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Post by mainepeace on Sept 13, 2012 12:49:03 GMT -5
With our new website and ordering system we have a new policy in place for Scootdawg coupon orders.
If you are a Scootdawg member in good standing you should contact us via email and we will add you to the Scootdawg group. This cannot be done by you, it must be done by us. You must first create a login on our eshop website.
The benefit is that once added to the group, you never need to put in the Scootdawg coupon again. You will enjoy the Scootdawg discount automatically as long as you are and continue to be a verified Scootdawg member.
A Scootdawg member who has not been added to the group yet can use the 'scootdawg' coupon ONCE for a discount.
The scootdawg discount back to 10%.
*** NEW POLICY ***
Scootdawg members get SPECIAL lower pricing on certain items. These are UNPUBLISHED PRICES for popular items. Don't as me because I won't tell which ones get the special discounts. You just have to find them.
Greg
* By the way, none of these policies are published on the website because Scootdawg members get the "inside track". I don't want non-scootdawg members to get a hold of a coupon to get an undeserved discount. My intent is to reward contributing members.
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Post by mainepeace on Oct 5, 2012 18:22:41 GMT -5
*** NEW POLICY ***
Scootdawg members get SPECIAL lower pricing on certain items. These are UNPUBLISHED PRICES for popular items. Don't as me because I won't tell which ones get the special discounts. You just have to find them.
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Post by mainepeace on Oct 22, 2012 18:42:38 GMT -5
I am going on vacation for the month of November. I will still have access to email but technical questions will take a few days to respond to. The eShop and our Amazon shop are still open, but the people I have to fulfill the orders don't have much technical knowledge. If you have a question about a part please email me and don't phone.
Greg
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Post by xxbenjamminxx on Oct 22, 2012 22:46:48 GMT -5
Awesome! It is truly appreciated. Will the standard 10% off still apply beside the specially priced items?
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Post by teddy554 on Oct 22, 2012 23:07:04 GMT -5
Thanks you rock
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Post by teddy554 on Oct 22, 2012 23:08:33 GMT -5
can i still use my account from the old website or do i need to create new account
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Post by mainepeace on Oct 23, 2012 0:39:59 GMT -5
Standard scootdawg 10% applies. You can login with your old email address but the passwords were reset, so you have to choose 'password recovery'.
Greg
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Post by teddy554 on Oct 23, 2012 5:49:37 GMT -5
thanks got it
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Post by mainepeace on Jan 1, 2013 1:37:04 GMT -5
Just wanted to crow a bit...
We have a 100% Customer Feedback rating on Amazon.com! Yay! We also have a PERFECT seller rating with almost every single transaction PERFECT. Thanks for all you Scootdawg members who have purchased from our Amazon shop and given us props!
Greg
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Post by macktheknife on Jan 1, 2013 10:05:26 GMT -5
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Post by tvnacman on Jan 1, 2013 11:02:19 GMT -5
very interesting articals Mack !!!! Whats funny is I can take CC over the phone to process orders I try my best not too . It requires too much personal information from the card holder . It this day and age I don't want all that info from another person . The fees are slighty higher with paypal , but the only info I see from the buyer is there address and name . Once you have collected the buyers info , if something should happen it puts you on the radar .
John
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Post by fugaziiv on Jan 1, 2013 11:41:09 GMT -5
macktheknife - Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate that you feel that we are dependable, but to clarify we currently do not, nor have we ever (that I'm aware of) offered a blanket SD discount.
We do offer monthly discounts that we email out to our customers, or are available for all to see on our FB page as well.
