tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056474203732155833.post9042183203842166338..comments2020-07-13T21:23:18.093-07:00Comments on Red Ink Diary: There Are No Sales, They SayHenriettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00980100650453154588noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056474203732155833.post-83478350372182070332008-05-21T14:12:00.000-07:002008-05-21T14:12:00.000-07:00Sorry to hear people won't ship to Hawaii! Colonia...Sorry to hear people won't ship to Hawaii! ColonialCandle.com just opened back up our shipping to Hawaii, Alaska and APO addresses. It was a limitation we had because of who was handling our orders. Sorry for any delay, but we welcome your business! <BR/><BR/>http://www.colonialcandle.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056474203732155833.post-2307092693702373392008-04-29T10:14:00.000-07:002008-04-29T10:14:00.000-07:00Another great post!!Another great post!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056474203732155833.post-59999942575517291532008-04-28T15:38:00.000-07:002008-04-28T15:38:00.000-07:00Here is a clarification of Online Auction's verifi...Here is a clarification of Online Auction's verified buyer policy. This policy is intended to protect sellers of bigger-ticket items, not to push buyers away. When you register, you click on buttons that tell you the following about each level of membership. When you select "Basic Member" you see this message:<BR/><BR/>"A Basic Member is entitled to bid on individual items up to $1,000 with a maximum of $1,000 in bids each day, communicate between Buyers & Sellers via a private O-Mail account, use Chat Rooms, and view/post feedback."<BR/><BR/>And when you select "Verified Buyer" you see this:<BR/><BR/>"A Verified Buyer is entitled to bid without limitations, communicate between Buyers & Sellers via a private O-Mail account, use Chat Rooms, and view/post feedback. At OnlineAuction.com we are trying to build the safest place possible to do business. Registered Users with credit cards can enjoy safer, more efficient trading. Verified Buyers are security checked through a monthly credit card validation process identical to the Verified Seller process."<BR/><BR/>So, as you can see, it's very clear up front what the policy is.<BR/><BR/>Sellers of any level of merchandise can choose the option. One tip OLA chat boards give to new sellers is to turn "verified buyers only" off when they list (unless of course they want to use it for large-ticket items.) This should not (but apparently does) turn off some visitors to the site.<BR/><BR/>To avoid this frustration, one OLA chat seller suggested the buyer e-mail the seller and ask if they will deal with unverified buyers. That's one solution, (I say just leave that option off in almost every case) and I can understand why OLA provides this tool for sellers... it's just a matter of getting familiar with the ins and outs of each auction/marketplace site as each has its own "personality."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com