posted on September 27, 2002 09:07:23 AM new
I only have a few days left before trial runs out so it is decision time.
As I understand it, if I select the Flat Rate Premium Plan, I will pay $12.95 per month + .20 per listing and there will not be a Final Fee.
Is this unlimited monthly listing?
In addition, once you begin to charge for stores will I pay an additional $4.95 per month + 1% of the store sale? This would make my total monthly charge to be $17.90 plus the per listing charges and the 1% sell fee.
I did not quite understand the store explaination of the $4.95 credit.
posted on September 27, 2002 09:56:51 AM new
I checked that link. Here is what I am confused about.
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If you are on a AW power plan, you can sign up for the Standard store plan, which is essentially a free store subscription. You would pay just the 1% sales management fee (similar to the Sales Manager Standard Plan) on successful sales. If you select a different plan, you will receive the $4.95 as a credit that reduces your price for that monthly plan as well.
Can you give me an example of what it means by selecting a different pland and receiving the 4.95 as a credit.
I am leaning towards the Flat Rate Premium plan and keeping my store. I am just trying to figure out what my recurring monthly expense will be before the per auction fees are added. I understand the 1% final fee for the store.
posted on September 27, 2002 11:15:38 AM new
dlhunlimited,
Let me try to help. The Stores and Sales Manager plans are essentially separate plans. You can have one without the other. We expect some sellers will want Sales Manager only for their auction and fixed price sales on eBay, Yahoo, etc. Some sellers are only looking for their own web presence with an e-commerce capability. Obviously, many will have both, which we encourage to maximize your sales.
Sales Manager has quite a few plans, as you are aware. The Flat Rate Premium Plan you mentioned is $12.95/month + $0.20 per listing. You can list as many items on external venues as you want for the flat 20 cent fee. Each of these listings can have as many images as you would like for no additional fee and can be scheduled in advance for no additional fee. This plan does not include a credit if you also have a Store. The Flat Rate Power Plan and Variable Rate Power Plan both include a $4.95 credit for Stores subscriptions (I explain that below).
You can select any stores plan irrespective of the Sales Manager Plan chosen. If you are on either of the Power Plans, we credit $4.95 off the Stores monthly amount. If you select the Stores Standard Plan, the monthly amount is $4.95-$4.95=0 (Free). If you select the Stores Premium Plan, the monthly amount is $9.95-$4.95=$5.00 or Stores Power Plan (14.95-4.95=$10). In all Stores plans, you can list as many items as you want to your store for no additional fee at all. When you sell items from your store, you pay just the variable or flat sales fee associated with the plan (1%, $0.20, or $0.10) depending upon the plan selected.
So, under the flat rate premium plan, you would see the following:
$12.95/month Sales Manager subscription
$4.95/month Store subscription
1% FVF on Store sales
$0.20/listing on items posted to a venue like eBay or Amazon, or Yahoo.
Let me know if I haven't answered your question well enough. I apologize for the long note, but tried to be complete. Take care.