Thanks for understanding in advance, Matt
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Post by rapidjim on Jan 1, 2013 12:30:47 GMT -5
macktheknife, I have a question for you. I am always concerned about credit card security and fraud, not only for my customers but also for me. Chould you share some more information about your statement "Their system is easy to target and people get their credit cards hacked all the time and this is the site you are crowing about? " Maybe by sharing some other links where this has happened or some stats? I read your links completely. The first link contained 16 complaints of fraud. These 16 were complaining a link between Amazon and the charges. The rest of the comments were in response to those complaints. The fraud complaint was based on ONE company, sancsupport.com and every one of the complaints were resolved by their banks. I do a lot of shopping with Amazon, so I went back and looked at my records and found I made 12 online purchases with Amazon between Aug and Dec and I didn't get a fraudulent charge on my account. I have a very hard time believing that Amazon security has anything to do with this incident. Just think about it, how many charges are made to Amazon in just a day? Only 16 claims of fraud? Sorry that doesn't make sense. I have been victim to a non authorized credit card charge. Someone in another State paid a collection agency over $300 for court related fines. I immeadiatley called my Bank and had the charge reversed. Filled out the appropriate paperwork and the money was back in my account that day. I asked my bank rep about CC fraud and she told me normally the person will start with a small charge and then larger and larger until the account is drained. It turned out that the transaction was done over the phone and the person paying misread her CC number, both her card and mine had the same expiration date. As I said my money was credited back that day. I also asked what if it was fraud and my account was drained causing me to bounce other legitiment charges, she told me the Bank would handle that. Your second link. This was an article written on March 5 of 2001! It was about a company that was owned by Amazon. How much has on line security improved since 2001? I don't see where this link has any bearing on Amazon's CC security today. I also did a search on this company and could not find any recent CC problems. Your 3rd link. Has nothing to do with CC Fraud. As I said in the beginning, I am very concerned about CC security. . To say that Amazon has an unreliable system is just pure speculation without hard facts in my opinion. Jim
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Post by macktheknife on Jan 1, 2013 13:29:41 GMT -5
RapidJim I had this exact thing happen to me from the 3rd link: But Cardinal, who reported on it in HTMList, said his recent experience is proof that the company needs to lift its security game. "Amazon has clearly not improved their authentication protocols in any meaningful way, but this time it's hurting them directly," he said. This time, Cardinal wrote, the problem was with customer service, not weaknesses in the Web services. He said scammers used his name, address and order history to defraud the company into sending "replacement" products to a different address than Cardinal's even though he had already received those products. Cardinal wrote that one morning in mid-December he started receiving emails from Amazon Customer Service representatives about problems with an order for a camera and filter he had already received. Within hours, customer service had sent him emails apologizing for the problem, saying a replacement order had been created and a refund requested on his credit card for the first order, which supposedly had not shipped or had been stolen in transit. The email said the order would be shipping to his name, but at an address in Portland, Oregon. "Hm. I've heard great things about Oregon, but I've never been myself," he wrote. "More to the point, my camera is sitting here with me right now. Definitely don't need a replacement. Amazon is shipping a phantom replacement to a phantom Chris Cardinal at a phantom address in the Pacific Northwest." As he tried to cancel the replacement orders and tell Amazon Customer Service about the fraudulent activity, Cardinal said he was caught in a, "revolving door of CSRs (customer service representative), all of whom appear completely incapable of checking chat history or picking up on a potential fraudulent stream of activity." With a bit more sleuthing, Cardinal he said he found a social engineering forum where users were offering to buy Amazon order numbers. "Why? Because as it turns out, once you have the order number, everything else is apparently simple," he wrote.
