For the past three years we have been on an amazing journey together. Yardsellr started as an experiment and grew into a company and a community that weaves buying and selling into the social fabric of the Web. Today we are taking a new direction for our business so I wanted to let you know about the changes we are making.
A few months ago, we began to talk to a few other companies who wanted to borrow our playbook. They wanted to turbo-charge their ecommerce business using the Yardsellr strategies for blending games and social with buying and selling. As we looked at the growth potential and profitability of that business, it became clear that it was a very attractive option. But we knew we couldn’t focus on that business — selling software and services to ecommerce companies large or small — and on our existing Yardsellr business.
Today we are turning our attention 100% to the ecommerce services business and we will be shutting down Yardsellr. This change is exciting and sad at the same time. The team is excited to tackle a new business but we are also sad to say goodbye to Yardsellr. I know many of you have been through transitions like this in your own work, so I am sure you know how we feel.
Our new business — which we are calling CompoundM — will launch in a few weeks. While we get ready for the launch, we will make sure to wind-down Yardsellr the best way possible. If you have bought or sold something, those transactions will all be honored. For more information about the transition see:
Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions at all, please email me at danny@yardsellr.com or for faster answers help@yardsellr.com.
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General Information about Yardsellr Sunset
February 4th, 2013 :: Jed
By now, you have probably read the announcement from our Founder & CEO. We are sad to report that we will be closing the Yardsellr marketplace over the next 60 days.
First, we would like to thank our community for all the support, time, effort and hard work at making this a great experience.
In addition to this blog, we have also published FAQs for both Buyers & Sellers.
Starting today, you will no longer be able to list new items for sale on Yardsellr. All items that were listed prior to the announcement will remain live for 30 days from the time listed.
Yardsellr will fully support transactions made on the yardsellr platform for the next 60 days. Listings will be live for 30 days from the time listed and your Account page can be accessed for 60 days from today. That means, sellers can fulfill orders and input tracking, and buyers can access tracking information and report any issues with a transactions.
Starting today, you will no longer be able to list new items for sale on Yardsellr. All items that were listed prior to the announcement will remain live for 30 days from the time listed.
We are turning off the ability to relist items, as well as, the ability to use bulk list and bulk relist. If you’d like to keep your listings live, we’d recommend not canceling any listings to edit them during this time. You will not be able to relist your items if you cancel them.
Yes, you will be able to access your Account page for the next 60 days. During this time you will have full access to your Active, Sold, Unsold and Bought items. For the next 60 days you will have the ability to fulfill or cancel orders, input tracking to be paid, report issues with an order and respond to customers.
I have Photon$, what will happen to them?
You can continue to use Photons$ for any purchase on Yardsellr for the next 30 days.
Additionally, you can give and receive Photon$ Gifts and Boost items for the next 30 days. The value of a Photon$ Gift will not change.
At the end of the 30 days (March 7, 2013), if you have any unused Photon$ Gift credits or Boost credits you had bought, you will be able to claim a refund. We will not be processing refunds before March 7, 2013. Stay tuned for detailed information on how to claim a refund.
Many of the ways that you’re used to winning Photon$ will start to go away today.
There will be no changes made to the Photon$ Pause, so pause ‘em while you’ve got ‘em!
Today will be the last day we award points for Leaderboard participation. You can compete for the top spot today and win the stated Photon$ awards. After today, Leaderboards will no longer be available.
Can I continue to Blockify?
Today we will be removing the ‘Recently Listed’ page on Yardsellr. You will, however, be able to blockify items from the homepage, on Block pages and on search results pages. We will be reducing Photon$ awards for Blockifying activities over the next 30 days.
What will happen to the Photon Referral Program?
We will be turning off the Photon$ Referral program today. While including your PAP number in links to Yardsellr will still work, we will no longer be awarding Photon$ for new users, listings or purchases.
What will happen to ‘Giveaways’?
We will not be accepting any new Giveaways. All live Giveaways will run for their full 7 days.
You can continue to play the ‘Find Gus’ game for entries into a Giveaway. Like all Giveaways, we will pay Sellers in Photon$ for successfully completed Giveaways.
If you have questions that aren’t addressed here, please see our Buyer and Seller blogs. If you still have questions, please email help@yardsellr.com.
Sincerely,
Danny Leffel
Founder, CompoundM
Seller Information about Yardsellr Sunset
February 4th, 2013 :: Jed
By now, you have probably read the announcement from our Founder & CEO. We will be closing the Yardsellr marketplace over the next 60 days.
First, we would like to thank our community for all the support, time, effort and hard work at making this a great experience.
