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watterstide 10-12-2010 07:23 AM

i opened and account, and having trouble figuring it all out. i closed my ebay store, because i wasn't keeping enough in it or selling enough, to cover the charges.
eCrater is free. so i thought i would use it for items other than quilting.
anyone help me?

Candace 10-12-2010 07:37 AM

I've never heard of it. It will have MUCH less traffic than ebay.

jamh 10-12-2010 08:16 AM

What your account name so i can looking!! :) :) :) I might like to up an account also! (its free) WOW!!

watterstide 10-12-2010 08:24 AM


Originally Posted by jamh
What your account name so i can looking!! :) :) :) I might like to up an account also! (its free) WOW!!

nothing in there yet!
"Strutz Stuff" is what i think i put it under/set up!
i tried yesterday, and did not under stand how to set up shipping by weight. so i gave up until maybe this evening i will try again.
i have sooo much scrapbboking stuff, and other non quilting things that i can't put on our selling board.

stewyscrewy 10-12-2010 09:32 AM

great link thank you. I am browsing now and should be quilting.....

CarrieAnne 10-12-2010 09:56 AM

Never heard of it either, will look at it!

sewmuchmore 10-12-2010 10:04 AM

I can not help, but thank you for the site.

janethagy 10-12-2010 10:04 AM

I have an ecrater account and I love it. There isnt as much traffic as ebay of course, you have to do your own promoting and such. But you can sell items there with a little work. I have had problems with the shipping matrix too so I try to charge one fix rate for shipping. Check out the community section, there is loads of information on how to set up your store and everyone is so helpfull. Good Luck on your journey.
Oh by the way, the name of my store is "jansgifts4u" you can take a look at my store and see how its set up. I am in the process of adding more items too.

watterstide 10-12-2010 10:43 AM

thanks Janet, i will go check it out..I always weigh everything and charge according to the USPS. also i won't ship anything without confirmation number. just a note, you should add the link to your signature! Kim

quiltingbee12 10-12-2010 12:45 PM

I've browsed on ecrater, and have sold a few things. One thing to remember is that when you sell a item, you have to take it off manually yourself, otherwise it stays on.

Chrys 10-12-2010 12:49 PM

never heard of it. I have an Etsy store that I sell my quilted items and cards.

watterstide 10-12-2010 01:39 PM

i bought a few things on eCrater..and was just tired of the fees on ebay.

janethagy 10-12-2010 02:11 PM

I was tired of ebay fees too, they will drain you dry... ecrater is free, just your time and effort is all it costs you and you can have paypal or a google account for payment. I have both on my site. I just need to promote it more. I know some people that say they pay thier bills with ecrater... I still have to reach that point, but you cant get there if you dont promote...:)
And yes you do have to remove your own items if you sell it, ecrater dosnt monitor your stock, thats all done manualy by you.
Wish you lots of luck with your new store.
If you have any questions just pm me and I will try to help.

jamh 10-13-2010 05:23 AM

I like it site but I cant find your all store names! I tried to search it but nothing! So help please!!

jamh 10-13-2010 05:33 AM

LOL I found it! I dont know how! But I did!!


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