl, as Sellers we ALL have your dilemma. I had 2 buyers who both said their package was NOT delivered. I always have delivery confirmation on my items. 1 went to Paypal & 1 did not. On both I told them to ask the postman who delivered the item to ask where the postman put it. 1 never got back to me & 1 said it was never delivered. I called the postmaster of the city and asked him to ask the postman what was done with the item. The postmaster got back to me and...
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Re: Jumping back into the ebay saddle after 2 years
Hi mar30. Welcome back! Since you've had a 2 year break from Ebay, you may not know this...Ebay offers NO buyer protection anymore at all. Only PP does. I used to think nothing of sending a $100 money order to a seller, but not anymore. If the seller didn't want to send my item I'd be up the creek now Alot of folks, including myself will ONLY pay with Paypal now. As long as what you sell isn't going for hundreds of dollars, I wouldn't even worry about chargebacks etc. And even in the event...
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Re: Jumping back into the ebay saddle after 2 years
If your books are very common, Amazon is probably the way to go. If they are unique or would generate interest by having pictures, go with eBay. I've sold books for $20 on eBay that were one cent on Amazon. It does take more time to list on eBay. I think its good to accept PayPal. If you offer combined shipping discounts, require the buyer to ask for combined invoice BEFORE paying PayPal and it will save on the PayPal fees. booklady
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Re: Jumping back into the ebay saddle after 2 years
IMHO you will get a 20 to 50% higher net using Aamzon over eBay. And listing is easer, just put in the ISBN and $. The bad thing is tha Amazon charges an Arm & Leg for shipping but only gives you the fingers.
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Re: Jumping back into the ebay saddle after 2 years
OK, I just read the announcements about the fee changes and the seller feedback changes....WOW THAT REALLY DOES SUCK. Guess I'll be looking into Amazon and CraigsList for my books (and other stuff I may have intended to sell) instead once this batch is over. I've got bids on 2 items out of 16 so far, and they're up until Thursday night.
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Re: feedback change petition
Hi Ravenov, Petitions have been done before and they never work. The ONLY thing that would work is if every single seller left and that ain't gonna happen. Gotta hit Ebay where they'll feel it, in the pocketbook. No sellers = no buyers = bye bye Ebay. Won't happen. Although I do know many long time sellers who have pulled all their auctions & inventory and moved it over to places like Amazon, Ioffer, etc. But they'll probably be back...sigh..it's really sad
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Re: feedback change petition
Well, I'll say this: the amount of attention this is getting from media and such is pretty impressive so far. Honestly, I pick my battles, and this change just isn't going to affect me as much as some other sellers. I just don't list enough there for it to make much of a difference, and while I think the feedback change thing is just silly, I don't think it will affect me much either. eBay is putting a pine-scented air freshener on a turd, basically. They're trying to BE Amazon, but the two...
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Re: Auto Feedback is obsolete
Jeff. Fees and increases are a fact of life and as you can see from my profile etc that in fact for most of my current items in the UK the fees rise will not affect me much if at all. (For other readers the fee changes are structured different in the UK to USA AND we still have to pay for gallery). But for higher value items which I will be listing again shortly yes they do bother me to the tune of an extra 70p per item listed at 99p and even selling for only £29.99, and even more to the...
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Re: Digital Delivery Sellers, Kiss your Livelyhood Goodbye
Re: Digital Delivery Sellers, Kiss your Livelyhood Goodbye
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Re: Any truth to this? No more templates from anyone else?
You can only imagine my language as of three days ago...yours JeffS pales in comparison. <smile> I don't know..I actually don't know what the changes are coming and I have the highest of hopes that it does not harm anyone's livelihood or Auctiva. I've not kept my eggs in one basket. I will keep selling on eBay, just in the CD format and hope that it directs traffic to my domains where I will send items for free via email. I own plenty of domains and working those up, connecting them to...
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Re: Any truth to this? No more templates from anyone else?
You can't sell garage sale "junk" on Amazon. No use to me. I am the type of seller who only has one outlet: eBay.
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Re: New Ebay FB will change the way the GAME is PlaYed
Well, I've got two (2) Franklin Library Editors' Notes storage boxes up for auction at the moment. I've been watching since January and saw none, except bundled in Antiquarian set/book sales. I'm looking for nitches for new items for the collector markets, so experimentation is always fun. It's the response to something different that makes it worth the effort. As for eBay, the major shifts in their business model are (IMO) leaving open a large door for entry of competition, including a...
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Re: ecrater stats
Yep. Alexa only ranks the top 6,000,000 Example: Amazon ranks 14 I think Wayne left you a better explaination than I could ever give you at ASM. Take care, Donna