Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 16 Aug 2014 03:55:57pm
re: note on book (page 1)
When I look at the books you activated, I don't see any skipped page. But as you put together a book, it is easy to have a misstep, like forgetting to put the count of the number of items on the page, the price, activating the scan..etc.
If you hit the save and go to the next page, it will, but the page you started on, that is not considered complete for the computer, will not be activated. Check your sequence and you may see it.
When you skip a page, you can go back to it, delete it, and restart. Remember when you do that, that the Remark footnote which is carried over to the next page may now appear as blank. So you may need to copy it from a previous page and paste it ( Bottom of the page, Remarks). Also check you page sequence. I note the page number on my pages, just for this reason, not for the benefit of the buyer, since Approvals indicates the page number clearly on each page.
Hope this helps. By the way, we now have much improved capabilities to alter page sequence, numbers etc.. Note that you can add items to a page but NOT subtract them. So if you indicated 20 items and found out that you only had 17, you will need to disable the last 3..you cannot delete them.
On the other hand, if you have 25, you can easily add the additional items to a page.
rrr...
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"E. Rutherford: All science is either physics or stamp collecting."
Wow - I just took a peek at your latest approval book of Algeria - wonderful stamps. Thank you so much for joining us on Stamporama - we're so lucky you found us!
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As I am new, I would like to know if we have to update the same book already created with new pages or is it possible to create a new one that has the same name as the previous one.
Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy.. 20 Aug 2014 06:08:09am
re: note on book (page 1)
I am quite sure you can create a second book with a further numerical designation.
And I believe you can add pages to the existing books. But since I have never bothered to list approvals, someone else can certify the procedure.
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You can have a maximum of 24 pages in approval books. The system will then display this notice near the top of the edit approval book page:
The Book has reached the Max Page Limit of 24
If you want to add pages to an existing book with less than 24 pages, follow these steps; click on "edit/view books" under the "Sellers" drop down menu, which will take you to a list of all your books. Click on the book you want to add pages to. At the bottom of the next page click the "Add a Page" button.
It is probably better to add pages to an existing book, than to create more books. Generally buyers would probably want a nice full book with hundreds of stamps. Then they can choose many stamps more easily and more quickly. Browsing for stamps is very time consuming, and the easier it is for a buyer, the more likely he is to return, for a second purchase.
You can't delete a page if any stamps on that page are sold, but if a book is mostly sold out, delete the book, and re-bundle the remainders into a new book.
The only rules to remember are only 24 pages per book. All stamps on a page must be the same price. However each page within a single book, could have a different price for each page. So you can have common stamps in the same book as much higher catalog value stamps. A good design would be the least expensive stamps in front pages of book, and most expensive stamps in the last pages.
Pay particular attention to get your book in the correct category or buyers will have a difficult time finding what you are offering for sale. I see this problem on other websites all the time with items in the wrong place.
Hi Ken,
Thank you very much for your advice, I'll follow. I understand that we cannot delete pages from a boon, however how to do ?
I have a book with 9 pages including 7 pages already sold out and the other 2 pages mostly of the stamps sold. I just scan 16 pages, how should I do to cruch the pages sold entirely and replace them with new ones, in order to have a full book of 24 pages.
Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 21 Aug 2014 10:08:34am
re: note on book (page 1)
My suggestion is to retire the book. Then issue a new one.
If you plan to issue a full book of 24 pages, my advice to you is to avoid having too many of the same stamp. I think 3 is a maximum... Or it becomes boring. I have been more inclined to just put 2 of each to avoid too much repetition. A book between 12-24 pages is a good ressource, that should stay active for a while. I noticed that after the fist rush of activity, when you issue a book, then sales slow, but every so often an old book gets visited with a lot of sales. People will get active on their collections at different times, and it is nice for them to have access of a library of books to fill in the multiple slots they may have.. Especially for the lower cost stamps. That's the whole idea with Approvals.
Rrr...
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"E. Rutherford: All science is either physics or stamp collecting."
I'll walk you thru the process of retiring an old, mostly sold out book.
1) On the SoR home page click on "Approvals"
2) On the "Stamporama Approvals" page click on the "Sellers" drop-down menu, then click on "Edit/View Books".
3) On the "My Book List" page click on the title or name of your book.
4) The next screen is titled "Edit a Book", scroll to the bottom and click on "Delete Book" the very last button in the row.
5) Then take all remaining stamps and add them to your new book, as an extra page.
As rrraphy states it is probably too boring to have too many of the same stamp. I usually include no more than three, and I try to select somewhat different cancels so the buyer can choose which cancellation they prefer. The only exception to this method I use, is if the stamps are fancy cancels or town cancels, that I think specialists would like.
If you have further questions, don't hesitate to ask someone. We are all here to help.