eBay

bubbapeaandme8178 · ‎06-10-2023

I HAVE 300 ITEMS LISTED AND ONLY 1 SMALL SALE IN THE LAST 10 DAYS THIS IS PATHETIC AT BEST. BUBBA

stuff4divas · ‎06-10-2023

@bubbapeaandme8178 Maybe consider taking more than just one or two photos per listing.

eBay increased the allowed number of photos for a reason, supposedly, more photos improves listing views. don't know if it's true, but buyers don't like to see only 1 or 2 photos.

also, for FIRE KING RESTAURANT PIE OR SALAD PLATES you say both look great, yet you have 9 available and u r selling them as single units, not double units.

Maybe do a general review of your listings for accuracy as well as photo opportunity.

12345jamesstamps · ‎06-10-2023

I pulled up a few of your items for sale and other ads on under your item where sellers are selling the same things.

The lowest price + shipping get the sale.

Cool looking stuff though..

maxine*j · ‎06-10-2023

@wes-4507 wrote:
@maxine*j wrote:
@wes-4507 wrote:
I agree that your items are very nice, but also that your market has significantly shrunk.

Your green pieces that glow: are they”U” glass? If so, why not use that word?
Because eBay bots will pull the listing for "hazardous material" is the U-word is used.
They must do it selectively, because there are thousands of listings for U glass.

Yes, it's the usual thing: Perfectly innocent listings are nailed, other equally innocent ones are left alone; some policy-breakers get nailed, other policy-breakers slide right through. It's a form of Artificial Stupidity we have all come to know and to ... uh... have strongish and not necessarily positive feelings about.

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maxine*j · ‎06-10-2023

@yuzuha wrote:
@huntfishdie45 wrote:
Housewares, vintage glass and collectables on eBay are competing with thousands of thrift stores that have popped up across the country and with that comes thrift store prices.
Not only that, but a lot of that stuff doesn't sell in thrift stores, either. I was at a big church rummage sale a few weeks back, and when I went back on Sunday to see what was left to get marked down, it was mostly china and glassware. The jewelry, books, toys, kitchenware, etc. were all gone.

Yeah, part of the problem from a resale point of view is that packing and shipping china and glassware is a bear, using up lots of materials, time, and labor. Everything must be individually wrapped, and then each piece cushioned from the next. There cannot be any movement of contents at all. The whole shooting match has to be double-boxed, with packing material between the walls of the boxes. Not only a hassle for the seller but it adds to the shipping and handling cost which must be passed on to the buyer.

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yuzuha · ‎06-10-2023

@maxine*j wrote:
Yeah, part of the problem from a resale point of view is that packing and shipping china and glassware is a bear, using up lots of materials, time, and labor. Everything must be individually wrapped, and then each piece cushioned from the next. There cannot be any movement of contents at all. The whole shooting match has to be double-boxed, with packing material between the walls of the boxes. Not only a hassle for the seller but it adds to the shipping and handling cost which must be passed on to the buyer.

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This is exactly why I've moved away from selling fragile items. I made a ton off of my blown glass Christmas ornaments, but they're such a hassle to pack and ship that it just isn't worth the amount of time it takes versus something that ISN'T fragile.

stuff4divas · ‎06-10-2023

@maxine*j wrote:
@yuzuha wrote:
@huntfishdie45 wrote:
Housewares, vintage glass and collectables on eBay are competing with thousands of thrift stores that have popped up across the country and with that comes thrift store prices.
Not only that, but a lot of that stuff doesn't sell in thrift stores, either. I was at a big church rummage sale a few weeks back, and when I went back on Sunday to see what was left to get marked down, it was mostly china and glassware. The jewelry, books, toys, kitchenware, etc. were all gone.
Yeah, part of the problem from a resale point of view is that packing and shipping china and glassware is a bear, using up lots of materials, time, and labor. Everything must be individually wrapped, and then each piece cushioned from the next. There cannot be any movement of contents at all. The whole shooting match has to be double-boxed, with packing material between the walls of the boxes. Not only a hassle for the seller but it adds to the shipping and handling cost which must be passed on to the buyer.

@maxine*j Exactly why I decided to donate my Meissen china dinnerware set instead of selling it here. Not to mention the consequences if any of it broke in transit.