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nuwandam · ‎06-02-2017

Hi All Beautiful Ebayers!

I recently opened a store as it was always a favorite past time with my mom and I when I was a child. I cannot seem to get subscribers so when I put things on sale, send out emails, etc. it is not really efficient..

SOS!

Thanks for all your support/help!

Best,

HH

luckythewinner · ‎06-02-2017

I have been a buyer on eBay since 1998, and do searches here daily.

I have never followed a seller or a store.

I didn't even know you could 🙂

copper.boom · ‎06-02-2017

Good morning @nuwandam. If you want to build a following more quickly then social media would probably be your best bet. Advertise your eBay store through posts on instagram, twitter, facebook. Create pin boards for your listings on pinterest. Reach out to your close friends (but please don't spam them) and let them know you opened an eBay store and are trying to spread the word about it. Ask them to keep you in mind if they see an opportunity to let others know.

rainbowcolorz · ‎06-02-2017

@luckythewinner wrote:
I have been a buyer on eBay since 1998, and do searches here daily.
I have never followed a seller or a store.
I didn't even know you could 🙂

LOL! I follow lots of sellers and buyers, too!

It wasn't until recently though that I discovered I could keep the IDs I follow private or leave them public, for all to see.

OP, how heavy is that man's tie that you are asking over $7.00 to ship it?

nuwandam · ‎06-02-2017

That is so good to know!!

I just want to utilize the emails for marketing purposes but if I have no followers, then no one gets the email, ha!

nuwandam · ‎06-02-2017

@copper.boom, thank you!! I may need to create another account for just my store 🙂

nuwandam · ‎06-02-2017

@rainbowcolorz Honestly I am still trying to figure out shipping... Ebay recommends things and sometimes they are not the best method.. I am thinking I may go back through and change some things to free shipping.

pantlandia · ‎06-02-2017

@nuwandam wrote:

Hi All Beautiful Ebayers!

I recently opened a store as it was always a favorite past time with my mom and I when I was a child. I cannot seem to get subscribers so when I put things on sale, send out emails, etc. it is not really efficient..

SOS!

Thanks for all your support/help!

Best,
HH

Having an eBay store was always a favorite pastime when you were a child? Interesting, but who am I to judge.

One suggestion: put categories in your store.

nuwandam · ‎06-05-2017

@pantlandia Interesting that my favorite past time was thrifting and reselling? My mom & I would study brands and then she taught me how to learn about math when it came to comps and profit. Was a pretty neat thing to do when growing up.

pantlandia · ‎06-05-2017

@nuwandam wrote:
@pantlandia Interesting that my favorite past time was thrifting and reselling? My mom & I would study brands and then she taught me how to learn about math when it came to comps and profit. Was a pretty neat thing to do when growing up.

That's not what you said in the first post. You said "I recently opened a store as it was always a favorite past time with my mom and I when I was a child."

If you had said the favorite past time was thrifting to resell, then it would have been more clear. And, honestly, I think it's cool that you got to do that. Don't get me wrong, what you said was different than what you meant. I honestly wish my kids (I have 4) were more interested in stuff like this. Maybe I could get them to stop playing Overwatch...

mr_lincoln · ‎06-05-2017

@nuwandam

@nuwandam wrote:
@rainbowcolorz Honestly I am still trying to figure out shipping... Ebay recommends things and sometimes they are not the best method.. I am thinking I may go back through and change some things to free shipping.

Yes, it is best for YOU to decide how you will ship YOUR items. Also, YOU decide how to price YOUR items. Disregard the messages you get about doing something a certain way. Do your own research, etc. It is YOUR store.

I pretty much always use Calculated shipping meaning the Buyer pays to ship the item.

Best regards,
Mr. Lincoln - Community Mentor

timemachine777 · ‎06-05-2017

Remember one really, really important thing...

If you bring buyers to eBay via social media, eBay considers them theirs and not yours, and they will monitor anything you post in your messages. They are cracking down on what they think might be an off site transaction when you try to work with the buyer over price and or shipping/pickup.

pantlandia · ‎06-05-2017

@timemachine777 wrote:
Remember one really, really important thing...

If you bring buyers to eBay via social media, eBay considers them theirs and not yours, and they will monitor anything you post in your messages. They are cracking down on what they think might be an off site transaction when you try to work with the buyer over price and or shipping/pickup.

If I brought a buyer to eBay using social media, I would expect the sale to happen on eBay. If I wanted them to buy off eBay I would have them contact me directly, not go to eBay and contact me.