eBay

sin-n-dex · ‎12-20-2024

Now for a more fun topic... what's your favourite task in regards to selling on eBay? I realize everyone likes the ka-ching receiving money part, but if you didn't have sales to attend to on a particular day, what would you most like to be doing?

My favourite part is the treasure hunt to find things to list. On my most recent two trips I got some items to list and I have to say that day of sourcing was the most fun on the entire trip. It's kind of like having a psychological high searching through treasure, I feel like a kid at Christmas when I find something.

I was at the B&M store this past week doing some "looking around" as we call it when I go there to source. I found a box in a corner that had some stamp albums and I felt very excited digging through the box to see if there was anything good in there. I similarly like buckets of coins or tokens to fish around and see what I can find. I often focus on things I know are popular (especially if I know what it is, and the B&M store has no clue, I get my best stuff that way). I often get Arabic coins that they couldn't be bothered with identifying. As long as it's clear enough to take a good picture, I'm all for taking them for eBay.

I try to have at least one sourcing day each month at the store, and whatever I get to look at tends to be whatever's lying around that they haven't gotten to yet. (Or sometimes I get a text to come in and see if a collection interests me or not, that's pretty exciting, but only lasts for 30 minutes at lunch time). In the case when I'm offered, I usually take it home and have a good look there... it's so tempting to look through it when I'm supposed to be working, but I resist the urge until my shift is over (if I got it at lunch that is).

C.

coinslabz26 · ‎12-23-2024

Well I imagine most of us are choosing to sell the items we enjoy ourselves, particularly in the collectables space (for me). Sourcing products can be very fun and there is always something cool to find, buy, or upgrade.

I had a friend when I was like 6 or something who was very into collecting rare action figures and comics. I remember us going to the store in 1992 looking for the old color changing Invisible women and the clear Ice Man that changed color when put in the freezer. Ever since then it was always a chase for that rare "thing". So I think that is what molded me and what I probably like the BEST. We would also buy trading cards looking for the rare bonus cards. We liked coins to but in that era the only way to find anything rare was at a coin shop. Funny too, I just got off the phone with him a little while ago as we remain really good friends.

There is a lot to like about the entire process. For me I also have a lot of fun hunting for rare die varieties on rare coins.

I enjoy working with a community of like minded collectors and I also have a very high repeat customer rate. It is awe inspiring to see how many repeat buyers thanks to ebay adding that new feature that identifies them at a glance. The selling recap email we just received also provided some UNREAL insight that was PLEASANTLY surprising.

I think just the culture, community, and products are all enjoyable!

lotzofuniquegoodies · ‎12-29-2024

@sin-n-dex wrote:
Now for a more fun topic... what's your favourite task in regards to selling on eBay? I realize everyone likes the ka-ching receiving money part, but if you didn't have sales to attend to on a particular day, what would you most like to be doing?

My favourite part is the treasure hunt to find things to list. On my most recent two trips I got some items to list and I have to say that day of sourcing was the most fun on the entire trip. It's kind of like having a psychological high searching through treasure, I feel like a kid at Christmas when I find something.

I was at the B&M store this past week doing some "looking around" as we call it when I go there to source. I found a box in a corner that had some stamp albums and I felt very excited digging through the box to see if there was anything good in there. I similarly like buckets of coins or tokens to fish around and see what I can find. I often focus on things I know are popular (especially if I know what it is, and the B&M store has no clue, I get my best stuff that way). I often get Arabic coins that they couldn't be bothered with identifying. As long as it's clear enough to take a good picture, I'm all for taking them for eBay.

I try to have at least one sourcing day each month at the store, and whatever I get to look at tends to be whatever's lying around that they haven't gotten to yet. (Or sometimes I get a text to come in and see if a collection interests me or not, that's pretty exciting, but only lasts for 30 minutes at lunch time). In the case when I'm offered, I usually take it home and have a good look there... it's so tempting to look through it when I'm supposed to be working, but I resist the urge until my shift is over (if I got it at lunch that is).

C.

@sin-n-dex

Thought of 1 more. It's more of a perk like receiving awesome happy feedback. I promote a portion of my items. Not because I want to. It is more because the eBay higher beings wrote it into some sort of a non written in stone requirement. First thing I do now when something sells is check to see if it sold as promoted and the fee involved. If it wasn't promoted makes my day someone was able to accidently find one of my listings just by using normal search!!! Big YAY when that happens!!!

Unfortunately buyers leaving feedback and items not selling when promoted are like spotting Sasquatch or the Loch Ness monster. Extremely rare occurrences.

iwasl_55 · ‎12-29-2024

Ebay has taken all the fun out of doing anything. Back in the day, ebay was a super fun website that flourished. Not only could you find tons of cool, rare stuff for great deals, you could sell literally anything. But they sucked every last little bit of fun from this site. And scared away all the buyers and customers. Rare unique items just don't pop up on here that often anymore. This used to be a utopia of rare unique items. All for great prices.

I liked back in the day, going back like 20 years ago, when you could send offers at whatever rate you wanted. And I liked that you could set an auction, and a buy it now price at whatever price you wanted. Now ebay forces you to set the buy it now price 30% higher than the auction opening bid. And because there wasn't these insane fees, I could sell my stuff for cheap, and make a great profit. I could set an auction for $9, and the BIN price for $10. And it always guaranteed a sale. I wasn't trying to have a bidding war. I just wanted to sell my stuff for cheap. And back then, you got your money right away. None of this waiting 3 days. It was through paypal, which nobody liked. But at least you had it immediately.