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Re: Been on here since Oct not sold one item help!
Posted: Nov 3, 2009 8:17 AM   in response to: ceasesmith
 

I have taken it off of there thankyou so much for the help I dont want to have to learn the hard way...and like I said I am a newbie trying to learn to do things the right way and you all have been WONDERFUL!!!!
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Re: Been on here since Oct not sold one item help!
Posted: Nov 3, 2009 8:19 AM   in response to: foliobooks
 

ok but mine is the revised edition that is more valuable and I believe I put that in my description..thanks so much for looking
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Re: Been on here since Oct not sold one item help!
Posted: Nov 3, 2009 8:25 AM   in response to: bikersinc
 

> the other site which I am really getting sick of

Just curious what that other site is, what are the issues that you have with it, and whether or not Amazon has similar issues (or worse).

Often, those who leave another site to come to Amazon find themselves out of the frying pan and into the fire.

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Posted: Nov 3, 2009 9:08 AM   in response to: argeau
 

you know the big "E" one.. I still sell on there but there listing prices have just gone through the roof and the traffic seems to have dissappeared recently even though "they" say they havent done anything differently

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Posted: Nov 3, 2009 9:25 AM   in response to: bikersinc
 

you guys/Gals have been wonderful thankyou so much for your quick responses :)
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Re: Been on here since Oct not sold one item help!
Posted: Nov 3, 2009 9:42 AM   in response to: bikersinc
 

> ok but mine is the revised edition that is more
> valuable and I believe I put that in my
> description..thanks so much for looking
> Rach

If it is a different edition, it shouldn't be on that page at all.

As for removing the links - I didn't see what was referred to, but if the links just go to a store where the purchasing is done via Amazon, you are allowed to include them.

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Re: Been on here since Oct not sold one item help!
Posted: Nov 3, 2009 10:04 AM   in response to: bikersinc
 

Fee comparison for your $163 motorcycle dryer (assume S&H is a wash, though it probably isn't).

Amazon: $.99 transaction fee plus $1.15 closing fee plus 19.56 commission for a fee total of $21.70

Amazon pro merchant: $1.15 closing fee plus 19.56 commission for a fee total of $20.71

eBay store: $.10 listing fee (for a month) plus $5.03 Paypal fee plus $11.52 final value fee for a fee total of $16.65

eBay 'buy it now': $.35 listing fee plus $5.03 Paypal fee plus $16.17 final value fee for a fee total of $21.55

eBay auction starting and selling at $163: $2.00 listing fee plus $5.03 Paypal fee plus $7.02 final value fee for a fee total of $14.05

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Re: Been on here since Oct not sold one item help!
Posted: Nov 3, 2009 10:56 AM   in response to: bikersinc
 

If you have previously been with the big E, you really should read the discussion thread, THIS ISN'T EBAY. This really spells out the big differences, and especially things you CAN'T do here that you should do there, and vice versa.

As for traffic, well.... read the current threads - there are three or four complaining right now about slow sales. It's that way all over - we are in recession (I don't care what the official line is).

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Re: Been on here since Oct not sold one item help!
Posted: Nov 3, 2009 12:39 PM   in response to: bikersinc
 

"but mine is the revised edition that is more valuable and I believe I put that in my description."

On the same page you are selling from, which is for that revised edition, there are a total of 45 listings for used copies. 42 of those are priced cheaper than yours. Many are also described as "Like New," with several under $10.

The other Harley Davidson book seems also to be overpriced, though not as badly.

I did not attempt to compare prices on the two books that you appear to have created listings for. You might want to re-think the angle from which you take your photos. A flat view of the front cover is a bit more customary

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