Do you miss me yet?
Monday, January 29 | Permalink
LOL Thanks to everyone for being so patient while I'm
away. I had a quick second so I thought I'd say hi!
I'll be back on Thursday so I'll respond to everyone
I haven't had a chance to yet then. :)
One more quick funny thing-- Someone send me this link which is hilarious. It has instructions on how to make homemade dildos and vibrators out of household goods, including vegetables. lol Maybe that's my new calling.... vegetable porn *wink* Oh and guys, they teach you how to make fake pussies too. hehe
xoxo,
Mackenzie
One more quick funny thing-- Someone send me this link which is hilarious. It has instructions on how to make homemade dildos and vibrators out of household goods, including vegetables. lol Maybe that's my new calling.... vegetable porn *wink* Oh and guys, they teach you how to make fake pussies too. hehe
xoxo,
Mackenzie
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Leaving tomorrow
Friday, January 26 | Permalink
xoxo
Mackenzie
New things cumming!
Thursday, January 25 | Permalink
Hi everyone! Well I have a couple exciting new things
to tell you about but first I have something to
say...
So, for the most part I used a visual editor to do my website (I'm no wiz with coding though I can do the basic stuff). It's great and does everything I need it to (so far) but there were a couple problems that I encountered when I was setting up the site thatI had no idea how to do. (If you're an Ebanned forum member you'll remember my frantic posts lol) One had to do with merchant account stuff-- but for this actual site when I was submitting it to search engines there was all this stuff about meta tags. There is a feature on my program that lets me enter them but when I did that and ran it through some sort of meta tag checker it kept giving me errors. I mentioned this to a buyer and he offered to help me out.
Well, much to my dismay he simply apparently copied someone else's meta tags (another very well known panty seller) and with a few modifications made these my own. It was brought to my attention this morning by the panty seller he stole them from :( Luckily this has been fixed (with some work on my part to figure out how the hell to change them!) but was very upsetting to say the least. I apologize to anyone who might have noticed this and thought I was stealing. I really had no idea they were even there! Luckily the owner of the site who they were stolen from is a doll and everything has been fixed :)
Ok, so I am sure you are wondering what new things I might have up my sleeve! I currently have my own online sex shop in the works! I will be selling all kinds of fun sex toys, lubes, etc. from the amazing company Adam & Eve! If you know anything about sex toys, they are one of the biggest and best retailers out there! I can't wait. I get a percentage of all the sales, so if you're going to pick up some goodies make sure you shop with me!
The next BIG thing is, it looks like I am very close to launching a MEMBERS ONLY section. It has been an absolute pain trying to learn the coding but it seems I have it working, I'm just working on the content right now. :) Lots of yummy panty pics, pussy pics, and more! You are not going to want to miss this! I'll keep you updated!
BTW, some of you have asked... I thought the answer is obvious but if you are wondering if it's actually ME in my site pics-- YES!!!
So, for the most part I used a visual editor to do my website (I'm no wiz with coding though I can do the basic stuff). It's great and does everything I need it to (so far) but there were a couple problems that I encountered when I was setting up the site thatI had no idea how to do. (If you're an Ebanned forum member you'll remember my frantic posts lol) One had to do with merchant account stuff-- but for this actual site when I was submitting it to search engines there was all this stuff about meta tags. There is a feature on my program that lets me enter them but when I did that and ran it through some sort of meta tag checker it kept giving me errors. I mentioned this to a buyer and he offered to help me out.
Well, much to my dismay he simply apparently copied someone else's meta tags (another very well known panty seller) and with a few modifications made these my own. It was brought to my attention this morning by the panty seller he stole them from :( Luckily this has been fixed (with some work on my part to figure out how the hell to change them!) but was very upsetting to say the least. I apologize to anyone who might have noticed this and thought I was stealing. I really had no idea they were even there! Luckily the owner of the site who they were stolen from is a doll and everything has been fixed :)
Ok, so I am sure you are wondering what new things I might have up my sleeve! I currently have my own online sex shop in the works! I will be selling all kinds of fun sex toys, lubes, etc. from the amazing company Adam & Eve! If you know anything about sex toys, they are one of the biggest and best retailers out there! I can't wait. I get a percentage of all the sales, so if you're going to pick up some goodies make sure you shop with me!
