Ebay

[ClinkatyClank]

If you have a viewing counter on your listings, do they go up when you view your own items ?

Generally, how is everyone on here with Ebay ? Do you all manage to sell well ?

[hollie1586]

Hi. No i don't think they do go up when you view your own items.

Yes, i seem to do very well with ebay. Almost everything i place on ebay sells.

[ClinkatyClank]

What sells the most do you all think ? And do you all have success in auction or fixed price ?

[hollie1586]

Things that sell the most for me are things such as dvd's (job lot's seem to do very well), clothes, shoes, tv's + other electricals, mobiles, cameras....all sorts.I sold a pair of scruffy old ugg boots for £40 once.

If i am selling electricals etc i usually do fixed price. DVD's, CD's etc are betting on an auction format.

[ClinkatyClank]

I love to job lots but have know i idea how to do the "variation" listing lol I tried to sell a handful of books but had but no luck at all.

[hollie1586]

I have sold 20 - 30 dvd's at a time and they have always done well!

[ClinkatyClank]

I have sold DVDs too. How much you sell yours?

[boxtops]

The counter only works the first time a buyer looks at it, and it doesn't count when you view your own listings.

I find the most unlikely things sell - I sold a gold plastic elephant for 75p a few years back, that amazed me. I find books don't go so well, clothing, household ornaments etc go really well.

[hollie1586]

I normally start my listings at 99p unless it's something like good jewellery, electricals etc

[johnk]

I sell about 30% but the items that sell are very random, you can never tell til it's over.

[Clanad]

I disagree... first thing I do when I list an item is to open it and see if it's what I wanted to say. If I look at the counter at that time it will show "1". I had the same question you've asked, so I would close out and go back in immediately and it would show "2". It's unlikely that anyone had accessed the offering in the mean time...

[Clanad]

By the way... the more areas you can list your item in the more likely it's going to sell. Meaning, I sell a lot of vintage Ray Ban sunglasses (the really quality older ones) and if I list them in 'Health and Beauty' as well as 'Clothing Accessories'... I get more response than just listing them in one area.

One has to balance that issue with the extra charge by eBay for the additional listings.

If at all possible, use 'Worldwide' services as well. I just sold my 14th pair of Ray Bans to a buyer in Australia... they do very well there and don't mind the extra shipping charges...

[ClinkatyClank]

Do any of you find that your item on Ebay sell only at the last minute (or in last few seconds) of the item ending ?