How do I pay for an item?
There are 2 ways to pay.
1- When you click on the Buy Out you will see either a Paypal, Google Checkout or other payment method. Just click on that and it will take you to the appropriate Payment place to pay.
2- If you go to the Members Area>Buying>Received Invoices
You can look for the invoice for your purchase and click on the Pay With Direct Payment Link to be taken to the appropriate payment place.
Will Sold items automatically delete from my store?
Yes they will, unless you choose Auto Relist while listing your item.
When listing an item, you have the following Auto Relist Options:
1. Enable Auto Relist
Click on the checkbox above if you want your item to be relisted automatically.
2. Auto Relist if Sold
By enabling this option, your item will be relisted even if sold.
3. Number of Auto Relists
Enter the number of times the item will be relisted automatically.
Sold items will appear in Members Area ---- Selling ----- Sold Items
When an item is sold it is removed from the store/Auction but it can still be found in the members Area for that seller to have for reference. When the Seller no longer needs that reference, the seller can then delete that sale from their records.
At anytime you can update your store by following the steps below. If you try going directly thru Paypal it will not upgrade your store
1- Log into Members Area>My Store>Store Subscriptions
2-Click on the new store subscription you want to upgrade to
3-Scroll to bottom and click proceed
4-The next page gives you the paypal link to proceed to Paypal and pay.
Once done return back to site and you should now have the new store subscription
We ask that you do not add any links to other venues you sell on in your store or listings. (This is posted in the rules)
We do this so that we keep folks on ShoppersArena in our stores. We don't want folks being directed away from ShoppersArena and losing sales.We have the Links Directory and places in the forum to add those links.
Yes.
In order to open a store on ShoppersArena you will need a minimum of 10 items listed in your store.We do not want folks opening empty stores as this for one does not look good and 2 it does not present a good impression for the potential buyers and sellers
Member area >>>My Store>>>Main Settings
Scroll down until you see Store Categories towards left of page (right after Store Design)
Click the drop down box and choose the Category that most appropriately describes what you sell.
NOTE: If you skip this step, you will automatically be put in the first Category ---- which is Agriculture.
You can find the clean URL to your store at
Members Area/My Store/Main Settings
It is the first item on the page.
Yes you can!!!!
1. Hover over Members Area -- My Store --- Main Settings
2. Click Custom Categories under My Store
Scroll down and here you can add Custom Categories or Restrict which Categories you want to use and want to appear in your store.
Note: Customised categories can only be used for items listed using the "Store Only" option.
Note: If you don't select any categories for your store, all the site's categories will be available by default. Otherwise you will only be able to list items in the categories you have selected for your store.
Monthly Memberships--We do not give refunds for unused portions of monthly memberships.
Yearly Memberships--We do not give refunds for cancellation of membership after 14 days from initial payment,and or if the member has listed in site, store or both while a member on ShoppersArena
- How Do I Have A Featured Store Of The Month?
In order to get your store featured for the month there is requirements. If you meet the requirements then your store stands a great chance of getting featured. All stores are randomly picked.
Requirements:
1- Actively lists items in their store, Constantly striving to offer great prices on items and shipping
2- 100% Feedback
3- Active in the Forum by posting and helping other members when possible. Once a week, month, etc. is not considered an active member in the forum.
4- Stores must meet the minimum 10 item limit. You cannot fall below this limit at any time especially while Featured Store Of The Month. If so your store will be removed as Featured.
5- Must be current on Store Subscription
What Should I Do First?
The best place to start is by filling in your “Prefilled Fields/Global Settings.” This gives you a chance to think about your policies and procedures separate from the details of a particular item you’re selling. It also keeps you from getting overwhelmed with too many things to think about when doing your first listing and reduces the risk of timing out on that first listing.
“Prefilled Fields/Global Settings” can be found in your “Members Area” under “Selling.” You can get to it by hovering your mouse on the menu bar or by clicking the link on the Members Area page.
Set all of your defaults here, including title and description, then you can use this feature as a listing template. OR, if your items are all different, just fill out the shipping and payment options, leaving the title and description empty to add as you go.
Sign in to SAM and choose “Sell” from the menu bar. You’ll see 3 options.
“Site” is a regular auction listing. These listings show up on the main SAM page.
“Shop” is a store listing. These listings DO NOT show up on the main SAM page.
“Both” is the best choice if you have a SAM store. With this option your listings will get complete coverage.
