Also, if you use keywords well in your store, you get visibility in Google searches. While I do not sell that many items in my store, it does get a high volume of page hits from buyers wanting to see my other items. If I consistently please the customer by selling quality products, ship the day payment is received (Priority Mail), respond to emails quickly, and follow up with customers after the sale, the profit takes care of iteself. There are many variables that can affect a good selling strategy.įirst, my business plan (yes, everyone should have one) is based on a high level of customer service, which has certainly been lacking on eBay. Great prices if you’re a buyer though the honesty and professionalism of the sellers on eBay now is a far cry from those selling 5 years ago or so! For me at times when I sell, eBay has always been and still serves as a glorified yard sale and though prices have fallen dramatically you can usually dump things quick. Most sellers that were making a living on eBay are long gone.į.Y.I. I guess there is no end to the number of people that think that eBay will work for them. It baffles me completely how eBay has increased its fees over the years and still stays viable as a marketplace for people trying to make a living selling on eBay. Even with a 95% sell through more time devoted to selling sounds like a bigger losing proposition to me. Dralle is spending on posting her auctions, I am sure he is spending at least three times longer posting an item. It would be hard to disagree with eclecticoldsod’s approach but whatever time Ms. I can see where you can increase your income by working more hours but I just cannot see how anyone could possibly be making $10 per hour selling $10 items. I am not but you should factor in packing materials and time to pack. How many of you can post about 9 items an hour assuming a 40% sell rate? This would include taking and editing pictures, writing a description and maybe doing a little research. So, what is your time worth? Let's use $10/hr (about $20,000/year) which is low but let's use it. Take off your selling fees and you are at about $9. But let's assume that the seller pays $5 for the item and sells it for $10. Dralle make per item on average and how does that work out on an hourly basis? What did she pay for these items? $1 to $5? My experience is that people don't pay much more for an item on eBay than at a garage sale especially when you factor in postage. Forgetting about that for now, I would like to know using the mostly $10 "one of a kind" type items, exactly how much does Ms. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.Every article or post like this tends to over simplify or generalize conditions, results, items and strategies. etf.com MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED HEREIN. You should not use such information for purposes of any actual transaction without consulting an investment or tax professional.Įtf.com DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR INVESTMENT OR OTHER ACTIONS NOR SHALL etf.com HAVE ANY LIABILITY, CONTINGENT OR OTHERWISE, FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR CORRECT SEQUENCING OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY etf.com OR FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE UPON SUCH INFORMATION OR etf.com. A reference to a particular investment or security, a credit rating, or any observation concerning a security or investment provided in the etf.com Service is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold such investment or security or to make any other investment decisions. The data and information contained herein is not intended to be investment or tax advice.
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