The next BIG thing is, it looks like I am very close to launching a MEMBERS ONLY section. It has been an absolute pain trying to learn the coding but it seems I have it working, I'm just working on the content right now. :) Lots of yummy panty pics, pussy pics, and more! You are not going to want to miss this! I'll keep you updated!
BTW, some of you have asked... I thought the answer is obvious but if you are wondering if it's actually ME in my site pics-- YES!!!
**CUMMING
SOON!**
xoxo
Mackenzie
Order from Iraq
Wednesday, January 24 | Permalink
Wow! Hardly seems like only 10 days ago I started
this blog! I hope you have all enjoyed my daily
nonsense. lol
Just a quick update... turns out I'm actually not going out of town today so you are welcome to still send in orders. I will however be gone on the 28th through the 30th for sure.
Today
I got an order from someone in Iraq. I was totally
blown away at first. I had no idea my panty site was
even reaching the troops in Iraq. I am totally proud
to be able to do something for one of the guys out
there and hopefully bring a smile to his face! I
don't have any family in Iraq right now but I do have
several close friends and we all want you guys safe
and to come home soon! Thank you for all you are
doing!
Last night I seemed to have slept on my neck wrong and now it's super sore. I need a massage badly! Anyone want to help? *wink*
xoxo
Mackenzie
Just a quick update... turns out I'm actually not going out of town today so you are welcome to still send in orders. I will however be gone on the 28th through the 30th for sure.
Last night I seemed to have slept on my neck wrong and now it's super sore. I need a massage badly! Anyone want to help? *wink*
xoxo
Mackenzie
February 1st is D-Day & Free Panty Pic of the
Week
Tuesday, January 23 | Permalink
So I will find out if I am officially screwed on
February 1st. If he loses his job then I have no way
of paying the rent, feeding my dog, nothing. I still
have no idea what I am going to do...
Well,
I suppose I should write about something a bit
cheerier. I have included a bunch of new updates over
the last few days-- the newest being my
Free Panty Pic of
the Week.
Every week I will update another pic of me in
panties You can permanently find the link on the
home page.
xoxo
Mackenzie
xoxo
Mackenzie
I don't know what to do anymore :(
Monday, January 22 | Permalink
*crying* My sole form of income (aside from this
which helps but doesn't pay the bills) may be gone,
health insurance gone, everything gone. This will be
the second time in the last year this has happened. I
can't bear to type everything out here. If you
sincerely want to know what is wrong or want to help
please email me. I thought things were getting better
but I am so scared now... :'(
Hello Kitty
Sunday, January 21 | Permalink
Well I finally got a sidekick! Yipee! I am having so
much fun playing around with the thing. Haven't
gotten it all be-dazzled yet though. That will have
to wait for later :)
On another topic, I came across a funny site when I was just browsing the Web. No idea how I found it, but I couldn't help laughing out loud while I read the posts. It's some guy's blog entitled Hello Kitty Hell. He posts entries about all the wacky Hello Kitty products out there and his wife's obsession with Hello Kitty. Reading through it I couldn't help but find myself saying "I want that!!!" to some of the things he lists on there. LOL
Back
in the day (as almost every girl can remember) I was
OBSESSED with Hello Kitty. I had everything they made
and not just Hello Kitty. Anything Sanrio. It wasn't
until recently that I rekindled my childhood love of
Hello Kitty. The market has really changed and it's
not just young girls that are going crazy over Hello
Kitty merchandise. Why else would they have $300
sweaters and $500 Hello Kitty necklaces?? :)
I have now changed my desktop paper to Hello Kitty *giggle* and I soooo want to order Hello Kitty checks and the matching checkbook cover but I can't drain my checking account for all this stuff just yet (after all, then I wouldn't even be able to use my Hello Kitty checks then LOL).
