Vendio Sales Manager

Vendio Sales Manager (www.vendio.com) is one of the top two third-party auction creation services, with more than 125,000 current users. Vendio offers a variety of auction management tools on its site; Sales Manager lets you create sophisticated eBay listings in advance and then upload them in bulk.

You can actually choose from two versions of Sales Manager. Sales Manager Merchandising Edition is designed for sellers who sell a lot of unique items; Sales Manager Inventory Edition is designed for sellers who sell multiple quantities of similar items. Both versions let you create listings based on pre-designed templates (and customized with your own HTML).

Whichever version you choose, the pricing is the same, using a combination of monthly fee, per-item listing fee, and per-item final value fee. It's all a little complicated, especially when you consider that Vendio offers both variable rate and flat rate plans. Table 15.3 details Vendio's pricing.

Table 15.3. Vendio Sales Manager Fees

Plan	Monthly Fee	Listing Fee	Final Value Fee
Pay as You Go Plan	None ($2.95 monthly minimum)	$0.12	1.25%
Variable Rate Premium Plan	$14.95	$0.06	1%
Variable Rate Power Plan	$34.95	none	1.25%
Flat Rate Premium Plan	$14.95	$0.22	None
Flat Rate Power Plan	$39.95	$0.12	None
Annual Listing Plan	$250 (yearly)	$0.06	None

Don't ask me which of these plans is the best deal. It all depends on how many listings you intend to make each month and how you like to be charged. My advice is to start with the Standard Plan to see if you like the service and then upgrade to one of the other plans as appropriate.