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Notes from the people making Metzee, and from the sellers on it.
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My listing is not showing up
Six reasons, in order of likelihood. Only one of them is a problem.
My bulk import did not work
Nothing is lost — rows land as drafts and problems are named per row. The usual six.
Listing a lot of items quickly
A spreadsheet becomes drafts, never live listings. Two columns are required and one changes everything.
Auction or buy now?
One property of the item decides it. Plus three things auctions cannot do.
Getting someone to help run your store
Add them to your team with a role. Never share your login — and the money never moves.
A checklist before your first show
Nine things, in the order they bite. Most of a bad first show is one of these left unset.
Store logo and photos
A store is not a person, and Metzee keeps the two apart. What goes where.
Your store page, and what buyers see on it
The page people check before deciding to trust you. What is on it and what to fill in first.
Can I sell in my own language?
Yes, and for a local audience it is worth more than any promotion.
Selling on Metzee alongside a job
Entirely normal. The three settings that make it survivable.
Selling your own work vs reselling
Both are welcome and they are different businesses. What changes, honestly.
Do I need a company to sell?
No. What you do need is a tax identity and a bank account in your own name.
How much can a seller actually make?
No figures here, because any would be a lie. The arithmetic to do instead.
What sells well in a live auction
One property decides it, and it is not the category.
Is selling live actually worth the effort?
For some things, clearly. For others, no. The honest test, and what it costs you.
Saving things for later
A saved list you can share. What saving does and does not do, and the one thing it cannot stop.
Finding something you bought before
Four tabs on one screen. Which one holds what, and the thing an old order is still good for.
I changed my phone number
There are two numbers, and the difference matters. How to change each.
Can Metzee ship outside India?
No, and it is the shape of the thing rather than a setting. What that means if you are abroad.
Delivering outside the big cities
Slower, sometimes dearer, occasionally not offered at all. Why, and what to do.
How a thing should arrive packed
What good packing looks like, what is merely annoying, and what is a case.
Sending your own courier or driver
One of the four delivery methods. What changes when you book the journey.
Why some items can only be collected
Couriers refuse more than the law does. The usual list, and what to do if you want it anyway.
Collecting safely from someone you have not met
Go to the published point, in the published hours, with the order already paid. Five rules.
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