I don't see where we can choose the Ebay (Andale) counter in our listings. Is there a place I'm missing? I see the sellathon counter, but that doesnt work half the time.....thanks
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Ebay and Andale (now Vendio) are 2 different things. To use Ebay counters you'll have to revise each listing one at a time. If you sign up for Vendio free counters, you can do them all at once, and even set them to auto-attatch for future listings.
Thanks for the info. Actually I am familiar with the Andale (Vendio) site, used tl use it before Auctiva. If you list an item thru ebay or revise an item directly on Ebay, there is a place where it asks you to choose a counter (retro computer style, hidden & one other) that is the counter I am speaking of. The Vendio site lets you choose from dozens of counters but when it adds them in, it adds the time & date you did it as if it were a revision. I was hoping that Auctiva had a spot where you could choose 1 of the 3 and save it to a template....
quote:I was hoping that Auctiva had a spot where you could choose 1 of the 3 and save it to a template....
That is how the Sellathon counter works. However, in test, I found the counter to be completely unreliable and inaccurate (sorry Auctiva). The only thing worse than no information is wrong information. I dropped it a year ago and switched to Andale-Vendio counter. Their counter watch page also gives me exact (up-to-date) bids and prices to the second, so it's become "Command Central" for watching my auctions AT NO CHARGE (again sorry Auctiva, but 2+ hour old info is worthless when the competition does "simple calls" to refresh it immediately).
Danno
quote:Originally posted by Danno:
...I dropped it a year ago and switched to Andale-Vendio counter. Their counter watch page also gives me exact (up-to-date) bids and prices to the second, so it's become "Command Central" for watching my auctions AT NO CHARGE (again sorry Auctiva, but 2+ hour old info is worthless when the competition does "simple calls" to refresh it immediately).
Danno
Hey Danno...
What else comes free with Andale's Counter? I also noticed that the Sellathon Counter shows more visits (sometimes considerably more) than eBay's counters. I am assuming eBay's only acccounts for unique visitors, which is more helpful.
quote:What else comes free with Andale's Counter? I also noticed that the Sellathon Counter shows more visits (sometimes considerably more) than eBay's counters. I am assuming eBay's only acccounts for unique visitors, which is more helpful.
The Andale-Vendio counter can either do page visits or unique vistor count and can be dynamically switched. I get a status board showing Item, Details (title header), High Bidder, Time Left, Hits (counter), Bids, Qty (good for multiple/store), and current price. I also can switch to Completed Items or see Live and Completed. I get instant, accurate update to all that info with a refresh. I can also zero any counter on the fly.
I can add counters to listings or edit the counter style dynamically. Andale-Vendio adds the counter to new auctions for me (yes, with that revision process noted earlier). I can also add a counter to NON-EBAY webpages, which would be great if the Auctiva Store could handle the code.
Danno
Thanks for the info. Danno!
Sounds like a great tool!
Jack
Sounds like a great tool!
Jack