mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on April 25, 2006 09:30:47 PM
i guess it was bound to happen sooner or later. 
Beginning May 9th, 2006, Vendio will be adjusting pricing for several Sales Manager plans.
Changes include the following:
* Eliminating the $2.95 monthly minimum on the Sales Manager Pay As You Go Plan. This change allows seasonal sellers to keep their Sales Manager accounts open at Vendio without incurring a Sales Manager fee in months with no listing or sales activity.
* Maintaining our current array of plans while adjusting some pricing elements.
The new Sales Manager Plan prices are listed below:
Monthly Fee Listing Fee Final Value Fee
Pay As You Go Plan -- $0.12 1.25%*
Variable Rate Premium Plan $14.95 $0.06 1%*
Flat Rate Premium Plan $14.95 $0.22 --
Variable Rate Power Plan $34.95 -- 1.25%*
Flat Rate Power Plan $39.95 $0.12 --
* Maximum Final Value Fee is $4.95 per item
We have not adjusted Sales Manager plan pricing since we introduced the monthly subscription plans in 2001 despite a growing maintenance investment and development of new features, including:
* Sales Manager Inventory Edition that greatly expands launch automation, bulk editing and advanced inventory management (winner of eBay’s Star Developer Award for 2005)
* Vendio Checkout, with combined shipping discounts, shipping insurance, sales tax and cross promotion
* Enhanced post sale management, including feedback automation and unpaid item processing
* Enhanced PayPal integration
* Five major SM Pro releases
* Architecture investments and improvements to increase service reliability from already high levels
* Spellchecking and HTML editor for creating listing descriptions
* In-line shipping calculators for USPS and UPS shipping with eBay integration
* A large array of new and fully-customizable listing templates
* Reporting capabilities for your business (available FREE to all Sales Manager users)
* Support for all the latest eBay and PayPal features released over the years, such as eBay Stores, eBay Express, Best Offer, Second Chance Offer, eBay Store categories, Fixed Price listings, item specifics (attributes), and countless other releases
Please note also that Second Chance Offers (SCOs) are not charged listing fees by Vendio or eBay, so sellers are taking advantage of SCOs to reduce their number of eBay listings while maintaining the same or higher sales volumes. Changes to our Flat Rate plans also reflect the reality of these free Vendio sales under these plans. Final Value Fees are charged on SCOs. Additionally, sellers who currently pay image hosting fees in excess of their Sales Manager credits may experience NO pricing change, since higher SM credits toward image hosting will offset any increase.
We will release these plan changes in two phases. Subscriptions and listing fee amounts will be adjusted beginning on May 9, 2006. Final Value Fee adjustments will occur later on May 17th, 2006 to enable typical 7-day eBay auctions and Buy It Now items launched prior to May 9th to close using the current final value fee rates.
These price changes will enable us to continue improving Sales Manager to meet the demands of your growing businesses, the changing marketplace, and the needs of smart sellers everywhere. We look forward to continuing to support your online sales.
Thanks for your support.
The Vendio Team
 Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
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LtRay
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posted on April 25, 2006 09:51:06 PM
Oh well... if they had done that on the last go around, I would probably still be using them. That monthly minimum was enough to encourage me to explore alternatives. I fondly remember using Vendio, but can't imagine paying fees for image hosting or scheduled listings anymore.
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tOMWiii
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posted on April 26, 2006 05:44:50 AM
I haven't used an "Auction Mgmt" service in about 2.5 years now -- and don't miss any of them!
ALL I really need is IMAGE HOSTING, as I launch all my items directly from feeBay & do my PSM with their SMPro...
There are a large number of very reliable FREE (or almost FREE) IMAGE HOSTS out there now...
I do use the VD GALLERY, just because I like it -- I splurged 
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 26, 2006 06:50:19 AM
This doesn't look too bad - the only thing I see that will affect me is the increase from 1% to 1.25% as I use the pay as you go.
I wish they would lower the fee for store listings. I don't mind the FVF but a dime to launch when with ebay it's only 3 cents is a bit steep.
I've tried moving from auction to store without vendio and frankly it just takes too long to do it from ebay, but I may have to figure some other way to do it.
