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Ebay stores question

mtcardsmtcards Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭
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I have read the information about ebay stores and to an extent it sounds like a good idea if you sell a lot of items and/or some lower priced items. I have a couple of questions for anyone who is a storefront owner:

1) What are the advantages/disadvatages of the store as compared to regular auctions

2) I saw where there is a 5 cent listing fee...does this include all listings within the store (Auction, BIN, or fixed price)?

3) Is it worth the extra money?

Thanks
IT IS ALWAYS CHEAPER TO NOT SELL ON EBAY

Comments

  • earlycalguyearlycalguy Posts: 1,247 ✭✭
    advantages - listings last 30 days.

    disadvantages - final value fees are higher. can be as high as 10% depending on price of item

    listings come up at the end of searches and are at the bottom of regular ebay listings. run a regular auction too to get traffic into your store.

    listings are either 5 cent or 10 cents. depending on price.

    all listings in store are BIN.

    i think it's worth the money. i mainly use my store to advertise and do deals outside of ebay and not thru my store.
  • colebearcolebear Posts: 886 ✭✭
    I like my store for the simple reason of having my inventory ready to go to an auction if I want it to.

    I like to the best offer option

    I like the 30 day listing

    I like the automatic relisting after the 30 days

    2. Store items are five cents up to 9.99, after that it is .10

    3. The fifteen dollars a month is probably the best money I spend on there.

    I would suggest it for someone that wants to sell a lot of stuff
  • 1neatstuff1neatstuff Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭
    i had a store for 2 months and it was ok but the 10% juice was just to high on my vintage stuff...i think its ok for lower end cards but i had some of my regular customers asking me why some of my vintage was so much higher and i had to explain it because of the 10%...but i did ok for me it just wasnt right...just me...terry ebay user id 1neatstuff
  • cardbendercardbender Posts: 1,831 ✭✭
    Actually it costs only a nickel for up to $24.99 for 30 days in a store.
    Over $25.00 it's a dime per month to list. It pays to pay a penny for the gallery pic too in my opinion.

    I've had a ebay store for a year and half and it's been great for me.
    I usually try to have 200-300 items in there covering all four major sports. I have mostly PSA graded cards in my store.

    You have to factor in the higher fees with your pricing.
    I factor in about 12-13% per item counting in the potential paypal fee's from buyers in addition to the final value ebay fee's.

    Good luck if you decide to open a store.
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