bizzycrocheting
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posted on November 30, 2004 04:34:27 AM new
I found another online program that has fabulous templates. I really like them alot and noticed that someone who copied my idea with erasing out the background on a particular pattern received more $$$ than I did. The fee is really small too. What I would like to know is can I use this company's templates with Vendio's sales management program? With this program, you can't launch off auctions at a certain time for free and they also only offer 100mb of image storage for free. I like the perks with Vendio, but I really like this other program's templates. The only thing I would use with this particular program is the templates. Is it possible to use it?
Diane
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CBlev65252
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posted on November 30, 2004 04:39:46 AM new
Diane
You'd have to cut and paste the html of the templates into Vendio. That should do the trick. Can you just get the templates or will you be paying for two services? I'd think about the cost effectiveness of using two services just to get templates.
Cheryl
"Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders."
-Sloan Wilson
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on November 30, 2004 04:50:19 AM new
Cheryl ... It's only $8 a month. It certainly is cost effective. Hey ... Did you ever get the book I sent you?
Diane
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classicrock000
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posted on November 30, 2004 06:05:34 AM new
Diane-what program is this?
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Gtootie
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posted on November 30, 2004 06:37:08 AM new
noticed that someone who copied my idea with erasing out the background on a particular pattern received more $$$ than I did.
Diane
I know this is probably a stupid question, but what does that mean?
Debbie
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
...Author Unknown
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on November 30, 2004 06:43:59 AM new
Debbie -- I scanned my picture. Then, because I felt that the background was too distracting, I "erased" it using Adobe Photodeluxe. I cannot shake this other seller. She copies everything I do. Her auctions do look better than mine because of these templates. They are perfect for what I sell.
Classic -- Out of respect for Vendio, I don't want to use names as they are competition for Vendio. If you'd like to know, e-mail me at [email protected]. But, from the templates that I saw, they tend to be on the "frilly" side.
Diane
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Libra63
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posted on November 30, 2004 08:38:05 AM new
Do you mean you edit out the background of our pictures or of the template? I look at your auctions every once in a while and I find them very attractive and well done. Your template goes very will with the items that you sell. What about the wording you use in your title could you change anything.
Vendio does have a blank template for you to do your own HTML. I was listing a auction through eBay and they have some really nice ones also. I was surprised by that and I didn't realize that eBay has done that. That's what I get for not branching out.
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on November 30, 2004 09:55:35 AM new
Libra -- She copied my title. I am trying this new auction program to see how I do with it. Of course, I have spent the entire morning !!!UGH!! trying to figure out how to incorporate everything. I have a new one in my store -- #8151109302 to show you how nice the templates are. Unfortunately, I have now run into problems with Vendio's gallery. sigh ... What I mean is that after I scanned my photo and before I uploaded it, I "erased" out the background so that one only focuses on the actually outfit (and not all of the other items in the background of the image). I really like these templates that this particular program offers. The first 100mb of image hosting is free. It does take a bit more work than using Vendio's automated system, but once I have worked out all the little bugs, it shouldn't take me more than a minute or two to schedule each auction.
Diane
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Gtootie
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posted on November 30, 2004 12:30:56 PM new
Diane
That is a really nice template. Why don't you e-mail Christian and ask him to take a look at it. His user ID is PirateBoy. He is the Template Man. He just might be able to do something for you.
E-mail him through customer manager though, don't post on the forum below.
Debbie
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
...Author Unknown
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Gtootie
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posted on November 30, 2004 12:34:23 PM new
Who is the other seller so we can take a look at hers? You never know, we may think yours look better.
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
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rozrr
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posted on November 30, 2004 01:58:16 PM new
Bizzy, you said:
What I mean is that after I scanned my photo and before I uploaded it, I "erased" out the background so that one only focuses on the actually outfit (and not all of the other items in the background of the image).
When I first started taking digital photos for eBay, I asked one of my neighbors, who's a professional photographer, about using Photoshop to erase the background.
Her advice was to do the simple thing - buy two pieces of posterboard; lay one flat on a table, while taping the other to a tall box to create a backdrop; and focus tightly on the item. Basically, create a little stage for your item, with the background blocked out.
