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Hum, so a working 1500 seems to go in the range $1500-$3000. I can find some nonworking 1700s that sold between $300 and $400. The working 1700s, though, only go for $900 – $1200, so there must be some advantage of having the older 1500. I don’t see any nonworking 1500s for sale.
I’ll suggest $999 or best offer.
Anyone else?
I usually ask for several photos to show the item as well as the packaging. If they appear to be real, I will refund the money and then file an insurance claim.
Insurance needs photos of the packaging as well as the damaged item. Unfortunately, the post office has been requiring people to bring the items in for inspection. This, of course, is impossible because the buyer now has the item.
Many sellers have been asking the buyer to send back the damaged item so that they can bring it in for inspection. Your choice depends on how expensive the item was. If it is a $100 item, you might want it back. If it is a $10 item, then the cost to ship it back would probably not be worth it.
If you don’t believe the customer’s photos, then ask them to return the item for a refund. If they were just trying to get money back, they won’t return it.
@Amatino – A few weeks ago, someone opened a credit card payment dispute through eBay. All I had to do was confirm that the shipping information was correct, and then eBay is doing the rest. It is still open, but I think I’m covered. I don’t think that your bad buyer has won yet. Wait it out and see.
I listed 19 items this week. I finished up the death pile I was working on last month when my computer starting slogging through internet sludge. I now have a new PC up and running well. I’m not sure that I have anything travel related to list, so I’ll have to search through my piles. I do plan on going through the empty frames I have lying around.
Jay – I think that the parts supply issue had more to do with higher end products. When I was doing my research, I noticed one of the higher end gaming systems go from a few thousand to over $20k back down to where it started. So, yeh, definitely a supply chain issue there. I actually bought parts for two PCs, but my son hasn’t started on my husband’s yet. I got first dibs. 🙂
Hi Steve – Do you do a video for any listing you think it will help, or do you have a minimum value? Recording and uploading one takes some time, but you did it for a $35 radio. Just wondering whether you consider that when deciding on doing a video or not.
This Christmas serving platter sold for $15, and I paid less than $1. The interesting thing about it was the message I received from the buyer: please pack this as if monkeys are going to have a party with an elephant… I live on steep switchback winding roads in Colorado you have to bubblewrap it over & over again & keep it away from the sides of the box. I get things smashed to pieces all the time use a big box with tons of padding good luck please believe me
I think maybe she has had some bad experiences with other eBay sellers? I received positive feedback with a message that it was packaged well.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184588999277
I’ve been listing jewelry from my one commission. I still have a pile left of items I want to test to make sure they are real before I list. These are the one type of item that is giftable in my inventory, so I’ve selling quite a bit. This bracelet was pretty nice, and I probably sold it too low, but it was part of my 25% off sale plus a offer to watcher. It sold for $39 and was shipped to Israel.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185164328142
I purchased a stereo a few years ago that sat in a death pile because I wanted to fix it. I finally decided that I didn’t have the time, so I separated out the speakers and stereo, and the speakers sold for $28. The total I paid was $4. Hopefully, the stereo sells soon.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185018685858
I paid less than $1 for a vintage but newer Sony Walkman. Sold for $26. The buyer sent one of those messages “do not include the invoice and pack securely please”, so maybe a drop shipper?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185061452612
I thought this was a very interesting buy. I was in Florida a few years ago and went to a flea market. This is a box of very old optical lenses I assume for making glasses. Purchased for $5 and sold on offer for $40. I was going to counteroffer for $50, but I was having dinner at my in-laws, and my SIL suggested just accepting it since it had sat for a few years with no interest. She’s not wrong.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184813928668
I guess this is a BOLO. A set of vintage art lights sold for $36. They aren’t something I thought was a big deal. I got these for free from one of my parents’ friends.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185081015573
A collection of vintage Snoopy items I received free from the same friend of my parents. Sold for best offer of $50 (I did counteroffer from $40 on this one. I guess my SIL wasn’t there to convince me otherwise).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184813931327
A bracelet and necklace that I agreed to ship direct to Australia (using Pirate Ship simple export rates) for $48 plus $12 shipping. These are also from my one commission.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185199831919
Lastly, my big sale on Etsy. This is one of two antique bourbon jugs I bought with about 150 whiskey pitchers and bottle at a live auction in Sept 2019. I paid around $29 for all of them, and I’ve used up my COGS on that a year or more ago. The first of these antique jugs sold on eBay for $90. This one sold for $106 with included shipping that came to about $8, so about $98 for the bottle.
Week of Nov 28 – Dec 4
Total Items in Store: 1409 eBay, 30 Etsy
Items Sold: 19 eBay, 3 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $5.10 + $30 Commission
Total Sales: $363.58 eBay, $130 Etsy; Includes fees but no shipping
Highest Price Sold: $98 for 1880s antique bourbon jug on Etsy; $50 Lot vintage Snoopy collectables on eBay
Average price: $22.44
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 19I had a 25% off sale on eBay that ended Nov 30. I definitely got a bump up from that as well as some holiday shopping. The surprise was Etsy coming in at three sales for the week! This brings my total for 30 days at five Etsy sales. I think I’ve gone six months to a year with only five or so Etsy sales.
