posted on December 7, 2000 08:15:51 AM new
I'm a high volume seller and have managed my auctions the old fashioned way--work. I print out my winning auction sheets directly from eBay and place them in a pending folder until payment arrives. It then goes in a completed auction folder and is filed away for future reference. I've reviewed several automated online auction management software systems, but have found specific limitations unique to each system. I'm looking for another high volume seller to provide me with some recommendations as to which is best. We have purchased Quickbooks 2000 and are prepared to use this accounting program along with any online system, if necessary.
Our online business has exploded to $250,000.00+ this year and I'm having a difficult time managing it as a hobby and third business.
My wife is eager to work to make the transition to this new system and wants her husband back! The 80+ hours a week have been going on for almost 3 years now and it's time to take the next step and automate this business.
Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
posted on December 7, 2000 08:54:19 AM new
Auction Tamer will knock about 90% of the paperwork out of your auctions. Automated e-mails are a snap, so sending out your EOA's can be done in just a minute or two, no matter what your volume. It keeps a comprehensive database, and remember bidder's names and addresses. Best of all, it's not web based (MS Access, I think) so your work doesn't slow down just because your connection is slow.
posted on December 7, 2000 09:13:59 AM new
I use Auction Tamer also, and have found that with a bit of tweaking, it serves the purpose well. You can easily set it up to print whatever, as far as packing slips, invoices, etc., but they're printed out as very plain text, so I've set up these documents as form letters in MS Word to use the database generated by AT. (You'll have to associate the .atx file extension with MS Access, or at least I did.) The MS site has some very attractive templates that can be used as a basis. I love the program.
always pickersangel everywhere
(edited to reflect the fact that you CAN use the actual AT files to merge with MS Word documents)
[ edited by pickersangel on Dec 7, 2000 09:45 AM ]