She also felt that I shouldn't use Photoshop to erase the background because if someone can make it that you know Photoshop well enough to touch up the background, they might think that you've touched up the item as well. I thought that was an interesting observation.
I know the service you're talking about. I'm looking at that one, too, because they have a flat rate, yearly plan that would work better for me as an occasional seller. (I've asked Vendio whether they would consider offering something similar.)
I like Vendio's templates better, though, because a lot of X's templates are oriented towards themes, and I prefer relatively plain templates - color, but no graphics.
Roz
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CBlev65252
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posted on November 30, 2004 02:38:58 PM new
Diane
I'm almost finished with the book. It's been hectic around here. But, it's great! Not at all a boring read. I should be done by next week. Let's hope it works!
Cheryl
"Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders."
-Sloan Wilson
[ edited by CBlev65252 on Nov 30, 2004 02:40 PM ]
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bluebarn
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posted on November 30, 2004 03:02:16 PM new
Hi...I cheked your template on the item you mentioned...I love it!!!! The blue is just beautiful!
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kaperrigin
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posted on November 30, 2004 03:13:41 PM new
Your store item template looks awesome! What did you do to launch with vendio use a blank template?
I signed up for that service recently but use only with 1 time items as I didn't want to miss using vendios auto relist.
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on November 30, 2004 03:26:58 PM new
I've been so busy trying to figure everything out so that I can use these lovely templates and still use Vendio services (which I love, too). I use Vendio's image hosting and the template and then copy the HTML into a blank Vendio template. The result is I get the both of both worlds! 
Debbie -- I'll contact pirateboy (I think his name is Christian) and see if he can come up with templates as lovely as these. They are really beautiful!
Roz -- These are pattern books that I am scanning and not the finished product. Sometimes pattern books pictures are too "busy" and by erasing some of it out, a bidder can focus on the actual item that can be made and not all the fluff in the background.
Diane
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Libra63
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posted on November 30, 2004 03:27:24 PM new
I checked out that template also and I like it. Beautiful colors, nice background. I personally do not like your background removed. With the one you used maybe it is okay but with your baby items I like all the little items that go along with the picture. I would be upset if someone stole my ideas but with a title it is hard as when sellers sell they try to include everything so the item can appear in different catagories. Now with a description that is different. If she is copying that you can ask her not to use it as it is against eBay's rules, that is if you can prove you wrote the descriptions first.
Is it proper to post one of her auctions for us to look at? We can probably give you a better perspective.
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on November 30, 2004 03:50:24 PM new
libra -- I would rather not draw attention to her listings. Suffice it to say that at one point, her auctions looked so much like mine that customers were writing to me and asking me if I had changed my ebay name. It is very frustrating to say the least. There is nothing I can do about it though becuase she is not copying verbatim.
Diane
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Gtootie
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posted on November 30, 2004 06:03:07 PM new
Diane
I just made you a template you can use in Vendio. It is almost just like your cowgirl. I just don't know how to put it in your template list.
I will try to find a way, but if you can find a way let me know.
Debbie
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
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Libra63
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posted on November 30, 2004 08:53:23 PM new
Probably the only way you can put it in her template list, is by using her vendio ID with password and then you can do anything. But that gets a little sticky. Why not use your vendio email and email them to see what you can do for her. Maybe there is a way they can do it for you. Good Luck.
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on December 1, 2004 08:10:48 AM new
Hi Debbie,
That is so kind of you!!! Is is possible to e-mail it to me at [email protected]? Right now, I'm trying to catch up my work from all of the time lost yesterday. I do love the templates, but don't like what happens to my pictures when I use Vendio's image hosting. Vendio's image hosting looks better with Vendio's listings. But for some reason, it doesn't look all that great with this other site. I've put an auction out here of one of my better items to see what it closes at. If I see that it closes lower than it normally would, I would think it might be cause of the pics.
