bymystuff2
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posted on October 17, 2000 01:08:44 PM
I thought Id open a new topic for everybody...what do you find is selling on ebay right now? I fell back from listing for a week or so because I was on vacation and bids were sluggish anyway (I sell mostly antiques and collectibles that I have gathered over the years ) Now when I look to see how many items are listed like the ones I am thinking of listing, there are many listed... and no bids or very few bids on them. How to figure out what is selling?
How do you all do this, besides the way I just described? and what seems to be a good seller at the moment? I hate to keep racking up listing fees and not selling . What say you all out there?
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amalgamated2000
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posted on October 17, 2000 02:03:58 PM
One word... plastics
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marble
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posted on October 17, 2000 02:11:17 PM
Vintage sewing items. I've done well with quilting squares, darning cotton, and embroidery floss.
Also, old silver pieces. I found an old salt cellar at a garage sale for a quarter, shined it up, and sold it for $46.
-Nancy
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/grafix9/guide.html
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loosecannon
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posted on October 17, 2000 02:15:03 PM
Oh, this and that...
Run-of-the-mill things have never done well on ebay, except maybe in the beginning when everything was new. You need a couple of *hot* lines of merchandise, maybe three or four lines of hot merchandise.
You have to decide what those will be. Something you have good experience with.
I can tell you what NOT to deal in: Beanie Babies. I saw tons of them that sold for the opening bid of .01 cent when I looked at completed auctions. They are undoubtedly finished.
[ edited by loosecannon on Oct 17, 2000 02:17 PM ]
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corrdogg
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posted on October 17, 2000 03:59:55 PM
OMG!!! loosecannon: say it ain’t SO!
Beanies are finished?!?!?
After I invested the butter & egg money AND the chrillins’ college money in them???
Oh, the HUMANITY....
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zeenza
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:07:14 PM
Mopeds. Kayaks. Name brand surfwear.
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bubbahyide
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:07:18 PM
MY STUFF is selling faster than I can list it.... Now why would I tell you what My Stuff is??
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waspstar
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:08:34 PM
Just sold a CD for $87.
Some people have way too much money. You have to figure out what those people are looking for!
"My possessions are causing me suspicion." - Neil Finn
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tomwiii
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:26:38 PM
MonkeyPorn! 
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Shoshanah
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:28:53 PM
"...A little bit of this....A lot of that....", thank goodness...
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Shosh
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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tomwiii
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:31:04 PM
I'm selling a ton of ... Not to mention...
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tomwiii
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:32:20 PM
amalgamated2000: You been hanging around the Robinson's again??
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Shoshanah
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:32:46 PM
High quality hard-to-find Art Glass. Unusual Royal Bayreuth Figural items. Expensive Nippon...all kinds of good stuff..
Edited cuz I'm curious! tomi...
Must be different if they can market it.... You rascal....
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Shosh
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
[ edited by Shoshanah on Oct 17, 2000 04:37 PM ]
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tomwiii
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:45:29 PM
MY TOP SELLERS:
1) Cabbage Patch Cards
2) Wayne Newton CDs
3) Beeanie Baby Tag Protectors
4) My 8-Track Stereo RECORDER
5) My marriage proposal to Anna Nicole Smith
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amyzattic
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posted on October 17, 2000 04:56:51 PM
My best seller this week was an egg plate that went for $104.
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upriver
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posted on October 17, 2000 05:47:13 PM
Oh, oh, oh, I can answer this one:
NOTHING!
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phbroz
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posted on October 17, 2000 05:49:59 PM
Updated software!!!!!!!
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Shadowcat
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posted on October 17, 2000 05:56:27 PM
Drat. I was gonna say "Nothing" but Upriver beat me to it.
