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I’ve had this book from a closeout purchase about three years ago. I have a few copies. It is kind of relevant now, but I’m surprised I’ve only had one recent sale.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184193580672One of my parents’ friends gave me a set of 35 ceramic door knobs. The set sold for $28.86 on sale. Because they were ceramic, I wrapped them carefully in bubblewrap. Buyer left very positive feedback, and I assume it had at least partially to do with my overly paranoid packing.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183898643401I bought this metal tool box for $5.75 at an online auction, and it sold for $44. Because it is pretty sturdy on its own, I wrapped some bubblewrap around the two sides, wrapped it in thick plastic sheeting, and taped it up.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184222197152I was surprised that a bog of jewelry I received on commission had some gold rings in it. Three to be exact. I knew that many were sterling or gold over sterling, but I didn’t know that some were solid gold.
In a different sort of surprise, my husband went through his closet last week and found an unopened battery pack for a drill he no longer owns. It sold overnight.
Follow Jay’s link.
Start an unpaid item case. The buyer then has 4 days to pay. If he doesn’t pay, then the case closes, you get your money back, and the item can be relisted. The buyer gets some kind of “black mark” on their account.
I had to give my SSN to PayPal, so eBay would need it as well. I don’t file my taxes under the company EIN, so I have to give my SSN.
On the other hand, eBay should say how they protect your personal information. I can’t imagine that they don’t have that somewhere.
Sure, what you are saying makes sense. I’ll pick one of the boxes and go with that. Perhaps I will get to one of them this month anyway.
I had two items sell on auction this week, but neither of them were part of the challenge. I think I will be totally out done on my own challenge. Really, though, the idea was to share a tactic I use to get rid of older inventory.
Question on June’s challenge: Can we get more than one entry to the June challenge if we have more than one box? I know of three boxes (one is kind of a pile) that I could enter.
Slower week, so I was able to list more. Still good sales for this time of the year.
Week of May 10-16
* Total Items in Store: 1360 eBay, 33 Etsy
* Items Sold: 20 eBay
* Cost of Items Sold: $23.85 + $12.91 Commission
* Total Sales: $348.51 eBay
* Highest Price Sold: $43 Large metal tool box
* Average price: $17.42
* Returns: 0
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
* Number of items listed this week: 18I managed 18.
This week, though, I have a few things outside of eBay that I have to do, so I’m hoping on listing three radios that I have ready to go. If I get those three done, I’ll be happy enough.
I also offer my Fed Ex discount to buyers because I feel I want to be competitive for heavier items. I do not offer my USPS discount so that I can account for mistakes or cover some of the fees.
Whenever I’ve had a return, eBay gives the buyer a label, and you don’t get a choice. If you shipped priority, then the label is priority (unless you upgraded them, so it might revert back to the original shipping. I’ve never really noticed.). If the buyer goes to the post office and pays retail, then you aren’t responsible for the higher price or even return shipping in general. The deal with returns is that the buyer has to use eBay labels. This might be a bit different with an international return, but I’ve never had to deal with that.
As far as the message you get, eBay is warning you that a buyer can decide not to return the item and is not penalized if you refund early. If you sold something cheap and you don’t want to pay the return shipping, then ignore the message and just refund them.
My big sale of last week was a gold ring with a Tahitian pearl and small diamond accents for $150. It is a commission, but still very good.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184238795947My local library has a book sale once a year inside the town’s mall. It is a fundraiser, so I don’t mind spending a bit more than usual. This sealed CD from an Israeli rock singer took about a year to sell. I paid $2 and it sold for $19. It is all in Hebrew.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183769153352I’ve had this huge typewriter in inventory for a few years. I was storing it on top of a counter, and I kept bumping into it. I had it priced pretty high, but I took the $40 offer without countering it because I just wanted it gone. It was a bear to pack, but I just got great feedback saying what a good job I did.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184203826569From my whiskey pitcher purchase last year, I sold two to someone in Malta through GSP. The nice thing is that the buyer was able to put both in their cart and pay for them together with combined shipping. I don’t know when eBay fixed that issue, but it is nice that the GSP now lets you do that. I paid less than 25 cents per pitcher, and they paid $45 total for the two.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183982419989
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183982421109Talking about those whiskey pitchers, I had someone on Etsy want to buy all my pitchers that were from Crawford’s. I had four listed on Etsy, four that were sitting around not listed, and one listed on eBay. I put all nine for her in one listing for $154, which included shipping of about $46 from NJ to TX. Her last name is Crawford, so I don’t know if she is related to the founder of the distillery in Scotland, or if she just collects stuff with her last name.
https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1871937758Huh, someone gave me two vintage Hartman suitcases. They have wood structures covered with fabric, and the guy kept it in his attic for years. Gross. I was thinking to list them on Facebook, but you’ve given me some great ideas here. Thanks!
If you have free returns, then you pay the return shipping no matter what the issue.
Yes, doubly, please post the instructions! I also emailed them about the issue a few weeks ago, but I did not get anything about it being resolved. I get annoyed each week having to add up all my sales rather than just pulling it down from GoDaddy. Thanks!
Thanks for the podcast. Perhaps I will go and sign up for MP as well.
I just packaged up all my sales from the weekend, and I found that eBay has fixed two GSP issues. One is that my buyer (from Malta) was able to combine two items into one purchase. The other is that I was able to buy a label along side all my others in the Bulk Shipping page. Happy days!
Week of May 3-9
* Total Items in Store: 1365 eBay, 33 Etsy
* Items Sold: 33 eBay
* Cost of Items Sold: $41.69 + $132.70 Commission
* Total Sales: $688.35 eBay
* Highest Price Sold: $150 White gold ring (commission)
* Average price: 20.85
* Returns: 0 (1 NPB)
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
* Number of items listed this week: 2Lots of sales this week. Except for my one big sale, all the others were mostly lower prices. A few in the $25 to $40 range.
I sold four technical books (one listing) for $10. I looked through my inventory four or five times and could not find them. I think I had decided to donate those books with some old textbooks, and somehow they got relisted. I contacted the buyer and offered a refund or anything in my store $25 or less. She was very understanding and picked an item for $19. I ended the item, and I’m shipping it out today.
On Saturday, I relisted all my auctions. I list items I want out of inventory in an auction until they sell or I donate. I almost relisted the item that my buyer chose instead of her books. So, now I think I know how the books were accidentally relisted. User error for sure!
