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.Ryan 
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So I'm thinking of selling a few things on ebay. Anybody around here ever sell? Any tips?
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choopie911
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Posted: 08 April 2006 at 4:34pm |
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Tip I've heard is really lowball yourself, so people jump on it and drive it up themselves.
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Clark Kent
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Posted: 08 April 2006 at 4:34pm |
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1. Get paypal. 2. Only sell things that are "common", so you can guesstimate the final price. 3. Get good pictures, and make a good description. 4. Start the auction at $1. 5. No reserve. 6. Don't do 1-day auctions. |
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Cedric
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Posted: 08 April 2006 at 4:35pm |
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Always write your description for the item like anyone looking at it absolutely needs it. Act like it's a shame you have to get rid of it. Start the bidding at $1 with some kind of reserve. Only deal with paypal.
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.Ryan
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Posted: 08 April 2006 at 4:38pm |
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Yeah, I've got paypal, I've been using it to buy for a while now. Anyway, I was thinking about a buy it now option for my stuff. Good idea? I'm selling a phone, a bluetooth headset, and a foldy IR keyboad...if that could help with the advice giving...
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Cedric
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Posted: 08 April 2006 at 4:45pm |
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Don't do buy it now.
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Posted: 08 April 2006 at 4:54pm |
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Do buy it now, but set the price above what items of the same nature are going for.
If done right, yoou'll get more for buy it now then for a normal auction. I was selling an IMP and the auction was only at $200, and that was the general selling price at the time, but someone did a buy it now for $400 with only an hour left. I was expecting only $250 at most. Dont care why, just happy he did. Edited by Linus - 08 April 2006 at 4:54pm |
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Hairball!!!
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Posted: 08 April 2006 at 6:36pm |
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Be very descriptive and take good pictures. Also, watch other auctions for the same item for a week or so beforehand.
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Posted: 08 April 2006 at 10:10pm |
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dont put a reserve on it. i buy things off ebay and nobody bids on things with reserves, have good feedback, offer a email adress for people with questions, be VERY descriptive tell how many times its been used, take many pics of it, And instead of putting a reserve put the starting bid on the amount you want.
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cdacda13
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Posted: 08 April 2006 at 11:07pm |
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Do you have an ebay account with feedback?
Thats the first thing I look for. If its a new seller, I tend to stay away from that seller. |
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Posted: 09 April 2006 at 4:31am |
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Make sure that you ship the product as soon as possible after receiving the payment through Paypal. Keep in mind that you will need to bubblewrap or add some padding to the item to lessen any hard impact during transit. And be specific with what payments you will accept. If you do not want to deal with International shipping, then include that message with your posting. I also add a message for buyers who have several negatives not to place a bid if they are not serious with purchasing the product. Enjoy your Ebay transaction. Edited by mjicmike - 09 April 2006 at 4:32am |
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Posted: 09 April 2006 at 9:29am |
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i knew a guy who made like 30k a year selling on ebay part time.
he gave me these tips -start at $0.01 -no reserve -good pics -good description -if its not as high as you want pull it a short time before the auction ends (i think ebay restricts the time so you might have to do it 12h before or more) |
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Posted: 09 April 2006 at 11:54am |
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No reserve, very good pictures and leave an email account.
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.Ryan
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Posted: 09 April 2006 at 2:13pm |
Yeah, I thought about that. I've got like an 18 or 19 rating, but this would be my first sell.... |
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