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About 2% of my items. I’ve noticed several missing two or three different times. So, less than 2% of what I have ever listed because some listings have been sold without incident. One of the newest missing was a very expensive item though, so glad I picked that up.
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Hi All, I’ve been working on consolidating my inventory this week. Have plenty of time since I don’t need to be -ahem – shipping out any sales this week. I’ve noticed quite a few missing listings that have dropped off. I only do good til cancelled, and don’t relist every 30 days. They are not vero things either. Not sure what happened but I’ve found three today. Luckily I have the photos in the Pinterest links. Just thought I would share this in case you have the occasion to check out your inventory.
07/06/2018 at 11:58 am in reply to: Scanning Photos in eBay Listings & Reimbursement from eBay for Missing Photos #44599I sent a message asking for a break on the Facebook Ebay for Business site. No answer after a couple days so far…
I didn’t do very well picking this year. You know those times when you can totally tell that the volunteers have been able to pick before it opens to the public? Yeah, that was it. But, I did still find a few practical items for our family and two $15-20 items for resale.
This is fun thread. I’ve definitely made some of these errors.
My favorite is to see a really cool vintage item, buy it and then look it up at home only to find that a bunch of other sellers have the item in better condition, complete with the rest of the set, etc. Case in point:
These cute midcentury aqua! apple bowls
Here’s the complete set, which only sells for $20-30.
07/04/2018 at 4:37 pm in reply to: Trash Elf Twins Challenge 2018 Thread #2 From Week 19 (May 7-13) #44473Thanks Sharon. Yeah, I feel like maybe I’m being a bit too stubborn about it. I don’t have box lots, I purchased it all intentionally (except the items from my dad’s our our house). I decided under $10 or with condition issues and it gets donated. I just didn’t realize back then how long it takes to list and how much better stuff is available. It’s so easy to source around here and for the most part, I really only have time to list what I actually like myself. Just because you can make money on it, doesn’t make it fun to list.
Amatino, I vote for 10 a week too. My goal is to up the times per week I sit down to list.
07/04/2018 at 2:27 pm in reply to: Trash Elf Twins Challenge 2018 Thread #2 From Week 19 (May 7-13) #44460Thanks Amatino for your work keeping up the challenge! It’s a bit depressing I think to see how little I was able to list over the course of a half year, but on the other hand I have definitely made progress on the piles and cut shopping to a minimum. I’ve been able to consolidate my inventory because I’ve seen room open up! 🙂
Unfortunately, I’m still feeling overwhelmed by stuff right now! Ebay listed and unlisted are all stored in my garage and one closet. Also in the garage is stuff to sell from my dad’s house as he gets ready to make a move plus all of our family photos. Now we are about to remodel our kitchen and have to pack everything in that room up. Ugh! My kids are also at transition ages, I’ve recent changed clothing sizes (unfortunately) and we just really need to keep cleaning out. I’m not at all a person who enjoys clutter.
Good news is that I think I shall be cured from overbuying to resell ever again! I saw a post on Facebook that a lady just up and donated all of her death piles to get a fresh start. I vowed not to do that so I will only buy the things I don’t mind listing that are worthwhile going forward. No pain, no gain! As a reseller, it’s somewhat hard to donate items that I can make $10+ on and yard sales have been hit and miss. I’m really hoping Mercari works out for some of my piles because I can really get a lot listed over there quickly. Happy 4th!
I can’t run a sale on any GTC items either because I just finished a sale end of last week. Bummer because of the holiday. It says the items can’t be found or some such thing. I hope they backtrack on this.
Simon, please let me know how it goes with the Breyer horses. Among the piles are my own from the 70s. I’m not sure how much condition matters but they were played with. My daughter had no interest so they will get listed eventually. Did you find that good site http://www.identifyyourbreyer.com/
07/02/2018 at 11:16 am in reply to: Trash Elf Twins Challenge 2018 Thread #2 From Week 19 (May 7-13) #44191Listed 9 items on Ebay. I’m not counting my Mercari experiment as those are our own items not really piles. I did list my afghans per the challenge and decided to donate a couple. Hope they move out soon! Thanks ladies.
Total Items in Store: 400
Items Sold: 10
Cost of Items Sold: $106 + $6 Free shipping
Total Sales: $458
Highest Price Sold: Best offer $140 (Awesome vintage tapestry Paid $40 half price day at estate sale around the corner from my house)
Average Price Sold: $37.21
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed on Ebay this week: 9
Number of items listed on Mercari this week: 15 (no sales yet, just switched to free shipping – Mercari says you are twice as likely to sell, but this filter is at the bottom)So, good week on Ebay for me. I even had a buyer purchase multiple different items from my store (rare but I put this language in my listing).
