Help with getting started selling on ebay
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HungryGarou
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Help with getting started selling on ebay
I've got a few item's I'd like to sell on eBay. I buy from there all the time, but never sold there before. how would i get started? what are the fees like? Would it be more of a hassle for people that's just trying to sell off some junk, as opposed to those who make it a business?
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xzeronature
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Re: Help with getting started selling on ebay
I'm fairly sure that ebay has a guide up for new sellers. You could try selling your stuff here first.
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DaGamingMonkey
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Re: Help with getting started selling on ebay
It's fairly simple. eaby walks you through the process.
Try to keep shipping low and don't put reserves on your auctions. If you don't want to sell it for a certain amount you don't really want to sell it.
I start all my auctions at 99 cents and just let the world decide how much it's worth.
Try to keep shipping low and don't put reserves on your auctions. If you don't want to sell it for a certain amount you don't really want to sell it.
I start all my auctions at 99 cents and just let the world decide how much it's worth.
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HungryGarou
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Re: Help with getting started selling on ebay
i tried that, but only got one sale. i just didn't bump it frequently.xzeronature wrote:I'm fairly sure that ebay has a guide up for new sellers. You could try selling your stuff here first.
Re: Help with getting started selling on ebay
You should really consider 'Buy it Now' style listings.
1. I have had really good luck selling this way. The majority of my sales come via BIN style listings and part of the reason for that is you, as the seller, can charge a premium. I'd say 85% of the time I get more money using BIN than auction, the only other times where an auction would get more than BIN would be if some type of bidding war happened. To put that in perspective that has happened to me twice in the past six months. One time with a Fatal Frame set and the other with a Game Boy lot.
2. BIN listings only cost 0.05 right now and you can leave them up for a month if you want. So re-listing isn't too much of a concern. However, the final value fee (eBay's fee) is I believe 15% (anything under $50, it gets cheaper as the item gets more expensive) as opposed to 8-10% for an auction.
3. Always check the completed listings before you sell too b/c you can get a better idea of how you want to sell it. How many BIN listings are up? Auctions? Compare the two. If the auctions and BINs are getting about the same amount of money I would suggest an auction b/c it is cheaper. Just make sure you do research before selling.
1. I have had really good luck selling this way. The majority of my sales come via BIN style listings and part of the reason for that is you, as the seller, can charge a premium. I'd say 85% of the time I get more money using BIN than auction, the only other times where an auction would get more than BIN would be if some type of bidding war happened. To put that in perspective that has happened to me twice in the past six months. One time with a Fatal Frame set and the other with a Game Boy lot.
2. BIN listings only cost 0.05 right now and you can leave them up for a month if you want. So re-listing isn't too much of a concern. However, the final value fee (eBay's fee) is I believe 15% (anything under $50, it gets cheaper as the item gets more expensive) as opposed to 8-10% for an auction.
3. Always check the completed listings before you sell too b/c you can get a better idea of how you want to sell it. How many BIN listings are up? Auctions? Compare the two. If the auctions and BINs are getting about the same amount of money I would suggest an auction b/c it is cheaper. Just make sure you do research before selling.
