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I was wondering if anyone has shipped an item that was too long for boxes and envelopes owned and what your solution was besides doing an extensive search for the exact size box or envelope. Would putting as much of the item in one poly envelope and then cutting a second poly to fit around the bottom of the item and taping it onto the first envelope be an acceptable way to ship a long item?If you could provide the full name (it is hard to identify several of the letters) of the painter, that would assist with the search.
I would offer that with the holidays coming up, you do nothing for the month of November as far as pricing goes. You have a unique item that would make a good gift. I would offer that at the beginning of December you may want to put the item on auction with a starting bid of the lowest amount you are comfortable receiving for the item. You may want to run the auction for 10 days. Then after that, if the item still has not sold, you may want to mark it down by 5% (shoppers love sales).
On another note, in your description, you may want to bullet it to make it easier and quicker to read. I would also offer that you may want to take out the sentence about you not being able to find anything else like it. Try to just offer the facts in order to expedite the reading process.
During a call on Scavenger Life Episode 333: The Illusion of Keeping Up With Everything, a caller noted that case sensitivity may effect search results which prompted this forum.
AdventureE 11/05/2017 at 9:59 pm
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Location:I could not remember what steps to take to create a forum, so I am posting this here.
The question you brought up about eBay results being case sensitive got me thinking, so I did a little research. Yes, there does seem to be a differentiation in results based on case. For some items, the item page placement difference is large while for other items the item page placement difference is slight.
Here are two examples,
Ferragamo Women’s Shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Ferragamo+Women%27s+Shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=nc
ferragamo women’s shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=ferragamo+women%27s+shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=nc
Nike Shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Nike+Shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=nc
nike shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=nike+shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=ncT-Satt – 11/06/2017 at 9:25 am
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Location:That is wild. Amazing that for the Nike Shoes, the number of results were different, and in both cases, best match was different.
Winded 11/06/2017 at 5:41 pm
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Location:Hey,
First time posting so if this is the wrong thread to post in sorry.
So I just did a quick few test searches regarding the case sensitive keywords and it looks like they changed the order of your best match in the mobile app also number of listings did stay the same.Jay 11/06/2017 at 6:05 pm
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Location: VirginiaFeel free to share some of these searches so we can better understand the differences.
T-Satt 11/06/2017 at 8:04 pm
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Location:While interesting, I am wondering what change we would make in our listings? Would we do lower case in the title? I’m not sure of the improvement we would make.
BethGreen 11/06/2017 at 9:14 pm
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Location: OhioIf I think about it, when doing a search on eBay as a buyer or when looking something up for research, I use all lowercase every time
T-Satt 11/06/2017 at 10:53 pm
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Location:I do too…but would you make your titles all lowercase?
AdventureE 11/06/2017 at 10:11 pm
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Location:Personally,
I do not think we should start making any changes until we flush this out some more. Just because there are differences does not necessarily mean we should change what we are doing just yet. I would offer to look at how case sensitivity effects features such as sold, best match, mobile etc. on multiple types of listings. Another Scavenger made mention in their post from today of what they noticed as to how it effected best match, and mobile. Also, take a look at how the listing title line was actually done. When I looked, some were in varied case and still came up high. One way that we may start to explore this is to search for your own current listings by typing in your own listings in both upper and lower case and see what effect it has on their placement as well as the placement of other similar items. Another experiment might be to identify 2 or 3 listing titles (for items you have not listed yet) you want to do in lower case and then submit the listing. Check to see where they are placed. Then go back and change the listing title to your normal case type. Then check for any differences.T-Satt 11/06/2017 at 11:00 pm
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Location:What change would we make to our listings based on any investigation? Regarding capitalization, we have 3 options:
1 – Capitalize the First Letter
2 – all lowercase letters
3 – ALL UPPERCASE LETTERS
Are 2 & 3 viable options? Even if search results change, how would potential buyers react to seeing titles like 2 & 3?Winded 11/06/2017 at 11:36 pm
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Location:Since I did the search under default settings I would assume best match just sees that people that type one way or another tend to click certain listings more than others. The good thing is it looks like all the listings are the the same just not the rankings.
I wouldn’t go changing titles yet either but it just seems bonkers that something that small would change your listings rankings. I would like to see how it works out in the mobile browser and the desktop as well.AdventureE 11/07/2017 at 12:42 am
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Location:I would say 2 and 3 are not to be used.
3 looks like you are screaming and may even lower your rankings if the filter for that is applied and working correctly although there are some using this method. All lowercase does not appear to increase ranking based on my research.
Look at the Ferragamo Women’s Shoes example – https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Ferragamo+Women%27s+Shoes&rt=nc
ferragamo women’s shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=ferragamo+women%27s+shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=nc
If you take a look at the actual listings (click in on them), you will see the name I typed in and category are prioritized. In addition, simply taking the apostrophe out of women’s changed the results. What is most searched for also effects the rankings.
