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    Has everyone else found Playtrade to be abysmal?

    Hi David - you're right to point out that things are much better. I did a couple of quick straw polls just to check "happy levels" and our clients are much happier with the listing process than they were before. I think getting some hand holding with the Play guys will undoubtedly help. For what...
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    linnworks any good ?

    Agree with the comments that there is no real risk in being tarred with the same brush because your using the same system. So that my cards are clearly on the table nice and early - we offer a marketplace solution. That warning out in the open I'd like to add that retailers don't seem to...
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    Advice needed : Making the eCommerce -> Retail jump

    Perhaps a little "off topic" but why not investigate using an e-fulfilment business to handle the space needs (and you'll get other benefits as well of course). I'd be tempted to cost that out first before getting too committed to the high street option. It might be a more "elastic" model when...
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    Has everyone else found Playtrade to be abysmal?

    We're not retailers but what we see is that getting new stuff listed on Playtrade can be slower than if you were adding new stuff to Amazon. So agreed - very frustrating. That said we do see decent sales for our clients once they have been through that pain. That might be because of the price...
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    Looking to expand my website... suggestions for suppliers please.

    Yip - Amazon et al are well worth considering as an option. And that involves very little to get started - just some time really. Watch out for some of the Amazon rules though - ie they will suspend your account if your own site is selling an item cheaper than you have listed it on Amazon. So...
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    Looking to expand my website... suggestions for suppliers please.

    Nice site - and a nice angle to promote the Borders. I guess if you find a decent supplier it might come down to volumes to help you protect margins. You might want to think about supplementing the shop ecommerce side of the site with use of the marketplaces amazon, play, fnac etc. That would...
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    Fulfilment by amazon

    We used FBA but simply couldn't get Amazon to collect - system didn't seem to work. So we organised our own pick up using a courier. We then logged into Seller Central and updated the status. There's other guys in the business who know more about this than me if you need any further help. I...
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    Tonight at 9pm: Dragons' Den live discussion

    wouldnt it be nice if they weren't rude to the entrepreneurs with the dafter ideas?
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