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Post by fredfreddy44 on May 10, 2018 0:23:26 GMT
I haven't sold things of ebay in years, but I have some good stuff that didn't sell at the garage sale that I think I can get a decent amount for. I have already spend 3 hours photographing, boxing, weighing, pricing out, describing, and titling 13 items. They are mostly toys but some new nice items as well. I have decided to auction the Choose Your Own Adventure books and my 3 childhood Cabbage Patch Dolls (with birth certificates). Everything else seems to go for an even price, so I'll set a buy it now price.
I have 14 other large or breakable or not worth shipping items to put up on nextdoor. I can hopefully make 400-500 if everything sells.
Any advice? Thanks!
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Post by zztop11 on May 10, 2018 0:46:15 GMT
Advice, yes. Look up how much those items have sold for on ebay. Not how much someone is asking. People can ask anything they want, it's what someone will pay that determines its worth. You do that by going to the "Advanced" tab in the upper right hand corner.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 10, 2018 1:04:28 GMT
Yes, I make money on eBay. Right now nearly everything I am listing is from our house as we are trying to downsize. I've found the best stuff comes out of DH's office. That place is a gold mine!
First thing is to run the comps on completed sales for each item. Don't look at just Sold, but Completed. That will give you the entire picture on what things are going for, as well as how well it is is selling. When I look at completed sales for pre-1990 CP dolls, I see more that are not selling than are. You have to be patient. It make take a few months to sell things. Not everything will go quickly, especially as we go into summer which is typically a slow time at eBay.
Be very detailed in your description. Mention any flaws or defects. Even better if you have photos that showcase those. Speaking of photos, use as many of the 12 photo spots as possible. For pricing, I do nearly 100% of my listings as Buy it Now w/Best Offer with enough room for bargaining - and do very well with that method.
Be sure and read up on the return policies that eBay is wanting people to use. You can say No Returns all day, but eBay can make you refund a buyer. So it's best to be proactive with your return policies.
If you are shipping things Priority, be sure and choose Calculated Shipping. Also, if you are comfortable with it, offer International Shipping. They do have the GSP service, but I do the shipping myself for my international sales.
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Post by melanell on May 10, 2018 2:01:31 GMT
I used to, and when I did, I followed the advice **GypsyGirl** mentioned above. In the last few years, though, with some of my auctions, I started to notice that people were not reading my detailed descriptions anymore. They were shopping via phone and it wasn't easy enough for them to read everything, and that made selling less enjoyable for me because I tend to fret if I don't feel I can explain every little bit of things, LOL! So now I need to see how to make the auctions more phone friendly but still get the important info noticed. Because I have stuff I want to sell but am procrastinating something fierce about it. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 10, 2018 2:33:27 GMT
So now I need to see how to make the auctions more phone friendly but still get the important info noticed. One thing to do is fill out as much as you can in the Items Specifics section. This will more likely be seen on a mobile device, than full descriptions. You can also make your own specific categories and fill those in. I will add one for dimensions, as well as anything else in the description that I think is important. Another thing everyone listing items needs to do - make sure your description is mobile friendly. On the far right, just above the description box is a link called Mobile Friendly Checker. Click that after you write your description and it will tell you if it is or not. If not, click the button to change it and save. Easy enough - so why eBay doesn't just write that into their listings is beyond me. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on May 10, 2018 3:07:02 GMT
I sell on Facebook because I am too lazy for eBay and I would rather just sell locally. Do I make money doing it? Yes. I do get mad at myself for buying all the stuff and then gaining weight and not being able to FIT the stuff. But selling the stuff is fun.
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Post by melanell on May 10, 2018 11:06:16 GMT
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Post by peace on May 10, 2018 13:09:58 GMT
Good advice here- I will add I use the "make an offer" feature. I price my things on the high end (psychologically people seem to think your stuff is better) and then I am ready to accept lower offers- people think they got a bargain and everyone is happy.
Beware of zero feedback people. Scamming is everywhere.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 10, 2018 16:03:40 GMT
Beware of zero feedback people. Scamming is everywhere. Yes and no. Some of my best customers have been zero feedback. Everyone has to start somewhere! My worst scammers have all had 1,000+ feedback. Also keep in mind that eBay now allows guests to purchase so those will always have a 0 Feedback. Since sellers can no longer leave negative feedback, pretty much everyone is going to have 100%. When dealing with offers, I sometimes find it useful to check out their Feedback Left for Others. |
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Post by peace on May 11, 2018 0:45:40 GMT
Beware of zero feedback people. Scamming is everywhere. Yes and no. Some of my best customers have been zero feedback. Everyone has to start somewhere! My worst scammers have all had 1,000+ feedback. Also keep in mind that eBay now allows guests to purchase so those will always have a 0 Feedback. Since sellers can no longer leave negative feedback, pretty much everyone is going to have 100%. When dealing with offers, I sometimes find it useful to check out their Feedback Left for Others. Well, I am not saying all zero feedback people are bad- but be careful. My scammers have mostly been the zero feedback scammers. I still sell to the zero people- I just add extra precautions. SaveSave |
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Post by glory77 on May 11, 2018 2:05:26 GMT
I have been selling on eBay for years. I used to feel that I was making pretty good money at it, but lately I’m wondering if it’s really worth it.
I’m selling my own items I no longer need and selling my mother’s huge stash of costume jewelry. She passed away a few years ago and we donated a lot of her things, but she was big into online shopping and she had boxes and boxes of costume jewelry she ordered but never wore and most still in original packaging.
I kept all of it and have been selling pieces grouped together with like items.
I find that I have to keep resisting the items over and over again and keep lowering the price to get them to sell even though I started at a fair/lower price.
I don’t have to pay listing fees unless the items sell so I’m not out anything by continually relisting.
But honestly, by the time you do the research on eBay for each item to see what it’s selling for, take pictures, write up the listing, weigh the items and figure shipping costs - and then when it does finally sell, the listing fees, final value fees and PayPal takes their cut, I’m wondering if it’s really worth it.
I just feel like in order to sell most items, the price needs to be ridiculously low and with all the fees and my time, did I really make any money?
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