Ebay Refugee

[memartz]

Reviving this thread in anticipation of more refugees....

I've revived and updated my membership, will start listing here again shortly, and will move my shop to this site next week.

[vmcthm]

I'm also on eBay but moving items into eBid as well. My store links appear on my website www.thenotionshop.com

I'm still figuring things out, too. But so far it seems rather user friendly. Except that I can't figure out how to promote my new store on the eBid site itself. Can anyone tell me how to go about becoming a "Featured Store" or appearing as one of the 18 or 19 stores in this category?

[madelaine]

You become a featured store on a rotation - so long as you have items listed, you will appear sometimes on the Right of the home page and sometimes under "featured store" in the category you have put your store under.

ebid is not keen on links to your own shopping site being on their site (for obvious reasons!)

[tompkins40]

I did this a little while ago (moved from EBay) because I was only selling low value items and it just got so it wasnt worth it the listing fees, etc.

This is slower in some respects, but if that doesn't matter to you, just list for free, buy some low value items to get feedback, and Bob's your whatnot.

It's pretty friendly on the boards and you can get help with most problems.

Best of luck!

T40

[kengillam]

We could use some more independent self representing artists listing here.

[saltylady]

WAVES TO KEN and everybody else
i'm from the other side shut my shop a month ago, and reduced my listings, and am telling people about here, already got one of my regular customers to join,
i am enjoying making more of my salt dough now i love creating, and find i have more time, to make them.
cheers

[GrannieAnnie]

Hi, I'm sort of a refugee from 'that other place'....things have been so quiet lately that I had to start looking for alternatives and someone suggested ebid so I thought I'd stop by here and say hello!

I mostly sell paint your own bisque and odd bits and bobs these days although I used to sell a lot of my own hand painted ceramics. All individual one of a kind tube lined designs. Its got now that I don't make much any more. Due to circumstances at home I can't get out to fairs or rallies any more and although I used to sell to all over the world a few years ago, the growth of 'that other place' more or less means that my items got lost in the sea of mass produced products. Hopefully I will be able to add some of my own work here later in the week....I just wish I knew wish category I should list in.

[kengillam]

Hi Grannie Annie welcome to eBid I see you've already added a signature link for us nosey. I would fill in some info on Your About Me Page. Perhaps buy a few things to kickstart your feedback over here ( I have some nice cheap prints ) have a look at my listings to see how I dealt with the zero feedback problem when I started.

Then email all YOUR (not Greedbay's they are a venue, they keep telling us) customers, and tell them where you are, give them a link to your listings. Grab the records while you can and from paypal records as well. That should keep you busy for a bit, and shout if you need a hand. Additional body parts incur a small fee

[GrannieAnnie]

Thaks Ken, I'm working through it all slowly...sadly there's only 24 hours in a day and I do have other things to do as well. It's so frustrating having to start out from scratch again....like the buying to build feedback. I have to get a whole load more listings done before I can start emailing customers!!

The offer of a hand is much appreciated - I doubt I could afford anything more than that anyway!!

[frenchlinenloft]

Hello,
I am just starting out over here and not quite sure of the system, but will persevere until I get it right. I had not thought of buying to gain feedback. I shall have to have a look at my favourite sections. Best of luck to all
Penny