I started getting books from Amazon that I had not even ordered, turned out that the books were bought by a man with the same exact name but they were sending them to my address and then I started getting his bill in the mail. He had purchased the books and you want to know even more? When I got the bill it had his credit card number on it! Had I been a crook I could have had a good time on his behalf. After going through all kinds of BS I managed to talk to a senior customer rep and to find out so as Amazon says my name and email were identical to his but somehow in their system they got the billing addresses and contacts crossed. So I canceled my account and told them to remove all my information including my credit card and I was done with Amazon. Two months later I got my credit card bill in and someone was having a good time on my behalf in Mexico on my bill. Done the same as you and what a lot of people don't know is you have the right to view the findings of the your credit card when scammed and it was traced back to you know who "Amazon" . I'm telling you I went through the same BS as the above person did and the funny thing is I never did anything wrong to start with my mistake, buying from Amazon. If people can scam them into sending replacement things and they even have a public forum to aide in the process would you call that a secure sight? You can pull up dozens of Amazon scams, and problems and yes it started way back in 2001 and hasn't stopped. Here's one of the latest scams hitting Amazon customers: New Phishing Scam Targets Amazon Customers
Amazon.com is best known as an on line reseller, starting with books, CDs, and DVDs, but its customers are also a popular target of phishing scammers. Recently, a colleague received what appeared to be a brand new Amazon phishing email. After contacting the company, he was told that the suspicious email was indeed a fake. The email opens by informing recipients that they've supplied an "invalid credit card address" for a purchase, so their credit card issuer has "refuzed" to pay. After the scammer provides a phony website link -- which reads, "Click here to verify your information" -- the message continues:
--- Begin Amazon Phishing Email ---
"If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporarily suspend your account. Thank you for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
Account flagged: You have used an invalid address for your credit card! Billing Address Placed: [Name and address deleted] United States Billing Address Refuzed by your Bank: [Name and address deleted] United States
NEED TO RESOLVE? Yes, because your account will be canceled. Verify your information placed to your amazon.com account." --- End Amazon Phishing Email ---
Apparently, the scammer hopes recipients who have recently made Amazon purchases will think their orders have been confused with that of the fictitious person above -- and that they'll also ignore the fact that "refused" has been misspelled (twice) as "refuzed." In addition, victims are asked to believe that Amazon will take the drastic step of suspending their accounts if they don't verify their credit card information soon. Amazon phishing emails have been around for some time, but the new email resembles one that began reaching in-boxes a couple of months ago. The earlier scam also informed recipients that their orders had been denied, but it didn't offer a specific reason and didn't threaten to cancel the account. Why because they are easy to scam. Here's another one: www.consumerfraudreporting.org/phishing_Amazon.phpWant information, just use the old search engine of your computer, you'll find it's easy to find Amazon scams and fraud. Myself I do shop a lot on line and I've weeded out a lot of what I consider bad risk companies and Amazon tops my list. After 3 months I did get my money back on my card and my hopes is they caught the person who pulled this off and my thought is it was an actual Amazon employee but I have no proof of that, but I don't think the same name as me guy was the problem.
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Post by winnem909 on Jan 1, 2013 16:05:40 GMT -5
I am a frequent amazon shopper and have been for plenty of years. I have never had a single fraudulent charge, nor have I had any problems with situations like returns. But America is far too well known for glorifying the bad, and ignoring the good. Amazon is the worlds largest online retailer for a reason. And they have millions and millions of customers. Yet a minor fraction of problems can taint their whole reputation? Chances are those victims were not smart enough to avoid scam emails in the first place and dealt with too many third parties. Orders fulfilled by amazon are always the best and safest. It's also unfortunate that scorned people are more likely to post bad reviews than a happy customer would post good ones.
I also belief some people like to bring up things like fraudulent charges against amazon because theres always people who hate anything that is mainstream. The bad charges may actually happen but that's not the main reason some dont choose to use amazon.
Those are just my feelings. I also use other sites to shop but I always check amazon when I'm in search of things.
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Post by macktheknife on Jan 1, 2013 17:29:20 GMT -5
I am a frequent amazon shopper and have been for plenty of years. I have never had a single fraudulent charge, nor have I had any problems with situations like returns. But America is far too well known for glorifying the bad, and ignoring the good. Amazon is the worlds largest online retailer for a reason. And they have millions and millions of customers. Yet a minor fraction of problems can taint their whole reputation? Chances are those victims were not smart enough to avoid scam emails in the first place and dealt with too many third parties. Orders fulfilled by amazon are always the best and safest. It's also unfortunate that scorned people are more likely to post bad reviews than a happy customer would post good ones. I also belief some people like to bring up things like fraudulent charges against amazon because theres always people who hate anything that is mainstream. The bad charges may actually happen but that's not the main reason some dont choose to use amazon. Those are just my feelings. I also use other sites to shop but I always check amazon when I'm in search of things. You didn't read my response very well. I bought once from Amazon, paid them with a credit card, got my order, deal done. Then one day out of the blue I start recieving another persons (so Amazon says) orders, their bills and their billing information including their 16 digit credit card number. I didn't fall for any emails, didn't go on their site and order any of the items they wrongly sent me and charged to another person who had a Texas address. After I finally got their mess straightened out and canceled my account I then had my credit card wrongfully charged by someone in Mexico. Again it was traced back to Amazon. If they couldn't look at two different addresses, two different credit card numbers even if we had the same name and keep them straight then why would I want to ever use them again? Maybe being the biggest online seller has made them hire incompetent people? The one thing they have better prices on is books especially books for people going to college, other than that their prices are easy to beat along with availability and faster delivery. Walmart online is making a big dent in their business along with the rest of the worlds retailers and scooters along with parts on their site is just around the corner.
