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

[capnwes]

I know I asked this before, and I recall all the "why do you use a PC, you troglodite" mockery. I don't recall whether anyone had any actual suggestions, though.
Is there an equivalent of GarageSale, with all its listing expedition and inventory tracking functionality plus its attractive pricepoint, for PC?
I've looked into Turbo_Lister (useless; didn't run), inkFrog and others. All sound intriguing, but cost money. As usual, I want all of that, for free.
Also, did whomever was working on that listing template send around the final? I'm trying to get my act together for the new year.
Thanks in advance.

That was MZHammer, He ended up starting a new thread for it here...
http://www.styleforum.net/t/325478/a-styleforum-ebay-template-journey

 

[redsfaithful]

When someone buys something with a Buy It Now in the first day after listing do you assume you had it listed too cheaply? Or are you just glad for a quick transaction?

I am thinking I made a mistake here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221167578498?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1559.l2649

I have found a few suits recently that seem completely unworn, pockets still sewn shut, etc. but am having a hard time pricing, because I know they still aren't NWOT. And on nicer labels it seems like there's such a huge range of prices. When I was looking at Canali sold listings it seemed like it ran the gamut from $100-$600. Any thoughts? I'm new at this obviously.

 

[Brianpore]

I've learned that it's useless to pickup anything, especially pants with an odd-numbered size.

Why??

Quote: AKA - My ebay store... I sell and ship an item almost every day, usually 2-3 a day. Some stuff sits for months and months then sells at the BIN price even that I have best offer on every item and other stuff sells within 24 hours.

Quote: +1 How can I see if I have selling limits (I dont think I have any)

If everything sold at the BIN price it would be $898,003.74 over 450 items.

 

[GMMcL]



+1 How can I see if I have selling limits (I dont think I have any)

When I go to my "Activity, Sell" page (not the seller manager; just "Sell" under "Activity", at the top I have a bar that tells me how many scheduled, active, etc. listings I have. It has three rows for current month activity: You have sold, You have listed and You can list. There are two columns, one with numbers, one with dollars. True, my numbers are quite high. But I do have limits. And I ran right up against them last month.
Maybe it's because I don't have a store. I don't think it's because I'm new; I've been selling for well over a year now.

 

[SpooPoker]



Why??

If everything sold at the BIN price it would be $898,003.74 over 450 items.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[Brianpore]

Quote:

 

[capnwes]

When someone buys something with a Buy It Now in the first day after listing do you assume you had it listed too cheaply? Or are you just glad for a quick transaction?

I am thinking I made a mistake here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221167578498?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1559.l2649

I have found a few suits recently that seem completely unworn, pockets still sewn shut, etc. but am having a hard time pricing, because I know they still aren't NWOT. And on nicer labels it seems like there's such a huge range of prices. When I was looking at Canali sold listings it seemed like it ran the gamut from $100-$600. Any thoughts? I'm new at this obviously.

I would have gone probably 2x that BIN, just because that size is more desirable.

 

[Brianpore]

Quote: +1 $275 BIN OBO would have been by listing (can't see if it's vented which makes a big difference IMO and you should mention before you get a pissed off buyer). Prob would have sold for $200+ in a week or two..

 

[redsfaithful]

Thanks guys, appreciate the help.

 

[concealed]

I would expect that suit to sell for $225 in a 10 day auction

 

[table21]

So here is a question I have, and something I find extremely painful when dealing on Ebay and buying things on forums like this. Shipping always seems to be a problem when getting good from the US to Canada, where I live. For some reason I end up paying about $20 to get a shirt shipped and about $40 for a suit. Now that price is not that bad except that it seems to take 2-3 weeks for most of these items to arrive. I have a small business that I run in Canada and for $25 I can next day ship goods from Toronto to anywhere in the US. So why do I always get stuck having to wait such a long time, and does anyone (especially those from Canada) have any good way to get around this?

 

[capnwes]

Move to the US...

J/K

This is a point of frustration for us US sellers too. It really makes no sense for it to take so long, and be so expensive, to get to you. After all, the last time I checked we are still on the same continent.

 

[Brianpore]

So here is a question I have, and something I find extremely painful when dealing on Ebay and buying things on forums like this. Shipping always seems to be a problem when getting good from the US to Canada, where I live. For some reason I end up paying about $20 to get a shirt shipped and about $40 for a suit. Now that price is not that bad except that it seems to take 2-3 weeks for most of these items to arrive. I have a small business that I run in Canada and for $25 I can next day ship goods from Toronto to anywhere in the US. So why do I always get stuck having to wait such a long time, and does anyone (especially those from Canada) have any good way to get around this?

It's because you pay more in taxes to have stuff shipped faster

 

[yossi]

(I'm cross-posting this question from the "ask a question, get an answer" quick-question thread. )

I don't intend to make selling on eBay a thing I do on the regular as an added source of income. But I do have some nice stuff that I'd like to sell, and I frequently come across good stuff in thrifts that I'd like to flip.

Is there a good rule of thumb for when it makes sense to

• Sell it myself, as an inexperienced seller with not too many ratings
• Consign it with someone experienced, probably from SF
• Sell it on the B&S fora here

? I'd like to maximize profit to me. I don't want stuff to sit around forever, but I don't need to get it out of my house tomorrow or anything.

E.G. sell exotic high-end brands here; don't sell expensive stuff on eBay if you're not an experienced seller; sell stuff yourself if you expect it to got for less than $40, etc?

Forgive me if this has been addressed already; I did some searching but didn't find anything.

 

[FaceOfBoh]



It's because you pay more in taxes to have stuff shipped faster

This is me thinking about USPS service:

Free pick-up for some service levels, some free shipping materials, flat-rate service, Saturday delivery...

All that AND access to the largest ebay market.

/rant