Seashell mirrors

[jenmb26794]

I make seashell mirrors. Ive had them listed on ebay and facebook for almost a year. I cant get a bite to save my life. Can i get some advice, please. Thank you

[simply-the-best-for-you]

I don't see anything in your listed or ended?  We'd need to see them to comment. 

[divwido]

without seeing one, I can't say anything.

But if you want to sell, you have to list.  List a lot, list often, list a good variety of items. Is that how you spell variety?  Anyway, you need people to see a listing and want to see what else you sell.  you  have nothing to see, nothing to buy.

[dbfolks166mt]

     I don't see any listings associated with this account so difficult to offer any assistance. 

[inhawaii]

I don't need to see them in order to comment.

If you've had them listed on 2 platforms for a year and you have  not had any sales, my advice to you would be ... sell something else.

[katzrul15]

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@jenmb26794 wrote:

I make seashell mirrors. Ive had them listed on ebay and facebook for almost a year. I cant get a bite to save my life. Can i get some advice, please. Thank you

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Hi, Jen - welcome to the boards!

Did not see any listings, but searched a little to see what one looks like.   It shows 23 sold since Feb 10th - so they do sell, just not very quickly.  Can see how they might be popular for a beach condo, etc.

Without knowing how your list yours or your price points - are they popular at craft shows or outdoor markets?  Do they have unique shells?  Is there something (a companion item) you could list with them to make them a set and more attractive to a Buyer?

[ckimodog]

Would love to see one. 

[jenmb26794]

Oh, i didnt know that. I just took them off ebay because of all the fees even though i had no sales. I was also charged for things like bold letters and i was getting annoyed since the bold letters were settings on my tablet. Ok, ill send pics in morning, thanks

[jenmb26794]

I only make seashell mirrors. I just took my listing down because ebay was charging me for bogos enhancements and was constantly proving to them the enhancements was the settings on my tablet. When i posted my question, i didnt see where to post a pick, so i didnt know. I will upload my pics in morning. Thank you

[jenmb26794]

Thank you. 

[jenmb26794]

No, havent tried selling them in the real world, lol. Yes, my seashells are unique. My mirrors are huge and dont even fit in my car, lol. I will post pics in morning. Somebody said i need to post pics on here in order for answers and dont know where to add them. Thank you

[pjcdn2005]

You should be able to change the setting on your tablet  so that you don’t use any of the optional upgrades.

[katzrul15]

@jenmb26794 

Would love to see your mirrors!  If they are huge, perhaps shipping them would be adverse to online selling?

[wastingtime101]

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@jenmb26794 wrote:

My mirrors are huge and dont even fit in my car, lol.

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Shipping is likely cost-prohibitive. Between the size of packaging and amount of packing materials needed to pack an item that size safely and the weight of the item, the cost to pack and ship will be way up there. Your market is going to be very small. This type of item is often better suited for local pickup, craft fairs, etc.

You can also check with local interior designers to see if they have an interest. Also check with small biz furniture stores in your area and ask if they'll sell on consignment.

Posters here would be very happy to help you with the eBay side of things, but my suggestion is that you sell much smaller sized product through an online venue like eBay.

[simply-the-best-for-you]

@jenmb26794  Ideally, it'd be best to see a listing of yours, though a pic of the item would help, but mainly we want to see your listings, so we can address any issues with the listing.  Perhaps your pics don't show well in the listing, perhaps your titles are not SEO friendly,  perhaps your prices are too high, perhaps they're not listed in the most ideal category, etc.  The listing is what we really need to see, not so much a photo of the item. 

As for settings on your tablet, you can check & uncheck boxes, so you're only paying for what you want.  That's your job to do.  

If the mirrors don't even fit in your car, I'm guessing shipping is super expensive (also in case you don't know, length surcharges went into effect earlier this month, likely making them higher if you use USPS) & high shipping can be a turn off, on Ebay, no matter how warranted it is.