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Mark,
Yes, It gives you a little menu that comes up showing the platforms that are available to copy to. At the beginning I copied to List Perfectly, but then they added the option to bypass it, so I bypass it for all of my listings. It doesn’t take me too much time to list to all the platforms, providing the item qualifies for all of them.
Debbie
Hi Mark S. To clarify what I mean by Etsy being the slowest, is that I get the least amount of sales from that platform, but I usually get a higher price for the items that I sell there. Now I do not promote my listings on Etsy and that could be one of the reasons why my sales are so slow there. Also, with the way in which I suggested to make templates on Ebay, is because all of that information will be pulled into the body of each of the other platforms that you cross-post to. In my eBay templates, I include some of the item specs that are in Ebay fields instead of just checking the boxes in the Ebay listing. I do that so that nothing much more is needed when I cross-post. In Etsy, your title will work perfectly. You will just have to fill in some of the Etsy specific fields. In Poshmark, it’s a breeze. You just need to shorten your title a tad because they don’t allow as many characters, and make sure that you leave a little bit of space on the sides of the photo you want to showcase so that it will fit the Poshmark frame, perfectly. You can also move your photos around in Poshmark. I charge at least 20% higher on Poshmark than Ebay so that I have room to negotiate because everyone wants to negotiate there and the commission is 20% on Posh. On Mercari, you will just need to put the weight in, because that is their requirement. I do charge for shipping on Mercari. Mercari only charges 10% commission, and I love that. Different items sell better on different platforms, as I’m sure you know. You will learn which items sell better on each, so I would do some experimentation. Since you don’t have to pay any commissions on Posh or Mercari until the item sells, what do you have to lose? 🙂 I love List Perfectly. I do believe that creating eBay templates and listing first there, is the key to cross-posting fast. I hope this helps. Let me know if I failed to answer any of your questions.
Debbie
Hi Everyone,
I don’t comment much, but had to jump in on the subject of cross-posting. I use “List Perfectly” and I list on four platforms (Ebay, Poshmark, Etsy & Mercari). My store is very diverse. I sell whatever I want and in many different categories. The key to cross-posting fast is to start with Ebay for a couple of different reasons. If you start with Ebay, you don’t have to worry about square photos on Poshmark. Whatever you do with your photos on Ebay copies perfectly to the rest of the platforms, even if you use a photo brightener. Just have one shot that is a tad further away that you can use for your Poshmark main photo. I have the least expensive level of List-Perfectly. I don’t save anything to that site. I simply copy to each platform direct from Ebay because there is an option to bypass saving to List Perfectly. The key is to use a template for clothing and other items that you sell a lot of. I put all the measurements and details in the template. Everything carries over to the other platforms. It’s just a matter of minor tweaks for each of those sites to get the listing in there right (Etsy takes the most time). Posh and Mercari are simple to copy to. So basically with every listing that I do on Ebay, I also copy to usually three of the other platforms, and other platforms are available now, too. I higher recommend listing on multiple platforms because eBay is different now. You need other platforms to fill in for slow eBay sales.
I have a Google spreadsheet for my inventory where I use colors to identify which platforms I have listed on. As soon as something sells, I take it down from the other platforms. Yes, it takes a bit more time, but it’s worth it. Things sell on all of the platforms. Etsy is the slowest of all platforms for me.
I hope this helps. Oh, and I do shop at the Goodwill Outlets in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. I find great stuff, and I highly recommend going. I go off to wherever the massive crowds have left and find boatloads of good items.
Debbie
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This is what MDC Galleries must have seen on TV.
I have listened to you faithfully pretty much since you began this podcast. Even though I don’t post much, I just want to let you know that I look forward to the podcast every week. You two are my favorites. I want to wish Ryanne a quick recovery. Strep throat really sucks. With that said, I wish you two great sales this week.
Sincerely,
Debbie Keith
I don’t like local pickups but I have done them. I normally have them pay me by PayPal on the same day that they will be picking up the item. Once they pick it up, you just mark it as shipped. I like it when we exchange feedback right away because it’s proof that the item made it into their hands. I haven’t had any problems with local pickups. Everyone has been really nice.
Debbie
I spend very little on inventory and I find great items because my area is considered to be the media capital of the world (Burbank). Some of the movie industry has moved away but for the most part it’s still booming. Disney, Warner Bros, Universal & Nickelodeon are still here, along with many smaller studios.
If I go to estate sales, I may not know before hand that it is an estate of a celebrity. Even if it’s not a celebrity, media items abound. So although I sell all kinds of things, and do a lot of shopping at local thrift stores and the Good Will Outlet, great items can still be found out in the wild for great prices.
At the Good Will Outlet the prices here are $1.79 per lb for textiles and clothing and .99 a pound for hard goods. Books are .50 each. Our outlet is much more expensive than most of them around the country, but I do find really good items and I go there at least once per week.
Jewelry Jars at my local thrift store are insanely priced. They range from $35 – $450.
My usual cost ranges from .00 – $20.00 I have spent a little more, but not much more.
Debbie
Hi All, So as discussed before, about half of my FBA items are being sent back to me. I am expected some of it on Saturday, I believe. Today I decided to use the scan feature within the eBay app to list a book that was destined to be sent to Amazon that never got sent. It was a cinch to add it to eBay from my phone and it looks like I should get a fair price for it on eBay as the book seems to be moving there. I am going to price my returned items to move on eBay or perhaps cross post to Amazon Merchant Fulfilled.. not sure yet. I will let you know how it goes. So far, I haven’t had any further FBA sales, so it really slowed down since I have stopped sending things in.
Debbie
Thanks, Mike. Half of my items are still there. I will stick to small items if I send anything else in.
Happy Halloween!
I am so excited about your new blog page. I can finally post without having to be post as “anonymous”.
My eBay page had a glitch all weekend, so I missed all the potential weekend sales and lost some momentum. Most of it is fixed now besides the “Stats”. Those are still missing. The eBay reps said sales should start happening again within 72 hours. Glad I got four sales today. I was really starting to sweat it, so I opened an Etsy Store.
I will add to the Amazon thread about what I am doing there, in response to your question regarding whether to bring the items back or leave them.
Debbie
