posted on August 11, 2005 04:22:55 PM new
I received a pamphlet in the mail tiday telling about ProStores. Has anyone used it or is this something relatively new? What is the difference between this & eBay stores?
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posted on August 11, 2005 04:53:40 PM new
It is ebays way of double dipping on the cost of their store programming. Prostores are freestanding stores not related to ebay. It think the FVF on items is 1%, (I forget but I don't have the energy to go search it down right now).
We all talk about the importance of having a source of income that does not rely on ebay and this is a good way to gt one started with a relatively simple shopping cart, numerous options and a familiar feel.
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posted on August 11, 2005 07:04:57 PM new
For a one time fee (about $160) you can purchase shopping cart software from ecommercetemplates and have all the reporting tools and management tools you need as well. Hosting at GoDaddy is $9.95 per month. Why pay the high monthly rate and closing fees when you can pay $9.95 per month for your own store? I guess I don't get the attraction.
posted on August 11, 2005 08:30:58 PM new
Because I hate trying to figure out shopping carts. I still have the last one I bought on my computer and delve into it when I am feeling especially masochistic...I think it hates me.
It's kind of like "why use a listing service when you could just do it yourself?" It makes your life easier and frees up more time for other projects. Thats worth a few extra bucks any day.
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posted on August 12, 2005 06:42:28 AM new
There's been lots of discussion over on eBay's own boards about this. The general sway of concensus says:
A) Only the more expensive version has inventory features, so the two lower end options are worthless if you have more than just a few items.
B) Prostores is an eBay company. If you want to expand away from the eBay mindset (higher fees, VERO, odd rules) avoid them. eBay is pretty much hands-off with Prostores now, but they could change that at any time.
C) There are cheaper, more flexible alternatives available, but this isn't the place to discuss them.
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