posted on January 25, 2007 08:38:52 PM new
Expectations were low, results exceeded expectations. Brought more traffic to my store. All in all, I'd rate it as a success.
posted on January 26, 2007 01:07:45 AM new
I just loaded up a few item during the UK 10p listing day and have sold one in the first three hours. It was a relist of a previous item, but I dropped the price a few pounds and bye, bye - it's off to a new home in some UK collection. From memory we had around a 55% success rate on the previous 10p listing day a few weeks back, so all in all a very profitable experience. We encourage our European buyer to pay by bank transfer as it's much more convenient for them than having to open a PayPal account
posted on January 26, 2007 07:05:35 AM new
Despite my better judgment, I decided to test a few listings.... I launched 89 items... sold 3, and after eBay fees made less than $10 profit. eBay themselves made twice as much money as I did... and I provided the inventory and the labor. I'm sick of doing all this work just to make eBay money. I will not be participating in additional listing sale days. My energies will remain focused on my own website, where my sales continue to gain momentum.
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posted on January 26, 2007 10:54:26 AM new
A little better than the previous sale. Funny how you can list something at a higher price and it will sell, when the same item has been listed several times before at a lower price.
posted on January 26, 2007 11:13:11 AM new
Jake: I've had the same experience! I think sometimes buyers figure if we don't value the item very high, it's not worth it. Who knows, though, how it all happens.
I had very poor sales for the 20-cent listing, and I too won't be taken in by eBay on that any longer.
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posted on January 26, 2007 12:50:53 PM new
I also did terrible. I sold 1% and by the time you factor in the listing fees, FVF and paypal fees, ebay came out on top (as usual), I on the other hand have never done so poorly in a reduced listing day. Considering that they doubled those fees and I guess they are going to keep them at that price, I am going to try to refrain from listing anymore on ebay. I sell items mostly $15.00 and under and by the time I take pictures, right an accurate description and upload it, I have about 15 minutes per item, this is not profitable to do on ebay any longer. I also sell on bidville (very little), and on Yahoo (I wish it was as much as it was before their big blunder, a few years ago), I am also thinking of an online store of some sort (any ideas?). I do not sell my items at pennies (why would I waste my time), so I guess ebay's new increases, etc... are forcing me out of their market. I am fairly small time - sold about $8,000.00 last year.
posted on January 26, 2007 02:05:39 PM new
Not overly enthusiastic to start with; listed about two dozen items, sold half. Not bad but most were things I would have listed last week or this anyway. More of a motivator than a profit center for both me and eBay I think!
Did list two things on UK yesterday; one fixed which is going to be a tough sale where ever I go, but for 10 pence .... the other I started where agitprop suggested but paid for auction (58c with gallery), and it think it will be fine by the time it ends.
The gallery plus I find annoying when I see it when browsing -- I'm on a super fast cable and it takes too long for it to come up. Besides, that 200% feature on Firefox is much handier!
PS: Got a survey from USPS today; since I request carrier pickup on line, if I fill it out, and mail (in postage paid envelope) there's a five buck Starbucks gift card coming my way. I'll do that!
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posted on January 27, 2007 12:28:28 AM new
Well maybe it's something in the water, but my higher priced listings on eBay UK are simply flying off the shelves. Most of my sales have been to the UK, Europe, Japan and even USA. I noticed that several items seem to be selling much faster (and better) than they did a few weeks ago during the last UK 10p FLD. Wish I'd known the demand was there as I'd have listed more. From memory eBay UK usually has another 10p day sometime around mid February, well after the first installment of Xmas credit card bills are paid off
posted on January 27, 2007 06:14:18 AM new
How much does listing cost on the UK site? 10p - what is the conversation? Also, I have my listings in turbo lister, so I would have to edit all of them - I am wondering if I should do this.
posted on January 27, 2007 10:29:28 AM new
Turbolister makes it easy -- in the top right hand corner of your inventory page, use the drop down to select UK. It may ask you to download a small file. You will also want to check your PayPal and payment settings, as well as shipping, and some of the categories are a bit different. Once you have that done, you can make a UK template and simply copy and paste your descriptions from your inventory.
I tried to pick something that would be of interest to the Brits, and not cost a fortune to ship. The site, BTW, is so much more compact and there are fewer listings, so I think your items get better traffic and attention. It's an experiment but certainly not an expensive one. My cost for a regular listing starting at 4.99 pounds (the equivalent of our 9.99 I guess) plus gallery was 58c. About the price of a soda ...
posted on January 28, 2007 08:09:52 PM new
Jake, you're SO right. I learned from my sales guru long ago (although I often forget it) that finding the right price is often not the same as finding the lowest price. I've taken several items that were listed in auction twice, then languished in my store, sent back to auction and upped the price - they have bids - go figure!
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