LastDodo site & app/Own images required when offering more expensive items78 messages

In addition to the improvement to 'bulk add' (see my other post), another change has just been made: when adding more expensive items to your shop, it is now mandatory to add one or more of your own photos or scans . This is the third most requested change to our suggestion tool in the Sellers section. Buyers always want to see what the item on offer looks like for more expensive items.

Various amounts were mentioned in previous discussions as the lower limit for this obligation. Especially 50 and 100 euros were mentioned. We have sat down in the middle: from a sale price of 75 euros it is mandatory to add one or two of your own images. Whether it concerns one or two images depends on the category and we look at the number of mandatory images when adding to the catalog. For comics, for example, it is mandatory to add 2 own images (preferably front and back) to items with a retail price of 75 euros or more. For example, 1 image is required for stamps. More of your own images are of course always allowed and only helps to sell it quickly.

For new additions of items of 75 euros or more to your shop, the obligation starts immediately. For existing items of 75 euros or more in shops, there is until the end of the year to add the mandatory images. We will inform the relevant sellers accordingly.

Hopefully this has not been done for items with status New, because there it is of course nonsense to post a photo of something that is taken off the shelf and you have been in the store 10 times. New is new. I think you are going to get a lot of shopkeepers over you ...

dit is toch hopelijk niet gedaan voor items met status Nieuw, want daar is het natuurlijk klinklare onzin om iets dat van de plank gepakt wordt en je 10 keer in de winkel hebt staan een foto van te plaatsen

Het gaat er niet alleen om te laten zien in welke staat dat een item verkeert, maar ook of het inderdaad om die uitgave (druk) gaat die wordt aangegeven. Vaak staan nu bij eerste drukken items te koop die helemaal geen eerste druk blijken te zijn.

Van mij had de eis nog wat scherper gemogen. Bijvoorbeeld vanaf een lagere waarde en bij items met een bijlage deze ook verplicht laten zien.

Hopefully this has not been done for items with status New, because it is of course utter nonsense to post a photo of something that is taken off the shelf and has been in the store 10 times

It is not only about showing the condition of an item, but also whether it is indeed the edition (print) that is indicated. There are often items for sale in first editions that turn out not to be first editions at all.

My requirement could have been a bit stricter. For example, from a lower value and for items with an attachment, it is also mandatory to show this.

Agree with Morits. The photo of a new condition is superfluous. All online stores use 1 and the same image for new states, which is more efficient and less burdensome for the computers. A buyer of new strips runs the risk that an attachment will not be included, for example a print or an accountability page. That is not solved with a photo of the front and back.

The new photo arrangement only applies to individual items, I assume, not to combination offers?

Agree with Morits. The photo of a new condition is superfluous.

That depends on Tom, would you buy a new condition Piet Pienter / Bert Bibber from 1964 without a photo?

You mean a new condition that has just been released, but true do you draw the line? The current year? 2 years?

A new condition RI? Sure! Even if it depends a bit on the price ;-)

That's why I think it's absolute rubbish to make this mandatory. It is and will remain a matter between seller and buyer and not a matter that Catawiki should interfere with. The catalog, that is something else ... but we are not talking about that here.

You cannot recognize a reprint with a first edition. If I offer a reprint Bob Evers with a 1st edition and I add a photo, you still cannot see whether it is a reprint, because the reprint details are in the colophon and that is not mandatory ...

What should you do if you have, for example, 5 pieces on the shelf? Add 5 images for the buyer to choose from or create 5 separate offers?

Realize for a moment that the limit is 75 Euro (a collector who wants to place his Sus en Wis of 2 Euro in Catawiki must supply 2 images and will receive exactly 0.00000000 Euro in return). to me the amount could have been lower.

Adding images has nothing but advantages, except for the seller who has to spend 2 minutes to scan 2 images. That makes 75x30 = 2250 Euro / hour yield (nice bonus I thought).

And the seller will sell even more (and apparently not everyone realizes that). If you have a nice album for sale and you post clear scans, that will sell itself.
And it saves mess afterwards.

would like to be able to add more images

just put a combi offer from bommel on it

would have liked to add at least 10 pictures

had a bunch of nice side issues

but unfortunately only 3 could be added

Als je al die "bijzaken" eerst toevoegt aan de catalogus (die Vrij Nederland van 3 mei 1986 staat er bijvoorbeeld nog niet in), dan kun je alles combineren in 1 aanbieding. De foto's die je in de catalogus hebt geplaatst komen er dan automatisch bij te staan.

Als je een dergelijke partij zou inbrengen voor de veiling zou die werkwijze ook verplicht zijn.

P.S. Het is wat misleidend om deel 0 wel op te nemen in de comibinatie, maar in de tekst te vermelden dat hij er niet bij zit.