I know some of you have wanted to send gifts but couldn't find anything on my wishlist that was small enough to send as a token. So let me say this.. ANYTHING Hello Kitty I will LOVE! I'm talking a mousepad, calculator, beach towel, whatever! I love it all. I'm a girly girl and there is something too adorable about this stuff. I also think there is something hot about a guy sending a girl Hello Kitty stuff (call me crazy). I see it as playing on a forbidden fantasy, no? Hey they even make thongs and panties with Hello Kitty designs *wink*
xoxo,
Mackenzie
On another topic, I came across a funny site when I was just browsing the Web. No idea how I found it, but I couldn't help laughing out loud while I read the posts. It's some guy's blog entitled Hello Kitty Hell. He posts entries about all the wacky Hello Kitty products out there and his wife's obsession with Hello Kitty. Reading through it I couldn't help but find myself saying "I want that!!!" to some of the things he lists on there. LOL
I have now changed my desktop paper to Hello Kitty *giggle* and I soooo want to order Hello Kitty checks and the matching checkbook cover but I can't drain my checking account for all this stuff just yet (after all, then I wouldn't even be able to use my Hello Kitty checks then LOL).
I know some of you have wanted to send gifts but couldn't find anything on my wishlist that was small enough to send as a token. So let me say this.. ANYTHING Hello Kitty I will LOVE! I'm talking a mousepad, calculator, beach towel, whatever! I love it all. I'm a girly girl and there is something too adorable about this stuff. I also think there is something hot about a guy sending a girl Hello Kitty stuff (call me crazy). I see it as playing on a forbidden fantasy, no? Hey they even make thongs and panties with Hello Kitty designs *wink*
xoxo,
Mackenzie
Does anyone even read this?
Saturday, January 20 | Permalink
My hardwork is paying off :)
Friday, January 19 | Permalink
So the sale WAS still on and even better they were
offering 50% the already marked sale price. I can
never resist panties at a steal! I wasn't feeling
great yesterday though so I didn't stay out as long
as I'd like. There's a HUGE Victoria's Secret that's
about 35 minutes away that I wanted to swing by. I
figured they'd have a better selection. I just might
do that later today.
I have been thrilled to have had a few of my first orders coming through since the website was launched. I have put so much into this site, it's nice to see that people are appreciating it and my hard work is paying off. I accidentally sent out some wrong links though for payment so if you tried to pay and it didn't work I sincerely apologize. I sent out the correct link so you should have it in your inbox. When you go to the payment page it should be a regular www... with a white background, not a "shop." address with a colored background. If you have any problems, just let me know and I will make sure everything is working correctly for you!
I am also toying with the idea of a Rewards program. Something along the lines of buy 10 panties get one free. So, when you place your 10th order instead of one pair you will get the one you ordered plus a grab bag choice free! I'll probably set something like that up in the next day or so. I just love coming up with new ideas for the site!
Also, I just wanted to let you all know I will be out of town January 24-26 and again the 28th-30th. I'm not sure if I will have internet access the 24th-26th but I will have limited access the 28th-30th. Don't worry, if you place an order, I WILL get back to you, it just might take me a couple of days. If you want to make sure I get the order in BEFORE I leave then make sure you place it before the 28th! :)
Well, I hope everyone is having a HAPPY FRIDAY! Are there any good movies out? I am such a sucker for romantic comedies but I don't think any are coming out today. Well, I guess I'll just have to take a look. I have to say, I saw Dream Girls and Notes on a Scandal a couple weeks ago and they were fabulous! I didn't really think I would enjoy Dream Girls but the music is incredible, it's just a bit long. As for Notes on a Scandal, you'll either love it or hate it. The theater was full of total academic types. I felt like I was back in college with a bunch of my professors lol but it was a great movie.
Well, that's it now! Thanks everyone for supporting the site. I would LOVE your comments on how you like it or any suggestions you might have of things I could add.
xoxo,
Mackenzie
I have been thrilled to have had a few of my first orders coming through since the website was launched. I have put so much into this site, it's nice to see that people are appreciating it and my hard work is paying off. I accidentally sent out some wrong links though for payment so if you tried to pay and it didn't work I sincerely apologize. I sent out the correct link so you should have it in your inbox. When you go to the payment page it should be a regular www... with a white background, not a "shop." address with a colored background. If you have any problems, just let me know and I will make sure everything is working correctly for you!
I am also toying with the idea of a Rewards program. Something along the lines of buy 10 panties get one free. So, when you place your 10th order instead of one pair you will get the one you ordered plus a grab bag choice free! I'll probably set something like that up in the next day or so. I just love coming up with new ideas for the site!
