successful selling on eBay

mike92694 · June 26, 2008 1:39AM

For successful selling on eBay,

1. Having pictures is not the same as sight-seen. If you do not provide a return privilege or explicitly deny a return privilege, it is considered to be a sight-unseen transaction and you are most likely not to get the higher bids.

2. If you don't like the prices your auctions have realized, set a more comfortable opening bid or a reserve.

seemyauction · June 26, 2008 1:43AM

what is ebay?

YaHa · June 26, 2008 2:55AM

I always add as a bonus a free fry and coke at Mickey D's. I sell every auction over price when I do this.

gecko109 · June 26, 2008 3:04AM

Mike, I just had 30 coins end on Monday evening. For the first time ever, I specified a "no return" policy. Almost every coin brought far more than I had expected. Did I leave any money on the table by not offering return? Probably. Was that miniscule amount worth the fact that I wont have to deal with coins potentially coming back? Probably. The reality is that in well over 200 sales, I have had just 3 returns. I dont hype slabbed coins, and I give honest opinions on raw coins I sell. I try to take the best pictures I can, and almost always start the bidding at 1 cent, no reserve. So why did I decide to not accept returns this time? Basically its because im out of U.S. type coins now and do not wish to have any come back.

mike92694 · June 26, 2008 3:40AM

<< <i>Mike, I just had 30 coins end on Monday evening. For the first time ever, I specified a "no return" policy. Almost every coin brought far more than I had expected. Did I leave any money on the table by not offering return? Probably. Was that miniscule amount worth the fact that I wont have to deal with coins potentially coming back? Probably. The reality is that in well over 200 sales, I have had just 3 returns. I dont hype slabbed coins, and I give honest opinions on raw coins I sell. I try to take the best pictures I can, and almost always start the bidding at 1 cent, no reserve. So why did I decide to not accept returns this time? Basically its because im out of U.S. type coins now and do not wish to have any come back. >>

I agree.

But if you do such and don't get the results you like, it's probably your fault.

Man · June 26, 2008 4:48AM

I've never sold anything on eBay but let's say if I find a coin in my change that is valued at about $200 (from books or previous auctions) and I want to quickly sell it.

Do I use eBay, sell on this forum, or try a coin shop?

ArizonaJack · June 26, 2008 4:50AM

I add " possible SVDB " to every item title, it's an instant $100 bump !!!

BlindedByEgo · June 26, 2008 5:21AM

<< <i>I add " possible SVDB " to every item title, it's an instant $100 bump !!! >>

Yeah, like "there looks like a D on the 1916 Mercury Dime" ploy. Ebay roulette

Frankcoins · June 26, 2008 9:14AM

At the recent ebay live meeting for sellers, instead of the standing room only crowd of rah-rah-rah ebayers as seen in past years, less than half of the seats were filled, and there were some angry confrontations, such as this seller who shut down a meeting after a 27 year old ebay employee explained how not being able to leave negative feedback for a deadbeat buyer actually helps sellers....(poor quality from a cell phone camera...ebay had banned video equipment)

Video

zeebob · June 26, 2008 9:27AM

The video should have come with a transcript. Sounds like some hot-head was upset about something, but I couldn't understand the audio well enough to really get the jist of the conversation...

Anyone have a transcript?

TwoSides2aCoin · June 26, 2008 9:30AM

My buyers are happy, eBay employees are happy, Pay Pal employees are happy and the USPS employees are happy.
That's what I call successful selling on eBay.
I'm not richer, but I like to think I create jobs for the underpriveleged.

mach19 · June 26, 2008 9:33AM

<< <i>I always add as a bonus a free fry and coke at Mickey D's. I sell every auction over price when I do this. >>

Can I have this supersized ? and a hot apple pie

successful selling on eBay

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