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neglus
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posted on April 26, 2006 07:05:20 AM
It's not too bad - I don't understand the part about "second chance offers" but I don't use them very often. I have so many images stored ar Vendio that the $5 increase in the flat rate plan is still better than most other places. I DO use the post sale management religiously and would be lost without it. The "search" features alone are fabulous and now that I have learned to use ebay Sales Manager to move items to my store and then import to Vendio my life is MUCH easier!
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http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards?refid=store
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 26, 2006 07:17:37 AM
"now that I have learned to use ebay Sales Manager to move items to my store and then import to Vendio my life is MUCH easier!"
Neglus - Do tell???
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neglus
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posted on April 26, 2006 08:04:08 AM
Lady J ..you get Selling Manager free with stores subscription. You can bulk move unsold items from auction format to store format through Sales Manager->Unsold items. You put a check by the items you want to move and then click on a button that says "Relist as Stores Inventory" - the items will then let you edit price and add a gallery etc. Once done, I clear out my Vendio "Unfiled Images" folder and "Imprt" my listings. I do this because the images are imported even though you already have the REAL vendio images attached in the item description. I delete the imported images from the Vendio "Unfiled" folder so I don't get charged for them. If you get charged per listing you probably will get charged for the import too though. If you have over 300 items, you might want to check out a Flat Rate plan.
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http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards?refid=store
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kshoops
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posted on April 26, 2006 09:25:23 AM
tOMWiii,
Hello, would you mind emailing me the free image hosting sites you use? I think you had done that for some other folks on another thread, I would greatly appreciate it.
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tOMWiii
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posted on April 26, 2006 10:41:37 AM
Email Ralphie @
[email protected]
If he's sober &/or awake, he'll be happy to REPLY...
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irked
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posted on April 26, 2006 11:18:30 AM
Ralphie is some character!
cool email addy My dog is jealous.
**************
Some minds are like concrete,
thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
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classicrock000
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posted on April 26, 2006 11:19:59 AM
"Ralphie is some character!"
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[ edited by classicrock000 on Apr 26, 2006 11:20 AM ]
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 26, 2006 01:30:37 PM
Neglus - I'm feeling really stupid right now but I just can't find this.
Do I start out on My Ebay or in Manage My Store.
In My ebay I tried the Unsold Item relist but I have to do it one at a time?
I only have the basic store plan - could that be the difference?
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 26, 2006 01:54:24 PM
I just found a drop down tab on the unsold item list that allows you to change the format and it's pretty easy. You still must do them one at a time but it's fast.
Is this it Neglus?
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neglus
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posted on April 26, 2006 02:19:40 PM
LJ- I forgot that you can do it in MY EBAY Too:
STEP 1 : Put X by the items you want to relist in "unsold" items and then click on "relist as store inventory":
Step 2 : it will bring up a bulk relister like this and you can do several items at once
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http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards?refid=store
[ edited by neglus on Apr 26, 2006 02:21 PM ]
[ edited by neglus on Apr 26, 2006 02:22 PM ]
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 26, 2006 02:49:47 PM
I finally found it but it's not free to me. There is a $4.95 per month fee. Maybe it's free with the plan you have???
I may try the 30 days free to get up to date and then stop it. I don't consider myself a high volume seller.
[ edited by ladyjewels2000 on Apr 26, 2006 02:58 PM ]
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neglus
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posted on April 26, 2006 03:02:02 PM
Lady - I didn't know it before but I think you can do the same thing from My Ebay for free. Try pulling up "Unsold" items - it should be there and I am quite sure they don't charge for items in the regular My Ebay.
Selling Manager is free to all store owners - they charge you $4.95 and then credit it back to you.
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http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards?refid=store
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 26, 2006 03:09:08 PM
Great - I'll use it then - I am still in my trail period for the store as well so maybe that's it.
Thanks for all the help.
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oracle20001
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posted on April 30, 2006 07:07:02 PM
eBay, PayPal, SA and now Vendio - UGH! Fees are eating up my profits. With all the wholesalers and carp now being listed on eBay by hobby sellers, prices are dropping. I have to cut back on Vendio, eBay SA and get savvy about using some free Photobucket image service or another of its' ilk.
ANY IDEAS anyone?
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AuthorizedArt
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posted on April 30, 2006 07:33:34 PM
I listed a free Gallery service and I know of other free services too, BUT, Vendio pulled the post! So much for Freedom of Speach!
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