eBay

martybspace · ‎08-03-2018

Is it true that owning an ebay store will remove our link to "See Other Items" for buyers? That seems like a very bad thing. Maybe even a bad trade off.

nobody*s_perfect · ‎08-03-2018

The top-right section of each listing used to have both a link to the seller's store and also the regular "See other items" link. Now it just has the "Visit store" link. Both links will take the user to the seller's items, but in different formats. Now, users no longer have a choice of formats, they can only see the Store format.

martybspace · ‎08-03-2018

Thank you...that is bad news.

I guess I'll lose the store. Too bad,but I want my customers to have easy access to my items. I don't believe many people want to navigate 3-4 clicks. I do believe many more will click once,see a whole list of my items,and scroll or search that.

Doesn't that sound much more efficient and customer friendly?

nobody*s_perfect · ‎08-03-2018

The two links both bring the user to the entire list of the seller's items. I don't understand "navigate 3 - 4 clicks."

martybspace · ‎08-03-2018

I mean having to click 3-4 times (or more)to navigate in the ebay store over clicking once on "See Other Items" and scrolling on the ebay list of all my Items.

I believe the ebay list of my entire stock is easier on a customer,rather than hopping around. See?

nobody*s_perfect · ‎08-03-2018

@martybspace wrote:
I mean having to click 3-4 times (or more)to navigate in the ebay store ...

It isn't 3 - 4 clicks. Go to any store listing (other than your own) and click on the "Visit store" link. It takes you directly to a complete list of all of the seller's listings, just as the "See other items" link does, which you can sort in the same ways (newly listed, nearest first, etc.).

goodluckselling · ‎08-03-2018

@martybspace wrote:
I mean having to click 3-4 times (or more)to navigate in the ebay store over clicking once on "See Other Items" and scrolling on the ebay list of all my Items.
I believe the ebay list of my entire stock is easier on a customer,rather than hopping around. See?

There is no 3 or 4 clicks as you are suggesting. IT is one click for both ways. The store tab will bring the buyer to your storefront which displays your items. It also provides them ways to click on categories, or features of items if they want to shop that way.

To see all items for a seller both tabs work with one click.

Good Luck Selling!

martybspace · ‎08-03-2018

Friend,the whole point is ebay took away a valuable tool and that is just wrong.

They did not ask. They just took.

I think visiting the store is slow compared to quickly scrolling down a list of Items. Perhaps it depends what you are selling-?-but for me it is a distraction compared to a nice,neat list of Items.

nobody*s_perfect · ‎08-03-2018

I think you are confusing display format with Store vs non-store. The "list view" is the same for both.

berserkerplanet · ‎08-03-2018

I use a bookmarklet I wrote that resides on my browser bookmarks toolbar to replace the link. Click the link while on any listing page for any seller and it scrounges up the seller name from the page, constructs a URL, and open a search for "other items". SHOULD work on most or all eBay sites (but I haven't extensively tested that functionality)

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Bidding-Buying/See-other-items/m-p/28547141#M260314
(the updated code is in the target post - see the post prior to it for info about it)

femmefan1946 · ‎08-03-2018

I have a link to my Store in all of my listings.

It's at the bottom of my Description.

<hr><a href="https://stores.ebay.ca/CLEMOWBOOKS" target="_blank">eBay Store </a>
</center>

If you can read the HTML code, you're welcome to us it with your own Store address in it.

But there is also a "visit store" link in the Seller Information box at the upper right and another (with Door icon) on the upper right of the Description.

The advantages of a Store have little to do with access to your items.

You get lower listing fees (not free, but divide the number of listings you have by the monthly Store fee).

You may get lower FVF in some categories.

You can organize your listings in your own categories. And those categories show on the right side of your Description as links to your Store Categories.

If you put your Store "on vacation" you don't have to repay when you reopen, depending on your return period.

I am working from a desktop here. Mobiles show a different layout.

Also, I sell a variety of items and usually over 500 unique items. A straight list would be counterproductive, since my sewing pattern customers have a fairly small overlap with the science fiction readers, except for the cosplayers of course.