Also, I just wanted to let you all know I will be out of town January 24-26 and again the 28th-30th. I'm not sure if I will have internet access the 24th-26th but I will have limited access the 28th-30th. Don't worry, if you place an order, I WILL get back to you, it just might take me a couple of days. If you want to make sure I get the order in BEFORE I leave then make sure you place it before the 28th! :)
Well, I hope everyone is having a HAPPY FRIDAY! Are there any good movies out? I am such a sucker for romantic comedies but I don't think any are coming out today. Well, I guess I'll just have to take a look. I have to say, I saw Dream Girls and Notes on a Scandal a couple weeks ago and they were fabulous! I didn't really think I would enjoy Dream Girls but the music is incredible, it's just a bit long. As for Notes on a Scandal, you'll either love it or hate it. The theater was full of total academic types. I felt like I was back in college with a bunch of my professors lol but it was a great movie.
Well, that's it now! Thanks everyone for supporting the site. I would LOVE your comments on how you like it or any suggestions you might have of things I could add.
xoxo,
Mackenzie
Victoria's Secret
Thursday, January 18 | Permalink
It's 8:17 am right now. WOW! I am up early. I haven't
seen this hour in a long time. lol
I think today I'll run by the mall and see if Victoria's Secret is still having their sale. I have a $100 gift card I was going to save for new bras (which I desperately need *hint hint* hehe), but what the hell I might as well spend it now and stock up my already overflowing panty drawer! That just means a better selection for you! I already did a raid a week or so ago there, so it will probably be slim pickings, but we'll see... And don't forget! You are always welcome to send VS gift cards as an extra thank you! I can never have enough bras, panties, lingerie! ;)
I had a request for an "autographed" pair of panties that are getting shipped out today. This was the first request for something like this that I ever got before, but it was kind of fun to autograph the pair :) The hard part was finding a pair that was autograph-able! lol
xoxo,
Mackenzie
I think today I'll run by the mall and see if Victoria's Secret is still having their sale. I have a $100 gift card I was going to save for new bras (which I desperately need *hint hint* hehe), but what the hell I might as well spend it now and stock up my already overflowing panty drawer! That just means a better selection for you! I already did a raid a week or so ago there, so it will probably be slim pickings, but we'll see... And don't forget! You are always welcome to send VS gift cards as an extra thank you! I can never have enough bras, panties, lingerie! ;)
I had a request for an "autographed" pair of panties that are getting shipped out today. This was the first request for something like this that I ever got before, but it was kind of fun to autograph the pair :) The hard part was finding a pair that was autograph-able! lol
xoxo,
Mackenzie
Hooray!
Wednesday, January 17 | Permalink
I can now process ALL orders-- domestic and
international! Everything seems to be working (knock
on wood) so I am happy. So the day has started out
good, sorta!
My little puppy woke me up early this morning throwing up. Poor thing did it 3 times! :( She's a tiny little thing and it had me incredibly worried. She was shaking and gagging, but the vet said she must have just ate something that upset her stomach. Luckily she is now sound asleep and does not seem to be shaking, so I am keeping my fingers crossed!
Ok, I have been obsessing about wanting a Sidekick 3. I keep trying to justify how I need to have it right now and not wait until April when I am no longer under contract with Verizon-- that and why I need it in the first place. lol I feel like a child whining to their mother "but everyone has one!!" Unfortunately, tis true. I feel like the only soul out here who does not have their fingers glued to a Sidekick or a Blackberry.
Of course my cost would not stop at the Sidekick and the monthly contract- lol. I MUST have it emblazed with swarovski crystals which is going to run me another $275. The sad thing is that I know until I fork over the $ for this thing, I not going to be able to get this thing out of my mind.
See... it really is needed for my "online business". That way, while I am out I can check my auctions, orders, emails, etc. lol Oh, I won't even try to come up with a reasonable reason I want this, I JUST DO!!!!
So, I am going to hope that I have convinced someone that my life is not complete without my sidekick (covered in pink crystals of course!) :) and someone is going to want to spoil me with the ability to get this for myself! :) :)
My little puppy woke me up early this morning throwing up. Poor thing did it 3 times! :( She's a tiny little thing and it had me incredibly worried. She was shaking and gagging, but the vet said she must have just ate something that upset her stomach. Luckily she is now sound asleep and does not seem to be shaking, so I am keeping my fingers crossed!
