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Hi Sally,
I don’t use sell similar. What I was describing is bit different than just being pushed down in search in Ebay best match. The issue is whether to link to the product page.So if I search this item in Google by its name I get a hit on the first page for Ebay this page. You can see that only seller Duke is showing up with his listings on the product page even though mutltiple sellers are offering this same bedding.
On the other hand, if I run a search inside Ebay, I show up first here in results as the only promoted listing.
I also have another size available with the stale ribbon message on but all of the bells and whistles. It was showing up way down the page above, and it looks like didn’t have 1% promoted listings on that one so I’ve changed that.
Regarding drilling down on color, I figured out that I had put in both colors in item specifics, white first and that’s why I’m not showing up in blue at all on the Google entry page.
Since most buyers find items from inside Ebay according to the traffic report and I don’t want to compete with Duke maybe on price, I’m leaning toward leaving it be. But interesting to know that the product page is starting to matter to some degree.
Yes, and look down. Under tables, especially at rummage sales.
Thanks. I’m trying to get new items up and don’t really want to pause for inventory but I really have no idea how this might have happened. I’ve had listings drop off before but not duplicates. Luckily I can afford the ding but I hope she doesn’t leave bad feedback.
At the risk of being that lone annoying Mercari fan in the place, I’ll weigh in. First of all, Ebay is probably going to stay king for the older collector. I agree with a lot of what My Cottage says above. They are way behind but like Retro says, are huge and established.
Mercari is struggling in the US vs. Japan because they are spending a lot to increase exposure in a crowded market here and because US customers are always right and we commit fraud. Japanese buyers are reportedly way less likely to initiate returns and conflict. BUT, I posted an article here before saying that Mercari trounced Yahoo in Japan because Yahoo started to ignore the small sellers of used goods. More importantly, Mercari aims to make listing as fast and simple as buying. I once had aspirations of selling vintage on Etsy, but I just don’t have the time. Mercari is so crazy fast and simple compared to Ebay and Etsy. It makes entry into reselling very easy for the casual smalltime seller. This and their innate appeal to Google search will be the reasons why they succeed in the US if they do.
Total Items in Store: 320 Ebay, 45 Mercari
Items Sold: 21 Ebay, 6 Mercari
Gross Sales: $911 Ebay, $135 Mercari
Cost of Items Sold Ebay: $252 + $59 shipping included
Cost of Items Sold Mercari: $39 + $11 shipping included + a couple items ours
Highest Price Sold: $445 (Ebay, new 5 piece duvet and shams set, paid about $170 spring clearance, 0 feedback buyer, from Pinterest?)
Average Price Sold: $43 Ebay, $22 Mercari
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 24I think this was my best week ever reselling. Packing before work was annoying on a couple of days. I continue to be very happy selling on Mercari and plan to try out vintage in the new year. I have noticed that kids’ items are doing well on Mercari for me. Sold some elf on the shelf accessories this week – GW Target stuff (.49 each) and I sure wish I had bought it all.
I don’t mind telling people that I resell. Most people find it intriguing and sometimes want to learn or have me sell items for them (not that it goes anywhere). Sometimes if I am digging through a junky bin I wonder if this is why I went to law school. 🙂 But then I remember I can spin the junk into gold and buy things we need for the family. It helps offset the cost of living here. The men in my family are amazed at the prices I get for vintage and they love to watch my sales.
Interesting posts in the forum about Google and Ebay, sales being down etc. After reading one of them, I looked up a slow selling bedding set I have online (Home and Garden). It’s a year old listing. I found that Ebay is starting to implement the Amazon style product page for this item and my listing is not showing there. Only one seller with multiple listings is showing up. If I pick on the primary color, my listings still do not show up. And they are promoted, guaranteed delivery, free shipping, the works. I might go back on my high end items and relist, though I don’t really want to compete on price. Hmm.
I’ve been really happy with it but the things I am listing I am willing to let go for less than top dollar. I start the price a little higher than I really want and promote.
Their new promote to likers tool is pretty cool. I’ve been getting those exclusive buying invitations in my email from sellers for a couple of days now with the app upgrade. Not enough to be annoying. This is an area where Ebay just isn’t keeping up. Still love Ebay though for collectibles and I trust Ebay more for higher dollar items.
Hello, listed 26 items this week! Packing is annoying this morning so I don’t even have time to post numbers before going to work.
@Atomicstar you might give Mercari a go for bread and butter / better brands / pop culture / younger appeal items. It’s not saturated yet with sellers and Google loves Mercari. It’s a very smart and efficient app. It’s super fast to list. It does have limitations, especially on the customer service end. But returns are discouraged and all sales are final in 3 days or sooner after receipt. I know it has some similarities to Poshmark and you might get lower prices on Mercari, but if you are looking to push more volume short term you might find that it helps. And there is no sharing required on Mercari though it’s super fast if you choose to pin or share. Good luck in 2019.
Not make resolutions.
Continue with piles… Not glamorous. I hope to finish in 2019 without heavily donating. I dug the hole and plan to work my way out of it.
Bad buy of the piles (pre-2018 probably), is vintage baby quilts, afghans and blankets. I should know new moms are fussy, want new, and get plenty of this as gifts. I couldn’t help but want to save the handmade ones but no more.
Thanks Steve, and again congrats on your strong holiday sales.
So, I’ve been very good at avoiding shopping but one day I just had a sh*t morning and then got off early from work. I bought this Patagonia Vest for $15 at my favorite indy thrift and it sold the same afternoon for $45. Too big for me to wear. Love the quick flip on Mercari.
That same day I stopped by the GW on the way to work and looked up these Christmas ornaments. Someone’s whole late 80s early 90s collection had been donated. Sold this one the next day and another one today for $12. I like the way the photos turned out. I just grabbed one of our Christmas stockings. Not my cup of tea, but just goes to show it’s worth going through the Christmas throw up.
Donated some of my kids art stuff to fire victims this week. I also was able to list a few unopened kits they received as gifts like this art kit.
I sold this Desimone Italian Vase. Something I haven’t reported about before. Paid $2.99 at GW.
Finally, I had to save this because my kids and I loved Richard Scarry books from the 1970s. Found at an estate sale for $4. Cleaned it up as much as I could. toy playset. A labor of love.
LOL. There’s a lid for every pot. Maybe someone will buy it as a white elephant gift.
It was an ok week for me. I have noticed some nice sales in the first two weeks of January, but I had more new items available in the past. Then it gets very quiet after that. I was messed over two years in the past by having Fed Ex on my items, only to have someone order at the last minute. Ebay lets the buyer pick Fed Ex but then won’t let the seller print a label. Then you have to either cancel or go to the store and pay outrageous fees and I sucked it up and paid the retail rate. So, I’m thinking of turning my store off during the few days before Christmas once the cutoffs happen.
I listed 19 including a high dollar group of items I’d love to move out of my garage. Pain to pack. I have two more boxes of Christmas stuff and puppets to list. Really hoping to get to that this week! Pricing to move the xmas and will try some on Mercari. Some of it is pretty low dollar unfortunately.