Starting today, you will no longer be able to list new items for sale on Yardsellr. All items that were listed prior to the announcement will remain live for 30 days from the time listed.
Yardsellr will fully support transactions made on the yardsellr platform for the next 60 days. Listings will be live for 30 days from the time listed and your Account page can be accessed for 60 days from today. That means, sellers can fulfill orders and input tracking, and buyers can access tracking information and report any issues with a transactions.
Starting today, you will no longer be able to list new items for sale on Yardsellr. All items that were listed prior to the announcement will remain live for 30 days from the time listed.
We are turning off the ability to relist items and the ability to use bulk relist items. You can cancel listings at any point in time, but If you’d like to keep your listings live, we’d recommend not canceling any listings to edit them during this time. You will not be able to relist your items if you cancel them.
You will be able to access your Account page for the next 60 days. During this time you will have full access to your Active, Sold, Unsold and Bought items. For the next 60 days you will have the ability to fulfill or cancel orders, input tracking to be paid, report issues with an order and respond to customers.
If I sell an item in the next 30 days, will I get paid?
Yes, we will continue to fully support all sales made on the Yardsellr platform. Buyers can continue to purchase any item that is live on the site for the next 30 days and we will support payments and refunds for 60 days from today.
Sellers are responsible to fulfill all orders in a timely manner and provide valid tracking. As always, Yardsellr will pay sellers in the method they’ve chosen (Direct Deposit, PayPal or Check) for all legitimate sales with valid tracking.
You can use Photons$ for any purchase on Yardsellr for the next 30 days.
Additionally, you can give and receive Photon$ Gifts and Boost items for the next 30 days. The value of a Photon$ Gift will not change.
At the end of the 30 days (March 7, 2013), if you have any unused Photon$ Gift credits or Boost credits you had bought, you will be able to claim a refund. We will not be processing refunds before March 7, 2013. Stay tuned for detailed information on how to claim a refund.
Many of the ways that you’re used to winning Photon$ will start to go away today.
There will be no changes made to the Photon$ Pause, so pause ‘em while you’ve got ‘em!
As you know, we manage a ton of Facebook pages. We will continue to post items which ‘Live’ in a Block to the corresponding Facebook page.
Separately, you will still be able to use the ‘Share’ functionality to share any Yardsellr page or listing to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or via email.
If you still have questions, please email into help@yardsellr.com.
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Buyer Information about Yardsellr Sunset
February 4th, 2013 :: Jed
By now, you have probably read the announcement from our Founder & CEO. We are sad to report, we will be closing the Yardsellr marketplace over the next 60 days.
First, we would like to thank our community for all the support, time, effort and hard work at making this a great experience.
It is important to us that all customers continue to have a great buying experience on Yardsellr. We will continue to fully support all sales made on the Yardsellr platform for the next 60 days.
Buyers can still purchase items currently live on the site. Sellers should fulfill those orders and provide valid tracking. Yardsellr Community and Support will be available for 60 days to support your buying activity and ensure you either receive your item or get a full refund.
Your seller is responsible for fulfilling your order. All of our normal processes will remain in place over the next 60 days to assure you either get your item or receive a full refund.
You will be notified when your seller provides valid tracking when they ship your item. If there are any issues with your purchase, you can ‘Report a problem’ or contact us at help@yardellr.com for the next 60 days.
Yes, All of our normal support processes will remain in place over the next 60 days to assure you either get your item or receive a full refund.
If there are any issues with your purchase, you can ‘Report a problem’ or contact us at help@yardellr.com for the next 60 days.
You will be able to access your Account page for the next 60 days. During this time you will have full access to your Active, Sold, Unsold and Bought items. For the next 60 days you will have the ability to fulfill or cancel orders, input tracking to be paid, report issues with an order and respond to customers.
I have Photon$, what will happen to them?
You can use Photons$ for any purchase on Yardsellr for the next 30 days.
Additionally, you can give and receive Photon$ Gifts and Boost items for the next 30 days. The value of a Photon$ Gift will not change.
At the end of the 30 days (March 7, 2013), if you have any unused Photon$ Gift credits or Boost credits you had bought, you will be able to claim a refund. We will not be processing refunds before March 7, 2013. Stay tuned for detailed information on how to claim a refund.
Many of the ways that you’re used to winning Photon$ will start to go away today.
There will be no changes made to the Photon$ Pause, so pause ‘em while you’ve got ‘em!
Today we will be removing the ‘Recently Listed’ page on Yardsellr. You will, however, be able to blockify items from the homepage, on Block pages and on search results pages. We will be reducing Photon$ awards for Blockifying activities over the next 30 days.
What if I have other questions?
If you still have questions, please email into help@yardsellr.com.
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