Ok, I have been obsessing about wanting a Sidekick 3. I keep trying to justify how I need to have it right now and not wait until April when I am no longer under contract with Verizon-- that and why I need it in the first place. lol I feel like a child whining to their mother "but everyone has one!!" Unfortunately, tis true. I feel like the only soul out here who does not have their fingers glued to a Sidekick or a Blackberry.
Of course my cost would not stop at the Sidekick and the monthly contract- lol. I MUST have it emblazed with swarovski crystals which is going to run me another $275. The sad thing is that I know until I fork over the $ for this thing, I not going to be able to get this thing out of my mind.
See... it really is needed for my "online business". That way, while I am out I can check my auctions, orders, emails, etc. lol Oh, I won't even try to come up with a reasonable reason I want this, I JUST DO!!!!
So, I am going to hope that I have convinced someone that my life is not complete without my sidekick (covered in pink crystals of course!) :) and someone is going to want to spoil me with the ability to get this for myself! :) :)
Sidekick 3 - from
T-Mobile
Where I want to get the crystals done: (already
quoted at $275)
Momoberry by
Sanrio
If you seriously want to get this for me, click
"Contact Me" at the bottom of the page! :)
xoxo,
Mackenzie
I hate e-commerce
Tuesday, January 16 | Permalink
Well... that's not entirely true, but it sure has
been a painful journey thus far. Goodness gracious,
if my latest "solution" does not work, I think I am
going to jump off a bridge lol. So earlier today I
thought I had the answer, but alas another deadend. I
will spare you all the details but it literally took
all day to figure this out! I'm not even 100%
positive I have it figured out, but if not I will
find out soon enough and I think I am close.
I hope I have not pissed off customers so far. lol "It's working now, go here... um, just kidding, it's not working... ok I think it's working... nope, not yet". Luckily there has been an incredibly nice person who has been patient and helpful. Thank you Steve! I really am jumping through hoops so that I can accept international orders. I have felt there was a demand, at least from the emails I have received, but we'll see in the end if this was all worth it. I will give you an update tomorrow, when I know for sure if it's working.
Well, enough about that, for now... I decided to take a break from my merchant account drama this evening and make a trip to Target. I ended up loading up nearly an entire cart but emptied it by the time I checked out. I couldn't justify spending all the extra $ even though they have a TON of new stuff I totally wanted. Mostly home decor stuff so I decided it wasn't worth it and ended up buying a couple of things with some gift cards I had from the holidays.
When I got home, I took some new pictures for a new auction I am super excited about (no pun intended). It's my Super Bowl auction! Hopefully there will be a big turnout. I'd bid on it! LOL If you're registed (and logged in) on ebanned you can check it out here.
How I managed to find the time to add new items, I have no idea, but I added a TON of new items in the Shopping section. Take a look and maybe suprise yourself with an early Valentine's present! ;)
xoxo,
Mackenzie
I hope I have not pissed off customers so far. lol "It's working now, go here... um, just kidding, it's not working... ok I think it's working... nope, not yet". Luckily there has been an incredibly nice person who has been patient and helpful. Thank you Steve! I really am jumping through hoops so that I can accept international orders. I have felt there was a demand, at least from the emails I have received, but we'll see in the end if this was all worth it. I will give you an update tomorrow, when I know for sure if it's working.
Well, enough about that, for now... I decided to take a break from my merchant account drama this evening and make a trip to Target. I ended up loading up nearly an entire cart but emptied it by the time I checked out. I couldn't justify spending all the extra $ even though they have a TON of new stuff I totally wanted. Mostly home decor stuff so I decided it wasn't worth it and ended up buying a couple of things with some gift cards I had from the holidays.
When I got home, I took some new pictures for a new auction I am super excited about (no pun intended). It's my Super Bowl auction! Hopefully there will be a big turnout. I'd bid on it! LOL If you're registed (and logged in) on ebanned you can check it out here.
How I managed to find the time to add new items, I have no idea, but I added a TON of new items in the Shopping section. Take a look and maybe suprise yourself with an early Valentine's present! ;)
xoxo,
Mackenzie
Argh!