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When you’ve made your selection, click on the “Next Step” button.
Next Step
Choose your listing type and categories. Enter your title, then add a description of your product. HTML is allowed in your description.
HINT: You’ll see a lot of options above the description box, allowing plenty of flexibility. Take a few minutes to go through these, but remember you have a 3-hour time limit, so if you want to spend a lot of time on your product description, go through the steps quickly, save as a draft, then come back and fine-tune the description, later.
HINT: Copy your description before moving on in case disaster strikes and you lose your work. If you have to start over, it’s easy to paste the description back in.
Next Step
This page is for your settings and uploading images.
HINT: If you have specialty items that might take a long time to sell, list them for
Next Step
Shipping & Payment Options.
HINT: If you haven’t set up PayPal and Google Checkout accounts, now is NOT the time. Choose something else, like “Money Orders” so you can get through this step, then continue and “Save As Draft.” This way you won’t lose your work if SAM times out while you’re setting up a payment processor. When you get your payment processors set up, you can edit your draft listing and enter the information, then.
Next Step
Here you will preview your listing. Pay close attention to the details.
HINT: If you see something that needs fixing, it’s much safer to “Save As Draft” and try again, than to use the “Previous Step” option and take a chance on losing your work.
“List Now” or “Save As Draft.”
HINT: “Save As Draft” creates a listing template for later use.
- Why don't my listing pictures show up?
Adding pictures when listing an item is very simple.
You can either Browse for a pic on your computer or enter your own URL, but you MUST click Upload Image after choosing either of those options.
Yes you can ---- and it's very simple!!
Hover over Member area --- My Store --- Main Settings ---- Click Fees Calculator under Selling.
Enter the starting price of your listing and check the features you want to use
click proceed and your fees for that listing will show.
Quick Hint --- the only listing fees charged in SAM at this time are:
$1 for Category Featured items
$1 for Home Page Featured items
SAM is just a short version of ShoppersArena Marketplace ----- the new SellersArena (SA) mall.
Yes you can!!!!
1. Hover over Members Area -- My Store --- Main Settings
2. Click Custom Categories under My Store
Scroll down and here you can add Custom Categories or Restrict which Categories you want to use and want to appear in your store.
Note: Customised categories can only be used for items listed using the "Store Only" option.
Note: If you don't select any categories for your store, all the site's categories will be available by default. Otherwise you will only be able to list items in the categories you have selected for your store.
To Edit a listing you have already posted:
1. Hover over Member area>Selling> and click Open Auctions.
2. Scroll down to the auction you want to edit
3. On the far right, under Options. click on the Edit auction link
4. A page will open where you can make any necessary changes to that listing.
5. Click Proceed at bottom of that page, after you've made all your changes.
Yes they will, unless you choose Auto Relist while listing your item.
When listing an item, you have the following Auto Relist Options:
1. Enable Auto Relist
Click on the checkbox above if you want your item to be relisted automatically.
2. Auto Relist if Sold
By enabling this option, your item will be relisted even if sold.
3. Number of Auto Relists
Enter the number of times the item will be relisted automatically.
Sold items will appear in Members Area ---- Selling ----- Sold Items
When an item is sold it is removed from the store/Auction but it can still be found in the members Area for that seller to have for reference. When the Seller no longer needs that reference, the seller can then delete that sale from their records.
There are 3 ways to make a listing template and you can use them all or pick and choose.
1. Set up your “Prefilled Fields/Global Settings” to include title and description. After that, all you have to do is choose “Sell” from the menu bar and you’re ready to go.
2. Set up a generic listing as if you were ready to sell an item. When you get to the last page, choose “Save As Draft” to create a listing template. The advantage of this option is that you can have several different listing templates. With the “Prefilled Fields/Global Settings” option, you only get one.
To use your template, from the main SAM menu bar, hover your mouse over “Members Area” then “Selling” then click on “Drafts.”
HINT: Drafts are saved by title, so a one-word descriptive title for your template works best.
HINT: If you’re going to make extensive changes to your template, run through the steps and “Save As Draft” again first, or you’ll use up your draft. Depending on your modifications, this could save time, later.
3. Pick an existing listing for your template and use the “Sell Similar” option.
Yes. You have 3 hours to complete your listing. After that, you will lose your work and have to sign in again. The best way to avoid this is to hurry through your listing, then “save as a draft.” Then you can “sell similar” from your draft and finish fine-tuning your listing.
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