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Dear Sellers,
Yet
another busy month has flown by, and textbook season is upon us once again. We
hope that everyone had a safe and happy Holiday Season.
2008 was an incredibly busy
year here at FillZ, and we would like to take a moment to reflect back on it.
Here are just a fraction of the features that we launched over the past year:
- Packing Slips: We added more
sort options to the Packing Slips screen: Zip Code, Country, Marketplace and
Ship Method.
- "Custom"
marketplaces/Chrislands: You can now modify
Custom marketplace names and the name of your Chrislands store in FillZ. Confirmation
emails and packing slips will display the names you choose.
- Orders
API: We now pass the purchase
date and shipping cost in our API data for sellers using this
feature to manage orders on FillZ.
- Export
Orders: We've added new options to the Export
page in FillZ. You can now export market specific prices, as well as items that
are inactive, or have prices or quantities of 0. For details please click here.
You can also choose to export all orders in a particular status: New, In Process, Complete, Deferred and
Cancelled
- ISBN Consolidation: Sellers now have
the option of consolidating ISBNs with the lowest price. If you would like to
learn more about why or when you would use ISBN consolidation, click here.
- Inventory Input: When you
enter an item into FillZ that duplicates an existing SKU, a link to the
original item is now displayed with the error message.
- New Order: When adding orders
manually to FillZ, you can now edit the quantity and price of the listings. [see
example]
- Barnes & Noble.com purges: B&N.com
released a new purge function to replace manual purges. FillZ began to
support this new feature in June of 2008.
More
Options: With
the growing number of marketplaces available to media sellers, we decided to
add three more custom slots on the marketplaces configuration
page.
You can now list your items on up to 9 Custom Markets. We also added PlayTrade as a
supported marketplace.
CAMEX: This is the first
show we will be attending in 2009. This year CAMEX will be held from
March 14-17 in Anaheim, CA. Please stop by our booth, number 1025, and say hello to
both Shaun and Marc.
Happy
New Year!
Lee-Ann
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News
Some of you have already seen the press releases,
but just in case you haven't we would like to let you know about the purchase
of our parent company AbeBooks by Amazon. FillZ will continue to report to
AbeBooks and although we don't expect many changes, we are excited about making
more improvements to our integration with Amazon. The official press release
can be found here.
Please note that we made a slight change to our
billing system, and that cancelled orders now need to be moved to cancelled
status by the 2nd of each month to avoid commission fees.
In
Progress
eBay re-write: We've nearly completed our eBay re-write and the new code
is now going to the beta server soon to be tested. Once it has been fully tested,
the new code will be rolled out to all servers. This will allow you to take advantage of eBay's new Item Specifics
for conditions.
Ebay Core: We're working hard to support eBay's Fixed Price
Core listings. That means that you will soon be able to list fixed price items
on eBay through FillZ without needing an eBay store.
Recommendations
Looking for a quick and easy way to boost sales? Try listing on BNBQ directly. When you list directly on BNBQ you only pay
15% commission to BNBQ which can put extra cash in your pocket compared to listing
through other means.
Please also check out the CS Tip in the column to
the right for a helpful tip about removing unwanted text from packing slips.
Marketplace
Updates
eBay - EBay is upgrading
their store templates. Sellers are encouraged to preview their stores to see
what they will look like, and sellers will have the option to opt-in to the new
style prior to March when it is made mandatory. Please click here for more information.
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| New Seller Corner |
Are you new to FillZ?
We recommend that all new sellers check out our improved
Getting Started help page on the FillZ Wiki.
The page will show you what the various pages of your FillZ account do, as well
as walk you through setting up your account so you will be able to take
advantage of all of the benefits of FillZ.
To view our Getting Started help page, please click
here.
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| CS Tip |
Are you sick of seeing the webpage URL on your Packing Slips?
URLs
are easy to remove from your packing slips. The instructions differ a bit
depending on what browser you are using, but you can prevent the URL from
appearing in both IE and Firefox.
Click
here. ont-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">
for step-by-step instructions to get rid of URLs forever!
If you have any questions,
please contact Customer Support by clicking on the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of any
FillZ web page.
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| Did You Know? |
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FillZ Has A Referral Program?
FillZ rewards clients who refer our business to their friends and associates. Here's how it works:
- You spread the word about FillZ.
- A new client references your FillZ user name or store name at sign-up. **It is very important for the new seller to use either of these two identifiers.
- We credit your account in the amount that the new client pays to FillZ after the first full month of chargeable services.
It's that easy!
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