Items not moving

[f_number]

I resumed occasional selling on eBay in recent months. Initially, items sold very quickly and buyers were happy. I've now had five items up for sale for several weeks with nothing happening. I take good photos and give accurate descriptions, the items are mostly in excellent condition and I think I've priced them fairly based on recent sales of the same or similar items. I even lowered the prices recently and made offers to watchers, but still nothing.

Any helpful critiques of my listings or suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks.

[asset_liquidators]

There is nothing wrong with your listings. It takes the right buyer to come along and want what you are selling. I sometimes get so busy with sales between all my venues that I am up until 2-3am and then get up at 6am and start it all over. Other times sales can just be plain dead. Sometimes one venue (or more) is going like gangbusters and the others are dead. It is just the nature of the beast.

[chapeau-noir]

You have only 5 items in two super-saturated categories.  Your bags need better titles - "Coach Small Shoulder Bag" isn't going to really be easy to find - what model is it, etc.  Your photos are great but I think the titles need work. Check out other bags that have sold for title hints to try to get more eyes on your wares.

[mam98031]

Summer is typically slow for many sellers, me being one of them.  Speaking for myself only, August is typically the worst month of the year for me.  But come mid September things typically start picking up for me and then we roll into the Holiday season.

For  you, what I see is you are leaving some of the most important space you have available to you unused.  That is your TITLE.  While you don't have to use all the characters available to you, you really should use more of them.  When you design a title THINK like a buyer.  What would you put into the search box to find the item you want to look at.

For example you have a listing that the title is:  Dooney and Bourke Small Shoulder Bag.  I would suggest the following:  Dooney & Bourke Small Shoulder / Crossbody Bag, Brown w/ Red Lining

Or something like that.  More descriptive.

As to your Description, on this listing you don't give the measurements of the bag and you should.  That is VERY important to many people.

While things are slow, look at everything and thing like a buyer, what would you want to know about the product.  Also create more listings if you have the inventory.  The more you have to look at the better.

I hope this helps and I hope that your sales turn around very soon.

[f_number]

Good suggestions about the titles. Thank you. Will have to do some research as the bags are not my usual photography-related items and I'm not familiar with the terminology.  As for the measurements of the bags, each listing has a photo with a tape measure.

[mam98031]

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@f_number wrote:

Good suggestions about the titles. Thank you. Will have to do some research as the bags are not my usual photography-related items and I'm not familiar with the terminology.  As for the measurements of the bags, each listing has a photo with a tape measure.

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NEVER depend on pictures in place of a good detailed description.  Pics are to support a description, not the other way around.  

Just like with clothing, measurements can be very important.  People shopping for purses are often looking for specific sizes to meet their needs.  

With clothing items, sizes vary wildly by manufacturer / designer.  That is why putting actual measurements of the item is so important along with the size the designer says it is.

[chapeau-noir]

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@f_number wrote:

Good suggestions about the titles. Thank you. Will have to do some research as the bags are not my usual photography-related items and I'm not familiar with the terminology.  As for the measurements of the bags, each listing has a photo with a tape measure.

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@f_number  You need to describe, too - don't assume anything, people want to know what kind of material, leather finish, etc. - just generally.

Also, if you haven't, those bags need to be double checked for authenticity - check the fashion board - they're all about purses there and can help you with the name of the Coach bags and whatever else so you'll be able to get it into your title and description. Designer purses are a whole other world if you're not familiar with them.