I am trying an experiment on Mercari by listing my daughter’s clothes, which I got for free as hand me downs. I REALLY, REALLY love how streamlined and transparent Mercari is compared to Ebay and I can list about 3-4 times as fast from the seller app so that’s huge for me. I did this because I heard that Mercari is “crushing it” on Google Shopping and confirmed this by running some test searches. But I’m a bit cautious about Mercari and will avoid putting higher priced items on it. There are some poor reviews about account closures with $ in them and pretty much you can’t get customer service as a seller without great patience and effort. I also see that the solds are more pop culture, popular clothing brands, video games, etc. Sold item prices seem to run on the lower end. Also, in April they apparently lost their awesome deal with USPS, though they still have a pretty good one for heavier packages with FedEx. Some cool vintage stuff has sold for cheap, so I bet other resellers are hawking it. It is easy to see which of your items are getting views and likes and the views are certainly much lower than Ebay. Stay tuned. 🙂
I’m a perma-sale believer and I am disappointed like the shoe caller. I did notice a boost pattern with running a weekly sale. Perhaps dropping my prices back down 15-20% will result in sales though and I can understand Ebay wanting to make this change and get to the seller’s bottom line. I can’t decide yet if I’ll drop prices down or run a sale every 15 days.
Have a great week!
07/02/2018 at 10:58 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 366: How To Run A Small, Local Business #44188Total Items in Store: 400
Items Sold: 10
Cost of Items Sold: $106 + $6 Free shipping
Total Sales: $458
Highest Price Sold: Best offer $140 (Awesome folk art tapestry Paid $40 half price day at estate sale around the corner from my house)
Average Price Sold: $37.21
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed on Ebay this week: 9
Number of items listed on Mercari this week: 15 (no sales yet, just switched to free shipping – Mercari says you are twice as likely to sell, but this filter is at the bottom)So, good week on Ebay for me. I even had a buyer purchase multiple different items from my store (rare but I put this language in my listing).
I am trying an experiment on Mercari by listing my daughter’s clothes, which I got for free as hand me downs. I REALLY, REALLY love how streamlined and transparent Mercari is compared to Ebay and I can list about 3-4 times as fast from the seller app so that’s huge for me. I did this because I heard that Mercari is “crushing it” on Google Shopping and confirmed this by running some test searches. But I’m a bit cautious about Mercari and will avoid putting higher priced items on it. There are some poor reviews about account closures with $ in them and pretty much you can’t get customer service as a seller without great patience and effort. I also see that the solds are more pop culture, popular clothing brands, video games, etc. Sold item prices seem to run on the lower end. Also, in April they apparently lost their awesome deal with USPS, though they still have a pretty good one for heavier packages with FedEx. Some cool vintage stuff has sold for cheap, so I bet other resellers are hawking it. It is easy to see which of your items are getting views and likes and the views are certainly much lower than Ebay. Stay tuned. 🙂
I’m a perma-sale believer and I am disappointed like the shoe caller. I did notice a boost pattern with running a weekly sale. Perhaps dropping my prices back down 15-20% will result in sales though and I can understand Ebay wanting to make this change and get to the seller’s bottom line. I can’t decide yet if I’ll drop prices down or run a sale every 15 days.
Have a great week!
06/29/2018 at 5:38 pm in reply to: Anyone selling on Mercari? What are the cons? Pros are great! #44053Ouch – that’s harsh! I tend to price high, so fingers crossed that I don’t follow you out.
06/29/2018 at 3:46 pm in reply to: Anyone selling on Mercari? What are the cons? Pros are great! #44019Well, it’s interesting because you have less buyers going directly to the site but if buyers find your listing via Google shopping, you also have less competition / similar items for sale once they are in there. Also it’s less cluttered and they show your other available items right below. I don’t know how to bundle yet, but apparently it’s possible.
I think Mercari is only right for certain items, not everything I would list on Ebay. You can also easily browse what’s recently sold. Looks like a lot of toys, video games, clothing and shoes, Rae Dunn dishes, but some vintage too.
On the downside, I bought something with the welcome coupon they gave me and the seller canceled for out of stock. 🙁 I saw photos of people’s toes and household crap in the background. It’s pretty raw. Time is such a big factor for me, so it’s intriguing.
Just keep an eye on your next invoice.
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