Opt in for expedited shipping?
Logging in to the seller hub today, I received the following 'pop-up' message (see below) inviting me to opt in for expedited shipping. This seems to imply that unless I am willing to ship by UPS or...
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"And tell me, how did 1000s of sellers OPT IN to this matrix for NEW programs that DON'T EXIST...
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This may get me into trouble, but so be it.I have been in contact with Alibris by email about this subject, and if what I am told is true by others NOT posting here, and apparently unaware what their...
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I would just like to know why Express Mail offered by the USPS is not considered expedited trackable shipping? Why must we use UPS or Fedex for the 2 day and overnight options? Express is trackable....
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Hi nixie, Our partners who require tracking specifically asked for UPS and FedEx shipping methods, so those are the names we included on the opt-in. However, USPS Express Mail does provide tracking as...
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I'm still trying to figure out is why anyone would "opt in." The 2-day shipping credit(which Alibris will take their cut out of) is 12.99, but the FedEx charge for a 1 pound package shipped 2-day is...
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It is certainly not advantageous to the customers, whom are basically deprived of USPS Priority Mail (unless they can figure out that Priority Ground is actually USPS Priority Air Mail), or the...
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When are these new venues coming on-board? Any ideas?
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Hi exranger, Sorry, we don't have dates yet. Regards, Heather
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Ok guys/gals. I sell some books at .99. People buy them, read them and enjoy them. You call them garbage and other nasty things. Why? Does a book have to cost a lot to be good? Sounds like a...
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I agree. It's just like the people who are against scanners. It's a business tool, nothing more, nothing less. This isn't 1950.
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Granted, it is easy to sell books for 99 cents, you just don't look at them, have pre-printed default "descriptions(or none at all) and just mass upload a bunch of what are basically things YOU don't...
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Now, now, M5453! You don't know that Dfree45185 doesn't have a proper description for his .99 books! For all you know, he/she describes carefully and puts in all the bibliographic information, just as...
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I've looked at the 99 cent listings. You have to when looking for a book on Alibris. Pages and pages and pages of them while looking for a description you can trust. Everyone one them them from the...
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Hi M5, The answer is yes, because we absorb all returns under $5 on your behalf (while closely monitoring for fraud). Thanks all, Heather
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Hi M5, The answer is still yes. The sellers who have stock descriptions deal in super high volume and efficiencies, which is why they can offer such cheap prices. Likewise, the customers for these...
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Descriptions, conditions standards, etc... no longer matter. All the reasons alot of us joined Interloc and were begged to stay on when it switched to Alibris are now null and void and the...
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And I am enchanted to say that I do not offer books without descriptions to customers who do not care about the condition of the books they order. But these I-don't-care customers are at this point...
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I can just imagine when a collector DOES find a book he wants on Alibris... He signs up, orders the book and from then on has his email filled with offers for tons of 99 cents books, ensuring he...
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