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Is it hard to get buyers on ebay

 
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Is it hard to get buyers on ebay

Simple question, tough answer.

 

What will you be selling? Will you research current listings and sold listings to be price competitive?

 

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Is it hard to get buyers on ebay

It is when you've got 0 feedback in a super saturated category
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Is it hard to get buyers on ebay

Not really.  List a bunch of items that are high in demnd. 

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Is it hard to get buyers on ebay

Unless you have cornered the market in something or are wealthy & have a warehouse full of highly popular items, eBay is a lost cause if you wish to try to make a (barely) above minimum wage.  Best of luck to you.  🙂

 

 

 

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Is it hard to get buyers on ebay

Put sizes in your titles.

"Those who enter the arena unarmed or unprepared are quickly dispatched."
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Is it hard to get buyers on ebay


@tdumonde2014 wrote:

Put sizes in your titles.


Agreed. I looked at a couple of OP's items only to be disappointed that they were not my size....and then I stopped looking; I am not going to bother with further clicks. Sizes in the titles would have helped a LOT!

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Is it hard to get buyers on ebay

Here is a hint about sales.  I have an item posted with 3000 views.  Sold it once - never got paid.  I have a listing with 145 views & 5 watchers.  Asking price is about $7 w/ best offer option available.   Must take a lot of thinking & debating whether to spend that kind of money.  lol

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Is it hard to get buyers on ebay

 

IMHO it is all about supply and demand.

 

If you sell items are in high demand and short supply,  it is easy to get buyers.

 

But if it were easy to find those items, everyone here would be rich.

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Hi, yes, it can be difficult to get buyers, but there is money to be made on eBay if you know what you are doing.


You are just starting out, likely are under limits on how many items you can sell. You may have PayPal holds on your sold funds. There is a reason for that.

 

Ebay has a large learning curve. It may take several months to get a handle on how to make eBay work for you. If you can hang in there during the learning phase, and use that time to educate yourself on policies and procedures, you may do very well here.

 

I took a look at your listings and they look great, but need some tweaking. Your pictures are very good, tho search engines like white backgrounds. For your gallery pic, i recommend you show the whole garment not just the tag. The tag is not going to tempt shoppers to open your listing. Keep the tag in the photos, just don’t lead with it. 

The description field should have all pertinent info about the item, including size, fabrication, color, pattern, and measurements. Even if it is included in Item Specifics, also have it in the description. 

Your titles need work. Drop all the punctuation, Google and other search engines don’t like it. Think about what keywords a shopper will use in searching for an item. Drop any extraneous words in favor of descriptors like size, color, brand, fabrication, style, cut etc.

For example, take your Zara tunic listing. Your title is “ZARA. Tunic top blouse.” That tells the buyer very little and it can get passed over. I’d change it to something like “New Zara Womens Black Gold Lace Tunic Top Short Sleeve Small”.


Look at successful seller’s listings to get an idea of how to put together a strong listing with strong titles.

 

Save auction-style listings for highly coveted in-demand items. Otherwise use fixed price (and add Immediate Payment Required when you are eligible). Don’t price your items too low. Buyers may wonder if there is something wrong with it. There is a psychology to pricing one’s items. It can be tricky. Don’t forget that your eBay and PayPal fees need to be rolled into the price.

You have made a good start, now is the time to refine your selling skills. Wish you all the best and much success. 

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@sakic92710 wrote:

Asking price is about $7 w/ best offer option available.   Must take a lot of thinking & debating whether to spend that kind of money.


You have to think like a buyer when you make a listing. A buyer does not see your worn out naked lady pin as a $7 item. They see what it will actually cost them to get it which is $10.50.  Those types of items usually attract people who are curious if it sells and the watchers rarely have any intentions on actually purchasing it.

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If you are selling $100 bills for $1, you will be overwhelmed with buyers. If you are selling $1 bills for $100, it will be impossible to find buyers.  

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