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AdventureE, I’ll be happy to use this, but I’ll continue to list. Why wouldn’t I? Buyers still have to find something they want from me, and if I have no listings, they can’t find it. Sure, a few sellers will try to use this to limit their listings, but even so….that just means ebay gives up the listing fees….the unlisted items that are sold through a private offer are still assessed an FVF, which is where ebay really makes its money, not listing fees.
I don’t see this turning into a complex maze either. In most cases, it would be pretty straightforward.
Jay, I guess I’m already registered with them…didn’t see that as any big deal.
I really think this has a lot of potential for sellers. I get the impression that ebay will be doing more to get the word out to the seller community, and not just the auto parts folks, so hopefully there will be a regular YouTube video in the near future. I gather there was a discussion about this on ebay radio lately, I’ll have to check into the Radio Archives…
Should have revised that—ebay has confirmed that this will work for any category. Really, this is GREAT NEWS!
Now here’s an interesting guy—he seems to do most of his scavenging ON ebay, but he would fit right in on Scavenger Life:
https://gizmodo.com/the-man-who-built-his-house-out-of-stuff-he-bought-on-e-1823833307
So Cal Joe, yes, but I think you need to use the shopping cart and pay for all the items with one PayPal payment.
I’m still waiting to be opted in…been on the waiting list forever. I “qualify” but there’s no way to know when they’ll get to me. No way to know whether my non-participation is hurting me or not. Like sonia, I’m inclined to think most of the time my buyers appreciate fast shipping but aren’t necessarily seeking it out. There are always exceptions: people buying gifts, the holidays, people buying parts to repair or make something , people buying props for shows, people going on vacation and want that aloha shirt to arrive before they depart, etc….but for the most part, I don’t think it’s a big factor.
But I know my listings qualify, and it is frustrating to still be waiting. But that’s all I can do, so no point in me worrying about it.
Yeah, but if you’re the ebay seller who sold the photo, it’s like someone handing you the winning lottery ticket and you saying “Nah, I’d rather have ten bucks”
I STILL remember this from years ago , when I was just starting out, (long before you could find pricing info easily online….in fact, before there was an online) I sold a cardboard counter top store display, can’t remember just what the product was, but it had a famous baseball player as part of the graphics. I had paid a dollar or two at a little local antique shop. Took it to a flea market, and sat with it all day….no interest. End of the day, (a lousy sales day), guy sees it, asks how much, I give him a price, he gives me a song and dance about how high my price is, really, it’s worth maybe ten bucks, but he really likes it, so he’ll give me $15. I say OK. A few weeks later, I’m looking at one of the antiques trade papers, an article about one of the big antique shows….there’s a photo of my “rare” display counter, sold quickly for $300.00. Not 2 million, but man, that STILL hurts LOL
But it was a good lesson: research, research, research, but recognize that there will always be someone who knows more than you do—-you can’t win ’em all.
SOme pages are opening fine, some aren’t. I’m going to give it some time and try again later.
How about auctions? Audrey Tracey obviously assumes most of us are heavy auction users—-true for you, or not?
Do you sell used, etc? If so, what selling practices do you use which you would say distinguish you from sellers of new, multi-quantity listings? Or do you feel there’s really no difference?
OK, but the question is not about what does ebay do or not do, it is about the differences in selling practices between those who sell new/multi quantity and used/single items—-so it’s about sellers and their selling practices on ebay. For example, many (though not all) scavenger sellers are likely to “list it and forget it” based on the long tail nature of their items, whereas the sellers of new are more likely to aim for sales velocity due to the nature of their items and the need for volume sales.
That’s the sort of thing I’m talking about.