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Post by skuttadawg on Jan 1, 2013 21:22:29 GMT -5
Wow I have made over 50 purchases from Amazon and not had one incident . You should be glad Greg gives us better deal for being a member here and even better pricing than through Amazon
If you wan to be safest on Amazon use their gift cards instead of a CC
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Post by wutzthedeal on Jan 1, 2013 21:25:11 GMT -5
I am a frequent amazon shopper and have been for plenty of years. I have never had a single fraudulent charge, nor have I had any problems with situations like returns. But America is far too well known for glorifying the bad, and ignoring the good. Amazon is the worlds largest online retailer for a reason. And they have millions and millions of customers. Yet a minor fraction of problems can taint their whole reputation? Chances are those victims were not smart enough to avoid scam emails in the first place and dealt with too many third parties. Orders fulfilled by amazon are always the best and safest. It's also unfortunate that scorned people are more likely to post bad reviews than a happy customer would post good ones. I also belief some people like to bring up things like fraudulent charges against amazon because theres always people who hate anything that is mainstream. The bad charges may actually happen but that's not the main reason some dont choose to use amazon. Those are just my feelings. I also use other sites to shop but I always check amazon when I'm in search of things. THAT ^^. I've shopped w/Amazon for six years w/o incident, not to mention sold my books there. On purchases, shipment has always been fast and I've always received what I ordered (except for one time when I ordered a keyfob camera that listed the incorrect resolution). When I decided I didn't need or want something, I was not only able to return it, but I filed the A to Z claim and got an INSTANT gift card to buy something else on Amazon so shipping could be immediate... they then put a self-addressed, stamped package in the mail to me to return the old item. In the case of the keyfob? I got it free; the seller said, "Keep it," even though I had filed an A to Z claim and bought something else. So, I stand by Amazon and if anybody on this board has ever had a problem with them, I'd love to hear about it. If not, enough with the bashing. PS I've ordered from PartsforScooters and had great experiences with those transactions, and I will be ordering from Greg (MainelyScooters) because he is one of the most helpful sellers on this board... just so happens that I've had trouble finding some of the things I need on his site. You want to bash him for charging a few percent more because he can't get massive, wholesale discounts yet he comes here and gives his time and knowledge for free. That's just wrong. Let it roll off, Greg.
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Post by macktheknife on Jan 1, 2013 22:53:01 GMT -5
Wow I have made over 50 purchases from Amazon and not had one incident . You should be glad Greg gives us better deal for being a member here and even better pricing than through Amazon If you wan to be safest on Amazon use their gift cards instead of a CC You should be glad Greg gives us better deal for being a member here and even better pricing than through Amazon eshop.mainelyscooters.com/qmb139/variator/169-266www.amazon.com/Dr-Pulley-139QMB-Variator-Kit/dp/B007PV9DEGYou don't read well either? Better price at Amazon? Same variator on his main site is how much more at Amazon? If you wan to be safest on Amazon use their gift cards instead of a CCNo doubt as long as you don't have to buy them with a CC? ;D
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Post by skuttadawg on Jan 1, 2013 22:56:56 GMT -5
Was saying yes its higher at Amazon , less at his site and even less for SD members
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Post by macktheknife on Jan 1, 2013 22:59:15 GMT -5
I am a frequent amazon shopper and have been for plenty of years. I have never had a single fraudulent charge, nor have I had any problems with situations like returns. But America is far too well known for glorifying the bad, and ignoring the good. Amazon is the worlds largest online retailer for a reason. And they have millions and millions of customers. Yet a minor fraction of problems can taint their whole reputation? Chances are those victims were not smart enough to avoid scam emails in the first place and dealt with too many third parties. Orders fulfilled by amazon are always the best and safest. It's also unfortunate that scorned people are more likely to post bad reviews than a happy customer would post good ones. I also belief some people like to bring up things like fraudulent charges against amazon because theres always people who hate anything that is mainstream. The bad charges may actually happen but that's not the main reason some dont choose to use amazon. Those are just my feelings. I also