By encouraging inquiries and reviews, and making such conversations available on the product page, the Messaging module wants to create an additional layer of trust between sellers and buyers. It ensures the selling only of quality products and further enhances the online reputation of an online store.
From the Users Messaging menu (Admin Control Panel ->Settings -> Site Settings -> Users Messaging) users can:
If enabled allows posting of public questions on listings pages.
Note: By default, listings will allow only private questions.
When the feature is enabled, each seller can still allow (or not) public questions. Go to the Global Settings menu (Home -> Members Area -> Selling -> Seller Tools -> Global Settings) and enable the feature:
If enabled allows site visitors to post public questions on your listings.
Buyers can contact sellers before purchasing items. In the item description page, find (scroll down the page) the Questions & Answers menu.
Questions & Answers features:
Read private messages from the Inbox (Home -> Members Area -> Messages -> Inbox):
Open message and reply:
Archive messages for future reference. They will be automatically displayed in the Archive(Home -> Members Area -> Messages -> Archive ) section.
Even after completing a transaction sellers (or buyers) can send updates or follow-up questions from the My Sales (Home -> Members Area -> Selling -> My Sales) menu. Select an invoice and open the Message Board:
Send a message:
The admin can also contact registered users (Admin Control Panel -> Users). Select a user and click on the Message User option:
Next, complete the required fields and send the message:
