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“Offsite ads” are the problem.
With Offsite Ads, you can promote your entire eligible inventory on external channels. Every time a buyer clicks on your ad, they will be directed to your listing and you will be charged a fee for the click.
Jay, what percentage are you and Ryanne running on promoted listings these days? I had an $85 sale with no promoted listing fee this morning and it felt like the good old days for a brief moment. I’ve stuck with 5% to 7.5% promoted listings this year and I promote everything.
I think we’re about the same. I think we’re confused how to do our settings? What do you have checked off so eBay just charges you if someone purchases through a promoted link (and no fees for just random ads).
That’s probably what happened. It is interesting how eBay keeps finding ways to squeeze money out of their system.
It sounds like you’re having a lot of fun. You also seem to have a strong bond with your eBay customers. That love of collecting!
I can see where your knowledge of teams is valuable when you make “mini collections”. New collectors especially must love the convenience of purchasing a whole team from a single year.
We use Inkfrog just for the ability to back up our eBay store.
I used to hear people get excited about cross-listing but never heard if it was a long term successful strategy.
hey, maybe that flea market will be a great place to source. Always good when you can fill up the car for cheap.
Yeah, we’re in the same region. I cant believe the heat’s going to continue for at least another week. No sign of cool is coming. It was 80 degrees at 10pm last night.
Ryanne is really the one who holds our store down. I help source and provide the physical labor of moving stuff/organizing, we have a helper take all the photos and start drafts, and Ryanne lists and ships.
We still find so much random stuff that it takes a person with a huge knowledge base to list and price properly. The sellers who have created little empires with employees seem to focus on very standard/consistent inventory (jeans, mens clothes, shoes, video games, any item with a barcode).
Like we sold this yesterday: https://www.ebay.com/itm/235548412763 Not sure a 19 year old student (our current helper) would know how to list properly.
We may just be overvaluing our experience. We’ve always been slow to change. If anything, teaching someone to ship would be the biggest help. But again, we sell a lot of delicates and oversized items that takes skill in packing.
Yeah, there’s no winning over someone like that. They really want your item. You’ll never agree on a price. These days we just ignore.
I get such a scavenger high just reading your posts. We’ve found a fairly reliable place to get stuff that people throw away. Who knows how long it’ll last but we’re currently getting about 60% of our currently inventory from this place.
We’ve also been selling more on Facebook (though no where near as much as you).
That’s great. Its definitely a trend again among young people. I’m on some forums where young people ask “where are the thrift stores where I can buy 90’s stuff for cheap” 🙂
In that case, might be better to send to a higher end in-person auction where people can see the quality and read about the provenance.