The big change was my new PC. I bought all the parts off Amazon using pcpartpicker.com, and my son put it together. It cost less than $400. He was able to load a valid Windows 10 from a copy he already had. Then someone on the forum mentioned OpenOffice instead of buying Microsoft Office. After some research, I decided on LibreOffice, and, so far, I’m very happy with it. I was able to import my eBay COGS Excel files without any issues.
Mostly, I’m thrilled that I no longer have a very slow 9-year old computer (iMac) any more. Of course, now that most of my windows & tabs are closed, it is working just fine. After I transfer the rest of my files (including years/decades of photos), I’ll be ready to remove it from my desk and reclaim space to do my work!
This has happened to me, I think twice. They were both pairs of athletic shoes that don’t necessarily look different for men or women. Both times I took the return.
Sounds like a glitch. Is it a US submarine? Maybe making that clearer, or using something like “Mug from 1940s US submarine” rather than WWII?
I have my new computer up and running. So nice to have a computer that prints quickly and doesn’t slow up. However, I was not able to list another death pile. I’m still at a total of 3 for the challenge
@steve-list – Thanks for the suggestion! One other idea I had was to use the free online versions of Microsoft Office, but I find don’t care for them. I’ll take a look at Open Office.
I had computer issues this week that prevented me from listing, but I did manage one item before it started dragging its feet around slowing everything up to almost unusable. It’s managed to get back to normal now, so maybe I can get one more deathpile listed by Tuesday. In the meantime, I have a new PC, but it will take me some time to get it setup.
I forgot to mention, my brother-in-law purchased a home within the past few weeks in the Florida panhandle. He was looking for something specific and wasn’t able to buy anything where he was in Tennessee. He purchased it sight unseen and offered cash at about $10k higher than asking price. Looking at the listing and comparing to recent solds, I think he did OK, but I’m glad I’m not in the market right now. Holy cow!
Hey Marty – That’s rough, but sounds like you are handling it well. It’s no use working on eBay when the shit hits the fan. Good luck to you.
Week of Nov 21 – 27
Total Items in Store: 1407 eBay, 32 Etsy
Items Sold: 19 eBay, 2 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $12.95 + $38.50 Commission
Total Sales: $364.13 eBay, $63.70 Etsy; Includes fees but no shipping
Highest Price Sold: $41.60 for 1987 Ken Zylla Framed Matted Commemorative Print on Etsy; $40 Box 1940s Centrix Rough Cylinder Ophthalmic Lenses on eBay
Average price: $20.37
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 1My highest sale, the framed print for $41, was shipped to Hawaii for $72.
I put my whole eBay inventory on a 25% sale starting on Wed and ending this coming Tues. This is the first time I’ve done such a thing, so I don’t know if my decent sales were due to the holiday or the 25% off. Probably a combination of both.
I had computer issues this week that prevented me from listing. All the parts for my new PC arrived this past week, and my son put it together today. In the meantime, my iMac decided to work just fine again. I can’t count on it, though, so now I’ve got to upload software, figure out what I’m going to do for Microsoft Office, and transfer my files. It might take me a while.
Last, but not least, I liked the Matching Pajamas coffee so much, I ordered the larger size!
I had 13 listings completed this week. I have lots of drafts, but I just couldn’t get to them. Too busy with the part time job and family. I have no additions to the DP challenge yet.
I’m still working on the jewelry, but I really need to get to the frames I discussed a few weeks ago. Just empty frames where the art was damaged or not valuable enough. I hope to start them Friday after our family Thanksgiving dinner. One issue is that my husband took the week off and wants to do some home improvement, so I may not get to it until December.
I’ve had my back go out on me in the past. Years ago, I started going to a chiropractor, but I found it difficult to go on a regular basis balancing kids and job and whatever else. However, when my back went out again several years ago, I was able to stay with the chiro after my main issue was resolved. I go every other week for a correction. I also have a set stretching routine in the morning. I don’t think I’d be able to operate as a normal human being without doing those two things.
Week of Nov 14 – 20
Total Items in Store: 1424 eBay, 35 Etsy
Items Sold: 12 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $6.50 + $8.50 Commission
Total Sales: $358.48 eBay; Includes fees but no shipping
Highest Price Sold: $180 Ceramic Picture Frame Fujimori Collection for Kato Kogei
Average price: $29.87
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 13I’ve been listing lots of jewelry, which should be good good holiday items even used. Only a few have sold, though. That one frame helped make the week; otherwise, it would have been pitiful (like last week).
I will have an experimental sale starting in two days. I usually restart all my sales at the beginning of the month to end at the last day of the month. The sales I run are for specific categories such as clothing, houseware, art, and so forth and are 15% or 20% depending on the category. I have almost everything ending tomorrow (Nov 23). For Black Friday and the time around it, I will have one big sale starting Nov 24 and ending Nov 30 at 25% off my entire inventory. Let’s see what happens.