use other sites to shop but I always check amazon when I'm in search of things. THAT ^^. I've shopped w/Amazon for six years w/o incident, not to mention sold my books there. On purchases, shipment has always been fast and I've always received what I ordered (except for one time when I ordered a keyfob camera that listed the incorrect resolution). When I decided I didn't need or want something, I was not only able to return it, but I filed the A to Z claim and got an INSTANT gift card to buy something else on Amazon so shipping could be immediate... they then put a self-addressed, stamped package in the mail to me to return the old item. In the case of the keyfob? I got it free; the seller said, "Keep it," even though I had filed an A to Z claim and bought something else. So, I stand by Amazon and if anybody on this board has ever had a problem with them, I'd love to hear about it. If not, enough with the bashing. PS I've ordered from PartsforScooters and had great experiences with those transactions, and I will be ordering from Greg (MainelyScooters) because he is one of the most helpful sellers on this board... just so happens that I've had trouble finding some of the things I need on his site. You want to bash him for charging a few percent more because he can't get massive, wholesale discounts yet he comes here and gives his time and knowledge for free. That's just wrong. Let it roll off, Greg. PS I've ordered from PartsforScooters and had great experiences with those transactions, and I will be ordering from Greg (MainelyScooters) because he is one of the most helpful sellers on this boardPlease take note that PFS has a member here to that is most helpful. There are others, RapidJim, Jeremy with Enviromoto, Dave with Abscooters, and tvnacman. just so happens that I've had trouble finding some of the things I need on his site.You don't have that problem with PFS. You want to bash him for charging a few percent more because he can't get massive, wholesale discounts yet he comes here and gives his time and knowledge for free. Everyone here including other vendors give their time for free and I don't recall bashing hime but asking why he is crowing so much about Amazon when he has the same items on his main site for less and gets good reviews also. No bashing just asking why? Helping people is great but when you're in the scooter world of any kind helping has a pay back so FREE? There are lots of people here who help also and have nothing to gain by doing so, just enjoy helping. That's just wrong A matter of opinion.
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Post by macktheknife on Jan 1, 2013 23:00:11 GMT -5
Was saying yes its higher at Amazon , less at his site and even less for SD members I didn't see the SD discount at Amazon, did you?
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Post by mainepeace on Jan 1, 2013 23:19:23 GMT -5
Ok people, this is getting way off topic.
To address a few concerns... I have absolute confidence in Amazon and its online security protocols. Sure, because it is large it is a target for hackers, but Amazon is much more supportive of its RETAILERS and not just blindly believing the the customers like eBay does.
The ONLY reason I am selling on Amazon is because Amazon CONTACTED ME to ask if I wanted to sell my parts on their site. Out of the blue. My website is getting on the first and second page of Google searches so they sought me out to get me onboard. I was handheld throughout the entire signup and verification process which took over a week. They also created my first listings BY HAND themselves via information I sent them in a spreadsheet.
The reason for the discrepancy in prices between Amazon and Mainely Scooters eShop is that Amazon charges 15% in fees, including the shipping cost in addition to the product cost. The increase in price reflects that. Even with raising the prices I have about a dozen products I LOSE money by selling on Amazon. I have to in order to stay competitive with other Amazon resellers.
People buy from Amazon because of trust. Amazon has spent millions of dollars and years of research to create a friendly environment to buy products from. It is and always will be a consumer website. eBay is a seller's website.
I have had dozens of people who were "unsure" of entering in their information on my SSL encrypted website and called me to give me the credit card number over the phone. Even though a phone based charge is much less secure than an online purchase, these people have their own reservations and I respect that.
As an AUTHORIZED reseller on Amazon (not just a CD/book lister that most anybody can do) I have nothing but good things to say about them. They have NEVER ONCE given me an issue. Disbursements are every two weeks, like clockwork. Close of business on Friday is the cutoff for me and I get the deposit on Monday morning. I have never had them "hold" my funds because my account was doing "too well" for them to believe I wasn't defrauding someone somewhere like Paypal.
