give it up when too much competition?

[keziak]

I've been trying to sell audiobooks in a series with no luck. there are plenty of sold listings for decent money. But there are also hundreds of current listings and I can't find my listing in search to save my life. It only shows up at the bottom of the screen under "You May Also Like" and I don't know who sees that. If my listings won't be seen it's a big waste of time dealing with them. Plus I have so many they are taking up too much space. 

[slippinjimmy]

I searched two of your audio book titles (refined to Audio Books sub-category) using only the author name.

In Best Match I found both of them and both were in  the top 10 results.

When you are doing your searching are you logged in with your selling account? If so then what you see is not the same as what a buyer will see in search results.

[keziak]

I didn't consider that. Well, here's to hoping the stuff will actually sell in the end. I contacted the used bookstore to see if they would like them for trade credit and they said they have little interest in any audiobooks these days.

[simba6]

When there are a lot of an item listed, many buyers will search by lowest price first.  Check and see how your prices compare to others listed.   If yours are high, they will be pages back and not get seen.

[chapeau-noir]

I'm a huge, long-time fan of audiobooks and audiodrama and rarely purchase CDs these days if I can simply purchase downloads unless the work is not available for download. I've also found it impossible to sell CDs now (I used to sell everything I listed) despite the continuing popularity of audio.

It's important to put the narrator front and center, though - some narrators aren't very good with fiction.

[dhbookds]

I am an absolute Neanderthal when it comes to media stuff.......so someone can correct me, please

Title says

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (2001, Audio Cassette, Unabridged...

description says:

"Gone with the Wind" on unabridged [41] CDs

aren't cassettes......tapes?   and what does (41) mean?

[coastaltechsolution]

I'm sure audiobooks and DVD-Blue-Ray are not in much demand as they once were BUT there are people that collect and add to there library. 

I have a HUGE library of DVD-DVD HD-Blue-Ray still to sell and I will list them

Might be a much smaller market now but do not give up 

[chapeau-noir]

There's some confusion there, and the photo has low resolution so I can't tell if it's cassette or CD cases.

IAC, cassettes you can wait for eternity to sell, unfortunately.

[lux.ra_14]

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@dhbookds wrote:

description says:

"Gone with the Wind" on unabridged [41] CDs

aren't cassettes......tapes?   and what does (41) mean?

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It means 41  CDs to listen to the whole book. It's a commitment!

Just listened to a relatively short Ray Bradbury book, and it was several CDs. I  don't mind the CD format for a long car ride, but cassettes are definitely out. Couldn't play one if I wanted to. (Cassettes haven't been installed in new cars for more than a decade, and CD players will also be extinct soon enough.)

[coastaltechsolution]

@lux.ra_14 

VHS, Beta, 8-Track, cassettes, CD's, DVD, Blu-Ray

Yes all media that has been replaced BUT does not mean there is not a small market for them

I actually sold some 8 Tracks just a couple weeks ago (not here but swap meet) that brought in a high dollar  return for me 

Still sell CD's, DVD, Blu-Ray - sure not as in demand but still a market for them 

[lakefor94]

Ha, yes, my 2002 Honda has a cassette player. Bought the car in 06.  Never used the cassette, ever.....

Hey @keziak  from another thread I remember folks bringing up checking and repricing. 

For listings that have been up awhile, adjusting prices will be paramount for getting them sold.

Good luck with sales.

[keziak]

I think I used ebay's listing and didn't notice "cassette" in their title. I will fix that. It's 41 CDs. 

[dhbookds]

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@lux.ra_14 wrote:

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@dhbookds wrote:

description says:

"Gone with the Wind" on unabridged [41] CDs

aren't cassettes......tapes?   and what does (41) mean?

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It means 41  CDs to listen to the whole book. It's a commitment!

Just listened to a relatively short Ray Bradbury book, and it was several CDs. I  don't mind the CD format for a long car ride, but cassettes are definitely out. Couldn't play one if I wanted to. (Cassettes haven't been installed in new cars for more than a decade, and CD players will also be extinct soon enough.)

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Thanks.....thought that 41 would mean 41 Cds, but wasn't sure, as the IS  says

Number of Volumes

36 Vols.

to me (dumb) the pics look like single CD holders........so couldn't figure out how 36 or 41 would fit......

Another dumb question.........does "unabridged" mean the original movie sound track? 

[keziak]

The audiobooks I am referencing in this thread are the "Deathlands". I've increased the number of volumes in a listing and pricing too low to be honest about it, just stubborn enough to want to sell them rather than give them (boxes) to Goodwill or something. But the time will come when I'll give up on these, have other stuff to list. 

[keziak]

It was interesting to talk about media with the manager of this local used book store (a major store in the region). She said audiobooks don't sell and doesn't want to see any brought in. But when I said something like "yeah, like DVDs" she disagreed strongly. At the end of the day it's much the same thing with books, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays and what have you. Lots are crap that nobody wants. This store rejected any DVDs I brought in. But they still want the GOOD ones. The trick is to have those and not the crummy stuff.