Tips for Sellers
Selling merchandise through Wallick e-Auctions is a unique experience. This section gives you advice about how to best use Wallick e-Auctions as a seller. If you're a buyer, read Tips for Buyers. Tips in both sections are suggestions for users at Wallick e-Auctions.
If you are planning something special such as a benefit or just need to have a special category for your auction item(s), no problem just email your category request.
Be Complete In Your Descriptions
Try to anticipate questions people may have, and be complete in your description of your item. This will save you the trouble of answering email questions from potential bidders. Don't forget to specify who will pay for shipping, and enter the location of the item in the description field.
Add Your Photo
Show off your item with an image or photograph and let potential buyers see your item with more detail. If you are adding images to your auction item please do not allow the original size of the image to be larger than 500 x 500 pixels, so that it will conform to the site standards. Coding the image is simple, all you have to do is input the web address of the image (url). This site does not upload images, you must have them at an existing url for the auction scripts to refer to.
Example:
http://www.wallickauctions.com/auction/images/logo3.gif
No " " or other special characters
Provide Terms For Sale
To properly assure that you receive payment for the items you sell, include your payment method and shipping terms in your listing. Further, you may want to insure the item before shipping, and you may want to accept more secure forms of payment (such as credit cards), where you are able to verify the buyer. Finally, if you are unsure about a buyer, you may want to use an escrow service.
Be Courteous To Bidders
Remember that, as a seller, you have additional responsibility in any transaction, since you are advertising a particular item for sale, and are receiving money for that item when you make the sale. Also, please remember that your actions reflect directly on Wallick e-Auctions.
A little bit of courtesy goes a long way, especially via e-mail. Simply taking the time to write in complete sentences, with a salutation and closing, can make a big difference in how you are viewed via e-mail. Be sure to treat everyone with the courtesy that you expect to receive.
Contact The Buyer
Be sure you take the time to talk on the phone with the buyer, especially if you have any discomfort about your e-mail exchanges with this person. E-mail communication is sometimes awkward, and it may be difficult to judge another person's personality, honesty, etc., without having an actual conversation person-to-person.
Also, many people don't read their e-mail every day, so you shouldn't assume someone is ignoring you just because you haven't heard from them in a while.
Shipping Large Items
UPS requires double boxing to be covered by their insurance. You must also use
proper packing materials - bubble wrap and styrofoam peanuts work well and can be
recycled. Save them and use them over again. Make sure your boxes are filled to
capacity with packing materials - NO SOFT SPOTS.
Advertise
Advertise your item in the appropriate newsgroups, bulletin boards etc. AOL Classifieds (for AOL customers) is another good spot.
Descriptions
Make your descriptions as accurate as possible as to condition and add as much
technical information as you feel necessary. You can also upload pictures if you have
that technology, or if you have access to a server where you can put a picture, you
can put a link to it when you register the item.
Be sure to include in the description your shipping and payment options.
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