ebay tips

Post by **lordofduct** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:50 pm

scott21 wrote:as far as shipping. dont be gay and charge 2x the shipping cost. posting a $2 saturn game and paying 6-7 bucks for shipping is a real turn off. If you dont know the shipping, take the time to weight it and ask your post office what it will be to ship. i've ran to the post office a few times with items just to get a quote. takes about 2 seconds to do.

Or just use their website... if your in the US ebay has it built into their postage calculator like I said.

Post by **Clockwork** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:33 pm

lordofduct wrote: if your in the US ebay has it built into their postage calculator like I said.

not only in the US... the calculator goes worldwide

Post by **lordofduct** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:37 pm

Clockwork wrote:
lordofduct wrote: if your in the US ebay has it built into their postage calculator like I said.
not only in the US... the calculator goes worldwide

I'm not world wide... it is good to know that though. I was figuring as much, but I didn't want to assume anything as I do not have proof.

Post by **morfeus** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:26 pm

Scott21's advice about looking at Completed Listings is absolutely crucial if you're unsure how much the stuff is worth.

Gage how much item(s) like yours have been selling for (ignore the REALLY high prices

) previously and if they fetch reasonable amounts then you could risk starting your auction(s) at around £0.99 and it'll save you a little on insertion fees + get more people looking at your auction.

For the less common stuff or stuff that not a lot of people are interested in, you could consider setting a reserve but you'll have more fees to pay

. Starting an auction at £0.99 and setting a reasonable reserve (the minimum you want to sell at) mitigates the risk of a low starting price and may get more interest from punters than a high starting price.

Maybe sell some of the lower value items first to get a 'feel' for it. Also, keep your listings clear and perhaps concise but do give as much information as possible without dragging on - point out interesting things and definitely mention any faults etc.

Post by **scott21** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:57 pm

personally i hate reserve prices, makes it a guessing game for bidders. there was an auction today for a game on ebay with a reserve price and i bid 2-3 times and all 3 were below reserve so i said screw it.. because it was a) more then i wanted to pay and b) had no idea what the reserve was

instead i'd just make a fair starting price and let it go from there