using measurements in listings- how to get better sales inside the USA
THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENTS IS WHAT WE USE IN THE USA. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS.
If you are going to list anything for sale in the USA, do not use exclusively the Metric system. It will not help attract American buyers. Many will not bother to take the time to convert the measurements to try and decide if we want to buy your item. We will just move on. If you wish, you can use both. But don't expect us to do your work for you. YOU are the seller. YOU need to make the item appealing to us. That means convincing us that it is what we want or need.
11 comments
chapeau-noir
·7 months ago::stamps foot::
44012
·7 months agoI am happy to have measurements at all.
bennotbill
·7 months agoHere in the UK I wish things were still imperial but in engineering many decades ago I had to get used to using both systems. Easier when calculators appeared at least then I could put away my slide rule and log books.
But I've always found the imperial system easier to use. Probably because it is based in reality while the metric system is an artificial invention of scientists.
johnrj1226
·7 months agoWonder why US schools teach conversions from imperial to metric and vice versa. They did way back then (50s - 60s). Traveled outside of the US several times to various countries - only found metric info.. A whole lot of US named stuff is built with metric components - things like automobiles.
Conversions are simple on the net - just do a google.
fullers_uk
·7 months agoThis is one of my biggest problems, managed to do it with most of my item titles without paying extra for sub titles, my pictures show items measured with a metric / imperial ruler, sady hi tech ebay dont recognised farction even if they are in unicode but sometimes ebay offsite advertising does if the ads display on google.
It will alway be a problem in my industry.
roccotacodad54
·7 months agoI kind of agree but what I do is open another window whenever I'm doing a search on eBay or wherever and open tabs on that window on metric conversion and at least one open tab to research any questions I may have about an item I see for sale.
It comes in handy..................................
wastingtime101
·7 months ago1 inch = 2.54 cm so in my head I just divide the cm measurement provided by 2.5 for a rough estimate (unless I need an exact conversion).
lonebuck-books
·7 months agoYep. If I don't need an exact dimension but just need a rough idea as to size, I always remember 1 cm is just a bit over a half inch. For many things, that is close enough for me to get an idea as to if I need to convert further.
wastingtime101
·7 months agoI agree, but as you said - just move on and give your business to a seller that lists the way you want. It's like finding a clothing seller that doesn't include any measurements at all - they are lazy so move on and give your business to a seller that provides the info upfront.
I also think the US is long overdue for converting to the metric system. ðŸ˜
christworks
·7 months ago@leehurst Better yet - buy from a U.S. seller.
inhawaii
·7 months agoIf i'm truly interested in the item, i'll do the conversion.
It takes 10 seconds.