posted on June 2, 2002 08:57:22 AM
Is there a way to temporarily close my AuctionWatch store while I'm away on vacation or do I have to remove everything (and relist it when I return)?
Your store, xxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx, has closed either by your request or for
administrative reasons. This means that:
1) All of your current fixed price items (if any) will automatically end. Also, all of your
fixed price insertion fees will be refunded.
2) All of your current auction items will remain active until their ending date is reached.
You may check the status of these items through My eBay
http://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbayLogin.
3) Your store information is available for the next 30 days.
If your store was closed for administrative reasons, you may have violated our eBay Stores
policy. Please contact eBay's Customer Support group for more information.
If you initiated the store closing, you can always reopen your store by visiting the Seller
Services page http://pages.ebay.com/services/sellerservices.html and selecting "Open an eBay
Store."
To learn about the latest with eBay Stores and how to maximize your sales through your Store,
please visit:
http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/seller-landing.html
posted on June 2, 2002 09:23:21 AM
When you open your store again below is the notice you will receive:
Dear [email protected]:
Congratulations! You have successfully updated your store, xxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx,
and are now ready to open your doors for business.
As an eBay store owner, you get:
1) The ability to showcase auction and fixed price items all in one place.
2) Your own eBay store Web site address (URL):
http://www.stores.ebay.com/barneyscastironreproductions.
3) Your store's name and link highlighted in all of your eBay listings. Barney's Cast Iron
Reproductions is also featured in eBay's store directory, where buyers can browse or search
for your Store.
4) A store icon next to your userid, so buyers can easily visit your Store.
5) A built-in store search engine for your buyers.
6) The ability to create custom categories to showcase your items.
Ready to stock your store with merchandise? Fill out this form:
http://pages.ebay.com/sell/index.html
Want to make changes to your store? Use this management tool:
http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?StoreFrontLogin&usage=1
For future reference, you can access these links directly through your store:
http://www.stores.ebay.com/barneyscastironreproductions
If you'd like to learn the latest tips to make your Store a success, please visit:
http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/seller-landing.html
For more information on eBay store fees, visit http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/pricing.html
Enjoy building your business and bringing your buyers back time and time again to xxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx
posted on June 2, 2002 03:32:27 PM
1. Are you saying you closed and reopened it without ANY extra cost/charge?
2. I would think that if you have established a "presence," and/or if you have a foundation following of customers, closing a store would be a major mistake unless you notify all your foundation customers.
3. You might use an "auto reply" mail system while you are gone to notify customers when items close, and therefore not have to go through the up and down of an entire store, or loose potential new customers or disappoint older ones.
posted on June 4, 2002 03:17:08 PM
Why not just add to your item's description saying that you will be away during a certain time period and will not be able to respond to e-mails or ship items until you return? I have seen other sellers do this and it was not a problem for them
