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very cool. The clear plastic is probably a later addition, someone’s idea of how to preserve the frame perhaps.
Spend some time on this page, and you can probably learn a fair bit:
https://www.pinterest.com/bluebirdblue/threadstring-frames/?lp=true
Agree with T Salt…no need to put Priority first. Best to understand how this works (simplified version)—if I offer, say, first class and priority mail, ebay will look at the buyer’s zip code and my zip and history and at which filter period buyer selects…let’s say buyer is in Zone 8, and ebay won’t guarantee first class, but will Priority…then ebay will select priority as the GD method. Of course, if buyer selects one day as his GD filter, then my listings won’t show at all, because no way will my item get there even with priority, not with my one day handling time. If buyer is near me, ebay might use first class and priority for the GD.
LOL! One of the first thing I sold, maybe the first, I can’t recall for sure, was the LP soundtrack to the film Barbarella, to someone in Denmark or Sweden or somewhere like that.
Great story! But, I’ve got to ask: What was the item???
05/31/2018 at 11:09 pm in reply to: Selling my vintage stuff on Etsy to diversify and pay less fees…Worth it or no #41430MileHigh,
To me, those sound like things I’d try on ebay, on auction, with the interesting stories in the description. While I know some sellers do pretty well on etsy with “guy stuff”,I think etsy buyers skew female, ebay has long skewed more male than female.
But that’s just my opinion, and I’m no expert on etsy or militaria.
Hmmm, so ebay can clearly see their own software combined the two items for shipping, but ebay is insisting on two return packages? Definitely something that needs to be brought up to the ebay returns or shipping departments.
I combined two framed paintings into one shipment yesterday, and the cost was more than the buyer paid (my fault, old listings, I had estimated weight but not dimensions, and of course my buyer was in Zone 8), so I’m already down some money on that shipment. Hope he doesn’t return them…
Atomic, So, each pair of pants was a separate transaction. You combined them into a single shipment. What I’m not clear on, did you actually combine them for single shipment using ebay’s bulk shipping tool (which then creates one label, and the label’s tracking number is auto loaded into the transactions?)
Supposedly the last batch will be getting notice tomorrow. (Per today’s Weekly Chat)
05/30/2018 at 7:40 pm in reply to: Prices that end in unusual/odd numbers, is that a strategy? #41323Other explanations: Some sellers increase or decrease prices by a percentage (bulk editor can do this), so that can result in some odd numbers. For some its a code: first listing is at 20.99, second time listed, 20.98, third time, 20.97, etc.
There could be more reasons as well.
I’ve had some really low ball offers turn into sales at very reasonable prices. I’m always willing to counter, and the buyer is free to reject it and co or just decline and look elsewhere. As you say, I don’t get so many offers that I’m overwhelmed….and if any seller is getting that many, they really should be using the automated response tool.
I don’t have it yet. Per the Spring Release, it ie being rolled out gradually, and all sellers should have it by “fall 2018.”
Jay,
I’ve seen a few rationales given over the years. Some sellers NEVER reply to low ball offers, believing that allowing the offer to expire after 48 hours will “teach the buyer a lesson.”
Not sure if this is still true, but ebay used to show prospective buyers the number of offers outstanding on an item…so the theory was, if it’s an offer the seller isn’t too thrilled by, let that buyer wait in the hope that another buyer will come along, see that there is an outstanding offer and will perhaps offer more because he knows he has competition.
I think there might be one or two other theories.
My own view is that buyers prefer a quick response (even if it is a decline), and so that’s what I do. But as i say, I would add that if ebay is now tracking response time, well, that’s just another reason to respond quickly.
Spidey. Sense. Tingling.
I’ve said many times that I like to try to be out in front on ebay changes. I’ve seen the phrase AdventureE is talking about, and also , if I recall correctly, another one sellers have been complaining about, “seller does not respond to best offers” which apparently has been applied to sellers who average longer than 24 hours to respond. Per ebay rules, we have 48 hours to respond to a best offer.
Here’s some speculation: Within a year or two, one or more of the following will happen:
1. ebay will reduce the official time frame from 48 hours to something less,, perhaps 24 hours.
2. ebay will provide a carrot and/ or stick for sellers to respond within 1 hour (or another short time frame).
3. ebay will provide us with info in Seller Hub so that we can track our response times (I suspect this would also include responses to messages , not just formal Best Offers).
Obviously, ebay views a one hour time frame as a “Best Practice” of sorts.
My recommendation: if you’ve been taking longer to respond to offers and/or messages, consider changing that now. If you don’t like really low ball offers, and routinely let them expire after 48 hours? Change it up: either counter offer or decline quickly. Also, whenever practical, respond to all messages quickly.
Over the years, I’ve seen sellers advocating slow response times as an effective tactic in dealing with best offers. If you are one of those sellers, I would suggest you at least consider where we seem to be headed and ask yourself whether you want to continue with that tactic.
Just offering some food for thought.
I do use free shipping on a few items, can’t really say whether it helps or not. My gut feeling has always been that free shipping is more likely to increase sales if you are selling new commodity items in a category where most sellers are offering it (or, very few sellers are offering it, so that you stand out in filtered searches.
But for my typical used and old stuff, I’ve always figured it probably is not a big factor in whether an item sells or not.
05/26/2018 at 6:24 pm in reply to: I want to ask eBay if free returns are so great why is Amazon closing accounts #41033joeMEZZ,
ebay closes them too. Here’s an email ecommercebytes published way back in 2012. ebay and Amazon have both been doing it for years…it isn’t news:
https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/12/1354472922.html
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