posted on November 4, 2000 07:23:04 PM new
Sell items worth at least 50 dollars. Charge 50% commission. But I don't advise doing it because even at that rate, it isn't worth the headaches. Much better to just charge them for teaching them how to do it themselves.
posted on November 4, 2000 09:01:11 PM new
I post a few things for friends and family only. I charge them ebays fees plus 10 percent. Not enough to make much, so I only do thier items when I have time between posting my own items. Also I check what similar items are selling for on Ebay before I list them. Then I advise the person whether or not I think its worth listing and let them decide if the prices similar items are selling for is enough for them to part w/it.
Last but not least, I have possesion of the item before its listed, so there's no chance for them to "change their minds" after the auction has started, and I know it gets shipped in a timely manner, so my feedback is not affected. So far only problem I've had is
another relative who watchs my auctions having a crisis over something being sold and
getting other relatives to bid on it. I had to cancel the auction and now I use an alternative user ID that NONE of my family knows about to sell things I think might
cause a rife.
I also know an antique dealer that has a shop
list his stuff. They charge a 5.00 flat listing fee, plus 10 percent.
posted on November 5, 2000 06:23:59 AM new
To those of you who teach instead of consign: To what extent to you teach using eBay? Would it be just basic stuff like listing an item with no more html than a color tag along with an explanation of the extra features, or do you go more in-depth, explaining auction management software, running searches on the item to figure out what other people are paying, etc?
