Listing Service Replacements for inkFrog?
Summary: saturdaystoys expresses frustration with finding a suitable replacement for inkFrog, specifically desiring a service focused on eBay without AI features or multi-platform support. onefootflipper suggests alternatives like Crosslist and Flowlister, which offer AI features as optional. funfactorychannel mentions testing Sparedollar, discussing its issues and potential. yairushalmi1 shares a positive experience with 3Dsellers.com, aided by helpful onboarding. The discussion reflects a need for customizable solutions tailored to eBay-centric sellers.
So far, it has been extremely challenging to find a suitable replacement for inkFrog.
We're currently trying to work with a vendor we thought could be a good match... but we've realized that most new listing services are positioning their efforts toward supporting multi-platforms (ie. eBay... and... Poshmark, Mercari, Etsy, et al). The result is that there is a degradation of a pure focus on eBay.
We don't want to learn everything about every other platform... We only want to position our listings for eBay... and don't want to be concerned about any other platform.
However... that appears to be nearly impossible. Even well qualified developers are bending toward A.I. technology that is already available through other means. Yes... we don't need proprietary A.I. services . We don't need anyone to tell us what AI says our listings should reflect. In truth, AI DOES NOT KNOW! They only know bits and pieces... based on an accumulation of other "opinions"... but they can't replace the human connections that should be embedded within listings that tell a truly human story! No one cares what other sellers have claimed online as "true"... It's a matter of accessing verifiable and vetted information that can raise the bar on accuracy.
We understand that this is a journey.. and that this is "a process"... Still, if we are to remain in business on eBay... we need something better than the options we're being served.
Stuck in the whirlwind that is making so many of us crazy... and hoping for better alternatives to emerge... SOON!
gy35-18
·3 weeks agoI understand what you are saying. It seems like most tools are trying to do a lot of things of doing eBay really well. I have had an experience with 3Dsellers for eBay only. This tool keeps things simple. You can ignore the artificial intelligence features if you do not like them. The 3Dsellers tool, for eBay is worth checking out because it does eBay well.
yairushalmi1
·1 month agoWe moved to 3Dsellers.com about a month and a half ago.
A guy named Joe helped us with the onboarding, and everything seems to be working great.
funfactorychannel
·1 month ago · EditedI am currently testing sparedollar.
It has a lot of new software issues. IE SKU isnt imported from ebay listing(so if your trcking your inventory via SKU, your out of luck)
Cost is very good I might switch my smaller account on vendoo to sparedollar but it still has issues. IF THEY FIX the SKU Issue. N o way I am importing 11k items and not know where they are located if they are sold.
No easy way to enter common fields. and populate to all other stores asking for same information.
Can't list to depop
Couldnt connect to Poshmark but later fixed.
For the platforms you dont need to learn anything AI or other platforms. Cause if you dont connect the stores to the platform it wont appear. So you can use any of those platforms. Just because it has the feature doesnt mean you need to use it. Its a tool, customize it to your need.
onefootflipper
·1 month agoYour main issue here seems to be that you don't want the program to have AI features OR to support multiple platforms.
That is going to cut you down to nothing because everything has AI features now and many programs are going to support crosslisting.
Because of my youtube channel I have free lifetime subscriptions to a very large number of reselling related software. However there are really only 2 that I use. Both have AI features. One indeed supports other platforms.
https://crosslist.com/?via=foot
Crosslist supports multiple platforms, however it is also a nice and easy way to build listings. The AI features are optional, and not as strong as some other programs.
https://flowlister.com/login/?ref=ONEFOOT
Flowlister is the best AI listing software I have every tried. You still get to edit anything you want in the listing. I build nearly all my listings in flowlister now. Sometimes I change nothing about the listings it makes, sometimes I change a lot. I often change the title and price. However I usually don't have to change anything about the description at all. In any case it saves me a huge amount of time, particularly when I have big stacks of relatively low value items. The developer is also top notch and very responsive to bug reports and feature suggestions.
Both the links I gave are discount links off the normal prices.
onlinecentral
·1 month agoYou, saturdaystoys, are mn5vv9. If you click on View Profile, https://community.ebay.com/u/mn5vv9/ is displayed.
A discussion stated that https://www.MyListerHub.com is a replacement for InkFrog. Nobody commented to agree or disagree. The link for Unanswered Questions does not appear anymore. I'm not sure why the discussion from a month ago does not appear within search results.
saturdaystoys
OP1 month agoWeak summary, AI: Who on earth is mn5vv9?? You missed us entirely!