Woot! Here we are with a chance to make a fresh start....brush the cobwebs off your old listings and your old mindsets and let's go! We're a group of eBay sellers who enjoy talking about our great finds, good sales, and life in general. We welcome newbies and lurkers, and promise we don't bite!
THIS IS THE SECOND QUARTER THREAD AS WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN TO 700 ON THE ORIGINAL THREAD! GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE!
Here are our best ideas, culled from years of selling experience:
1) LIST IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS - Try some regular auctions, auctions with Buy it Now, Fixed Price, and Fixed Price with Best Offer---try some with free shipping too. Not only will you get a better idea what works for YOU, but you'll offer buyers a variety of buying options.
2) OPTIMIZE YOUR LISTINGS – By using the free Terapeak Keyword app (find it in the Applications tab), practice how to take better photos, change the keywords on your listing titles regularly, change the opening blurb in your store header every now and then, and experiment with price changes UP as well as DOWN! Run Sales on a regular basis with the Markdown Manager and also learn how to set up Promotions on your Store listings for better visibility.
3) DON'T LET YOUR UNSOLD LISTINGS LAY AROUND - Check your My eBay page and click on Unsold...get those relisted ASAP! You've already done all the work, so be sure they're available to buyers. More listings = more bait in the water = more bites. 😄
4) OPEN A STORE - If you are wondering whether you are better off with a BASIC store or a PREMIUM store, figure that if you have over 250 store items, Premium is a better buy....under 250, Basic is....this is at least a rule of thumb to get you started. Stores used to be great places to put items and keep them available year round, but with the fee changes, maybe not so much - sit down and figure it all out.
However, there are at least four really good reasons to have a store.... 1) listing fees are less if you have a store, 2) your items can be separated into categories making it much easier for buyers to shop, 3) you can run Promotions and Markdown Manager sales. They are two different ways to generate sales!, and 4) you can put your store in vacation mode when you need to get away for a bit.
5) DEAL WITH BIDDERS, BUYERS, AND ANNOYING INQUISITIVE POTENTIAL BIDDERS IN A PATIENT AND FRIENDLY WAY - Remember that it's worth money in your pocket and it's good business sense to show respect to all. If you must, write up that snarky reply, laugh at it, then hit delete.
6) KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE! This thread is all about MAKING MONEY, that's for sure, but we feel that being supportive of our Lister Sisters and Brothers helps ALL of us. Drop in and hang out! Venting is allowed, but take it easy on the drama, negative vibes and controversial, off-topic issues such as politics and religion.
Go go gogo!! Hi Princess!
Great stuff, and I'm fine with keeping the thread going, just need people to talk to is all! 😄 Man, soon you'll have that test DOWN!
Beth
TGIF, in the meantime! I have to work tomorrow, but have some pictures ready to go and will do some listing tonight and tomorrow for my Sunday auctions. Would love some company if anyone cares to join me!
We've finally gotten some sunny weather after weeks of rain---now looks like the SE is getting it! Hunker down if you're in one of the stormy areas!
Hugs!
Boy, Penny, that's a great idea, hiring your daughter….it's a win-win! I was WAY up for sales earlier this month, but way down just this week despite a lot of listing. I need to get caught up, I think, with my relists as there are a lot of potential sales sitting offline. That's #1 on my list right now! Get as much "bait" out there as I can!
I really don't understand promoted listings as well as I should. Would you mind just giving me (and other readers) the gist of it? How much are you paying for promotions, for example, and how much would you estimate you're getting in return? Have you determined a strategy?
Oh, man, we had SO MUCH RAIN when we got back from vacation on June 4th--I know what you mean. It's just this week that we've seen a decent amount of sun and BOY am I happy about that! Enjoyed floating in the pool all afternoon today, alternating with reading in a chaise lounge--that's the life. 😄
We have another vacation coming up in mid-July, so I really want to keep ebay in high gear for now. Would love to have the $ in PayPal as well as the clutter reduced. Back to listing, in fact!
Hugs!
Good morning, Ronda! Wonderful to see you!
I've been doing a lot of re-working of my older listings and have had some success with that. Before I just hit "relist" or "sell similar", I choose out a batch that could use some freshening up and simply re-do the title or move the pictures around so that the gallery picture changes. Sometimes I use the label shot or the mid-range shot instead of the overall. That's helping!
Last we "talked", you were working at the bakery. Is that still a go? How's our Michael? He must be about married by now 😄 Cool on the tattoo! Can't wait to see that, so don't forget to post pictures.
It's sure been quiet around here! I had a SUPER week after we got home from a 2 week vacation in late May and re-opened my store. Slower since then, but of course when I list more, I sell more too!
Hugging you!!
Haha, hi, Ronda, no! I just got settled in after work and ended up going for a swim.
Great to hear about Michael---can't believe he's 9 already!! My niece homeschools her 2 and they're doing well with the one-on-one attention for sure. WOW, Wes is working over 70 hours a week, that's amazing. Paychecks must be awesome, but at some point, you need the rest more than you need the money.....good for you for helping, but sounds like they need at least one other person too!
I've been using capitals in my titles forever and it never seemed to affect my sales one way or the other. It's amazing how everyone has a theory, right?! I always say if there was one right way to do it, we'd all do it that way.
Hugging you! Can't wait to see pictures of the new tattoo!
Hi Ronda and Princess! I'm doing fine! We had a 2 week trip out to the midwest in May and had a great time, ended up at my brother's place right across the river from the Twin Cities. He and my SIL took a week off and really showed us a good time. We've got another 2 week trip planned for later this summer up to the cottage in Pennsylvania and are really looking forward to that too.
Man, that stinks that they're taking advantage of Wes like that! I'm glad you're there to help, but I hate that kind of corporate thing where they'll just use him.
Had 2 good sales overnight, and I LIKE THAT! 😄
Yay Beth!! Congrats for good sales and vacations!
Got my tattoo today. I was freaked out from everyone telling me how bad it was gonna hurt. It did hurt, but not as bad as I had been told. It's also bigger than I planned but I love it. It has two things kind of hid in it (one easier seen than the other). See if you can find them 🙂
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