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estateantiquesbuyer · ‎02-19-2020

I have read that certain buyers will not look at a seller if he has less than 100 feedback all positive. Then there are those buyers who will not look at a seller unless they have been here for two years or more. I can not do anything about the above two circumstances but I can control how many items I offer.

Is there an item amount that is looked on more favorably to sellers and to eBay's search engine in order to get more eyeballs to a sellers page?

mtgraves7984 · ‎02-19-2020

Interesting question. Personally, I wouldn't cull a seller for any of those criteria.

dhbookds · ‎02-19-2020

certain buyers will not look at a seller if he has less than 100 feedback all positive

I guess there could be some who did that...... but think about it......buyers have to buy and leave feedback for sellers to get the 100 feedback, so certainly not true of all/most buyers.

A couple of things tho.........you have 301 listings, but no store? One would certainly cut down on your listing costs unless you just got some free listings.

You have nice stuff....... but I think you are using flat rate shipping....... It might help sales to use calculated shipping.

corvettestainless · ‎02-19-2020

You sell 1 of a kind items, so feedback and time aboard will have no effect on a buyers thoughts about buying from you- so that is a nothing point.

Regarding amount of items, that also does not effect how your items are shown etc. Antiques have 170,000 listings under 'glassware' alone, so the only 'best' thing you can do, when it's offered, is 'promoted' listings (paying more $ when it sells) to get it at the top of the 'best match'. Also when your items are clicked, it will be your items that are shown across the middle of the listing 'similar sponsored items' instead of someone else listings.

estateantiquesbuyer · ‎02-19-2020

You are correct. I do not have a store. If given a promotional offer, I use it. Some of the time I only have 50 items listed. I may eventually get a store but sales would have to be better than they are now. More items, more sales? We shall see.

I've tried calculated shipping but some of the quotes given to potential buyers were absurd. Way too high. Too many complaints from buyers so I stopped using calculated shipping. Flat rate shipping is good for those who order from far away and reasonable for those who live closer.

nobody*s_perfect · ‎02-19-2020

The eBay shipping calculator for USPS postage is 99.9% accurate when a package is described accurately (weight and dimensions). Did you know that USPS charges a "dimensional weight" for any package that's over 1 cubic foot (1728 cubic inches)? If you charge a flat price for shipping, then inevitably you undercharge some buyers and/or overcharge others. We can probably help if you provide an example with specific details, including package weight and dimensions, service used (e.g., Priority Mail?), both ZIP Codes, and both exact prices.

As for the original question about thresholds for feedback, number of listings, etc. IMHO you are overthinking it. There might be buyers out there who have set thresholds, but most have not, and it's impossible to guess what thresholds a quirky buyer might have chosen. Is it 100 items listed or feedback total? 100 feedback as a seller? 500 feedback? 700 items? Who knows?!

luckythewinner · ‎02-19-2020

@estateantiquesbuyer wrote:
I have read that certain buyers will not look at a seller if he has less than 100 feedback all positive. Then there are those buyers who will not look at a seller unless they have been here for two years or more. I can not do anything about the above two circumstances but I can control how many items I offer.

Is there an item amount that is looked on more favorably to sellers and to eBay's search engine in order to get more eyeballs to a sellers page?

Not in my experience.

The brand new zero-feedback selling account I started this month already has a higher sell-through rate than any of my other established accounts.

That leads me to believe that new accounts, low feedback, and low inventory aren't as big a deal as you may think.

coolections · ‎02-19-2020

@estateantiquesbuyer wrote:
I have read that certain buyers will not look at a seller if he has less than 100 feedback all positive. Then there are those buyers who will not look at a seller unless they have been here for two years or more.

Did you read that here ? Many sellers who have a hard time getting things sold because they either have items in low demand, items in oversaturated categories, or just have prices too high for buyers say those kinds of things. As a buyer I never cared weather a seller has 50 feedback or 1500 feedback, and rarely do I ever check to see how long a person has been selling.

estateantiquesbuyer · ‎02-19-2020

I did read that information here. Most mentioned that they were wary of being scammed so they instituted rules for themselves as far as who they would do business with. Sellers with little feedback or who are recent received the most 'stay away' from comments.

I was just wondering if a certain amount of items for sale looks better to buyers or helps in placement by eBay's search engine.

estateantiquesbuyer · ‎02-19-2020

Congrats on the success of your new sellers account! That definitely is the opposite of some of what I have been reading here and elsewhere. Based on the replies here I am starting to think that those issues I mentioned are not really a big deal either. Just do what you can do and let the chips fall where they may.