Monday, January 15 | Permalink
First of all I will start by saying there are far too
many idiots in this world. The gene pool definitely
needs some more chlorine (I always loved that line :)
) I am sure you all will agree. You're free to be an
idiot just don't rain on everyone else's parade.
That's all I will say there.
The other thing that is causing me MAJOR stresses in my life is this stupid merchant account. Definitely been the biggest pain in my ass for the past few weeks. Basically it's all good to go for buyers in the United States but the program I am using does not allow international transactions even though I am told that my merchant account is fine to process cards with international billing addresses. This is something I will have to confirm 100% tomorrow.
While I'm talking about idiots, don't you think the provider I am using to connect to my merchant account should know definitively whether or not international addresses would be accepted by the system. Gosh! I am horrible for thinking I can call and ask this question and get an answer one way or the other. Nope. Instead I am faced with an ill-trained customer service rep who say he doesn't think it will (even though, mind you, I spoke to another just the other day who told me it would be no problem). Given that contradiction, I asked for a definite yes or no. Did I get it? Nope. Instead, I got "well I personally would say no". I'm sorry I didn't realize my question was misconstrued as a question asking his "opinion". When I asked if he had any experience in this department he said no. So basically I could've asked the bum on the street the same question and his expertise would of been equal with this nimwit. The worst part about it was that after 20 minutes on the phone he flatly refused to get someone on the phone who did have experience in this department and instead told me I was getting "too worked up".
In the end I was told that even though my merchant account supposedly (I put that in italics because who the hell knows at this point) accepts international transactions their interface does not which is something they are "working on". It was then suggested to me that I sent an email to their web developers making the "suggestion." Um, that doesn't help with the current situation especially since I am paying a monthly fee to use this stupid interface.
The problem is I can't figure out the damn code I need for this stinking gateway and they customer service reps over there are even less helpful than the idiots in the last place. They suggest I hire a developer which will charge me up the wazoo for something I KNOW is super simple if I just knew the programming language. So I went to Borders and bough and insanely huge novel of a manual that is supposed to teach me. HA. We'll see how this goes. In the mean time I am working on alternatives.
Ok enough of my irritating rant... lol Off to read my new book. Apparently it's going to teach me how to make a members only area too. We shall see.
xoxo,
Mackenzie
The other thing that is causing me MAJOR stresses in my life is this stupid merchant account. Definitely been the biggest pain in my ass for the past few weeks. Basically it's all good to go for buyers in the United States but the program I am using does not allow international transactions even though I am told that my merchant account is fine to process cards with international billing addresses. This is something I will have to confirm 100% tomorrow.
While I'm talking about idiots, don't you think the provider I am using to connect to my merchant account should know definitively whether or not international addresses would be accepted by the system. Gosh! I am horrible for thinking I can call and ask this question and get an answer one way or the other. Nope. Instead I am faced with an ill-trained customer service rep who say he doesn't think it will (even though, mind you, I spoke to another just the other day who told me it would be no problem). Given that contradiction, I asked for a definite yes or no. Did I get it? Nope. Instead, I got "well I personally would say no". I'm sorry I didn't realize my question was misconstrued as a question asking his "opinion". When I asked if he had any experience in this department he said no. So basically I could've asked the bum on the street the same question and his expertise would of been equal with this nimwit. The worst part about it was that after 20 minutes on the phone he flatly refused to get someone on the phone who did have experience in this department and instead told me I was getting "too worked up".
In the end I was told that even though my merchant account supposedly (I put that in italics because who the hell knows at this point) accepts international transactions their interface does not which is something they are "working on". It was then suggested to me that I sent an email to their web developers making the "suggestion." Um, that doesn't help with the current situation especially since I am paying a monthly fee to use this stupid interface.
The problem is I can't figure out the damn code I need for this stinking gateway and they customer service reps over there are even less helpful than the idiots in the last place. They suggest I hire a developer which will charge me up the wazoo for something I KNOW is super simple if I just knew the programming language. So I went to Borders and bough and insanely huge novel of a manual that is supposed to teach me. HA. We'll see how this goes. In the mean time I am working on alternatives.
Ok enough of my irritating rant... lol Off to read my new book. Apparently it's going to teach me how to make a members only area too. We shall see.
xoxo,
Mackenzie
Everything has a beginning...
Sunday, January 14 | Permalink
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
