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why isnt nobody intrested in my items?

I have had items on ebay for 8 hours and noboby has even looked or bidded on my stuff, any suggestions?

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Get rid of all those exclamation marks in your titles. 

If the boots are actually UGGs, add that brand name into the title. 

Try to find a better place to take your pictures.  Your floor, while it does look very clean, is not the best backdrop.   And that picture that is sideways can be turned -- so that potential buyers do not have to turn their heads to get a good look at the picture.  

And you must learn to be patient !!   Eight hours is really nothing. 

 

 

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With all due respect,

I can't speak for anyone else,

but I can tell you why I am not bidding on your items.

 

Make up organizer ... not interested

Black boots ... not interested

Girls clothes ... not interested

Dolls ... not interested

Pink shoes .... not interested

Kids books ... not interested

Kids costume ... not interested

 

Honestly, even of you were to GIVE me these items, i would not want them.

Im sure there is someone out there who will eventually want your items.

 

 

Night Owls - Little River Band
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Just because you are not interested, doesn't mean others might not either..

 

Justine..you got excellent advice from seasoned Ebayers...I too agree with the floor comment...do not use the floor as a back drop..

 

Your makeup organizer...you need dimensions for sure..

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Hello and welcome!

 

It can take up to 24 hours for s listing to be indexed and show up in Search results. So no need to worry about page views just yet.


What you do need to worry about is describing your items using keywords that shoppers will search for. Lots more information is needed in your listings to attract buyers—both in written text and photos.

 

Take for example the womens pink converse. Your title is “Pink converse shoes! Size 6! ”. For a more complete title, i’d suggest something along the lines of “Womens All Star Converse Low Top Sneakers Pink Sz 6”. (I am not very well versed in this brand, but these could be Chuck Taylor All Stars.)

 

Avoid punctuation in the titles, especially the exclamation point! It can interfere with SEO. Search Engine Optimization helps get your listings picked up by Google, or Bing, etc, for inclusion in their Search results. That of course is important to bring more eyes to your listing. Do use spaces in sizes. (Girls size 10-12 or 10 12 instead of Girls Size 1012.) Below is a link from eBay on how to use SEO to promote your items.

 

https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/listing-and-marketing/boost-traffic-with-seo.html

 

Sticking with the same Converse example, only one photo is shown, and that is not enough for a serious buyer. As the sneakers are pre-owned, it is even more important to show all sides of the shoes. (Any flaws need to be disclosed in photos and text.) That’s top, bottom, sides, interior of the shoe, the label(s), and the serial number. Authentic Converse shoes will have a serial number on the label on the inside of the tongue,

 

and each shoe will bear this number.

 

Look at what your competition does in terms of their listings for more ideas on how best to list your items, as well as do price comparisons.

 

I see you are running all auction listings. I would urge you to list as fixed price instead. Auctions work best for items that are in high demand, one of a kind, designer status, unique, or rare. For everything else, buyers prefer not to have to go to the trouble of waiting days to buy.

 

Consider offering returns. It promotes confidence in buyers, and can help prevent bogus cases from being opened by an unhappy customer against a seller. It is rarely a good idea to force a buyer to keep an item when they are unsatisfied and determined. They will find a way to get a refund. Ebay watches out for the buyer’s interests first and foremost, offering a Money Back Guarantee that all sellers must conform to.

 

Watch your spelling. In your girl’s clothing lot, Abercrombie is misspelled in your title.

 

Good luck to you as you move forward. You have made a good foundation to build on. Now with some added info and extra effort, i think you will do well here.

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OP, you really need to use Spell Check or otherwise proof read your grammar and spelling.  It's a turn off for some buyers.  Good luck to you.

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Not to be mean but... Your photos are horrible & your titles are even worse. "Black boots, size 5, leather." Now if you were at a store and you could only see photos of that boot(like the photos you have) before you buy them, would you? No brand name, not enough photos, nothing about any wear etc... You will not sell anything on eBay with titles like that. You also need better and more photos. eBay gives you the option to have 12 photos, use them.

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8 Hours, If You Think everything is just going to fly out the door, Think Again, 8 Hours is Nothing!

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@klhmdg wrote:

@justine183  more descriptive titles. Remove the ! in your titles.

It does not help sales.

 

8 hours is nothing. You are going to need a lot of patience to sell used clothing.


I have a few items that have been listed for over 10 years, I sell one that old every once in a while.

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@justine183 wrote:

I have had items on ebay for 8 hours and noboby has even looked or bidded on my stuff, any suggestions?


look at a successful seller of like items and do what they do.

 

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Remove all those exclamation points. It is making your title keywords misspelled. No need for them anyway.

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8 hours? Plan on leaving them up at least 8 years .......

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Others have addressed the need for better titles, descriptions, and photos, and that you'd be better off using fixed price, immeidate payment required, rather than auctions.  So I'll stress condition. 

 

Be very careful in calling things "new" or "like new."  You describe the makeup case and the "Elsa" costume as new.  Frankly, neither looks new in the photographs.

 

Your books are far from "like new," as I can see curled edges and other defects even in your rather poor photo.  "Like new" books are crisp and look unread, or nearly so.  (In fact "like new" books are  often unread.)  Your books are definitely used, and one or two are well used.

 

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You must be scrupulously honest in your listings if you want to have sales and if you want those sales to go smoothy and make happy, future customers.

 

You want buyers to think to themselves, "Gosh!  This is even nicer than I expected!" and not the contrary.

 

Good luck!  The learning curve here is steep and it is long, but you'll get there.

 

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@justine183 wrote:

I have had items on ebay for 8 hours and noboby has even looked or bidded on my stuff, any suggestions?


I suggest that you perform a search on eBay that you think buyers might use to find your item, and then look at the items from other sellers to learn what an effective listing looks like.

 

 

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@luckythewinner wrote:

@justine183 wrote:

I have had items on ebay for 8 hours and noboby has even looked or bidded on my stuff, any suggestions?


I suggest that you perform a search on eBay that you think buyers might use to find your item, and then look at the items from other sellers to learn what an effective listing looks like.


Your listing titled "clothes women fashion" has no description and a grainy, out-of-focus picture that I think shows three lumps of cloth on a rug.

 

Pretend you are a buyer - would you honestly buy an item from a listing that doesn't even tell you or show you what is being sold?

 

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I'm not sure she's listening. Keeps listing more stuff the same way. Oh well....

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