Diane
edited to CORRECT my e-mail addresses because after over a year I still screw it up
[ edited by bizzycrocheting on Dec 1, 2004 09:28 AM ]
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Gtootie
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posted on December 1, 2004 11:17:18 AM new
Diane
I don't think I can e-mail them to you since they are in Vendio. I did e-mail Vendio and ask if they can move them over to your list.
I also told them that they weren't as pretty as the ones I was copying from. And I asked if I gave them the site if they would look over there and see what I was going for. I'm hoping Vendio will add some more fonts and backgrounds.
On one I couldn't put in the third background. Vendio only allows two. Like I said, they are not exactly like the ones from the other site, but they are close.
Have you thought about making a logo for your store and to include in your auctions. If you don't have the software, maybe someone here will make one for you. A guy on eBay made mine for $20. Here it is:
Also, why don't you have your store banner in your auctions, so lookers can do a search of just your store items? It might bring in a lot more sales. Get them searching through your items instead of every one's.
Debbie
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
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amber
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posted on December 1, 2004 12:35:20 PM new
Debbie-How do you put a store banner on your auctions? I am a fairly new store owner, and I am finding very few sales. I need to know some ways to attract more people to it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on December 1, 2004 01:21:46 PM new
No, Debbie, I don't have a logo or banner. My computer experience is very limited. Perhaps someone can help me. I do know that the person that runs that other auction program makes up banners and logos. I will check into it to see what she would charge.
Diane
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Gtootie
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posted on December 1, 2004 01:41:17 PM new
Amber
Go into Manage Store. Then to Custom Listing Header. You can change and turn it on there.
Diane
You don't have to have a logo or banner to turn this on. It just puts the top banner of your store on each of your auctions with a search box. It will be just above you Vendio Gallery.
The guy who made my logo is gadgetsdirect2u. Look at one of his auctions. He has several that he has done in the listing. There are a lot of people on eBay would do them. But I'm sure there is someone in here that can do one for you. I'm like you. I don't have the software and didn't know how to do my own.
Debbie
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
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pirateboy
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posted on December 1, 2004 01:56:54 PM new
Aaaarrrrrrr!
Diane, it's a beautiful template indeed. I can't make an exact duplicate of their template (despite my obvious passion for piracy), but I can tell you how to build a custom Vendio template that will come very close.
Luckily, this other company's templates are structured almost exactly the same as Vendio's. Wow... what a coincidence. The only significant difference (from my point of view anyway) is that Vendio templates don't offer the ability to use a tiled image for the innermost section.
For the outer section (floral) and second section (paisley), if we don't have images that come close enough, you can always upload your own images in the Template Workshop.
Give this a shot and if you have any trouble, email me and I'll hop into your account and see if I can fine-tune it a bit.
Christian
[email protected]
Vendio CAO (Chief Aaaaaarrrrrrrrr Officer)
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Gtootie
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posted on December 1, 2004 02:02:09 PM new
Christian
I did some for her, but we don't know how to get them out of my list into hers. Can you do that. All the names start with Bizzy.
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
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Gtootie
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posted on December 1, 2004 03:16:39 PM new
I just got an e-mail from Bob at Vendio. They will charge us $25 to move the templates and it will take 3 weeks.
Diane
I will just do another one and write down each step. Then e-mail the instructions to you.
Debbie
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
...Author Unknown
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neroter12
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posted on December 1, 2004 03:18:05 PM new
Bizzy, that is a very nice template and auction. I was messing around with templates this morning myself. Didnt see how you could remove them if you no longer wanted certain ones in your list? I suppose its not that big a deal - you just dont use them i guess.
I am hoping maybe Christian the CAO (cute!:0) could tell me if there is such an option while the topic is on the top 10 ten list, though. I made a whole bunch I never use anymore and its kind of annoying to scroll through them everytime.
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Libra63
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posted on December 1, 2004 03:20:00 PM new
Wow! That was quick. I sure hope he can help.
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Gtootie
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posted on December 1, 2004 03:24:45 PM new
neroter
Go to My Account: Custom Templates. Highlight the one you want to delete, but don't open it. To the right under the preview is a delete button.
There are some Vendio ones that you can not delete. But you can delete all that you made and some of Vendio's.
Debbie
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
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