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No, I’ve been listing as usual, no out of stock option. Possibly there is some kind of glitch in the system indicating differently.
I’ve been ending my listings and relisting with sell similar. This probably explains the two listing numbers.
Thanks for looking.
JOE
I have some personal experience with an item not on the list, Baseball cards.
Back in the early 1990’s collecting was all the rage. There was no internet, so you either went to one of the many Baseball card shows, or you went to a baseball card store.
Fast forward to the internet and then later Ebay. Instead of searching months for a Rookie Carl Yastremski card and paying a king’s ransom for it, you could just go to Ebay and buy one of many listed cards for much less.
Brand new Upperdeck and Stadium Club boxes were selling for $150 and up in the early 1990’s. Now the same boxes, routinely sell for less than $20.
Anything newer than 1980 plunged in value, much the way books have today. The really rare ones, pre 1960 still have significant value, but are still below the peak values. Back in the day a Honus Wagner cigarette card sold for 4 million dollars. I don’t believe it has been topped since.
People were actually buying cards as investments.
I bought may too many.. I still own the older ones, including the Carl Yastremski Rookie Card. I have since begun to unload the newer ones.
Life is interesting….
Interesting.
Maybe Ebay is getting out of the business of listing sold items… time will tell.
Thank you both for checking..
Wow what a great post on an important topic.
I’m having a tough time reading and comprehending some of your responses “Lady in Red”. You may want to consider some paragraphs and breaks, to make it more readable.
My brain doesn’t respond well to the large uninterrupted blocks of text.
Just the same, it’s a very interesting post.
Be sure to check the bottom for a Pontil mark. If it’s there it was most likely hand blown and should be mentioned.
Nice item.
Good Luck.
I think the real issue is that Ebay charges 10 cents a listing for every listing past 1000. You would think, the more you list, the cheaper the listings would be.
Listing fees are a fixed cost regardless of sales… At least with final value fees, you’ve sold something and have money (profit) as a result.
In your example, you state that 5000 items cost about $1 per year which comes to $5000 in listing fees alone.
If the average listing fee were down around 6 cents a month, then doing the math equates to 72 cents a year or $3600 for 5000 listings.
Also, reduced fees with a mid level store, may encourage people to list more and not look elsewhere to sell.
I have an item listed on “Offer Up” locally for $20.
Guy offers $15..
I say maybe, when can you be here.
He says “Can you do a drop off? (delivery)”
I say, “Just send an Uber driver over with the money and I’ll give it to him”
“You’re funny.. ha ha” he says.
I’m about to give up on offer up for selling.. It feels a lot like Craigslist now.
I bought a lot an an auction a few years ago. I ended up with some pretty cool and profitable items, but also many many personal items. There were hundreds of photographs and slides as well as the documentation relating to his WW2 service and later aerospace work. I paid $30 for six large boxes of everything.
The items were from the estate of his 2nd wife and basically ended up at the auction, one step before the dump.
I guess the phrase “One Man’s Trash is another Man’s Treasure” rings as true today as ever.
Yes.. you can get 10 to 15 lbs of magazines in a flat rate medium box or for less, consider the flat rate padded envelope.
Good Post..
To change the handling time, you edit the policy in the Business policies section. Once you do this, Ebay updates all the listings for that policy.
Good Luck.
You could try doing it this way to control the situation.
It’s just an idea and you can do it at your own pace.
Ok.. turns out the manual says you cannot tow with a Honda Fit and you’ll void the warranty.. blah blah blah.
I see everything including Smart Cars towing trailers.. Again it’s matter a safety, common sense and your comfort level…
Either way, it’s a great car and a truck rental once in a blue moon may make the most sense.
Good Luck.
You’re car is a candidate for a trailer hitch.. You can buy a used 4 X 8 foot trailer for $500 or less.. or rent them with a daily rate (no mileage charge).
Of course, pulling a trailer with a Honda fit will require caution and lots of adult common sense, but I’m sure it’s being done.
That’s a great car.
I agree with Julie answer regarding sold listings.
When a buyer accepts an offer, through Ebay messages, the sold often shows up at the full price, without the cross out. This is something to keep in mind when you are researching sold items. The amount may not be accurate.
To test this, log in through a different account (user ID) and look at your sold listings from your selling account.
I also use this method to see my store, from the buyer’s point of view.
