Not worth selling my jewelry for less than $25 plus postage.

[10200cathy]

It is so frustrating to have vintage jewelry and glasses frames in excellent condition that no one seems to be willing to pay a reasonable price for. I have reduced my listings to $25-$32 plus postage (generally, $4.50), and people keep asking for a 30-to-60-percent discount. It is not worthwhile for me to drive to the post office for such tiny sums (especially given the 15 percent that eBay now takes from jewelry sales; this used to be 12.5 percent). I'm thinking that I should just donate these items to the Goodwill. Thoughts?

[iamalwaysright]

You don't need to drive to the post office to ship it out. Give it to your mail carrier who comes by everyday. They'll take it, scan it, and put it in the mail stream for you.

[lamber9347]

@10200cathy This is the type of question that only you can answer. If you feel online selling and shipping is not worthwhile to you than you have your answer. Personally, I enjoy selling online. I have met some wonderful people this way and don't consider this work at all. When I sell my old jewelry, or my mother's old jewelry, I get pleasure knowing who will be using it moving forward. I like to share with them where the piece came from and where it was worn before. I always receive many compliments afterwards; people want to know where vintage jewelry originated from. If you donate it, then that's that. Best of luck to you....

[nobody*s_perfect]

There is even a formal way to request "Carrier pickup" so you aren't skipped  on a day when you don't have any mail to be delivered to hour home.  The Carrier Pickup request also gives the carrier a heads-up about how many packages and how much weight to expect. You can find a link for this on eBay right after you purchase your postage label, or at usps.com.

[dhbookds]

just my opinion...........if you are trying to get "good" prices on vintage jewelry.......especially different colored stones........don't shoot the picture with a hot pink background.........  While the color may be "in" "hot", etc......it cheapens the items...............

[maxine*j]

Blunt, so remember that you asked:

You are selling in an extremely competitive, if not saturated, market and so your listings need to crafted with care and attention.  Yours are not. 

Your titles lack zing, use words no one searches on (e.g., "lovely") and you do not always take advantage of all the spaces available to you.

Your pictures are few in number, poorly lit and badly focused, taken against pink, textured backgrounds that distract from the jewellery.

Your "No Returns" policy makes people wonder if you understand that "No Returns" does not trump eBay's Money Back Guarantee and makes them fear they may encounter extra hassle if there's a problem with the purchase.

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[susanb1872]

I would get rid of the "Best Offer"-it is inviting people to lowball you on price. Pick a price you are comfortable with and just go with that. Now this will not prevent people from sending a message asking if you take offers but it will help.

[krazzykats]

I agree, lose the hot pink background.  Try looking at other jewelry seller's listings and compare yours. 

With jewelry, I like to think of elegance, a night out, etc.

Honestly, that hot pink reminds me of someone's bath mat....😉

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[m60driver]

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@iamalwaysright wrote:

You don't need to drive to the post office to ship it out. Give it to your mail carrier who comes by everyday. They'll take it, scan it, and put it in the mail stream for you.

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You clearly do not live in a suburban neighborhood where the postal carrier has about a two hour window as to when they show up and where any package left outside will quickly be taken by the porch pirates.

[simba6]

Have to widen your offerings.  Those items are very common. Everyone has some laying around.  Can't expect to get too much for them.   Goodwill will just "farm them out" in bulk lots to other flea-market sellers.

[kensgiftshop]

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@iamalwaysright wrote:

You don't need to drive to the post office to ship it out. Give it to your mail carrier who comes by everyday. They'll take it, scan it, and put it in the mail stream for you.

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Not everyone is that lucky

Our mail carriers won't pick up anything, even if it's a letter they miss-delivered the day before, we have to take it to the PO.

[coolections]

Donate to Goodwill and get nothing or reduce your overpriced jewelry from $25-$32 to $19.95-$25.00 and see what happens.

[coolections]

The person said "give it" to the mail carrier, not leave it on the porch for a pirate.

[little*blackdog]

Have you looked at "fashion jewelry" listings lately?  Beautiful stuff, VERY low prices... from India and China.  Makes me sick to see that because it's all with "free shipping" and you just KNOW people will choose that over our things.  So that's your competition.

If your items are popular name brands, classy vintage, or very unusual pieces, you might get $25 - $30, but most U.S. fashion jewelry is $5 -$15 range.  Accept it.

If you give it to Goodwill or someplace like that, people like me will buy it for $1.50 and sell it for $7... so that's okay too.

[12345jamesstamps]

Take returns and do buyer pays for return shipping at least.

Background might be better on black paper.

Buyers what to see certain marks...if its silver get a pic of that saying silver in the jewelry.

Do buy it now with maybe one auction every now and then...don't do best offers.

Use a ruler for length...and maybe a penny for size of something...not all buyers are great at math.

Lots more photos at every angle...maybe 6.

Good luck and don't give up.