deur1
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posted on June 24, 2010 09:20:36 AM new
Today we’re thrilled to announce that Vendio is being acquired by Alibaba.com!
well well well
I hope this is just wonderful.
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kozersky
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posted on June 24, 2010 09:27:13 AM new
You are kidding right? Where is the announcement?
Bill K-
William J Kozersky Stamp Co.
[ edited by kozersky on Jul 2, 2010 12:30 AM ]
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deur1
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posted on June 24, 2010 09:29:26 AM new
yep, I got the email last night alibaba
Day 66
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deur1
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posted on June 24, 2010 09:30:20 AM new
Vendio Acquired by Alibaba.com
Day 66
[ edited by deur1 on Jun 25, 2010 04:04 PM ]
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roadsmith
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posted on June 24, 2010 10:04:42 AM new
Oh, Lordy! I wish I could believe that Vendio will continue to operate as it has. But. . . I have some doubts.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on June 24, 2010 10:06:47 AM new
I feel more changes are coming our way!!
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NathanCS
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posted on June 24, 2010 11:14:02 AM new
Hello,
Please see our post on the Vendio Services board for additional information. It is located here.
Regards,
Nathan
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kozersky
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posted on June 24, 2010 12:07:33 PM new
Apparently, the eBay disruptions have also had an effect on Vendio.
I'm glad that every thing will continue in the same manner.
Now, we will be able to source the same fine Asian goods, and be competitive with those currently on eBay.
Sure is exciting, and may be helpful to everyone's business.
Bill K-
William J Kozersky Stamp Co.
[ edited by kozersky on Jun 24, 2010 12:09 PM ]
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shagmidmod
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posted on June 24, 2010 01:14:48 PM new
I suppose this explains why Vendio was sitting on their hands to create new improvements that kept pace with eBay's recent changes. As a consumer and business owner watching their bottom line, it is hard to justify paying the same fees for products that you already get through the main site (eBay) for free.
Maybe AliBaBa will bring some fresh ideas to the plate that can improve my bottom line, but until then I have no need for Vendio's listing services.
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hwahwa
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posted on June 24, 2010 01:26:06 PM new
Thats great news for Vendio management,did it say how much?
I have bought from suppliers on Alibaba and another site similar.
My experience is terrible,I bought from this guy who has this website,a company name and remitting fund to China is a pain .
He took all the resin figurines and lumped them altogther and then bubblewrapped the whole thing,now in this country or any country you bubble wrapped each figurine,not lump them all together and then bubblewrapped all the figurines as one big ??glob?
then he put this big bubble in a supermarket plastic bag and then threw some peanuts or newspaper or more worn torn supermarket plastic bags in EMS box.
Of course it arrived with broken pieces,since they all claim to get a discount from their post office shipping their version of EMS ,the logical step will be to file insurance with the post office.
NO,they would not do so,my guess is that too many claims make them look bad with their post office,so?
Further dialogue revealed they dont really have a factory,what they do is to go to the factory and find whatever they can,in some cases,they have been layoff and these figurines are their severance pay.
Another case is an individual who claimed to be the middleman,he goes to the factory and the guy just picked out some pieces and he shipped them to me.
Of course they were not perfect so he went back and raised hell and demanded better pieces.
Such is life- small business USA meet small business China.
Good luck to you all,better read it fast before Vendio remove it.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
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jtomp
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posted on June 24, 2010 03:38:09 PM new
Looks like my post about Chinese products is missing!
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NathanCS
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posted on June 24, 2010 03:47:52 PM new
Hello Jtomp,
At this point there have been no posts removed from this message thread today (or any other message thread that I am aware of). I do see that you had posted a comment on a similar thread in the Vendio Services section of the message boards here.
Regards,
Nathan
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jtomp
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posted on June 24, 2010 05:17:52 PM new
My apologies.
I guess I just don't understand the fit of the two companies.
Jane
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NathanCS
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posted on June 24, 2010 05:25:26 PM new
Hello Jane,
Becoming part of Alibaba provides Vendio many more resources that will be used to expand and provide ever better services to our customers. Alibaba brings millions of products and supplier relationships that will be used to offer exclusive sourcing opportunities to you. Alibaba has a talented, intelligent, and very experienced eCommerce team that will lend additional guidance and ideas to help make US small businesses sell more profitably.
Basically, even if you do not want to take advantage of the sourcing opportunities, the resources that Alibaba has will allow us to expand and improve the services that you do use through Vendio.
Please also take a look at our FAQ for more information (if you haven't already): http://www.vendio.com/ecommerce/alibaba-acquisition-faq
Regards,
Nathan
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hwahwa
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posted on June 24, 2010 05:27:03 PM new
I was in Asia 3 months ago and Chinese outside China who are used to order one of this,3 of that,10 of another are all told minimum quantity =400 for each style.
Now how many retailers can order 400 of each style,even wholesaler /importers dont have that kind of distribution prowness?
You will be stuck with 400 Happy Buddha raising one arm and 400 of Happy Buddha sitting with a fan and 400 of Happy Buddha smiles and sit with money bag!
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
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agate18
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posted on June 24, 2010 06:52:31 PM new
Does all this mean that prices will go up.? Certainly hope not.
