posted on August 9, 2004 08:49:49 AM new
I am back from vacation and busy shipping the 103 store sales I had while I was away. Before I left, I was rather put out that I couldn't just close my store while I was away but I am now rethinking that. What a nice surprise to find that I had sold so many items while not running a single auction for 3 weeks! Almost like a "paid" vacation LOL (well maybe not ALMOST - but better than NO sales)!
I posted notices every which way about my 2 week+ absence and so far haven't had any complaints about the delayed shipping (some sales and payments date back over 2 weeks.
posted on August 9, 2004 01:35:30 PM new
I have about 3600 store listings ( postcards). My sales have been pretty steady since ebay opened up the search to include store items when not enough matches are found. I always thought that store traffic came mostly from auction links but that isn't necessarily so - I haven't really listed auctions since the FP sale day ending 7/15.
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posted on August 9, 2004 02:16:02 PM new
I am really happy with ebay stores - I've had 831 sales in 2 months. 3 weeks of that time I was on vacation too, and I was not happy that I could not close down my store! That is something ebay definitely needs to factor in here. What I did was write in the store description that I was away and all orders would be processed when I got back. I wasn't running any auctions for that time, and still had sales. Some were past customers, others just found me! I have about 1200 items listed right now, but have about another 3000 waiting to be added, just have to find the time to do so!
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posted on August 9, 2004 03:11:12 PM new
They cost 2 cents plus 1 cent gallery if you use it. The most labor intensive part of my job is scanning, listing etc. I list cards, sometimes relist them (preferably during FLD or sale days) and then park them in the store 'til they sell. I figure store sales are bonus and don't worry about the "sell through" rate.
I was nervous about vacation though - worried about getting negs and panic-stricken emails from non-reading buyers but it turned out ok (knock on wood). Ebay is supposedly working on a way to turn the stores "on and off"
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posted on August 9, 2004 03:26:05 PM new
Hi neglus welcome back, nice to hear you had an enjoyable time. 2 straight weeks without ebay did you miss it? You did the wisest thing, instead of thinking of booking another cruise or saying we should do this again you went ahead and took action and booked it good for you.
reenie
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posted on August 9, 2004 04:00:56 PM new
Thanks Reenie!
Iare - maybe "sell through" during vacation should not be used to measure much. I have more store sales over the same period when I run auctions too. I posted "away" notices all over the place and they may have discouraged some buyers.
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