Am I listing items too high??

[lee10742]

Can someone look at my listings and let me know if they are priced too high?  They are at least 30-50% off retail, some are more, but seems to be slow selling.  Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!

[donsdetour]

You need learn to do your own research.  Just saying.

Do a search for some of your items yourself and see what the real price ranges are.

Also check completed auctions to see what your items are selling for.

[toysaver]

My experience has been used clothing sells for 25% of retail or less, even lower for kids clothes, they're everywhere.  I'm sure in the scope of infinity they never need o make a single new piece of baby clothing.

[johnrj1226]

Maybe your prices are too high since over 1/2 of your items are for the summer time wear.  Most summer items get deep discounted to make way for fall/winter/wear.

[jayjaspersgarage]

The advice already given is spot on.  I can say that selling clothes on ebay has become a huge time-suck for many people.  People shopping on ebay expect garage sale pricing so 25% of retail sounds about right.

Good luck to you.

[caldreamer]

Customers on EBAY are looking for "rock bottom" prices (starting bid of $20 for baby clothes seems like wishful thinking).  To correctly price your items...you have to do EBAY search for exact same brand of baby clothes and then click SOLD LISTINGS.   This will tell you price of SAME BRAND baby clothes are actually selling for.   You need to repeat this process every time you list different brand.  

[corvettestainless]

I don't know where 25% off retail for 'used clothing' is coming from!! Ross, Marshals etc. sells for 50-75% off retail for NEW ITEMS WITH TAGS! 

At our annual garage sale, we sell jackets and jeans for $5, shirts and shorts for $2.  The local Thrift stores sell suits for $25, pants for $6, T shirts for $2-$3; Button shirts for $4-$6. I'm sure this is much closer to 60-90% off retail. 

I don't know anybody in their right mind that would pay $38 for a used piece of clothing that retailed for $50. It's worth $5-$10. 

[handyhandz4u]

The reason I don't sell clothing is that you don't make any money on it, lots of returns, and stuff comes back very much different than when you shipped it. There is always someone who will sell lower than you. Why they do that? It is either, they don't care about profit or they need to get rid of it fast. From a quick glance you sell new,  2nd hand is nearly free after shipping fees and expenses etc. People are lucky to make 5$ with 2nd hand. With new if you want it to sell, do your own research and decide if it is worth it. And yes people only decide on price and if a very good 2nd hand is what they can get, with free shipping for 1/3 of your price, sorry but your sales will be low.

[lvchickie29s5]

I just looked at your listings.  Nice items...but way way too high.  Used stuff as others have said need to go out very cheap.  Be sure you are adding in your shipping and packaging properly or else you will lose money.  People want a real bargin...so it might not be worth selling!  The lady who said you must compare on Ebay as to what SOLD is right.  Not hard to do...just time consuming.  Is there another site like Offer Up that you can use? Best wishes.

[toysaver]

It's not 25% off retail, you added an f, it's 25% of retail.   

And used clothing has to be gently used, basically looks new without the tags.

[1grandmashope_1]

Although the items I looked at are new with tags, not many people, in my world, are spending that kind of money on children's items.  As the other posters mentioned, look at the solds and your immediate competition.  Cute stuff, new or not, a bit high, in my opinion.  

I hope that you can adjust your prices and still come out on top.

Grandma

[axiombody]

Yeah having kids I know I try not to buy many new clothing just because they grow out of it too fast.  Then I have about four families that give me their old clothing.  i can literally count on one hand the amount of new clothing I've bought and that is usually to have pictures taken of the family or easter/Christmas clothes.  I have bought some kids clothing here on ebay of some brands that aren't made anymore.  I'd say kids have to be pretty unique for me to buy new.   Then again I sell used clothing so I also have my hands on as much thrift kids clothing as I can get.

[furrakooki_0]

dang we live in the same county.

literally

skeery

yeah wai too high

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@toysaver wrote:

It's not 25% off retail, you added an f, it's 25% of retail.   

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Not sure what you mean but on a $100 item 25% off makes it $75 and 25% of makes it $25 so the OP did use the correct verbiage unless you're trying to say the OP's prices are too high, in which case I would've just said that.

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@corvettestainless wrote:

I don't know where 25% off retail for 'used clothing' is coming from!! Ross, Marshals etc. sells for 50-75% off retail for NEW ITEMS WITH TAGS! 

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25% OF retail, not OFF retail 🙂  

As a clothing seller for years, I don't bother with kids clothes at all.  Even when they are free, I just pass them along to a friend, prices are way too low to make money.  I expect a certain amount of profit for my work & kids clothes won't do it. 

[moondogblues]

The clothes are cute but can be found at any Flea Market or church sale for a fraction of what you are asking.  Just my opinion of course but girl's clothes are often in way better shape than the lil guys, so there are more of them.