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Zero for me, but hoping this week will be my turnaround. We’ve been so busy, and I’ve had almost no time for any eBay with his business and sewing masks.
LBH: great news about the insurance covering it! Hope things get better.
Antique Frog, I drink my tea the European way – with a LOT of milk! Oh, and builder’s tea, if you please! π
Personally, I think it’s the psychology of tens. Is the item $20 or $19.99? If I read $19.99, even if I consciously say to myself it’s twenty dollars, psychologically and subconsciously, it’s nineteen dollars and change. That 99 cents is just “and change” and I’m not paying twenty dollars. It’s a silly psych trick, but it works, which is why all the big box retailers use it.
On the other hand, if an item is handmade, a flat amount seems to go across better. You want me to pay $24.99 for this handmade item? But if it’s $25 for this great handmade item, that’s a good price.
To quote an old English proverb: there’s nowt as strange as folks!
Hi Jim, you’re doing great with your store!
As AtomicStar mentioned, remove the commas. Also, the first 4 to 5 words are the ones that generate keywords, so make them count. For example, the vase that jay referenced above, you have listed as Aqua, Teal, Tan Swirl Vase. I would reword that as Glass Swirl Vase Aqua Teal Tan Painted Effect 10″ Tall. That vase is gorgeous!
Another example of not utilising your titles fully is the Parkside Croquet kit. Do a search for similar items and see what they say. Pulling up your listing, eBay was kind enough to show me other similar items and they’ve used titles like 6 Player Croquet Set w Mallets Balls.
Don’t duplicate words in your titles. eBay gets jittery about that, they reckon it’s keyword spamming. For your walking stick, you’ve used “walking” a few times. Instead say Walking Stick Cane Aid (rather than walking stick, walking cane, etc.) I would reword the title on this as Wood Walking Stick Two Tone Mixed Wood Cane Shaped 36″ Tall.
Maximise your keywords! Don’t say Everlast Boxing Gloves. Say Everlast Boxing Gloves 14oz Black Pair Protex Adjustable Closure
Use all possible combinations. For your Drunk Monkey hoodie, you could include DrnkMnky in the Title. Some folks search by what’s written on the garment. Try Drunk Monkey XL Hooded Sweatshirt Zipped DrnkMnky Blue Gray
The idea is to include as much as you possibly can into the title. When a buyer is scrolling down the interminable list of items, with those almost imperceptible thumbnails, what’s going to make your listing stand out for them to click on it? Most probably a word in your title. If the person wants a bomber jacket, they’re not going to want a hood. If they want a hoodie, they’re not going to want a sweatshirt. Do you see?
Good luck!
Sorry, folks, kinda lost touch of the date. New thread created for the second quarter of the year.
https://www.scavengerlife.com/forums/topic/listing-challenge-2020-thread-2/
THIS THREAD IS CLOSED! PLEASE DO NOT POST HERE
Ah, LittleBlueHouse, that’s rough! I’m so sorry! Lots of sympathy and empathy, because it does feel more stressed than usual, doesn’t it? Deep breath, kiddo, we’re all behind you offering all the moral support, warm and fuzzies, and best wishes that we can through an impersonal computer screen!
Elbow touch!
LOL, VT, that’s funny! One bonus point for Fool’s Gold.
Hey, VT, email me at snratoni@yahoo.com with your postal address and I’ll see what I can do about sending up a batch of masks for your animal folks. I swore blind I wasn’t going to volunteer any more masks, but I’m a sucker for animals. I can’t promise huge numbers, but if I can send you a dozen or so, that should help, right? We have two people in my community, one who has offered to do them for free (as I have been) and one who is charging only $10 per mask, so I’m forwarding general requests to them and only taking orders for personal folks I know. A neighbor has told me she has a tote of ribbons, so if she has the right stuff, mine will all come with ties (tie the ribbons behind the head, more comfortable to wear all day than elastics) but they are convertible, so if the folks want to switch out for elastic, they can.
Libby, you’re supposed to give the rest of us a chance to break your records, not break your OWN records! Sheesh! π Go you, listing demon!
Cowabunga, VL. Glad you had a positive to counter the neg of cancelling your show!
VT, you managed to list AND sew masks? You’re amazing! It may sound horrible, but I’m fed up with sewing masks! I’m doing about twenty a week, this weekend’s batch was 27. I have severe ADHD, sitting doing repetitive tasks like this is pure torture! I’m SO done! Himself said I should just say no, but can you imagine if someone in my community dies from this and they say to me “well, we asked for a mask…” Shudder! So I’m plowing through them with the best attitude I can muster, and then I go away and do something else when my attitude slips. Don’t want to infuse these masks with bad attitude, even if I am a fan of Mr T! π
So glad everyone’s enjoying the Mr. T Challenge!
Utahbill – when you work it out, share? I think I’m amazing if I can do half a dozen in a day. And often, that’s the count for the whole week!
Zero for me this week. VT showing me up!
Anyone in your vintage patterns wearing a gold dress? Is there some gold in your fabric? Like a blue and red print with a gold swirl in the background? Totally counts! Especially if you dig it out and deliberately list it for the gold challenge. Stick “gold” in your title and you’re golden!
mwaaaaahahahahaha. I kill me!
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Ok, Halloween Challenge totals:
3 points to Vintage Treasures for 9 items listed! Well done, Halloween Queen!
2 points to Vintage Lacy for coming second with 7, according to her total. However, I did a search in this thread for Halloween to see if anyone else posted something, and I think she has 8.
1 point to me for 7 items.And we were the only three that listed Halloween, according to the report. O.o?
Well done to everyone. Ready for the new challenge. I’m psyched! Are you psyched? It’s a good one!
With a BIG smooch to Mr. T…
The April challenge is GOLD!
Real gold, fools gold, fake gold (bronze, brass), bright gold, old gold, antique gold, aged gold, patina’d gold, trashy gold, kitchy gold, gold coins, gold jewelry, gold lamps, gold bedspreads (dang, I just sold one!), gold clothes, gold tablecloths, gold tableware, gold edged glasses, gilt edged plates, gold trinket boxes, gold Faberge eggs… whatcha got?
According to Quora, the difference between gold and yellow is a slight tinge of orange. You be the guide of whatever you want to call it.
April hath 30 days, so you’re one day short for this challenge. Go forth, my little Alchemists!
Interesting week! Libby has a slam-dunk win this week with a record breaker. (Your previous record was 99, back in Week 3, Libby!) Spreadsheet updated.
You’ll see I put the total Halloween items on the right of the March challenge column. Today is the last day for the challenge. Please update me tomorrow if your listing total for Halloween items is different to what I have in there, or if I didn’t put your total in.
LAST DAY TO LIST HALLOWEEN! New April Challenge goes up tomorrow!
I had this happen and my buyer freaked out! The next time I caught it, I sent a quick note to my buyer that it had happened, it was an error on the USPS side, and that the tracking still worked. (I checked the tracking first to confirm!)
Then I let it ride. No problems
??? That’s insane! The post office is considered “essential” – why would they be essential if they have nothing to ship?
Did you ask about parcel pick up?
craig rex, that’s great! I’ve been removing some items from my store now that I’m moving stuff into my new work cabin, and I had thought about getting rid of some of my low-dollar items. To be honest, I didn’t think of lotting items, it hasn’t worked out too well for me, but I’m not in a niche market like you. What are your other techniques?
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