[Mccoypottery-talk] ebay seller wannabe

[McCoyPottery.com List Mom]

On Jan 2, 2004, at 7:22 PM, Vonda De Lorenzo wrote:

> Hello everyone!
>  
> I was a member of the old round robin and McCoy list where you told a 
> little about yourself so people could know a little about us as 
> collectors.  I've recently re-signed with this list.


Glad to have you back!
>  
> I had a small booth in the local antique mall when it first opened and 
> kept it for about a year and a half until it started costing me 
> money!  Also did a few of the local shows, Midland and Mason, 
> Michigan.
>  
> Anyway!  I got myself a digital camera for Christmas and opened a new 
> account on eBay to start selling.  Any suggestions out there for me on 
> what to do and not to do.  I was reading the discussion board re: 
> Paypal and just about changed my mind.  I would also consider starting 
> a web page for my "shop", but am fairly sad in the design department.  
> Should I just down load the one that Yahoo or MSN offer, do I need a 
> "domain"?  What's the difference between paying monthly fees or yearly 
> fees to have the web site?

eBay is pretty self explanatory.  Just make sure you insure your items, 
if they are McCoy's, and take care in packing and shipping.  If you are 
looking to just sell it for a set price you might consider contacting 
Terry at mccoy@mccoypottery.com.  Since the December launch of our new 
Store at http://store.mccoypottery.com we have had great success 
selling McCoy Pottery.  We offer a listing till it sells service where 
we list the item for you using your photos and description, handle the 
billing, etc., collect the cash, minus a small fee based on the sale 
price.  There is no limit on the number of items you can list, and 
listing is FREE.  You only pay if it sells.  There is no time limit 
either.  You get the added benefit of the McCoyPottery.Com seal of 
approval so to speak.  We verify that all items we list are 100% the 
Real McCoy, not repros!

Anyway, you can visit store.mccoypottery.com online or 
cookiejarstore.com to get a look at the store.
>  
> I think my local server told us we could have a web page when we first 
> went with them, but now can't find how to do it on their site or get 
> them to answer emails.

If you decide you would like to do it yourself we do offer eShox 
eCommerce hosting.  If you plan to use your own host, eShox licenses 
are just $99/yr.  eShox is an easy to set up and maintain eCommerce 
system that runs on Linux, BSD, MacOSX and more.  We use hostdrive.com 
for the hosting end of things.  Again, a look at store.mccoypottery.com 
will give you an idea of what an eShox store looks like.  If you would 
like more info, let me know.
>  
> How did everyone else do it?  How much time does it take to maintain 
> it.  How do you determine handling charges?  Shipping charges seem 
> pretty straight forward.  Do you use just one source to mail?  USP, 
> UPS, FEDEX????

There are several ways.  The system we have built communicates in real 
time with UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc., accepts PayPal, real time Credit Card 
Gateway authorization, and more.  If you are looking to spend time 
selling your stuff, rather than setting up a site, I would suggest 
considering selling by way of cookiejarstore.com or 
store.mccoypottery.com
>  
> Thanks to all!  Have a safe and happy New Year!
>

Happy New Year to you and yours as well.

Regards,
The List Mom
McCoy Pottery Online
http://www.mccoypottery.com
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