Crave News 3-14-2011: Promoting Sellers on the TF Marketplace

Greetings from Crave!

March is heating up, and we’re rolling out updates to keep up. First off, the April seller contest is off to a great start. It’s not too late to join in! Remember that the latest series as well as custom figures and lots are now easy to list. Next up, we just released the Seller Storefront which allows fans to view everything your favorite seller has listed on Crave by going to their profile. As usual, you can find our newest and best priced listings below!

The April Seller Contest is in full swing!
We had so much fun running a seller contest in March that we are doing another one for April. This time the rules are a little different, and we have 3 prizes for 3 categories:
1. The seller who sells the most listings wins $100 to Amazon.
2. The seller who grosses the most amount of money wins $50 to Amazon
3. The seller who sells the most expensive single item wins $20 to Amazon
Note: A single seller can only win one prize. If a single seller wins multiple categories they’ll get the bigger prize and the other category will go to the person in 2nd.
Click here for more details on the contest!

New products on Crave:
With the catalog editing tool the Crave catalog is being updated all the time! Recently we added a ‘lot’ product and are starting to create custom listings:
• Lots: For users who want to sell groups of items or entire collections in one swoop.
• Customs: For users who use parts to create their own unique figures click here and then click ‘Edit Catalog’ on the right above the products. Input the information you have on your unique figure and we will create a new product page for it. If your custom is an upgraded version of a canonical character list your custom under the product that formed the basis for that custom.

Crave User Testimonials:

“Thanks to the staff for replying to my question so quickly so I could buy the product I wanted. That’s why crave is the best transformers buying site I know.” – Jesse Gullett

“I never had a repeat customer in hundreds of sales on auction websites and have had about a dozen returning buyers on Crave in just 75 listings. This has shown me first hand that there is something special about Crave. I no longer have any plans to sell Transformers elsewhere as long as you guys are around!” – Craig Chappell

The Seller Storefront is here!
Now it’s even easier to see what popular sellers have listed on Crave. To view a seller’s storefront, just click on a sellers profile photo or name. You’ll immediately be able to see everything they have available. You can check out one of our most prolific seller’s inventory by clicking on the image below!


Forum & email signatures for Crave sellers
We want to give our sellers every opportunity to promote their listings. So we will begin giving out forum and email signatures to all interested sellers that will link directly to their storefront! Email cole@crave.com with your Crave identity if you are a seller interested in this signature:



New and Best Priced Listings:

Dead End
For sale by Alex Hennen
Series: Alternators
Condition: Loose – Complete
Price: $35.00 (shipping included)


Superion
For sale by Chiptimus Prime
Series: Transformers Movie Universe, ROTF
Condition: Loose – Incomplete (missing 1 energon star)
Price: $48.00 (shipping included)
Good Price Votes: 11


Decepticon Dropshot
For sale by Johanthon Sylvester
Series: Classics 2.0 - Universe
Condition: Packaged - Sealed
Price: $30.00 (free shipping!)


Skullgrin
For sale by Craig Chappell
Series: Classics, Deluxe
Condition: Loose - Complete
Price: $12.96 (shipping included)
Good Price Votes: 5


Red Alert
For sale by Chiptimus Prime
Series: Classics, Generations
Condition: Loose - Complete
Price: $15.00 (shipping included)


Soundwave (Generation 1)
For sale by Johanthon Sylvester
Series: Titanium
Condition: Packaged - Sealed
Price: $45.00 (free shipping!)


Tomahawk
For sale by Craig Chappell
Series: Transformers Movie Universe, Hunt for the Decepticons
Condition: Loose - Complete
Price: $12.96 (shipping included)


Jolt
For sale by Chiptimus Prime
Series: Transformers Movie Universe
Condition: Loose – Complete
Price: $11.00 (shipping included)


Swindle
For sale by Johanthon Sylvester
Series: Animated, Deluxe
Condition: Packaged - Sealed
Price: $20.00 (free shipping!)
Good Price Votes: 7


Rhinox
For sale by Shean Grant
Series: Beast Era, Deluxe Transmetals
Condition: Loose - Complete
Price: $15.00 (shipping included)


Special Ops Jazz
For sale by Chiptimus Prime
Series: Classics, RTS
Condition: Loose - Complete
Price: $23.00 (shipping included)
Good Price Votes: 7


Cliffjumper
For sale by Clyde Leonard
Series: G1 1984, Series 1
Condition: Loose - Complete
Price: $20.00 (shipping included)


C-08: Prowl
For sale by Chiptimus Prime
Series: Henkei! Henkei!
Condition: Loose - Complete
Price: $58.00 (shipping included)

The Crave Scout shirt design is ready!
A number of fans have been worked really hard in March to earn their Crave Scout status. These users demonstrated a vast knowledge of Transformers as well as an eagerness to help other fans find deals on the site. We also have another batch of excellent Scout hopefuls working to make the cut in May. We’ll be sending all qualified Scouts this shirt:

Thanks for all your hard work guys!

As always, we love to hear your feedback on how we can improve Crave. If you haven’t tried it yet, we’d love to hear why. If you love it, we’d love to hear that too. Visit our Feedback tab on the site or email us (info@crave.com) with your suggestions.

You can also join 66,000 fellow Transfans where you can speak your mind on our Facebook page!
Join today and you’ll be entered to win one of our Transformers giveaways.

Erin & Kabe, Crave founders

Credit(s): Crave