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vendio_helen
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posted on June 24, 2010 10:40:24 PM new
@hwahwa
The great thing about AliExpress is that you it's "on-demand" ordering process means you can order in much smaller quantities.
If you haven't already, check out the offer to get up to $100 free in AliExpress merchandise 
http://bit.ly/aq5h43
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Helenjw
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posted on June 25, 2010 05:47:44 AM new
In regard to wholesale sales from China, I wonder if the language barrier will be a significant problem. The forums related to Alibaba illustrate some translation problems, for example.
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vintage4u
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posted on June 25, 2010 06:53:19 AM new
..used my coupons from Vendio (see the announcement) to buy 1 of this, 1 of that and 1 of something else. It cost a grand total of $4.65 after the coupons were applied (had to do 1order at a time to use the coupons). There was some stuff you had to get 10 of to be able to order any, but there's a ton of stuff with free shipping and no minimum order.
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NathanCS
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posted on June 25, 2010 09:06:15 AM new
Hi Agate18,
There are no plans to increase the pricing of our services.
Regards,
Nathan
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shagmidmod
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posted on June 25, 2010 09:34:29 AM new
How about decreasing fees considering that many of the features that Vendio offered are now obsolete with eBay's recent update? it is hard justifying vendio fees when the only real benefit for me is scheduled listings.
when eBay charged for more than 1 pic, vendio was great. when eBay didn't have a good Post Sale Checkout system, vendio was great. before eBay monopolized payment methods, vendio was great. when eBay didn't offer a comprehensive listing/relisting tool, vendio was great. All of these things were worth paying vendio, however it has been reduced to scheduled listings and inventory management. That doesn't really do much when you don't generally sell from inventory either.
very difficult in justifying all those extra fees when you now get many of them included with eBay at no extra cost.
i hate to be this way, but what has vendio done for sellers lately?
[ edited by shagmidmod on Jun 25, 2010 09:36 AM ]
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missmelon437
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posted on June 25, 2010 03:09:09 PM new
@Helenjw
On AliExpress.com - they really try to make communication easy. You can IM with the seller and from my experience, most speak pretty good English.
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kozersky
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posted on June 25, 2010 03:11:40 PM new
I agree. Lower the fees for the legacy sellers. Why list free eBay auctions with Vendio, when each listing is charged 6 cents by Vendio?
While everyone is stumbling around trying to build "free" stores, the Vendio legacy sellers are paying for their fun.
I really like Vendio, the services provided allowed me to grow my business. However, the fees are becoming too expensive.
As to AliBaba, and AliExpress - I am sure we would benefit from the new relationship. However, my concerns are more immediate now. How do I fit my items into the once again revised Ebay, and make them relevant, without additional expense?
Bill K-
William J Kozersky Stamp Co.
[ edited by kozersky on Jun 25, 2010 03:15 PM ]
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missmelon437
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posted on June 25, 2010 03:11:43 PM new
@vintage4u
Cool! Glad that you used them. How I filter for good products is:
Maximizing the AliExpress coupon:
Each coupon is worth $20 and is valid on any order greater than $20. Therefore, to maximize the value of this you simply need to create an order that’s $20.01 or more. Keep in mind that because you have 5 coupons, you can place 5 different orders for up to $100 of free stuff!
AliExpress has a great search function that enables you to find deals fast.
Here is how:
1. Choose a category or subcategory.
2. In the “Price and Quantity” search box, choose the value $20 and $21. Also select the “Show Free Shipping” box. This ensures that you’re only looking at items that cost between $20-21 with shipping included.
See image: http://www.dealio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/use2.png
3. Find an item you want to purchase. Click on the “Buy Now” button and fill out shipping information. You’ll then see the “Review Order” page. Please note that the coupon will not be applied until the next step.
4. Next you’ll see the “Payment” page. Here the coupon will be applied. You can pay via PayPal, credit card or bank transfer.
5. Upon payment, you’ll receive email confirmations. Log into your Alibaba.com account to view order details.
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vintage4u
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posted on June 25, 2010 03:19:47 PM new
free ebay auctions? how do you get them free?
those elusive free lunches are scary 2 me
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kozersky
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posted on June 25, 2010 03:32:42 PM new
vintage4u, perhaps you should read the notices from eBay. Do you sell on eBay?
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Insertion fees for auction-style format listings - $0.01 - $0.99 Free (up to 100 listings)*
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I've seen that scene before. Where was the picture taken?
Bill K-
William J Kozersky Stamp Co.
[ edited by kozersky on Jul 2, 2010 12:33 AM ]
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shagmidmod
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posted on June 25, 2010 06:03:08 PM new
Bill- looks our comments are being ignored. lol.
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wiking187
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posted on June 26, 2010 02:07:53 AM new
I agree with Bill K. Vendio is a great tool that has morphed into over priced image hosting/storage. I will probabaly not continue my $200.00 per year membership when it expires in March.
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jtomp
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posted on June 26, 2010 04:11:37 AM new
Does anyone know of a good site to host pics and schedule auctions other than Vendio?
Jane
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hwahwa
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posted on June 26, 2010 10:59:32 AM new
yes,it is called Ebay.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
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