GAELICTITCA wrote (View Post): ›

u_r_2_kewl wrote (View Post): › Had really high hopes for OLA, thought they would grab this huge opp and run with it.

Don't feel alone in your experiences with
OLA. There are many of us here who gave
it a fair chance to perform (and in the case of
myself, am there now and watching to see if
anything will over come of the place).

A grand total of one sale in the last four months
doesn't inspire a whole lot confidence in them
being that breakout venue that everyone is
longing for.

innerpuppie wrote (View Post): › Metzy, it's not up to you to provide condolences to those who found that OLA didn't net them any sales. It's up to you to leave them alone and to go home. You don't care about them.

It happens here all the time. Someone says something you don't like and then you go on a foaming rampage thinking that folks will fall in behind you lock-step as you shred a PSU member. Then when the group turns on you instead, you go from thread to thread offering your sharpened olive branches.

How you operate is nothing different than OLA. Lots of promises with no foundation. For seasoned Internet folks to have been shocked and disgusted by the video placed on YouTube by one of the OLA harpies meant to make fun of me; it really must have been something to see, indeed. For you to have said that you laughed at what everyone else found to contain unacceptable content you show your true character.

I'm sure you'll respond in some crusty, nasty, rotten manner to this post, but I just don't care. I just don't. You are an Internet ghoul that flies from place to place hoping to gather recruits for brainwashing so you can carry them back to OLA to be disemboweled by your OLA harpies. You must be very frustrated that your success rate is slipping and I imagine the fridge where you keep the blood of your victims must be getting empty and you must, in turn, be very thirsty.

Fly away with that olive branch of yours to someplace where it matters. You've offered it here dozens of times and it doesn't work anymore.

gemini dreams wrote (View Post): ›
"Gave it fair shot but cancelling at end of this billing cycle"

Good luck on that one!

The only sales I had was when they had their .99 rummage sale; Though I joined OLA as a buyer only 3 months prior, I jumped on the bandwagon when I heard about this sale.

Most, if not all of my buyers, were other OLA sellers looking to snatch up as much as possible for .99... to resell no doubt! Out of 37 sales, all but 2 things sold for .99....

Then I had to deal with a few that complained about the shipping cost. Since I charge actual shipping plus 1.00 handling, it was very irritating & not worth the .99 sale... I do not make the prices for shipping! And these were sellers doing the complaining! I guess they really wanted something for nothing!!! I felt like they thought they were doing me a favor by buying my stuff!

I pretty much gave stuff away, if you count the time spent packing, the packing supplies, the ink & paper to print shipping labels & the 15 mile drive to my P.O. one way... You get the point!

That sale was promoted to the gills & appears to be the only time OLA promoted itself. I gave it a shot @ the monthly 8.00, coming very close to becoming a founding member after the rummage sale.

Thinking (my bad) that I would do OK on OLA, since I did so many sales during the rummage sale... But decided to stick with the monthly thing, just a bit longer, to see.....

Sooooo glad I did! After the sale, nothing! I was lucky to get even 1 hit, let alone a sale... I thought what I made during the sale, covered that month's 8.00 & another month, as well.

Over 200 items listed, most were at .99 or penny over.... Nothing!

So I gave it another month. Still not even a hit, or a sale. So, 2 weeks before the billing cycle, I decided to close my seller account & downgrade back to a buyer. Did everything I was suppose to do, to downgrade. Even got the "confirmed" thingy, saying it was going to show on the next billing cycle.

That billing cycle came, I was charged the monthly fee & was still showing a seller account. And I had ended all my listings 2 weeks before!

So I called & spoke with some guy. He told me that it does not show, that I downgraded my account. He asked if I got the confirmed thing, and I told him I most certainly did or how would I have known that it would not show until my next billing cycle.

He went on to say that he would immediately downgrade my account. I asked about the 8.00 taken from my account, he said he would have to talk to his "boss" about refunding me, but would get me downgraded immediately & get back to me via e-mail.

The day came & went & nothing. Still a seller & no word on the refund.

I waited 2 days & called again. Spoke with the same guy. Was told the same thing & was told his "boss" was very busy & he would make sure he had it taken care of that day.... Still as a seller the next day & no refund!

So, I waited another 3 days & called "AGAIN".. You guessed it, same BS, same promises, same results!

So I took it out of their hands & called my bank to dispute the 8.00 charge. And guess what! My bank called them. It took 24 hours for them to not only refund my money, but to finally close my seller account, never having access to another penny.

My bank said that when they called OLA, the person at OLA that took the call, said they had never had a bank call them. Imagine that!

So sad when you have to take these measures, just to close an account & get your money back. It was very close to the next billing cycle & no doubt, I would have been charged again.

So anyone that is planning to downgrade, better keep an eye on your bank account or you will be charged & OLA will play dumb when you call to complain. Make sure you call your bank to dispute any charges after you have closed your OLA seller account...

Good Luck!

innerpuppie wrote (View Post): ›