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juliatheena
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posted on October 17, 2000 05:57:37 PM
Anything collectable that has to do with 'dog breeds', gothic jewelry, name brand little kid clothes, maternity clothes...basically anything that I can pick-up cheap and resell. But then I am the executor of my Grandmother's estate and I come acrossed all kinds of goodies that fetch a fair price! (But then I have to split the money with my good-fer-nothin' brother who never paid one iota of attention to our Grandma!)
Good weeks, bad weeks.....I am a stay-at-home Mom and work out of my spare room. Most weeks average between $300 and $600...not too shabby! But then when eBay is DOWN (!!!!) no one wins!
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macandjan
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posted on October 17, 2000 06:04:46 PM
NOTHING with the system down!!!!!!
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upriver
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posted on October 17, 2000 06:05:16 PM
DRAT!
I knew I sold my collection of MonkeyPorn too cheap last week at the flea market!
Some guy picked it all up for $20 & walked away mumbling, "ebay, ebay, ebay..."
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envy
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posted on October 17, 2000 06:14:21 PM
Went to an auction last weekend and bought a motion lamp shade. Thought about buying the parts on ebay, to put it together to make it whole. Then decided what the heck just put the shade on and maybe I'll get the starting bid of 9.99. Its sitting at 31.00 right now with 8 days to go. I really thought I would have to relist in 10 days. Go figure. What does this tell you about what sells? I have no clue what sells and what doesn't.
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number47
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posted on October 17, 2000 06:22:52 PM
What's selling on eBay right now???
Well, as of right now, 18:21 PST on 10/17, NOTHING is selling on eBay. They're down. Again.
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jenado
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posted on October 17, 2000 06:34:05 PM
OMIGAWD I can't believe you're talking monkey porn.. I got the FUNNIEST photo back from when we went to the zoo recently; anyone want a laff, tell me how to post it and I will, or email it to you, or something.. tomwii, this is for YOU!! The pic is currently pinned to my corkboard here, I giggle out loud everytime I glance over..
But if I post it here, would I get suspended??
Signed,
Really-Not-A-Monkey-Porn-Collector-It-Just-Happened..
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natureartsgallery
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posted on October 17, 2000 06:43:06 PM
I am simply amazed how well furniture sells on Ebay. I couldn't give it away at garage sales but put it on Ebay and people from your area bid (I was careful to say I wouldn't ship they had to come and get it)Of course I live in a large city. I guess that helps. But furniture is a hot seller - who'd have guessed?
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chococake
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posted on October 17, 2000 06:46:55 PM
I sell in so many different catagories it's hit and miss. It's what ever someone else wants when I have it up. I sold a video for $76.00 last week and a post card for $3.99.
I've been ill for the last couple of weeks so only have a few videos listed. They're easy because I don't have to add any pictures. They're doing good though.
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tomwiii
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posted on October 17, 2000 06:49:18 PM
jenado: Oh goody!goody! PLEASE!
[email protected]
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luvsolids
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posted on October 17, 2000 07:06:22 PM
Things are slow on eBay for most of the people that I know. I have talked to art gallery owners in several states and things are unusually slow for them also. I own a store that is part of a national franchise and everything I hear blames 'the election' and wondering what the economy is going to be like. I say let's vote and get the show on the road.
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bymystuff2
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posted on October 17, 2000 07:08:41 PM
Ive really been enjoying all of your answers here and getting a lot of laughs too ! For those who answered seriously, thanks ! And I am so happy for those of you who are getting good prices for things ! - it shows that there is hope and ebay is still alive and kicking......keep posting
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dman3
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posted on October 17, 2000 07:27:08 PM
I am not doing to bad selling on ebay for the mins its actually up and running last 20 mins uptime they had I averaged 3 bids on a item closeing in just over an hour if it get up again within this hour I might get more too.
I say list what you have or try to list what you have and sell it or umm try to sell it snippers are playing beat the crash these days 
you have as sporting a chance to catch ebay up and running to get them items listed my bet says they will be up at least 1 hour in the next 24 you have a 1 chance in 24 of trying to launch in that hour have fun.
WWW.dman-n-company.com
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