posted on July 16, 2002 12:01:29 PM
WELL I TOOK THE PLUNGE,,,,,,,,WHERE'S THE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIKES!!!
I JUST DID A LISTING ON THERE. THE FIRST ONE SO I AM ,,,,,,,,,,VIRGIN.
NOW, HOW DO I CHANGE WHAT I SAID OR DIDN'T SAY? HOW MANY DAYS IS IT ON THERE? FOREVER? SHOOT HOW DO I CHANGE THE PRICE? WHERE DO I EVEN ACTUALLY SEE IT ON E BAY? IS IT SOMEWHERE ELSE BESIDES RIGHT ON THE SAME PAGE THE PUBLIC SEES MY EXACT SAME AUCTION WIDGETS?
I HIT ENTER AND THEN SAW THE WORD IN SINGULAR INSTEAD OF PLURAL. DISH INSTEAD OF DISHES. I CAN HEAR THE WASTE OF TIME E MAILS COMING ALREADY,,,,,DUH,,,,DO YOU JUST GET ONE OR ALL OF THEM??? OH BOY!
HELP! BEFORE THE ZOMBIES ATTACK! THANKS.
OH! I JUST GOT THE WELCOME WAGON FROM E BAY. JUST HOW MUCH IS,,,,,,,,THE small COMMISSION? SMALL COMMISSION, LOL. I AM SURE. HEY,,,,,,,I HAD TO TRY IT.
I JUST READ SOME MORE,,,,,HOW CAN "FREE" AND A SMALL COMISSION EVEN BE IN THE SAME LINE? BECAUSE IT'S E BAY JACK, YOU IDIOT. LOL.
[ edited by JACKSWEBB on Jul 16, 2002 12:09 PM ]
posted on July 18, 2002 05:16:12 AM
I am curious about half.com, too. I have some books to list but I can't find any info about length of listing, etc. Seems very hard to navigate half.com site.
Jack - did you get anywhere with this?
Thanks for the help!
posted on July 18, 2002 05:36:21 AM
Listing run until either the item sells ( 15% comission ) or you delete the listing. There is a simple edit function of each auction under the manage inventory section. Unless the item is very unique it needs to be reviewed periodically by the seller for possible price undercutting by the competition. Many sellers will undercut your price by as low as one cent but that is usually enough to get the sale.
That reminds me, I haven't looked at my main listings in a week and I better see how the "how low can you go" wars are doing over there.
posted on July 18, 2002 07:09:04 AM
Yes, good advice from bidsbids. Go to the "manage inventory" link of your account information. You can edit like mad.
You can use up to 1,000 words and a picture, too.
My one gripe with them, besides the fact that my sales have been too slow to be worth it anymore with them, is that when I get the "you've made a sale" e-mail, I can't then go and look at what exactly I said about the book, to learn what does and doesn't work with buyers. Very frustrating.
posted on July 18, 2002 07:28:35 PM
When you make a sale on HalfDot you have to confirm it. That screen shows exactly what your comments were BEFORE you confirm it. After you confirm it, that info disappears with the new screen. However if you then hit refresh (or use the same link from the email notice) the screen changes to a 'report problem' screen and your text appears once again.
Just a little halfDot quirk of which there are many. I don't think they have any programmers working there anymore because nothing's changed for a long time.
posted on July 18, 2002 07:40:28 PM
WELL, FROM WHAT I AM SEEING I HOPE SOMEONE BUYS THAT "ITEM" AND THIS IS DONE WITH. THANKS BIDSBIDS FOR POINTING OUT HOW IT WORKS. I THINK I WILL PASS ON ANYMORE OF THIS E BAY SILLINESS.
posted on July 18, 2002 08:34:46 PM
I always check the item description before confirming it because on light items like thin paperbacks or CDs I offer a free upgrade to First Class Mail and I want to verify if I had that option on the sold item.
Half changes a lot of rules and they are difficult to keep up with unless you read the announcement page once in a while. The latest announement is that there is now a minimum 75 cent price on cards just like books.
Today I changed my shipping preferences to Media Mail only as a few buyers in far off places, of which are many when you live in California, used Expediated Mail aka Priority Mail, and I lost a buck or two on book sales as some books are heavy.
Another fairly recent feature allows buyers to purchase multiple items from the same seller and get a reduced shipping rate. Sounds good in theory but if the multiple items are heavy books the seller may lose money on the reduced shipping allowance. Of course, Half always says factor in extra shipping costs in the sale price when selling heavy items.
posted on July 18, 2002 08:40:43 PM
BIDSBIDS,,,HAPPY TO SEE YOU CAN SEE AGAIN,,,,,,,YOU TOLD PEOPLE A LOT OF GOOD ADVICE FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES THAT IS WHAT THIS IS REALLY ALL ABOUT. WE ARE ALL REALLY NOTHING BUT EXPERIENCES ON A SCREEN. IF IT HELPS JUST ONE PERSON,,,,,,,MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
