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My image is too big.
How can I get it to the right size? |
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The quickest and easiest way is to e-mail the
image to us along with your username. We'll do the rest -
usually within a few minutes of it arriving.
If you're keen on doing it yourself, make sure that the following
steps are carried out in order:
1. reduce the dpi to 72
2. reduce the quality level to 84%
3. reduce the width to 400 pixels
The
ideal image should be a 400 pixel wide JPG saved at 72 dpi.
To achieve this, open the image of your dress in the image
editing software on your PC and find out what resolution it
is, i.e. how many dpi and what size it is in pixels. Set the
dpi settings to 72 and save the image. Then set the size of
the image to 400 pixels wide. Save the image in .jpg format
and upload it onto the website.
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How do I buy an advert? |
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1. Simply follow this link in the UK
[click
here] or this link in the USA [click
here] and choose your Advert.
2. When you buy the advert, choose a password and a username
(your e-mail address will be your user name) at the checkout.
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What other costs are involved? |
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As far as The
Dressmarket is concerned - none.
Unlike some other sites, we don't
ask for a percentage of your dress sale as commission.
Why should we - would you pay a commission to your newspaper
if you sold it through them? After all, it's your dress! The
only fee you pay is the cost of the advert.
That's it.
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How do I get my advert on line? |
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1. Return to thedressmarket.net, and
log in to your user area
2. Add your dress details and submit the advert.
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What if I don't want to pay on-line? |
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In that case simply click
here to submit an advert and send us payment by cheque.
Our address is here
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Why won't the site accept my login details? |
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The password field is case sensitive so check
that your password has been entered correctly.
Another, much less frequent reason, is that there has been
a delay in the e-mail being sent from the payment provider
(Worldpay or Paypal). In this case, give us a call or send
an e-mail and we'll sort it out usually in a matter of minutes.
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I've paid with paypal but haven't received
my log-in details. |
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Unlike the credit card payment option, the
Paypal option isn't fully automated and advert accounts have
to be created manually. This may result in a delay of between
a few minutes or a few hours depending on the time of day
or night.
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I'm still not sure about what
to do with my images. |
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In that case, don't worry. Simply e-mail
the images to us and we'll put them on for you.
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How do I make my advert look good? |
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1. Don't use
capital letters throughout. An advert which contains only
capital letters is very hard to read.
2. Give a good description of the dress to accompany the photo.
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What's
the best way to make sure that my dress will sell? |
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The first - and possibly most difficult-
thing to do is to put yourself in the shoes of the buyer
and set the selling price at a price that's likely to attract
buyers.
Your dress is probably much cherished and loved, you'll
have spent a lot of time and effort looking for it and a
lot of money on buying it .... it's extremely valuable -
to you.
Cast your mind back, though. When
you were looking for a dress would you have paid what you're
asking for it?- Price the
dress at a level you yourself would be willing to pay for
it if it wasn't yours.
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How do potential buyers contact
me? |
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Buyers will use the "contact seller"
link to send a message to you. This message comes first to
a holding pen, where we check it to make sure that it's not
from a scammer. Once we are sure it's genuine, the enquiry
is forwarded to you and you can then deal directly with the
buyer.
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What do I do when I sell my dress? |
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You can
either log back in and click the delete advert button or drop
us a line to let us know you've sold your dress and we'll
stop you getting any more e-mails.
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