Re: New Question: E-bay / Marketing / Sales

I too have a little personality conflict with Ebay. Part of it is that the Rules keep changing which is an immediate botherbutton pushed for me. Also, the changes are mostly control-oriented, and I resist Authority telling me what to do/not do just on general principals. I spent a lot of time building a website, and if I want to mention that I have one, I will. But that's against the Rules now. I'm not even allowed to put a link to the books I wrote, at Amazon, which I don't even sell myself! I just wanted to establish that I am a credible figure in my field! I got a nasty email from ebay about that. No links!!!!! Sarajane

Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery

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Hmmm.... I didn't even realize this. I usually put a link on my auctions for one purpose-- to establish credibility.

I also think this rule is taking things a bit too far.

Laura

Remember when Radio Shack used to make you fill out a form with your personal info? Last I heard, they'd finally done away with it. It was *so* annoying to have to go through that crap just to buy a pair of batteries. (And as a youngster with no transport, I couldn't go elsewhere.)

This pretty much sums up exactly how I feel about EBay.

No - the private group that requires an invitation is the forum group on Yahoo made up of mostly WC members, and created by a couple of WC members to respond to the psycho bidder. WetCanvas itself is another site

No, Kaytee, actually a full 2/3rds of the listings in the Handmade Lampwork category are either completely different that lampwork or are the imported non-annealed stuff. Even the US subdivision of that category is full of non-related stuff.

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Karen_AZ" :

]registering software with Micro$oft

well, yes. that DOES annoy the hell out of me.

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

You can still put links on your About Me page, and you CAN link to that in your auctions.

Oh, yeah - that's something I almost never do - register software - because it's for the most part only permission for them to sell your information. Masked under the guise of being for technical support - which usually sucks rocks anyway. I usually know more than most tech support people.

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Kandice Seeber" :

]You can still put links on your About Me page, and you CAN link to that in ]your auctions.

until their next rule change. i keep going to those pages, looking for the link, too.

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Kandice Seeber" :

]Oh, yeah - that's something I almost never do - register software

that doesn't work with M$ anymore. no registeree - no workee.

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

Which is why I still have Windows 98. I've seen what XP and the like have done to my hubby's machine. Ick.

I agree with this. I like to be able to know more about who I'm buying from. Having a website and certainly being published adds credibility to a seller. This is especially important when buying a product you can't see and touch.

Tina

Corrections are always appreciated!

Tina

appreciative

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Kandice Seeber" :

]Which is why I still have Windows 98. I've seen what XP and the like have ]done to my hubby's machine. Ick.

well, i have fewer problems with XP than i did with '98, with the software i run . . . but i'd go back to DOS in a hot minute, trust me!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@aol.comnospam (Carol in SLC) :

]Damn straight!! In fact, I *still* use DOS for all of my work. I only use ]Windows (yuck!!!!) to get on the web.

i wish. unfortunately, i don't have that option. now, if the aps i need were available in linux . . .

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

lets just say you have a well developed sense of value on the market! And there's stuff on ebay that I can't find elsewhere...vintage textiles and such aren't everywhere you look. But I do more looking than buying. Sarajane

Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Karen_AZ" :

] No registry with its evil HKEY codes, ]just the win.ini and system.ini files, and I could just about make THEM ]breakdance.

amen!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)