Hello Magento friends and fans,
Nice to meet you guys again in Magestore Blog. As you know, online auction has become more and more popular trend on all over the world! It is very dynamic pricing environment, since buyers are competitors in purchasing your products. Many web-store owners want to apply this method on their site, and Magento Auction extension was created for that purpose. Customers now can easily find and bid for products as their desire and you gain a lot more profits as well.
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- Fraser-Hub City Coins Ltd’s owner
To help you have an overview about this module, we invited Mr. Fraser – an experienced user and owner of Hub City Coins Ltd. (www.hubcitycoins.com) from Canada. They have supplied collectors with silver coins, numismatic coins and precious metals since 1983.
Q: Hi, Fraser. Thank you for joining our interview today. What are our Magento extensions that you have used so far?
A: Currently we are using the auction extension for our store, and we are very pleased with it and Magestore’s support. We are going to try something new in near future.
Q: So, why did you decide to run online bids and select Magento Auction extension from Magestore?
A: We decided to run online bids because it is very popular in our business. Coin collectors just love auctions, and we want to provide all that experience for our customers.
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Q: Does this extension satisfy your customers? What do you like about Magento Auction module’s features?
A: Yes, our customers love it. The notification system helps them keep close tabs on any changes in auction status to make efficient moves. About ourselves, well, I cannot really tell you what features we like because we just love everything about this module. But I also want to see more in the future. I know you guys are working on new features, we are excited to find out what you can add to this wonderful extension.
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Q: Thank you for your encouragement. We always try to improve as much as we can. So, could you tell us what has Magento Auction benefitted your Online business?
A: Obviously, one noticeable benefit is that people spend more time on our website and then, they buy more.
Q: Have you ever had any difficulties when dealing with this module?
A: No, we found that it’s very easy to manage; we did not meet any challenges. It is just great.
Q: How’s about our support team? Have you ever contacted them?
A: Yes, we have, and I think they are very professional people.
Q: Thank you. Ok, here is our final question. What features do you want to be updated or added to our Magento Auction module?
A: Well, I would like to see multiple auctions at same time for same item. In addition, when an auction ends, the “Completed Auction” box on the product details should be removed.
Q: Yes, we’ll consider them in near future. Any last words do you want to share with us?
A: I want to give an advice to all of you, people are searching for a Magento partner, this guys are great and I definitely recommend them. I also welcome everybody to visit our store at hubcitycoins.com, click and enjoy!
From Magestore team, we wish Fraser all the best. Hope this interview gave an user’s insight and how to optimize Magento Auction extension for you.
Stay tuned for more helpful articles!