Comments on: Dear Brews

By: Paul Bennett

Paul Bennett — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:30:26 +0000

I just found your blog while looking for reviews about Vendio. You comments were a great help to make a decision. I have a better idea of the type of questions I want to ask them.

Finding your Blog very useful for someone that has been using Ebay for over a year and got so annoyed with their “Customer Service” that I pulled my ebay store.

Look forward to reading more of your tips etc. I do have one question–Going through your archives and posts I don’t find anything past 2010. I am sorry if this is a stupid question but is your Blog still active?

By: John (ColderICE)

John (ColderICE) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:42:38 +0000

Just an FYI, we have a weekly radio broadcast for eBay/e commerce sellers as well and it can be located at http://www.Wednesday114.com call “B.S. Walks When Money Talks” Every Wednesday afternoon at 1:14 est.

thanks,
John (ColderICE)

By: anne

anne — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:23:03 +0000

Dear Brew: I have been selling on ebay for 3 years, have a store with about 5000 items (took off 3000 in the past 60 days for revisions), and try to follow all the rules. I’m one of the “nice” sellers on ebay –full no questions asked return policy and answer questions within an hour or so. I’ll be one of the top sellers this October. Only 1 negative out of 1000 across categories. The reason I tell you this is that I assume I am one of the sellers ebay would like to keep. BUT, I am thinking about expanding my stand-alone store (just a site that links to ebay now for that referral discount) because I am so very, very tired of the revisions. Every other day I take down at least 100 items that say “I take it all…whatever you find most convenient.. money orders, personal checks, etc…” I am also taking down items that have pictures that don’t enlarge on the new ebay picture software, and retaking pictures to meet the new resolution specs. And now I will need to start at ground zero and take out all the “insurance optional” verbiage.

I think this redo issue deserves some of your airtime. I would very much like to see this topic given some attention. I am just so disheartened by the tediousness of selling on ebay. [And yes, I have tried all the bulk listing tools ebay staff suggested. None worked.]

Sincerely,
Anne

By: Runel Burns

Runel Burns — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:36:37 +0000

What’s going on with Auctiva? There are all of these warnings that Auctiva may harm your computer. This is rather annoying as I use Auctiva for my listings to get multiple photos for free. I cannot even check my account. Is this eBays ploy to know Auctiva out of commission?