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yes, that’s what i was looking for, the “customize” link, i could not for the life of me see it (i knew in the old version you could show that). not sure why i’m seeing the old-ish version of this, even on Chrome. but now i can see the SKU. thanks!!!
p.s. i’m looking at this page on a mac using firefox and chrome. also seeing this view in Safari on my iphone.
hmmm, i just got some and they seemed ok, but that was a couple weeks ago.
i don’t think you can use someone else’s code. how i’ve done it in the past is have the items shipped to the other person’s address rather than my own, just ask what they want to order.
yes, i get lots of price opinions. i just ignore them (as you all know).
yeah, i was going to say, just call them and give them the tracking.
i have added ebay intl standard to some of my listings, but i don’t see it as a choice. it’s GSP or Standard depending on the country. thinking of turning GSP off totally if Standard is cheaper for buyers and basically the same “send it to the Kentucky warehouse” program.
had the choice to use the new service yesterday and i chose it, sends to a warehouse in the same town as GSP near the Cincinnati Airport.
yeah i got the fanfold ones too. love it.
02/11/2020 at 8:54 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 446: Interview with Dan The Diner, Fellow Scavenger! #73876Timo wrote:
@MDC Mike:
Thanks for the reply. I hope Susan is doing well too.Regarding SixBit code as you call it, thanks for your comprehensive reply. Here are a detail or two from my limited experience with SixBit that might dovetail into your coded descriptions if you are not already using them as well:
I am doing almost the same Coding thing but also using the SixBit {If Construct so that empty Item Specific fields are not put into the description. This way a template can have item specific fields that are used only occasionally. And, when not populated, the description is not left with an empty data field or blank line, etc.
I am using Custom Item Specifics with some of them configured to not show on eBay but rather used only in my code-generated descriptions.
Templates:
My templates for the {If Construct scripts are in text files but it seems that they probably should be moved into regular SixBit templates. I have some old SixBit templates but always preferred to Duplicate an existing similar item so they never seemed useful. Perhaps time to re-visit using them. So thanks for that reminder.Back to Wrappers:
I tried putting some of this [Item Specifics] code in a wrapper but had too much trouble. It worked but it seems like mostly with font sizes getting messed up. So it didn’t seem worth the effort. But it is a shame to ignore the fact that SixBit can update all affected listings when a wrapper is modified.I don’t use them at all. Doesn’t sound like you and Troy are using wrappers at all either.
MDC Galleries wrote:
Hello Wabash Valley Relics:
I see you joined the group here about 6 weeks ago and congratulations on posting some great numbers.
It always catching eyes when members come on board with inventories larger than Jay and Ryanne’s. You have a large store at 14,256 listed items and 1,521 sales in the past 90 days. You surely have very good numbers.
Now don’t think you are going to come away without some of us having some questions for you and your successful store. So welcome to the club and hope you don’t mind me asking a few questions of which your answers may help those of us that are still trying figure a few things out going forward into the Ebay year of 2020. So, no disrespect intended, just curiosity as to what some of your thinking and strategy is with regards to a few things.
Taking a quick overview of your store at 1,521 sales in the past 3 months you show
$1-$5 = 49 $5.01-$10=290=19% $10.01-$20=837=55% $20.01-$30=224=15%
$30.01-$40=57 $40.01-$50=26 $50.01 & up=39
So about 90% of the last 3 months sales fall about where Jay calls the bread and butter ranges $10 to $30 +/- or at times $20 to $40.
So, with that being said, you seem to be very successful in those ranges and at a very good volume. Now not taking a T-Satt aka Troy] approach at the numbers [i.e. sell through rates, volume velocity, predictive analysis, etc., etc.] I would like to explore a more soft sided probe of your mindset of driving your business on Ebay with the following in mind, if I may.
• I notice many of your listings have few or even no item specifics. What is your opinion on not using many “Item specifics” or any custom item specifics?
• Your opinion on using a description of just a few words and not listing dimensions, materials, and such in the description if you are not putting in many item specifics?
• Is it mostly for the speed of listing so many items per week and you rely mostly on the title and photos to do the selling for you?
• Not filling in any of what Ebay calls their “Required” Item Specifics?
• Your thoughts on Items as low as a one dollar in your store and allowing offers on everything?
• How many offers do you really get on items in the $1 to $5 range?
• For Offers….What is your lowest threshold in percentage do you accept on $1 to $5 items [a 50% offer on an item listed at $1.25 is $.63 ] do you really take many offers on low range items?
• What is your opinion on Calculated Shipping vs. Free Shipping by building the shipping costs into an item for say Zone 5 or 6 and offering free shipping on it vs. having a $3.25 shipping costs on a $1 to $2 dollar item?
• This week’s numbers show an Inventory costs as low as $.14 each on your posted sales of last week, so what is your main source for so many items that are that low for inventory costs?
• In your calculations, assuming you have an Anchor Store, do you figure in the extra 4,000 listings x $.05=$200 per month x 12=$2,400 per year for extra inventory COGS? So, an item that you have for sale at $1.28 less it’s $.14 original COGS and a $.52 charge for let’s say a year outside the 10,000 free listing runs the COG up to approx. $.64. [now knowing some items sell quick and others I can see by some of your item revisions you have had for 4 and 5 years like the rest of us]
• What is the thinking of having 49 items listed at under a couple of bucks and taking offers on them?
Ok, ok, I will leave you alone now, but posting such great Sales numbers was sure to catch some of our attention, you can’t blame me. So, welcome to your baptizing on SL. LOL … Respectfully Submitted and Kindest Regards,
Mike at MDC Concepts, Inc.
MDC Galleries and Fine Art
SmartParts Small Equipment parts divs.i vote to change it to:
“WTF is this? It’s cool. I want to sell it!”thank you!!
it’s 33″ around
i just bought a Rollo label printer https://amzn.to/39bDjB4 to use 4×6 labels. my current printer is only 2×7 and won’t print FedEx only USPS, which is ok, but i thought i’d just bite the bullet and get the Rollo. people are raving about it. setting it up tonight.
we’re video nerds, so i would buy a betamax player just to see what was on them.
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