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02/04/2020 at 9:39 am in reply to: Just had a return request resolved by eBay’s “automated attendant”? #73644
Nope, unfortunately I had to call and get it closed when she missed the deadline to ship the item back.
02/03/2020 at 11:42 am in reply to: Just had a return request resolved by eBay’s “automated attendant”? #73619I had an email exchange with Ebay over a return I made. It reminded me to let Ebay know if I had been refunded or not (not), and then I opened a case and it almost immediately closed it and sent a refund and automated confirmation.
Meanwhile, I have a big return pending that the buyer has to ship by today. I’m hoping she doesn’t and it gets closed tomorrow (maybe with AI?).
Ugh. Just one for me this week. I’m staging myself for a big comeback. Ear infection, superbowl party, just life chaos and distraction.
01/30/2020 at 9:27 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 447: 2 Month Free Shipping Experiment #73470I can envision a campaign where Ebay would successfully emphasize that they have it all, including cool unique items not available anywhere else. Alas, I read they actually dialed back their advertising. Hopefully they are in the process of pivoting and not just profit taking.
01/29/2020 at 7:47 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 447: 2 Month Free Shipping Experiment #73450@My Cottage not sure that I’m qualified to opine on that. I know that Ebay is supposed to be 80% new offered for sale, but I don’t think I’ve seen stats on solds. I’m also not sure about how Google is treating Ebay these days – could be an issue for new item sellers in particular.
The article is interesting because perhaps the rise of Poshmark, etc. is not at Ebay’s expense so much so far, but more at the expense of the mall stores. However, since it is a big growth area and younger buyers are really embracing secondhand shopping, I would think Ebay would want to get on that – looks like they are missing that boat so far with the puny growth. Personally, I’d be a lot more comfortable buying more expensive used items on Ebay than on a smaller platform.
I’d love to see Ebay embrace and advertise what’s really great about Ebay – that you can find things here that you can’t find anywhere else. It’s not too late for Ebay to dominate the used market but I agree that they are slow to pivot and confused about the message. Also just techwise, they need to get their s*it together.
01/29/2020 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 447: 2 Month Free Shipping Experiment #73443This is an article about secondhand retail being a high growth area. Ebay really needs to pay up for good tech people, simplify their app, and start marketing as discussed above. Arguably, they have more trustworthiness and selection being the long standing business, so they could capitalize on that.
Zero for me this week again. I worked on my taxes and bookkeeping this weekend. I made about half the profit on Ebay that I made the years prior, partly because I took off the summer to help my dad and didn’t source RA, but also because of poor listing. We’ll see if I can do a little better this year. I may have a weekday off this week, then we have a superbowl party next weekend.
Zero for me. I had some house illness and super distracted by narrowing down my son’s college list and speaking with the counselor. Also pretty steady at my day job. Plus, watched the niners win last night. Basically not dealing with Ebay in any way except shipping. Sales reflect this. I also need to do my COGS and organize my tax stuff so not sure I’m going to be hitting it hard this week. :0
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01/20/2020 at 10:11 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 446: Interview with Dan The Diner, Fellow Scavenger! #73083Congrats on all fronts! I hope you don’t get motion sickness – Universal is big on screen rides and HP is a doozy! I get to sit with my butterbeer in the pub when we go.
Zero for me. We were out of town, but the trip was a good mental reset I needed.
I’ll have a goal of 20 per week. I think I can do better some weeks, and that should average out the no time for listing weeks. Thanks!
01/07/2020 at 11:09 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 444: Is Cross Posting The New Reality? #72616@MyCottage yes you can easily sort solds with a toggle button. There is a category for vintage and subs. I do feel like certain items do better on Mercari than others – that would be a good way to confirm which of yours might be a good fit.
I’ve not been super active reselling in the past 6 months, but I did try a few vintage items on Mercari with mixed results. I think in some cases you can get slightly more than Ebay for something that is under $30 if they are plentiful on Ebay just because there is so much less posted on Mercari and maybe the vintage buyers are less experienced. Also Mercari is phone-driven so they are better about notifications to potential buyers than Ebay. At least on Mercari you know your items are getting good views, albeit sometimes by stingy buyers.
01/07/2020 at 9:58 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 444: Is Cross Posting The New Reality? #72605As the resident Mercari cheerleader, I have to point out that it is a really good option for people with time constraints and arguably the easiest to cross-post on. It’s quick and dirty. There is no social media component, square photo requirement, and your sales are final after buyer approves or in three days after delivery. Returns are rare and buyers I suspect are way less high maintenance than Etsy. You aren’t necessarily going to get top dollar, but the relative ease and speed of Mercari I think appeals to a lot of younger buyers and sellers.
The big advantage over Ebay is that things happen faster because your items are way more visible, though there is also more pressure to drop the price. And, possibly there are younger people who are not into Ebay shopping, so maybe worth cross-posting certain items on Mercari especially if you have your help do it after you’ve created the Ebay listing. Using my millennial coworkers as an illustration, they are not shopping Ebay much – unless they get there from a search engine, and they are very enthused about buying and selling on Mercari. They are looking for bargains and are very price driven but want quality.
01/07/2020 at 9:34 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 444: Is Cross Posting The New Reality? #72600@Simon, on our last trip to SD in the Fall, I went to all the Point Loma area thifts. I found it to be very picked over (I only sell hard goods).
Well, I’m in but this week was zero and we go to Disneyland this weekend, so seems like I will get a slow start. I’ve kind of been distracted by a couple of non-Ebay projects and I need to get my tax numbers done early this year. Just COGS and Mercari since for once my Tracker Spreadsheet managed to get out all of the Ebay sales successfully.
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