carolinetyler
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posted on February 12, 2009 03:47:04 PM new
Just got this email from Ebay:
Important announcement for eBay Sellers:
Now it's free to upload photos to eBay Picture Services for items you list in Collectibles, Antiques, Art, and Pottery & Glass. Buyers want to see more images for items in these categories-post up to twelve photos per listing and they're all free. That includes A La Carte, Picture Pack, and Gallery Plus photos.
* Give buyers what they need to make a decision
* Reduce buyer questions
* Grow your sales
For more details, check out the frequently asked questions.
Coming soon for all eBay Sellers who use eBay Picture Service:
We're working on new visual tools for eBay Picture Service that will help you showcase your items even more powerfully, while enhancing your customers' shopping experience. Stay tuned for more announcements in the near future.
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 Caroline
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dorrie
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posted on February 12, 2009 04:27:35 PM new
The expense of adding photos is one reason that I have been using Vendio to list my Ebay items. Other than also using the schedule feature of Vendio, is there a good enough reason to remain with Vendio & pay their fees? Why not just list & manage all Ebay items from the Ebay website? Any thoughts from others is appreciated.
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wgonzales
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posted on February 12, 2009 04:47:58 PM new
What eBay gives today, they take away (or exert invasive controls over) tomorrow.
History shows eBay never gives anything away without a plan to increase profit--at the sellers expense--from it in the future.
The bottom line for me is that I have never liked the idea of putting "all my eggs" in eBay's "basket".
Whether at Vendio or elsewhere, I have no plan to host photos at eBay.
Susan
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max40
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posted on February 12, 2009 05:02:54 PM new
Another drawback to eBay's "free pictures" is the quality and size. I'll stick with Vendio.
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pixiamom
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posted on February 12, 2009 05:25:57 PM new
Ebay should have done this years ago. Ditto Max, until EBay increases the size and quality of their hosted pics, I'll stick with Vendio.
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rhpepsi
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posted on February 12, 2009 06:40:04 PM new
#1 reason NOT to use eBay and stick with VENDIO;
LIMITED CATEGORIES.....just another gimmick to try and catch the seller in excess fees. Load 12 photos and put them in a "wrong" category..BAM! 35¢ for each one...and as always, remember to qualify for the FREE photos with eBay you will need a 4.98273% on each DSR...same 'ol BS
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gina50
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posted on February 12, 2009 07:24:03 PM new
I'm sticking with vendio since I have found them to be very reliable over the years and they just keep getting better unlike you know where!
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dorrie
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posted on February 12, 2009 07:44:08 PM new
I have no problem with Vendio-just trying to cut costs.
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stonecold613
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posted on February 12, 2009 08:17:07 PM new
Why not just list & manage all Ebay items from the Ebay website?
My guess is you haven't tried to list directly to ebay lately. If you had, you wouldn't be asking that question.
Personally, I am using Auctiva. It's free. But if you use Vendio, I agree with the others that do, keep using Vendio.
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ebabestreasures
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posted on February 13, 2009 03:39:04 AM new
Plus there is no time limit for how long your photos say on Vendio. You decide.
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carolinetyler
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posted on February 13, 2009 12:05:46 PM new
I was thinking about using Ebay to host as well, but the size and quality just stink and those are the categories where quality and size count.
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Caroline
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dorrie
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posted on February 19, 2009 08:10:57 AM new
I have listed an item just using Ebay & taking advantages of the free photo offer. The photos in the ad look fine to me (the photos were uploaded from my computer directly to Ebay). Any comments appreciated. This is the URL:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270347064577
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on February 19, 2009 08:54:20 AM new
The photos are perhaps too good -- there are clearly visible fingerprints in the third picture. (Sorry!)
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dorrie
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posted on February 19, 2009 09:00:38 AM new
Thanks Fluff. Yes, we do have to watch out for fingerprints in a closeup photo. There have been comments that listing directly with Ebay isn't desirable due to poor photo quality. I'm just trying to find another way to list items other than using Vendio (to save costs).
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ChristopherCS
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posted on February 19, 2009 09:01:42 AM new
Hello,
The question is - 'how good *could* they look' ?
Id also upload the same pics to another service (any service that doesn't compress your originals down to save themselves server space) so you can get a proper comparison.
Regards,
Chris
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