Amazon does NOT allow specific discounts like a Scootdawg discount. They do allow certain holiday discounts and coupons but I have not looked into that. I believe most Scootdawg members will purchase off my website, which has up to a 20% discount from the Amazon price. It's an entirely different customer base. Amazonians buy there because of convenience and don't mind paying the price. After Amazon takes its fees I make about 5 points per order. Not much, but the exposure on Amazon is significantly greater than Mainely Scooters' website. My 5 most popular sales items are Razor Scooter parts. I have sold maybe 5 Razor Scooter parts off my eShop.
Please tone down the hostility. I know some people like to nitpick everything I say and do on Scootdawg, but please keep it on appropriate threads. Have a great New Year!
Greg
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Post by skuttadawg on Jan 1, 2013 23:26:43 GMT -5
I have ordered from Greg more than once and will again soon and not had any fraud charges and I am very happy with the prices and products
I think the old site had user name instead of email address but I reset the password and logged in very easy as his site will email you a link to reset it . He also has a wishlist so you can mark items for a later purchase instead of searching again later
Amazon sells lots of stuff and has 3rd party vendors too
I think any of us should always consider a sponsor here for items first and only opt for elsewhere if they do not have the exact item desired but almost all are covered
Greg has helped so many of us including me on issues so it would be an insult not to buy from him or one of the other sponsors who help make SD a good place to talk about scooters and get help when needed
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Post by wutzthedeal on Jan 1, 2013 23:37:56 GMT -5
Was saying yes its higher at Amazon , less at his site and even less for SD members I wasn't referring to you. It was just a nasty, snappy tone of others that bothered me. But we all have our quirks ;D
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Post by mainepeace on Jan 1, 2013 23:39:41 GMT -5
And I appreciate your business Skuttadawg.
At this very moment I am redesigning the website to address other issues people have mentioned to me about it being difficult to find specific parts on the website. It has outgrown the old software platform and I made some structural errors that I am correcting in the new database. It will be ready in a few weeks with a completely new look as well.
I am going to roll the eShop into the main site so it is a single website. It will be as easy, if not easier, to find parts than the Parts for Scooters website (which seems to be the benchmark for a scooter website, great job guys!).
Personally, I think I have done well since the eshop came online exactly 1 year ago today, and with selling parts on Amazon really only since October (had the account setup in June).
Greg
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Post by skuttadawg on Jan 2, 2013 0:18:18 GMT -5
Well Greg I would like to ad to my cart without having to go back to where I was browsing would be a great upgrade . Would like replacement and HP parts separate and like how I can look up parts by brand
I know you said free shipping until the end of the year , but will you do free shipping again or FS with x amount of purchase ? I need a few more small parts as I want to rebuild the 50cc after porting it to mess around with and have some extra parts handy for future use .
One of the best things about Amazon is with a Prime membership many items have free shipping which is great to me as with the savings I can get more products . For example I bought two Punisher skull decals for 1.35 and 1.70 shipped along with many computer items and gifts for my children
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Post by mainepeace on Jan 2, 2013 0:23:23 GMT -5
Current policy is flat rate $5.95 up to $50, over $50 free shipping.
I also am considering Fulfillment by Amazon for smaller parts as the shipping is cheaper.
