Buying and Selling on eBay: Tips, Tricks, Problems & Questions

shumag · Sep 7, 2014

Think I might list list a certain number at a time if I listed 70 ties straight off It might mean some going unsold.

txwoodworker · Sep 7, 2014

MJMcRibb said:
This. I've started doing more auctions simply because I need to move stuff. You'll get the occasional "WTF! How did that get bid up so high?" but I see more disappointments than surprises. Set the start at something you'd be satisfied with and hope it goes higher.

You do get some disappointments, but I think it's worth it for moving products. I rarely do .99, but 9.99 for most everything and 19.99 for others. I agree it gets more eyeballs on all your other auctions too.
I get fewer and fewer disappointments and more holy ****! every week. Case in point: BRIONI

shumag said:
Think I might list list a certain number at a time if I listed 70 ties straight off It might mean some going unsold.

Unless you started too high, no decent Hermes tie will go unsold. Safe bet would be listing a few at a time each week for 10 days starting at the least you would be happy with making off each item, you would start to gain a following and your bid prices should go up each week. Also if you know that you have any special ones in there, dole those out slowly too (scarf ties is all I can think of right now, but I'm sure there are others). Promote yourself as much as possible (here, AAAC, whatever else is out there) it will pay off.

hbkshin · Sep 7, 2014

Had a damn great week. A couple disappointments but mostly solid.

shumag · Sep 7, 2014

Awesome thanks @txwoodworker I'm excited to see how it turns out. Think I'll maybe start few at 9.99 and see how it goes from there!

Koala-T · Sep 7, 2014

hbkshin said:
Had a damn great week. A couple disappointments but mostly solid.

Yeah, this is going to be one of my best weeks all summer.

hbkshin · Sep 7, 2014

Oh I won btw

Highest price on eBays completed listing for a Used Italo Ferretti tie

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMAZING-Ita...lue-Ornate-Leaf-Floral-Tie-/221533794480?rd=1

shumag · Sep 7, 2014

Ha if I can get close to that for any of my ties I'll be a happy man @hbkshin

Koala-T · Sep 7, 2014

hbkshin said:
Oh I won btw

Highest price on eBays completed listing for a Used Italo Ferretti tie

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMAZING-Ita...lue-Ornate-Leaf-Floral-Tie-/221533794480?rd=1

That's a gorgeous tie. You deserved it.

Kazoo · Sep 8, 2014

lol I put a stained tie up last week. Apparently it was rare enough to end up on PTO. Sold for over $30 with a good number of bids. I guess people REALLY wanted it. I was expecting like $10. Just wanted it out of my closet. Anyone else see something like that happen?

Question 1. I have a number of Canali sport coats all from same donor, so same exact size. Someone cut off the size tags on one of them. Do any of you mention something to the effect of "came from same donor" or "same size as other jackets I have for sale?"

Question 2/ Any tips for a non-business seller to improve receiving feedback? I'm batting like .300 with feedback per sale. It seems I hardly receive it back. I make sure to give positive feedback to all my buyers. I've been trying build up my number and would have thought it would be much higher by now. Maybe I'm just too hopeful.

hbkshin · Sep 8, 2014

Kazoo said:
lol I put a stained tie up last week. Apparently it was rare enough to end up on PTO. Sold for over $30 with a good number of bids. I guess people REALLY wanted it. I was expecting like $10. Just wanted it out of my closet. Anyone else see something like that happen?

Yeah I sold a stained charvet tie for a really unexpected sum a while back http://www.ebay.com/itm/LUXE-Charve...d-100-Silk-Thick-Woven-Tie-/221479489425?rd=1

jdrizzy · Sep 8, 2014

Hey guys. Quick question, my paypal is totally messed up. I recieved payments from around 6 people this weekend, hbkshin included. When I sign into paypal, only one transaction is showing up allowing me to print the label. Any advice? I can't seem to print anyone elses

masaccio · Sep 8, 2014

Anybody else lose all of their favorite sellers with the new iPhone app?

Now I have to go back and add all of you guys as favorites again! Anybody have a handy StyFo:EBay userid mapping?!?

:sadpanda:

My Main Man · Sep 8, 2014

jdrizzy said:
Hey guys. Quick question, my paypal is totally messed up. I recieved payments from around 6 people this weekend, hbkshin included. When I sign into paypal, only one transaction is showing up allowing me to print the label. Any advice? I can't seem to print anyone elses

1. Is your paypal balance where it should be or is the money just missing?
2. Can you print from eBay?

My Main Man · Sep 8, 2014

masaccio said:
Anybody else lose all of their favorite sellers with the new iPhone app?

Now I have to go back and add all of you guys as favorites again! Anybody have a handy StyFo:EBay userid mapping?!?

:sadpanda:

briancpotter said:
Took longer than I thought, but I've got a test version of a new feature you guys might be interested in.

I know some of you, like Spoo, run websites that have your listings on them, but for those that don't I thought you might be interested in a seller homepage that's less ugly and clunky than the standard ebay one, and that you have a little more control over. So I threw one together with Haberdashboard.

I went ahead and made one for everyone here (if I missed you, lemme know and I'll add you, only takes about ~5 min):

http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/balearic1
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/1luxoticthread
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/the-seam-store
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/gooseguy84
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/rightcoastsrf24
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/abubolz
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/florian-lafage
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/wardroberenovations
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/txwoodworker
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/sartorialsociety
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/repeat_business
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/styleinstride
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/dominicsagona3
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/koala-t-menswear
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/nbthreads
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/k4lnamja
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/jdrizzy01
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/gregs5liter
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/luna79
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/smsmith007
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/dljpdx
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/terrytwenter
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/depinia
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/joshmandel
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/richnet12
http://www.haberdashboard.com/stores/haider7861

I plan on eventually adding some sort of customization dashboard, but for now if there's anything you wanna change about your store, shoot me a message or an email ([email protected]) and I'll do my best to add it.

Still in beta right now, but once I get the bugs worked out and have gotten some feedback from the people here, I'll add a "stores" link to the front page of haberdashboard.com, fwiw.

Lemme know what you think.

jdrizzy · Sep 8, 2014

My Main Man said:
1. Is your paypal balance where it should be or is the money just missing?
2. Can you print from eBay?

I had to print through ebay. All the money is where its suppose to be, but only one of the transactions allowed me to print. I think it may have fixed itself for now.

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