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Relax ... at Ruby Lane, your customers can shop with confidence.
When viewing your shop, visitors will know that you stand behind the Ruby Lane Advantage^TM which is designed to help ensure that the buying experience is not only pleasant, but rewarding. The Ruby Lane Advantage^TM also ensures for an easy and effective method of selling online. Show Me: What Is The Ruby Lane Advantage?

Top Reasons To Count On The Ruby Lane Advantage

1	A Proven Track Record		2	Targeted Focus
In business since 1998, Ruby Lane has a track record of success. By now thousands of buyers from around the world have shopped with us. So we know what works and what doesn't when it comes to buying and selling online. For those buyers who are new to the process, our simple search, shopping and purchase features make it easy and convenient to buy.			As a seller on Ruby Lane, both you and your customers will be able to enjoy the pleasure of only Antiques & Art, Vintage Collectibles and Jewelry offerings on the site. There are no pop-up ads, no computers, cars, music CDs or other unrelated distractions.
3	Excellent Customer Service		4	Well-Established Traffic
We pride ourselves on service, and ease of use. Ruby Lane buyers can contact us directly at any time with general questions about using the site. And should you need assistance in setting up or managing your shop at any time, our trained staff will be happy to help you via email.			Shop owners enjoy the immediate benefit of Ruby Lane's well-established traffic. For your convenience, your shop items are automatically submitted to major search engines for you by Ruby Lane. And, your items rank higher in search engines like Yahoo and Google since they are part of Ruby Lane.
5	Not An Auction		6	Simple, Affordable Pricing
On Ruby Lane, shops sell items at set prices rather than in an auction format, which some buyers find intimidating. Our optional Make-An-Offer setting further entices buyers - our software can automatically accept, counter or reject offers for you! You can also use our Send To Auction feature which will allow you to conveniently showcase your shop's auction items if you choose.			Ruby Lane's pricing is affordable even for small sellers. No commissions! There is a one time 30 cent Listing Fee to add each item; a once a month Maintenance Fee where the first 150 items is 30 cents for each item, and then each item over 150 and up to 1000 is 20 cents, and then each item over 1000 is 1 cents (minimum $15 per month); an Advertising Fee of $20 per month per shop. There are no additional hidden costs or long-term contracts. We do have optional programs to promote your shop should you choose to do so. There are also additional Special programs available to lower costs. View more details about Fees and Special programs. Show Me: How Much Does a Ruby Lane Shop Cost?
7	Quality Items - Unequaled Professionalism		8	Secure Site
Every Ruby Lane shop is pre-screened by our in-house team of seasoned art and antiques professionals, and must meet specific quality and professionalism standards before opening for business. This means you'll be in good company with other high quality sellers. All open shops are required to follow an ongoing, standard set of quality guidelines to help ensure that all items buyers see for sale are genuine, and accurately represented.			Our site is always up and running. We have a strong privacy policy, as well as safeguards to ensure the confidentiality of your customers' transaction information. And we never share your, or your customer's contact information or data with third parties.
9	Easy Shop Set-Up		10	Automated Shop Check Up Tool
Absolutely no technical experience is required to open a shop. Even if you're new to the Internet, our simple step-by-step setup process makes it easy to get up and running in no time, with professional results. And we offer a wide array of tips and how-to's for making your shop presentation the best it can be. Our extensive, user-friendly online Shop Handbook offers step-by-step guidance in virtually every aspect of setting up and managing your shop. Show How to Set Up Shop - Part I Show How to Set Up Shop - Part II			The Automated Shop Check Up Tool is a free tool that you can run at any time during set up and after you're open to see if there are quantifiable aspects of your shop that could be improved upon. The tool systematically scans your shop information pages and all of the items within your shop and displays a list of specific recommended changes, and how to make them. The handy "Fix It Now" tool allows you to make the suggested changes right there.
11	Hands-On Mentoring for New Shops		12	Handle Pictures with Ease
Our free Shop Mentoring Program offers personalized guidance to newer shops who are learning the ropes. Our Ruby Lane shop Mentors are veteran shop owners who are/have been Ruby Lane shops themselves, some for many years. They understand what it takes to make an online shop successful, and what pitfalls to avoid if you're relatively new to the process. New shops who would simply like an additional professional opinion about how they can improve the look of their shop, can take advantage of this program, too.			Ruby Lane encourages shops to include up to 9 pictures per item, at no extra cost, to get buyers interested in your items. Our software automatically resizes, crops and frames borders for professional-looking pictures every time. There are also automatic thumbnails for quick viewing. Easily send pictures directly from your PC or from another web site. Each shop has a free, private FTP area, allowing you to batch upload images if you choose. And you can adjust pictures without re-uploading using our powerful online Picture Editor tool.
13	Buyer Wish Lists		14	Promotional Tools
Ruby Lane buyers have the option of adding items of interest to their Wish List, for easy reference and possible future purchases. With the wide variety of items on the site, Wish Lists help buyers stay organized, and keep them returning to your shop. Wish Lists are also used to notify buyers when items they specify are listed on the site or are changed, for example, if there is a price change. Together, these features enable buyers to stay in touch with the latest listings on the site.			Ruby Lane offers a wide selection of exciting tools and programs to help you promote your shop. Choose from customized 4-color flyers and postcards, 2-color business cards customized with your shop name and address, group advertising programs that make it affordable for you to showcase your individual shop in major industry publications, participation in monthly newsletters to thousands of opt-in readers, and much more.
15	Solid, Reliable, Committed, Trustworthy		16	Ongoing Support
As a seller on Ruby Lane, you'll be part of a well-established and growing web site with a distinguished Internet address. We're lean and mean - Ruby Lane is highly automated, allowing us to deliver the best site at low cost. The site is financed and operated by the original owners - no expensive CEO's, VPs, or Venture Capitalists.			Once your shop is open, we'll stay in touch with regular tips for improving your sales success. You'll have complete access to our Selling Successfully Online! section that contains dozens of articles on how to manage and market your shop effectively as well as announcements of upcoming advertising and promotional opportunities. We're continually adding new articles as the marketplace grows and changes.
17	Powerful Software to Manage your Shop		18	Customer-Friendly Return Policy
Ruby Lane allows you to choose from our targeted selection of categories, or pick your own. Our automated online customer contact tools save you loads of time and effort. Our quick and easy "vacation mode" allows you to tell customers when you'll be away, while still allowing them to shop in your absence if you choose. Our hidden "backroom" allows you to set aside items within your shop for inventory management.			Our site-wide Return Policy encourages your customers to shop with confidence, as it allows for return of an item within 3 days of its receipt, for any reason. Our step-by-step return instructions remove the guesswork for both buyer and seller, making the process fast and easy.
19	Free Auction Management Tools		20	Great Tools to Analyze Your Efforts; Make Better Business Decisions
Our Send To Auction feature allows you to send any item to Auction with a few clicks, at no extra charge. Ruby Lane buyers have direct links to your shop items up for auction at any site, including eBay! Use our ad creator, picture hosting and picture gallery, all included.			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. You can also find out why a buyer did not complete a purchase, what keywords buyers are using, and much more! Our detailed web log statistics allow you to fully evaluate visitor activity within your shop for a day, month or year, allowing you to make better overall decisions regarding your business.