If you first add all those "side issues" to the catalog (that Vrij Nederland of May 3, 1986, for example, is not yet in it), then you can combine everything in 1 offer. The photos that you have placed in the catalog will then be added automatically.

If you were to introduce such a lot for the auction, that method would also be mandatory.

PS It is somewhat misleading to include part 0 in the combination, but to state in the text that it is not included.

I would like to add that free Netherlands

but to introduce every newspaper article a bit exaggerated

are just nice extras

Besef toch eens even dat de limiet bij 75 Euro ligt (een verzamelaar die zijn Sus en Wis van 2 Euro in Catawiki wil plaatsen moet verplicht 2 afbeeldingen leveren en krijgt daar exact 0,00000000 Euro voor terug).
Voor mij had het bedrag lager mogen liggen.

Ja, om een item in de cataloog in te voeren zijn 2 of meer foto's perfect normaal.  Een eenmalige investering.  Vijf jaar geleden is Catawiki gestart met het briljante idee dat 1 zo'n catalogus item daarna heel eenvoudig met enkele muisklikken in zowel een verzameling, een zoeklijst als een winkel kan.  Laten we daar niet te veel van afwijken.

Ik heb mijn shop eens bekeken.  Van de 62 items boven 75 euro zijn er 46 in nieuwstaat.  Foto's ervan nemen en uploaden heeft nul meerwaarde want die zijn identiek als die in de cataloog.

Neem nu item 2259323, de box van XIII.  Hij staat in 6 shops.  Wat voor zin hebben extra foto's?

Please realize that the limit is 75 Euro (a collector who wants to place his 2 Euro Sus and Wis in Catawiki is obliged to provide 2 images and will receive exactly 0.00000000 Euro in return).
For me, the amount should have been lower.

Yes, to enter an item in the catalog 2 or more photos are perfectly normal. A one-time investment. Five years ago, Catawiki started with the brilliant idea that 1 such catalog item can then easily be placed in a collection, a search list and a store with just a few mouse clicks. Let's not deviate too much from that.

I took a look at my shop. Of the 62 items above 75 euros, 46 are in new condition. Taking pictures of them and uploading them has no added value because they are identical to those in the catalogue.

Take item 2259323 , the box of XIII. It is in 6 shops. What's the point of additional photos?

Ik begrijp nog steeds iets niet,

Als eerste zou ik zodra een item te koop wordt aangeboden, de verplichting willen zien dat elk item volledig en ik bedoel dan ook volledig zijn toegoegd in de catalogus.

Ik noem maar iets bij ansichtkaarten, suikerzakjes, etc. scan achterzijde, formaat, afmetingen, tekst, al de dingen die gewoon standaard van een item te halen zijn, moeten ingevoerd zijn.

Eerder kan je het niet in je shop plaatsen!

Uiteindelijk mag je verwachten dat de verkoper het item bezit.

Dan kom je op het verhaal van Morits het is uiteindelijk een zaak tussen verkoper en koper en dat klopt.

Maar de verkoper kan dan bij zijn te koop staande item verwijzen na de catalogus, desnoods zet hij er bij dat hij het item compleet heeft gemaakt in de catalogus.

Wat ook gewoon te zien is via historie.

Maar een tweede eis een item moet goedgekeurd zijn door beheer.

Dat  zoals Morits ook al wel eens heeft aangegeven, door middel van een kader kunnen worden aangegeven.

Het probleem komt natuurlijk om de hoek kijken als iemand een item aanpast,dat is inderdaad lastig! maar daar moet toch ook een oplossing voor te vinden te zijn.

En natuurlijk heeft Zwendel gelijk goede invoer, juiste scans zal de verkoop doen toenemen

I still don't understand something

Firstly, as soon as an item is offered for sale, I would like to see the obligation that each item is fully and I mean fully allocated in the catalog.

Just to name a few things with postcards, sugar sachets, etc. scan the back, format, dimensions, text, all the things that can simply be removed from an item by default, must be entered.

You cannot place it in your shop before!

Ultimately, you can expect the seller to own the item.

Then you come to the story of Morits, it is ultimately a matter between seller and buyer and that is correct.

But the seller can then refer to the catalog with his item for sale, if necessary he can add that he has completed the item in the catalog.

Which can also be seen through history.

But a second requirement an item must be approved by management.

That, as Morits has already indicated, can be indicated by means of a framework.

The problem naturally comes into play when someone modifies an item, which is indeed difficult! but there has to be a solution for that too.

And of course Scam is right good input, right scans will increase sales

I took a look at my shop. Of the 62 items above 75 euros, 46 are in new condition. Taking and uploading photos of it has zero added value because they are identical to those in the catalog.

It is not about the immediate added value for you, but for the potential buyer of such an expensive item.

First, you prove with your own photos that you actually have the book. Secondly, with older books that are offered in mint condition, I would like to see that as a buyer using own photos. In the meantime, I have already had to return a reasonable number of purchases, because they simply did not meet the Catawiki standards.