Greg
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Post by macktheknife on Jan 2, 2013 0:25:26 GMT -5
Ok people, this is getting way off topic. To address a few concerns... I have absolute confidence in Amazon and its online security protocols. Sure, because it is large it is a target for hackers, but Amazon is much more supportive of its RETAILERS and not just blindly believing the the customers like eBay does. The ONLY reason I am selling on Amazon is because Amazon CONTACTED ME to ask if I wanted to sell my parts on their site. Out of the blue. My website is getting on the first and second page of Google searches so they sought me out to get me onboard. I was handheld throughout the entire signup and verification process which took over a week. They also created my first listings BY HAND themselves via information I sent them in a spreadsheet. The reason for the discrepancy in prices between Amazon and Mainely Scooters eShop is that Amazon charges 15% in fees, including the shipping cost in addition to the product cost. The increase in price reflects that. Even with raising the prices I have about a dozen products I LOSE money by selling on Amazon. I have to in order to stay competitive with other Amazon resellers. People buy from Amazon because of trust. Amazon has spent millions of dollars and years of research to create a friendly environment to buy products from. It is and always will be a consumer website. eBay is a seller's website. I have had dozens of people who were "unsure" of entering in their information on my SSL encrypted website and called me to give me the credit card number over the phone. Even though a phone based charge is much less secure than an online purchase, these people have their own reservations and I respect that. As an AUTHORIZED reseller on Amazon (not just a CD/book lister that most anybody can do) I have nothing but good things to say about them. They have NEVER ONCE given me an issue. Disbursements are every two weeks, like clockwork. Close of business on Friday is the cutoff for me and I get the deposit on Monday morning. I have never had them "hold" my funds because my account was doing "too well" for them to believe I wasn't defrauding someone somewhere like Paypal. Amazon does NOT allow specific discounts like a Scootdawg discount. They do allow certain holiday discounts and coupons but I have not looked into that. I believe most Scootdawg members will purchase off my website, which has up to a 20% discount from the Amazon price. It's an entirely different customer base. Amazonians buy there because of convenience and don't mind paying the price. After Amazon takes its fees I make about 5 points per order. Not much, but the exposure on Amazon is significantly greater than Mainely Scooters' website. My 5 most popular sales items are Razor Scooter parts. I have sold maybe 5 Razor Scooter parts off my eShop. Please tone down the hostility. I know some people like to nitpick everything I say and do on Scootdawg, but please keep it on appropriate threads. Have a great New Year! Greg It is and always will be a consumer website. eBay is a seller's website.As an AUTHORIZED reseller on Amazon I'm confused? Can you explain the difference? Amazon wants to sell your products, marks them up for their fee and the sets the amount you recieve and even by your words has you losing money on some items to stay in business, Walmart can afford that, I'm sure you can't long. Ebay contacts people and advertises to "sell" goods for anyone and also charges a fee to do so. So if I want to sell scooter parts on Ebay am I not also just a seller and if you sell them on Amazon are you not also a reseller? Also IMO if people google and they do in this uncertain economy and they see the same product on Amazon from another seller and then on your direct website for less and a SD Discount to boot would it not make sense that Amazon no matter how much you trust them would not be a good venture? After all a DR Pulley variator is the same on your site as it is any other so with most people saving a few bucks on a scooter that's not worth a bunch to start with be to say the least wiser and not leave your pocket so empty.
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Post by mainepeace on Jan 2, 2013 0:45:46 GMT -5
It is and always will be a consumer website. eBay is a seller's website.As an AUTHORIZED reseller on Amazon I'm confused? Can you explain the difference? Amazon wants to sell your products, marks them up for their fee and the sets the amount you recieve and even by your words has you losing money on some items to stay in business, Walmart can afford that, I'm sure you can't long. Ebay contacts people and advertises to "sell" goods for anyone and also charges a fee to do so. So if I want to sell scooter parts on Ebay am I not also just a seller and if you sell them on Amazon are you not also a reseller? It's a minor distinction but it is there nonetheless. eBay was created to be an auction website. A seller puts up something for sale and allows people to bid on them. This much you know. The important issue is that it is up to the seller/poster to list what they want for sale. The original purpose was for people to sell the junk they have in their attics or basements. Look back at the original ads 15 years ago. It evolved into a more generic online shop with the "buy it now" button they added about 5 years ago. Anybody can sell anything for any price. That makes it a seller's website. Amazon was created to sell books online. With its success it expanded into selling other products. It is only fairly recently that it grew to allow third parties to sell products on their website. This makes it a buyer's website since it was always designed to be a retail site selling products to the general public. Currently, Amazon has expanded to allow "anybody" to sell a book or DVD on their site. The stipulation is that it is an EXISTING product in their database. People generally cannot sell their own creations on Amazon without special dispensation. Certain types of products are restricted from the general public from selling on Amazon. To sell these products you have to be AUTHORIZED by them. Certain Authorized resellers can also sell their OWN products with their own SKU and UPC code. I am one of those special authorized sellers (since very few scooter parts have a UPC or EAN). Hope this helps. Greg
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