In addition, it is my understanding that listings rank highest when they are first listed, so that is going to impact the results. Another factor that effects rankings is the newness of the account/store. It is my understanding that those who just opened the store will have high rankings and then the ranking will drop off.Nancy 11/07/2017 at 10:23 am
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Location:I’ve had a similar search thing happen as the caller. When doing research on something I’ll enter keywords and have zero or few results. Then below it will say “results matching fewer keywords” but there will be results there that match ALL my keywords. I’ve played around and sometimes it seems to depend on how far apart my keywords are in the other search results. Like they don’t count if they aren’t right together as I typed them. I haven’t tested this out it is just something I’ve noticed.
Thank you Jay.
Would it be possible to bring over the posts already available in order to have consistency and avoid repetition?
11/07/2017 at 12:42 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 333: The Illusion of Keeping Up With Everything #25200I would say 2 and 3 are not to be used.
3 looks like you are screaming and may even lower your rankings if the filter for that is applied and working correctly although there are some using this method. All lowercase does not appear to increase ranking based on my research.
Look at the Ferragamo Women’s Shoes example – https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Ferragamo+Women%27s+Shoes&rt=nc
ferragamo women’s shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=ferragamo+women%27s+shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=ncIf you take a look at the actual listings (click in on them), you will see the name I typed in and category are prioritized. In addition, simply taking the apostrophe out of women’s changed the results. What is most searched for also effects the rankings.
In addition, it is my understanding that listings rank highest when they are first listed, so that is going to impact the results. Another factor that effects rankings is the newness of the account/store. It is my understanding that those who just opened the store will have high rankings and then the ranking will drop off.
11/06/2017 at 10:11 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 333: The Illusion of Keeping Up With Everything #25188Personally,
I do not think we should start making any changes until we flush this out some more. Just because there are differences does not necessarily mean we should change what we are doing just yet. I would offer to look at how case sensitivity effects features such as sold, best match, mobile etc. on multiple types of listings. Another Scavenger made mention in their post from today of what they noticed as to how it effected best match, and mobile. Also, take a look at how the listing title line was actually done. When I looked, some were in varied case and still came up high. One way that we may start to explore this is to search for your own current listings by typing in your own listings in both upper and lower case and see what effect it has on their placement as well as the placement of other similar items. Another experiment might be to identify 2 or 3 listing titles (for items you have not listed yet) you want to do in lower case and then submit the listing. Check to see where they are placed. Then go back and change the listing title to your normal case type. Then check for any differences.More experienced sellers may have a different perspective.
Check in eBay when your cutoff time is for shipping. It should say on the left side of the item. Then depending on the time, you may want to look into the drop off time for places in your area that ship using that shipping service. Just type in the type of shipping service and then where you are located. Sometimes their last pick up time is later than the service such as the main USPS office. Also, you can call the customer by going under advanced search and then under request buyer info.
If after you have messaged and called them, but had no response, you can cancel it at buyer’s request. Then message them to let them know that you tried to contact them but could not, so you cancelled on their behalf. Make sure to apologize for the mistake and let them know that they will be fully refunded and they can repurchase if they wish.-
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AdventureE.
11/06/2017 at 1:41 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 333: The Illusion of Keeping Up With Everything #25135Thank you Jay.
That is very helpful. I wonder if it would be possible to put this info somewhere on the main page to use as an easy reminder when one wants to start a forum.11/05/2017 at 9:59 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 333: The Illusion of Keeping Up With Everything #25059I could not remember what steps to take to create a forum, so I am posting this here.
The question you brought up about eBay results being case sensitive got me thinking, so I did a little research. Yes, there does seem to be a differentiation in results based on case. For some items, the item page placement difference is large while for other items the item page placement difference is slight.
Here are two examples,
Ferragamo Women’s Shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Ferragamo+Women%27s+Shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=ncferragamo women’s shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=ferragamo+women%27s+shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=ncNike Shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Nike+Shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=ncnike shoes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=nike+shoes&_pgn=2&_skc=48&rt=ncThis is the general eBay help and contact link. Just type your topic into the search bar. I can’t guarantee all scenarios are covered.
https://ocsnext.ebay.com/ocs/homeI found this Fed Ex link and thought it might be of benefit.
http://www.fedex.com/us/smartpostguide/smartpost/smartpost_rates_zones.html
Hello,
This link from ebay maybe of benefit.
https://ocsnext.ebay.com/ocs/sc
just type in invoice or invoicing into the search bar.
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AdventureE.
It is a choice on how you wish to spend your time. Do you wish to spend your time listing and/or shipping or do you wish to spend your time first educating this person about shipping and then having this customer challenge you on any shipping they have paid or may pay as your customer? I would offer that you have a business run. How do you wish to spend your time running your business?
Hello,
This is what came up in a google reverse search. It may be of benefit.
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