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HNAFacility
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: Catalog |
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I offer a catalog that we provide on my store. The catalog is free yet I could not list it as such. Instead, I listed the catalog as .01 cent.
Is this a suspendable type offense? |
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poopsheet
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:02 am Post subject: |
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Well, if you look at the rules it's questionable but I'm not certain eCrater would care. You might drop them a note, let them know what you're doing, and see what they say. If you do that then I wouldn't worry about it in the meantime. |
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poopsheet
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Actually, now that I think about it the "real prices" thing might be a Google Products requirement, I'm not sure. But go ahead and ask eCrater about it via the Contact form at www.ecrater.com. |
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zickit
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:31 am Post subject: Re: Catalog |
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HNAFacility wrote: | I offer a catalog that we provide on my store. The catalog is free yet I could not list it as such. Instead, I listed the catalog as .01 cent.
Is this a suspendable type offense? |
it is ABSOLUTELY against ecrater.com rules!
You must list product/service you are selling. You are not selling a catelogue - you really give away. |
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poopsheet
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:49 am Post subject: |
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But that doesn't make sense. We can offer a print catalog as long as we charge a certain amount for it? Why would eCrater care when it's a legitimate item?
Catalogs can be expensive to print and some businesses don't hand them out with every order. So how much should one charge for a catalog for it to be eCrater legal? |
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TexasTreasures moderator
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:26 am Post subject: |
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Just a thought here...would it be ok for him to state in his about page, or on his home page, that he has a catalog available upon request, instead of listing it as a product? Or maybe that a catalog is provided with each purchase?
Just trying to come up with a workable solution here.. |
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zickit
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:42 am Post subject: |
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TexasTreasures wrote: | Just a thought here...would it be ok for him to state in his about page, or on his home page, that he has a catalog available upon request, instead of listing it as a product? Or maybe that a catalog is provided with each purchase?
Just trying to come up with a workable solution here.. |
Sure
It's due to Google Product listing rules - you can't include free stuff in a product feed to google. |
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poopsheet
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:19 am Post subject: |
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I wonder at what point is it not considered "free"? 25? 50? 99? $1.00? |
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TexasTreasures moderator
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Enough to cover google's GC fee? |
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | it is ABSOLUTELY against ecrater.com rules!
You must list product/service you are selling. You are not selling a catelogue - you really give away. |
Not technically. A penny is legal tender. |
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thelivesandlovesofmaggiethecat
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