Is there anything I can do to increase my sales on the bay? It seems like the only time I get any love on the bay is when I'm selling a popular token otherwise all I get is watchers. Look below, that's what I'm thinking about doing right now! Is that dumb to do? What does the smart seller do? ⫷LOOKIE HERE!!!!⫸ ⫷TAKE A PEEK!⫸ (¯`‹(•¿•)›´¯)
Apparently, either bulk-list a bunch of spectacularly baked AT dreck over and over and over again, or set up to drop-ship fakes from Alibaba. Or, of course, pay eBay hundreds of bucks a month for a top-level store.
That's because the underpriced ones get snatched up before you see them. 1963 90% Silver Washington Quarter Roll -- $50 plus $6.89 shipping AMERICAN LIBERTY GOLD EAGLE 1 OZ FINE GOLD COIN 50 DOLLARS - 2013 -- $1125 plus $4.06 shipping, feedback indicates it was legit No, I wasn't the buyer on either one. But I still occasionally find PM coins below melt, or better coins at melt. They're just few and far between, and it's an exercise in patience waiting for them to come along.
Why don't you have your eBay page noted on your CT Member's page? I wanted to view your current listings to see if I could come up with something. Chris
Hold your mouth in the right position. In my brief experience as a seller there’s no rhyme or reason for what sells and how quickly it goes.
Aside from paying wayyyy to much for a top store or kicking back percentages to promote the listings, all you can really do is have good pictures and make sure to optimize your listings titles so they appear in as many searches as possible Which is why the promoted listings is so bad for coins. It's very easy for people selling fakes and homemade dreck to kick back a good percentage to eBay to make sure their stuff appears all over the place at the top since they have huge margins in it. Meanwhile the good stuff has tight margins and using promoted listings could be the difference between profit or not so it gets buried or hidden for the promoted junk.
Hi Chris, I'll have to look into that! Until I then my link is in the auction sales area of this forum, of course I'm not selling anything great at the moment, as I lost my shorts on a couple items already. Yep, you got that right, at my age I keep forgetting that!
I agree that great photos can make a difference. When I see the “LOOKIE HERE!!!” sort of come-on, I usually skip right over that listing - but that’s just me. No reason not to try it and see if it works...
1. Good, clear, closeup HD photos with limited background filler. I also list the REVERSE of the coin as my top photo so it stands out among the others. It makes you want to click on it to see the front. Have at least 3-4 photos. 2. Accurate listings, and be honest. If you feel there is toning or has some bag marks, say so. No one trusts swindlers. Some will disagree, but give as detailed a description as possible to limit the buyer's chances of returning it. It has saved me a few times to win eBay arbitration. So far, all claims for a return (3 in 3 years) have been denied because my descriptions stated issues with coins that the buyer claimed were not listed (all 3 were in the title!!!) 3. Use words in the listing the average person would use to look it up, in addition to using terms a purist would look up. For error coins, if it is an off-center coin, use terms like "Mint Error, off center, misstrike" plus the date, mintmark, what specific denomination it is and the series. For example, for a Jefferson nickel, I write "Jefferson nickel 5c." If you feel it is mint state, write "BU MS uncirculated." 4. A 14-day return policy (even though you can return things even if the seller has none if the item is damaged or not as described; eBay is very lopsided favoring buyers rather than sellers in disputes) 5. Add free shipping. 6. Advise peoppe to ask questions, and answer ASAP. Good customer service goes a long way. 7. Use proper grammar. People who don't write well come off as stupid and not trustworthy. I bought this error for $22. Look what is sold for, and I believe how I listed it and worded it helped attract attention and the final sale price: ~Joe C.
