posted on September 30, 2001 08:32:36 PM new
Hello, I have heard so much about selling books on Half.com that I thought I would give it a try with some books I have read and enjoyed. I love how fast it is to list the books but I am unsure what to put in when it comes to the asking price. Should I just leave it with the price they suggest? How does one know what price to list at? Some of the prices they put in are so low it seems like a waste of time to list. Also how long does your inventory stay listed? Do you have to relist ever? Any help would be great!
posted on September 30, 2001 08:45:55 PM new
It takes about three months to get any real business on Half because buyers want trustworthy sellers and feedback is hard to come by. Yes prices can be very low. You may very well have to sell some books below what you might expect. The book market is flooded with people clearing out their closets or shelves and Half seems to have a corner on that market. Stuff stays listed as long as you do not take it off or sell it.
Selling books is time intensive. You don't make money unless you have a strategy and real patience.
posted on September 30, 2001 09:21:09 PM new
I sell many books below the price I'd get on ebay, but on the otherhand it may take several tries to sell on ebay eating up the profit, and there's less time involved selling on Half.
My rule of thumb is sell my best books on ebay, and the rest on Half.
Since we can't see charts for price movements like they have on the metaexchange, (http://www.metaexchange.com) it's difficult to measure demand. So what you need to do is determine whether sellers are lowering their prices below the last sell price or are they holding it close to it.
If the price is dropping like a rock, price it low or plan to hold onto the book for a long time. If it's holding steady price it a little higher than the last sold price because the lower prices will be bought, then suddenly yours will be the lowest but you'll get a better price.
[ edited by quickdraw29 on Sep 30, 2001 09:25 PM ]
