Buying and Selling on eBay: Tips, Tricks, Problems & Questions

[TheNeedMachine]

Since I've been called a tool (along with a lot of other sellers here who use the word on items with high production numbers) There's a very good reason to use RARE in your listing, and it has everything to do with sales. If you don't abuse it, it will work for you. It's one of a million tools in the toolbox of sales, every once in a while I will take it out.

I think most folks know what I mean, i.e.: these listings for RL Blake shirts that are "rare"...when I can probably find 4 or 5 at my local Goodwill, and 30+ at every TJX and Marshalls around here. That's the sort of thing I'm referring to. I agree, there is a good reason to use "rare" as a descriptor - when it's a rare item. If it's mass-produced but doesn't show up often, maybe "scarce". In any event, potatoes / potatoes.

Also, I bought cheap re-fill ink off of ebay and it sucks. That is all.

Off to Office Max to buy some real (read rip off) ink.

I can't believe how much office supplies cost at Office Max. I went there looking for padded mailers and they wanted something like $2.50 each - you'd think they would offer better prices than, say, Target or WalMart, on office supplies...but they were 2x the price.

USPS has a priority box that's designed for shoes. Don't ship them in an envelope. It'll look extremely unprofessional and if I ever got shoes like that, I'd be pretty annoyed.

If the shoes are already sold, probably too late to order the shoe boxes from USPS - it'll be 7-14 days for the boxes to show up. But I would use them in the future, and with some finessing you can shove one inside another to double-box since they're a bit flimsy for international.

Just seems cheesy to me. But hey, if it helps your sales somehow, more power.

+1. Doubt anyone is searching for those terms, but maybe if they see it alongside whatever they were searching for, it makes a difference to someone browsing.

 

[freshnewbeats]

hi guys - your opinions on the authenticity of this michael kors watch?

 

[sparrow]

Take a picture if the backplate of watch

Does the little dials work?

 

[freshnewbeats]

sorry, best I could do. little dials don't work.

 

[sparrow]

If little dials don't work it's fake
Do a credit card chargeback

 

[txwoodworker]

Please help me best describe this coat.
Mackinaw is a fabric - but does it apply, has it become a term for the style? Coat is lambswool.
Norfolk has a belt, so not really that.
Not a sport coat, is it a hunting coat?
Thanks in advance -

 

[capnwes]

Please help me best describe this coat.
Mackinaw is a fabric - but does it apply, has it become a term for the style? Coat is lambswool.
Norfolk has a belt, so not really that.
Not a sport coat, is it a hunting coat?
Thanks in advance -

http://www.jpeterman.com/Blazers-Sport-Coats/The-Kipling-Blazer

 

[txwoodworker]

http://www.jpeterman.com/Blazers-Sport-Coats/The-Kipling-Blazer

suppose I could've looked there.

 

[Steve Smith]



Just seems cheesy to me. But hey, if it helps your sales somehow, more power.

I find that I often run out of space using only legitimate descriptive terms in the title. Never have room for Gorgeous, Stunning or the like. Who searches for those words anyway?

 

[jmza2]

Just getting into selling on Ebay as I have spent the past year lurking, learning, and asking questions.

I have spent the past view hours searching through this thread but still have a few questions that I hope you Ebay Jedi Masters can help with:
1.) Photos? I have a DSLR and external flash (i.e. not the built in one) but am struggling in terms of background for the product. Do you use a stand with a sheet for the merchandise, post processing to create a consistent background, etc.?
2.) Merchandise Presentation - For suits and sports coats my assumption is a mannequin (of any type) is better than a hanger? Shirts folded, ties rolled, etc. Are there any best practices here?
3.) Auction Template - What are the better templates out there? In my research there appears to be a ton. Is it purely personal preference or have folks found success with one more so than any others?

I apologize for the questions but I want to limit any mistakes with my initial auctions to maximize my ability to sell the merchandise.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated as I have purchased a number of goods from a lot of the members here and value your opinions.

J

 

[jebarne]

How about "J. Peterman "Kipling" Half-Norfolk Military-style Tweed Wool Blazer Jacket 44R"

Brown and Herringbone I would put in if I had the space.

 

[marc roberto]

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As a buyer some of those words were a turn-off for me. Kind of like the super-smooth-slippery-salesman thing turn-off. Too much pump-up.
I once read somewhere that it helps to put the brand name in the beginning of the title because it helps with search results, and having something to do with e-bays search algorithm. I would guess it has to do with most specific searches being brand related.

 

[Fueco]

I have a saved search for "iconic".

 

[ChetB]

This makes me happy.

 

[Fueco]