07-29-2017 07:22 PM
Brand New to this group, I see there are not many here. I tried a few months back to sell some crystals but had 0% luck selling pretty much any of them! So I have pretty much backed away from trying to sell off some of the specimens ive been collecting while rockhounding over the years. Anyone have any good tips on selling when it comes to this category? Does one have to build up their reputation as a mineral seller as far as trust to the buyer by "selling what you preach" as I know there are alot of untrustworthy sellers out there, and mineral sellers that do not identify correctly what they put on the market. TIA
07-30-2017 09:26 AM
Yeah unfortunately not much activity here, like a lot of Groups kind of hard to find I think by most ebayers. Not much advice on how to list other than the normal things with all items, though I think lighting is particularly important with rocks and minerals to show them off at their best.
I recently found about a 12 lb. quartz cluster at a GW thrift of all places for $7.99, I thought about listing it but I'm going to have to keep it 🙂
07-30-2017 11:07 AM
Correctly idenifying specimens and good photos are very important. I have also found being able to identify the origin is important. Competition from China is fierce....even though much of what they sell "cheap" is poor quality or fake.
08-22-2017 02:18 PM
08-23-2017 07:27 PM
Cool store rockz1101, or 'cool blue' store I should say 🙂
I've noticed going into bricks and mortar stores that there is an element of the rock/mineral collecting populace that is strictly interested in the spiritual aspect of rocks and minerals, so I imagine this is a good angle in regards to the OP's question also.
No idea on your question about 'product identifiers' as I've never had them come up on any listings I've done, hopefully ebay will clarify that one.
08-24-2017 07:00 AM
08-24-2017 07:52 AM
08-24-2017 01:42 PM
Thanks, yeah I used to have an ebay store about 12~13 years ago as a part-time business. In recent years I had to deal with parents' health issues and then some of my own, but I've reopened a store recently again and will see how it goes during Q4. I work full-time but if I can I'm going to get the part-time reselling going again as a business for next year. One thing that will help is I'm hoping to get into a small house by the end of the year, and that will give a lot more room than a small apartment to keep and store listed products 🙂