As a seller, I am somewhat double-faced: Almost all my items have their own scans (regardless of the price) that sets me apart from my fellow salespeople. But on the other hand, I am also a collector who buys items and I am very sorry that sellers do not post photos with their items.

I took a look at my shop. Of the 62 items above 75 euros, 46 are in new condition. Taking pictures and uploading them has zero added value because they are identical to those in the catalog.

You are actually sitting there with another discussion: the sale of 'New items'. 'New / Unused' is actually not the same as 'Mint condition'.

If there are 10 items from 2011 for sale at the same price, I first look at the shipping costs AND if someone adds scans / photos that is a plus for me.

When it comes to expensive antique comics, I want to see them anyway, whether or not the seller adds 'New condition' and I want to be the first dealer who blindly buys such items.

As far as I am concerned there may also be a category 'New', but how do you define that.

Nieuw is nieuw daar is geen speld tussen te krijgen. Ik denk dat je nog heel wat winkeliers over je heen gaat krijgen...

Dit is natuurlijk onzin ten eerste een nieuw item kan ook volledig ingevoerd worden.

En daardoor ook compleet in je shop. En stel dat je er 20 hebt plaats je het item 1x

en hoef je maar 1x de gegevens in te voeren.

Stel dat het in het cellofaan zit kan je een voorkant en achterzijde weergeven dat je een item niet uit de verpakking neemt. neemt niemand je kwalijk, maar de gegevens kan je toevoegen compleet. De meeste, vooral pro zullen informatie over het item reeds bezitten, vul daar dan ook de catalogus mee.

En dat klein beetje moeite, (en dan zo een grote doelgroep bereiken zonder noemenswaardige investering, tel je zegeningen!

Als verkoper sta ik er wat dubbel in: Bijna al mijn items zijn voorzien van eigen scans (ongeacht de prijs) en daarmee onderscheid ik me van mijn collegaverkopers. 

 En met dat onderscheid trek je de potentiële klant toch mooi over de streep!

New is new, there is no in between. I think you're going to get a lot of shopkeepers over you...

This is of course nonsense. First of all, a new item can also be entered completely.

And therefore also complete in your shop. And suppose you have 20, you place the item 1x

and you only have to enter the data once.

Say it's in the cellophane you can show a front and back that you don't take an item out of the packaging. no one blames you, but the data you can add complete. Most, especially pros, will already have information about the item, so fill the catalog with that as well.

And that little bit of effort, (and then reaching such a large target group without a significant investment, count your blessings!

As a seller, I'm a bit mixed: Almost all my items have their own scans (regardless of the price) and this sets me apart from my fellow sellers.

And with that distinction you convince the potential customer!

Ok, new condition, fine.

A photo is very important. If I currently see what wrecks of comics are offered under the heading (good / very) good condition, then a photo is essential.

I regularly ask for photos of comics that are for sale. maximum 50% of the cases responded. These are also people who do not take their shop seriously. I also like an offer limited in time to remove the nest pollutants. Of course I don't mean the people who are serious about their shop.

Last year I bought one of those cartoons in a shop. I went to pick him up personally, then bought all the items that man had for sale. Those comics I bought at the time are still for sale on Catawiki.

So, limit offers (and of course I take the necessary cloves) in time.

Greeting ,

Nick

Unfortunately, I have also encountered the opposite a few times. People who meet the obligation in their shop (often 3 images), but do not bother to fill in the missing images (there is only 1).

Furthermore, it is for example with plates a difficult discussion about the definition of new condition. For example, a while ago I entered a box of Beatles singles, but didn't want to take it out of the foil, because it also had a sticker on it. That is therefore new condition / unused. If I have opened the box, but am very careful with it, I think the condition is new, but not unused.

But just as an aside, if I look at the Explanation Conditions in the record section, then only the explanation of the mint condition is in Dutch. Is that going to be translated as well? After all, I am looking at the Dutch CataWiki.

there is a response to this in maximum 50% of the cases

Yes, unfortunately you will have to live with that, because not every seller is so neat to present his shop as well as possible.

@BigBadWolf. I have also not responded to traders. I only note that many things are sold outside Catawiki and that are still for sale on Catawiki. It is a small effort to delete those items.

Therefore, set a time limit and a simple function to reactivate the deleted (past) objects.

That's my judgment. It is a simple solution to rid Catawiki of ballast. Not to forget, these things also take up server space.

Greetings,

Nick.

@ Nick4u, it mainly affects less active sellers or somewhat smaller shops. We will periodically ask them to actively check and confirm their shop offer. If they don't, it will expire. I think that will help a lot.

Hello Rene,

that's fine for me. Have bumped into the "Sold" sign at Catawiki several times, including professional sellers. Also be aware that these people take their business to trade fairs and that stock management is then quite cumbersome.

Greetings,

Nick.