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I have been selling some music posters from the 80s and when I researched the two methods Lauren mentioned seem to have been preferred. Seems some liked flat over rolled but rolling protects the colors and the edges.
I thought of a couple of other things — if someone is going to use the fabric for upholstery or curtains for tall windows, they might need quite a bit more than 2 yards. Once you figure out your price so you can do a BIN listing, I would list with a 2 yard minimum and give a by the yard price. I threw your ebay title into Google and it pulled up a number of similar items and it looks like the fabric is listed from $65 up till $150 per yard. You might as well start it high and put it on sale if it doesn’t sell.
I would also do my best to get the color of the fabric as close as you can to the original. eBay has some editing tools on the site when you post the images — if you can take in natural light that might help but definitely not florescent. You could also offer to send a sample to an interested buyer.
On something this pricey, I wonder if you could take it by Hancock Fabrics or similar and ask the ladies at the fabric counter if they can identify the fabric.
I have really been thinking about fabric today so hope this doesn’t seem like I am coming on too strong with my ideas — I just get excited about stuff and get going. Anyway, if I were writing the description, I would leave out the word “seems” — I might say “I believe the fabric is cotton or a cotton blend…” and the color is coral so you could say “The fabric is coral with a multicolor print of birds, flowers, leaves and branches — vivid blues, yellows and greens stand out.” Something like that.
One thing I read once was that you should check a print like this to see how it repeats because that could be important in matching up the design, esp. of upholstery. Not really sure how that works but you could probably google upholstery fabric matching seams.Hope that helps.
I have not watched this video yet but these ladies usually have pretty good info. I know they sell fabric and patterns. They aren’t the pushy “guru” types that over inflate what they are selling for, etc.
I’m a believer in drawing to yourself that which you think so I’m going with “Here comes an awesome 2021”
Wow!! There are so many people still selling on eBay who act like that. It must be an “old school” eBay thing — probably the same seller who goes out and bashes eBay on Facebook pages. I don’t understand why people think they will get away with that. I wouldn’t buy from them either. People need to understand that sometimes you are going to sell to a jerk and you just have to suck it up (both the hurt feelings and the money) and see it as a cost of doing business. I mean brick and mortar stores have shoplifters or people who return worn clothing — you need to figure that in to your margin.
In the past, there weren’t other places to buy from online — or not as many I don’t think but nowadays there is Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Poshmark, Bonanza and more. I think we need to bend over backwards to make people happy — and to make them feel secure shopping on eBay — some people have told me they are “scared” to shop on eBay.
I almost always do free shipping — sure it is built in to the cost but I don’t want to see a price and think “yes, I can afford that” and then click through and see $15.00 for shipping — of shipping that costs more than the items itself (have you ever seen an item that costs $7.50 and then you click through and the shipping is $8.15?) — maybe it is just me but I like to know up front. I also do 30 day returns… I say “buyer pays return shipping” but if it is a low cost item I don’t even make them send it back. I have less returns since I started offering 30 days — people think they have plenty of time and forget about it.
We just have to remember we have tons of competition — sellers like the one you mention give all of us a bad name!!
You know, I think they do give you a demerit or whatever they call it for cancelling a sale because they figure that usually it is because you were selling the item and then couldn’t find it or forgot to take it down. But, as I understand it, that doesn’t show up to buyers and it doesn’t affect you until you reach a certain percentage of “demerits” (I wish I could remember what they call them). But you have to get a handful before you are penalized in any way by eBay. If the person DOES leave you a bad feedback and you have the emails in the eBay system, they might remove it if you call the.
Have you tried running the image through a google image search? Both the piece and the mark?
The site above looks as if it is all American makers marks. This is a pretty good one for European countries though it involves lots of clicking to see the images.
You might list them anyway. It looks like those full sets including the machine are selling for $40-55. If someone has the main grinder part but not the attachments, they might be looking for them to complete their set. You could put all of the names in the heading KitchenAid Salad King — etc. and let them decide which one they match up too.
I would not recommend GoDaddy or HostGator either. I use GoDaddy for my bookkeeping and their support is awful. I have also heard that sometimes there is trouble moving your domains from there. I recently signed on with 1and1.com — they have many inexpensive options. I think I got a deal where I got my domain and the whole first year of the site for about $25.00. So far I have been very happy — though, honestly, I have the email setup but haven’t ever gotten around to the website itself. I keep saying I am going to learn WordPress.
For people who want to buy wholesale, it is helpful to have your own website and email and business cards as they are sometimes requested to get admitted to trade shows.
I go out of my way to give to any organization BUT Goodwill since they are the worst of the non-profit stores. Actually, each store is owned and operated by an individual just like other franchises. I won’t go into it but you might want to check it out. There are lots of other thrifts, local clothing and food pantries, homeless shelters, etc. to donate too. Just my 2 cents.
Does your cat like catnip? If so, maybe you could get a container of catnip and store some little balls or a soft toy in there. Only get it out when you are in there working — that might distract her from licking the plastic. Some cats are just into plastic — I have a couple who love to chew plastic and plastic bags. Sometimes I have to throw one away because there are cat tooth holes in it. I have one whose little tongue started hanging out all of the time. When I asked the vet about it he said she must have been chewing on hard plastic because she had broken off her front bottom teeth so there was nothing to hold her tongue in!
I’m sure it isn’t good for them but neither are the chemicals that come out of the carpet or laminate flooring — As Joe Jackson said “Everything gives you cancer. There’s no cure, there’s no answer.” You might just have to start using your mp3 player to block the licking.
I know that, at one time, it was mentioned on the podcast about people sending mugs in flat rate envelopes and people were (understandably) skeptical. I haven’t used this method yet (partially because my slow and inefficient self hasn’t gotten them listed) but here is the video that shows how to use these reverse tuck cartons to pack and ship in a flat rate.
I do think I might have used this method for a glass snowman. No complaints.
The company that made that video, Bubblefast, is run by a couple of really nice people. I have met them at eBay events and I wish I could afford to order from them more often but they definitely aren’t the cheapest. They are the nicest people, though, and “just folks” like the rest of us. They have always shipped my stuff to arrive in 2 days and if you email or call, even on the weekend, they get right back to you — at last year’s eBay Open I was talking to Mark about figuring out how to ship some items to Amazon FBA and asked about emailing him and he said just to call him up and we could figure it out. One thing they are really good for is smaller quantities or “starter kits” with a handful of different sizes and items — pretty good for when someone is just getting started and has no idea what they need. I like to mention them when I can simply because they are such nice people — when it makes economical sense, I like to support their business. (And, there is no affiliate stuff here — just passing along info about peeps who have been extra nice and helpful to me.)
