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http://www.prestostore.com/
It looks promising. Flat fee and easy set up.
I'm not associated with them, just looking for a new store site after closing my Ebay store.
I wanted a Yahoo Store but they don't use Paypal...I don't want a merchant account, just a storefront and prestostore looks like it might be a good alternative.
Does anyone have any experience with them?
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I have been looking at presto stores too....it sure looks easy to build/maintain compared to so many of the others. I just worry that I won't be able to get enough traffic if I leave ebay......which is exactly what ebay wants me to think probably.
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As I build my website, I will use my eBay sales to point people to my website. I frequently get emails after an auction has ended asking if I have this or that postcard. If I have the website fully stocked I can just point them there.
Also, I can point them there on my Me page.
As eBay continues to evolve into something I no longer care to deal with (happening very quickly at this point), I can take the $300 to $600 a month I give to them and spend it on advertising my website.
Will it work? Who knows...I'm hoping so. What I know is eBay is not working for me now.
I have read Kevin's post on the eBay discussion thread and like him, I liked eBay as an Auction site. If I want fixed price I want to do it "My Way". No worries with keyword spamming etc. I have been with eBay for 5 years and I feel the changes are NOT for the better.
Personally, I live in a large city. So, if I want something a real "store" has to offer I will just go there, look my choices over, and buy it. I started on eBay for vintage and collectibles and I will move my vintage and collectibles to my own site as soon as possible.
If that doesn't work, I will just sell it all at live auction and get out of the business altogether. I remember when I had time to take daily walks, watch TV, read books, visit with family, work my jigsaw puzzles (really really huge ones) etc. All that is missing from my life now and it might be time to get it back
But, for now, I have closed my eBay store and doing auction listings only. Soon those will be used just to point people to my own web site. <crossing fingers and hoping it works>
REMEMBER: Your sales on the store usually come from YOUR promotion, not Ebays....While we cannot put a link in our auction page, we can use the auctions to our advantage in getting customers to our own web site.