Top Reasons to Sell on Ruby Plaza

Why Sell On Ruby Plaza?

Ruby Plaza is an exciting new home to individually-owned shops offering Home Decor, Jewelry, and Fashion & Accessories items. Currently in beta mode, Ruby Plaza is designed to offer a wider selection of items than does our flagship sister site, Ruby Lane. Unlike Ruby Lane, newer or brand items of all types for you or for your home are the focus of this site. Plaza's selling guidelines are different than those of Ruby Lane, in order to reach a different audience of both buyers and sellers.

Top Reasons To Sell on Ruby Plaza

	One-Stop Shopping			Community Format
Ruby Plaza offers a new way to shop. Now you can find a complete range of Decor items ranging from furniture and accessories to lighting, bedding and window coverings - all in one category. Other categories include Fashion & Accessories, and Jewelry.			Many online sellers simply don't have the time or resources to set up, manage and market their own e-commerce web site. For many, setting up and managing a shop using our guided tools while selling with us in a community format alongside other quality shop owners is the ideal solution.
	Wider Range of Items			We Bring The Traffic
The guidelines for Ruby Plaza are different than that of Ruby Lane. Perhaps you have items that do not qualify to be offered on Ruby Lane but do qualify on Ruby Plaza. Examples include brand new items, reproductions, contemporary items of all types for you and your home.			Many buyers prefer to visit sites such as Ruby Plaza that offer one-stop shopping. We leverage this fact with an aggressive, ongoing marketing campaign in an effort to keep visitor traffic flowing to our online community.
	Over Ten Years of Experience			The Best Customer Support Online
As a part of the Ruby Lane brand, Ruby Plaza benefits from over a decade of online sales success. Since 1998 hundreds of thousands of buyers have shopped with us, allowing us a thorough understanding of what buyers and sellers want in an online venue. The Ruby Lane brand is known for its easy-to-use yet powerful shop management tools. Ruby Plaza shops enjoy the same powerful tools that make it easy to set up and manage your shop for success. And Ruby Plaza buyers enjoy the same easy and efficient shopping tools.			We pride ourselves on service. Many members of our Customer Support staff have years of online sales experience. This allows them to understand the many unique needs of those who shop and sell online. Should you need assistance, our staff will be happy to assist you.
	One-Step Set-Up for Ruby Lane Shops			Fixed Price Format
If you're a Ruby Lane shop, you can open a shop on Ruby Plaza with just a few simple clicks!			On Ruby Plaza, shops sell items at set prices rather than in an auction format. Our optional Make-An-Offer setting further entices buyers - our software can automatically accept, counter or reject offers for you. Using our Send To Auction feature will allow you to conveniently showcase your shop's auction items if you choose.
	New Pricing Plans			Always Secure
We're currently offering our service for Free until December 31st, 2012, with the exception of Search Clicks, which are optional. There are no additional hidden costs or long-term contracts. After the free period, we'll have a simple pricing plan of $4.95 per month with a 4.95% commission on sales. The Cost to Sell Monthly Fee: Free Setup Fee: Free Listing Fee: Free Additional Blocks of Items: Free Plaza Bucks Program: Discontinued Paid Featuring: Discontinued Search Clicks: Optionally Available for a Nominal Fee			We have a strong privacy policy and safeguards to ensure the confidentiality of your customers' transaction information. We do not share your, or your customers', contact information or data with third parties.
	Easy Shop Set-Up			Easy Yet Professional-Quality Picture Handling
No technical experience is required to open a Ruby Plaza shop. Our guided set-up process makes it a breeze to get up and running quickly. Our extensive knowledge base offers user-friendly guidance in every aspect of setting up and managing your online shop.			Ruby Plaza encourages shops to include multiple pictures per item - at no extra cost - to showcase your item at its best. Our software automatically resizes, crops and frames borders for professional-looking pictures. The handy thumbnails allow for quick viewing. You can send pictures directly from your PC or from another web site. Our Picture Editor tool allows for quick picture adjustments.
	Complete Range of Tools to Manage your Shop			Free Auction Management Tools
On Ruby Plaza you can choose from our targeted selection of faceted categories, or pick your own. Our automated customer contact tools make it easy for you to stay in touch with customers. Our "Power Update" feature allows you to change the status of a large group of items with just a few clicks. Our "Vacation Mode" feature allows you to tell customers when you'll be away with the option of allowing them to shop in your absence. Our "backroom" feature serves as a hidden area to "store" items for inventory management.			Our simple Send To Auction feature allows you to send any item to auction at no extra charge. Ruby Plaza buyers have direct links to your shop items up for auction at any site. There is an ad creator, picture hosting and picture gallery, all included.
	Wide Range of Reports to Make Better Business Decisions
As a seller you'll have access to daily online statistics to show who is visiting your shop. These reports include detailed statistics for each of your items.

What You Can Sell

Ruby Plaza's selling guidelines are streamlined to make it easy for your items to qualify. Items must be for either you or your home, and must fall into one of the following categories on Ruby Plaza:

• Home Decor
• Jewelry
• Fashion & Accessories

The Cost To Sell

Selling on Ruby Plaza is affordable with no hidden fees or add-ons!

* Free through December 31, 2012 with no Set-Up fee or Commissions! We know that today's economic crunch makes it challenging to invest in new selling ventures, but what better time to diversify your sales strategy and reach new customers? Ruby Plaza makes is easy and affordable to give us a try!

To take advantage of this offering, you must 'Request to Open' your new shop by December 31, 2012!

• No long term contracts
• A shop must have 10 items to open
• The maximum number of items that can be listed in any one shop is 10,000

How Payment Works:
Shops must make payment by the first of every month in order to remain open. Shops may pay via PayPal, via credit card or via personal check or money order. Shops paying via credit card may choose to be automatically billed on the first day of every month.

Start Selling Today
Setting up and managing your Ruby Plaza shop is easy. To get started go to step one.