We invite you to Shop, Sell or Relax with us. As a seller, remember the Ruby Lane Advantage^TM which ensures for a safe and convenient online shopping experience for both you and your customers.

Strengths of Ruby Lane, direct from our shop owners:

"Site Performance, Functionality, Customer Service"

"The wide variety of quality shops. The integrity of the dealers and the managers of Ruby Lane. The photo format and user friendly format of the site"

"Searchability, ease of use, ease of uploading new items."

"A classier site and quality merchandise. My customers seem to feel comfortable and 'safe' on Ruby Lane."

"Keeping the quality and prestige of the site at its utmost best!"

"Customer confidence, wide variety of vintage and antique items in one place."

"I love being a part of a collectible 'mall', and it seems that Ruby Lane is good about entering us for search engine placement, because when I'm researching an item, often times Ruby Lane sites come up in the results, and usually within the top 10 placement. I like that."

"Integrity. Lots of color photos. Ease of search tools."

"Ruby Lane's site is very professional looking and looks great. I've checked out other sites and they don't compare at all."

"The quality guidelines, very good help and information, and an extremely well laid out and professional site."

"It is a very well designed site - looks great, easy to use"

"Variety of quality items. Having experienced and Reputable Dealers. The Flagging System. Having a site that's easy to use for both dealers and customers."

"It's a very nice place to visit, colors and set-up are easy to view."

"1) The look is professional. 2) The software is easy to use once you work through setting up your shop. 3) Customer service tries to help shop owners with questions."

"Enables customers to shop with confidence as though in a bricks and mortar shop. Offers a vast choice of goods to the customer which they can browse without sales pressure or the sometimes dodgy practices experienced on Internet auction sites."

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