Everything has a beginning...
Sunday, January 14
Well after a TON of hard work I am super proud to
have lanched this website! There were
many
late nights put into building this baby, lots of
aggrevation, but in the end I am very pleased with
the way things turned out and I hope you are too!
So far, selling on Ebanned has been the only way I have sold my items. There have been the *occasional* direct sales (and very occasional at that) but for the most part the buyers who were really interested will take the time to bid and not BS around trying to get you to sell things for X amount here or there.
I did, however, realize that there was a demand for the direct sales since although some people do enjoy the thrill of bidding, others just want the item and don't want to have to deal with all of that. Roadblock #1: How the hell were people going to be able to pay for my stuff? Well that has since been resolved and I am happy to be able to finally accept Visa and Mastercard in addition to the old methods of Alertpay (which everyone seems to hate unless you are one of the few-and lucky- to have been able to set up an account long ago that actually works), money orders and cash (though those are always high risk, so only loyal customers will be allowed to pay this way).
I have debated on whether or not to include a members area. I suppose the biggest thing holding me back is the coding. I am no HTML wiz (or whatever language you need to code in for password protected areas) and have literally no idea how to even begin to set something like that up. I have done my share of googling to find some easy answer, but what I found I played around with it and it didn't work. It is certainly soemthing that is a possibility in the future and if someone knows what the hell they are doing and can help me out certainly let me know! For now, I will just deal without having a members area and I'm not entirely sure I want one... yet.
I officially posted the link to this site a couple of days ago but since then, I have made a couple of additions. The first being this blog. We'll see how well this goes. I don't know if I will have the time to post every single day but I will certainly leave this place open as a place to share parts of my life with you, rants, and we'll see what other topics I might venture into. You are more than welcome to leave comments on any of my posts!
I have also posted a wishlist page with a link to my current wishlist. I am not asking for anything but some of you have requested it, so there it is.
I also have a links section for you to take a look around.
Since everything is so new, I certainly will be constantly looking to add improvements and new stuff so check back frequently. If you are interested in knowing when I update my site and new auctions, sign up for my email list on the home page! No spam, just updates :)
xoxo,
Mackenzie
So far, selling on Ebanned has been the only way I have sold my items. There have been the *occasional* direct sales (and very occasional at that) but for the most part the buyers who were really interested will take the time to bid and not BS around trying to get you to sell things for X amount here or there.
I did, however, realize that there was a demand for the direct sales since although some people do enjoy the thrill of bidding, others just want the item and don't want to have to deal with all of that. Roadblock #1: How the hell were people going to be able to pay for my stuff? Well that has since been resolved and I am happy to be able to finally accept Visa and Mastercard in addition to the old methods of Alertpay (which everyone seems to hate unless you are one of the few-and lucky- to have been able to set up an account long ago that actually works), money orders and cash (though those are always high risk, so only loyal customers will be allowed to pay this way).
I have debated on whether or not to include a members area. I suppose the biggest thing holding me back is the coding. I am no HTML wiz (or whatever language you need to code in for password protected areas) and have literally no idea how to even begin to set something like that up. I have done my share of googling to find some easy answer, but what I found I played around with it and it didn't work. It is certainly soemthing that is a possibility in the future and if someone knows what the hell they are doing and can help me out certainly let me know! For now, I will just deal without having a members area and I'm not entirely sure I want one... yet.
I officially posted the link to this site a couple of days ago but since then, I have made a couple of additions. The first being this blog. We'll see how well this goes. I don't know if I will have the time to post every single day but I will certainly leave this place open as a place to share parts of my life with you, rants, and we'll see what other topics I might venture into. You are more than welcome to leave comments on any of my posts!
I have also posted a wishlist page with a link to my current wishlist. I am not asking for anything but some of you have requested it, so there it is.
I also have a links section for you to take a look around.
Since everything is so new, I certainly will be constantly looking to add improvements and new stuff so check back frequently. If you are interested in knowing when I update my site and new auctions, sign up for my email list on the home page! No spam, just updates :)
xoxo,
Mackenzie
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