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99 views / 3 watchers on a one of a kind item.  No offers / no sale.  Why not???  You can't buy it anywhere else.   Don't give me, "It's not a sought off item."  It doesn't matter as long as 1 person wants it!  Many people are collectors of this type of thing.  eBay is so frustrating!  lol   Good luck to all

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I also have watchers and views on some of my vintage items and those items stay unsold. I had 6 watching one item for over a month. Its impossible to say why they don't buy. I feel some of them are just sellers seeing if the item is going to sell. I often change BIN to auction then the thing sells in auction.

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Well many people are not collectors of a ( 1 ) of a kind item as there is only ( 1 ) right ??? And you are the only owner !! So just maybe it's not as collectable as you may think !! Or your price for this item is to high. I looked at your items and nothing really stood out to me but that doesn't mean your items are not wanted by others. Sometimes people are leary of so called ( 1 ) of a kind items. Don't Worry Be Happy 😀

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@sakic92710 wrote:

  It doesn't matter as long as 1 person wants it! 


It might take awhile to find that one person.

I have a lot of items you can't find anywhere else. They do sell, but takes some time.

 

 

 

 

Have a great day.
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The item I'm talking about is the vintage jacket covered in Canadian Boy Scout patches.   Some of those patches are tough to find.  People collect those patches.  I've sold some for $18-20 US just for 1 patch.   There is 38 patches on a old Eaton's jacket.  Should be an easy sell.

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@sakic92710 wrote:

The item I'm talking about is the vintage jacket covered in Canadian Boy Scout patches.   Some of those patches are tough to find.  People collect those patches.  I've sold some for $18-20 US just for 1 patch.   There is 38 patches on a old Eaton's jacket.  Should be an easy sell.


Buying just a couple of those patches is an entirely different price category than buying a jacket full of them. Jackets are also specific sizes which further cuts down your customer base if the buyer intends to wear it. For the collector, a jacket is bulkier to store unless they remove the patches.

 

I can see it taking a little while for the right buyer to find that item.

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I had an R-9 Civil war token (Store card) for sale. Only 2-3 known. It took several years to find the exact buyer with the interest in the item and was also
willing to shell out the money that I thought the coin was "Worth"
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@sakic92710 wrote:

The item I'm talking about is the vintage jacket covered in Canadian Boy Scout patches.   Some of those patches are tough to find.  People collect those patches.  I've sold some for $18-20 US just for 1 patch.   There is 38 patches on a old Eaton's jacket.  Should be an easy sell.


Many collectors might pay $18.00 or more for a patch that  they need,    But not want to pay anything for the patches that they do not need.   

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I'm sure maybe someone in the world would buy it if they happened to be on eBay, but it's not something I see people fighting over in a bidding war or flying off the shelves. Definitely not something in high demand. If you say that you have sold some of the patches individually then it might be worth removing them all and selling them individually. The listing is also very off on how it is worded. 

*****For your bidding pleasure - a VINTAGE BOY SCOUTS CANADA 38-PATCH LOT ON A 1960s EATONS OF CANADA BOYS' JACKET IN HIGH QUALITY CONDITION - size unknown.  INCLUDES A RARE SILK "OLIVER" PATCH WITH A RAF PROPELLER SYMBOL.  MAY INCLUDE ANOTHER RARER PATCH LIKE THE "SAUGEEN DISTRICT" & 'SELBY' ON THE FRONT.  PATCHES RANGE FROM 1966-1972.  Please see image."

You are selling an article of clothing and says "size unknown," but didn't even bother to make an attempt an any measurements. If I'm paying for any article of clothing from a seller that doesn't accept returns there's no way I would even consider buying without measurements. Sure a customer can message and ask, but most won't bother and just move on to the next listing. 

Then you say, "MAY INCLUDE ANOTHER RARER PATCH." It either does or it doesn't. It's your job to accurately describe the item. Customers are lazy and aren't going to go research information that should have been presented to them in the listing. 

Being petty on the feedback and saying things like, "poor buyer," also doesn't build customer trust. 


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If watchers and views are supposed to mean sales, then explain how the majority of my sold items have low (less than five) views and no watchers?

 

Watchers + views sales

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$235 might be more than a person is willing to spend for a few patches that they don't have.  Yes, there are 38 used patches but they might not need all of them.  you might be better off taking them off and selling them separately?

 

Not everyone is rolling in extra cash right now. They can afford $20 at a crack but they need to really think hard before spending that much at once. 

 

Used patches are not worth as much as a new old stock patches that were never put on a jacket. Nos patches will commend a premium over used ones.

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If you type boy scout patch lot and go to sold listings you will see 1,000's of "vintage" LOTS with many having more patches then you are offering. The average lot of around 50 patches sell for under $100. Maybe remove all those patches from the jacket and sell the few that you say are rarer ones. Make a separate listing as a LOT for all the others. Most collectors put those patches inside a display case and are not willing to buy just a jacket with patches.

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The problem being - the jacket has value, too.  Removing those patches would, most likely, ruin the jackets' worth.

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As someone else pointed out the jacket woukd have more value if there were measurements and more info on the condition  of it.  Also you shouldn’t be speculating on the patches that might be there or on the jacket itself...why the (RAF?) in the title?  That would be considered keyword spamming unless you know it is RAF.  

 

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You are selling a very long tail item. While some long tail items sell quickly, most don't. It's the nature of long tail. You say many people are collectors of this type of thing. Many people are smartphone buyers. A relatively small number of people collect this sort of thing, and of those who do, not all have seen it (and unless they have, they don't know it exists, because it is unique...patches aren't unique, jackets aren't unique, but THIS jacket with THESE patches....one of a kind. But one which not every collector of this sort of thing would want. You'll probably sell it eventually, but expecting it to sell quickly just because its cool or one of a kind is not realistic. On your end, you need to ask yourself if you can do more with the presentation. I haven't looked at the listing, but someone mentioned you don't have jacket measurements. You should. You need to think about collectors for this sort of thing. Have you pinned it to Pinterest? Posted it to Instagram or Facebook, etc? You are right: it only takes one person to want it. One person who wants it, and who wants it at your price. Obviously, that person hasn't come along yet. That's the way it is with long tail items.
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