Another Ebay Store Owner on board plus 1 question

[mountainmanorgifts]

Hi all,

Just wanted to pop in and introduce myself! Yep I too am closing my Ebay store due to the recent changes. I'm currently building my ecrater store (not finished yet) and have a question about the thumbnail images. For some reason my pics don't shrink to thumbnails. Do I need to make the images smaller for this to happen?

Good luck to everyone! I know ecrater is much different than ebay in terms of traffic but with some dedication and self promotion we can make it happen. I used to have my own website and closed it down when I went to Ebay ... mistake ... as I really do miss having a regular website. Froogle is very good and I received most of my website sales from Froogle. I'm very optimistic and if we all stick together and help each other we can overcome the Ebay delimna (sp?).

Ooohhh I was very glad to see ecrater offer Google Checkout!!! Signed up immediately ... I guess it's my shot on Ebay for banning it LOL! Plus their fees are much more reasonable than my own merchant account!

I look forward to getting to know everyone and be apart of the Ecrater community!

Carla

http://mountainmanorgifts.ecrater.com

[ryoohki]

What do you mean? The items look like they have thumbnails to me

[mountainmanorgifts]

Hi ryoohki

Yes they do have thumbnails but the actual pic in the thumbnail does not shrink correctly. It looks too large for the thumbnail and cuts off a portion of the actual picture.

BTW, thanks for responding!

Carla

[sunflowerbumpkinsdesignsh]

Hi welcome!!! I'm also from ebay.... on my new adventure. Good luck!!!

Charlene

[poopsheet]

Hi, Carla. The thumbnails actually shrink the way they're supposed to. It's jut that they shrink to square dimensions. So if your original image isn't cropped as a square it'll cut a bit off. It just helps keep that uniform look to the site..

[zickit]

Hope you don't mine some suggestions -

Fill out the terms page and some FAQ

The home page featured category image and the thumbnail size is square as poopsheet said. 78 X 78 So if you use a square image it shrinks nicely. I personally don't concern myself with the thumbnails but the featured category images you do want to look as nice as you can.


OK, I got to ask this .... does anyone ever buy 8-tracks? I know I have an 8-track player - hhhmmm or did I trash it finally- but I don't know anyone else that does,lol.

[poopsheet]

There are some serious 8-track collectors out there! I only wish I knew what the good stuff is whenever I happen across them at thrift stores or wherever..

[mountainmanorgifts]

Hi Big and poopsheet!

Big, funny you mentioned the FAQ I just finished that today! I'm always up for some good criticism ... like another member said 2 eyes are better than 1 Keep it coming if you see something else I may need to improve/adjust!

Thanks to both of you for your info on the thumbnails ... I will work with my pics to see if I can get a better thumbnail images.

Big ... lol .... yes there is money in 8 Tracks ... who would figure it huh! Being an ORIGINAL hippy I couldn't resist delving into the 8 Track biz. There are many collectors and if you get the right 8 Tracks collectors will shell out the money to add to their collections. I've made a good GP on the 8 Tracks I sell. Shooot I also gave a good idea about how old I am LOL!

Poopsheet, PM me I'll give you a heads up on what to look for in 8 Tracks. There's plenty of room in the market for other sellers

Thank you both for your help and info! I truly appreciate it!

Carla

http://mountainmanorgifts.com

[mountainmanorgifts]

Big I forgot to mention ... if you still have your 8 Track Player consider selling it .... you'd be surprised what you can get for it! They are in as much of a demand as the 8 tracks themselves!

Carla

http://mountainmanorgifts.com

[wahm922]

Welcome Carla!