Thread: Why Have My Stone Sales Slowed Down On ebay ?

HI OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE SOLD QUITE A FEW HONES ON EBAY . I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY BAD FEEDBACK BUT MY SALES HAVE DRIED UP I DID SELL MOSTLY TO RUSSIA . ALL MY STONES HAVE BEEN WHAT I SAY THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCEPTION . CAN ANYONE HELP ME ON THIS ONE .CHEERS .

Lots of people sell hones now the market is very saturated and cheaper prices win. Also folks may not have funds to spend on hones as much as they used to.
As to your question, we do not keep lists.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Lots of people sell hones now the market is very saturated and cheaper prices win. Also folks may not have funds to spend on hones as much as they used to.
As to your question, we do not keep lists.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SPEEDY REPLY .

Welcome to SRP. The title to you thread doesn't match the question in your post. Perhaps it would be better if it were Why Are Buyers Avoiding My Hone Listings ? As Stefan (mainaman) noted, the market ebbs and flows. I can remember when any decent vintage coticule brought $200 or more. I've seen Eschers go for $900-$1,000 and I've seen the same stones go for $250-$300 ......... or not at all. Wish I had a crystal ball, then I'd know when to hold them, or when to let them go.

If you like I can edit the title to your thread. As it is it may invite posts that will be vendor bashing and may cause the thread to be shut down.

And maybe it could be moved to the appropriate section of the forum...

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Welcome to SRP. The title to you thread doesn't match the question in your post. Perhaps it would be better if it were Why Are Buyers Avoiding My Hone Listings ? As Stefan (mainaman) noted, the market ebbs and flows. I can remember when any decent vintage coticule brought $200 or more. I've seen Eschers go for $900-$1,000 and I've seen the same stones go for $250-$300 ......... or not at all. Wish I had a crystal ball, then I'd know when to hold them, or when to let them go.

If you like I can edit the title to your thread. As it is it may invite posts that will be vendor bashing and may cause the thread to be shut down.

AS YOU CAN SEE I'M BRAND NEW TO SRP I WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP WITH MY POST I HAVE A FEW STRAIGHT RAZORS AND I'M CONSIDERING USING THEM MY SELF THEY DO NEED A BIT OF RESTORATION THOUGH .

Please turn off the all capital letters.

What is your question? Why your hones are not selling? Lets start over. What type of hones were you selling? The razor and hone market fluctuate. I find I sell more and get better prices in the fall and winter months.

Hi Hacker Yes I suppose it is I mostly sold to Russia but sales have dried up . I sell stones I pick up at fairs and sales mostly natural stones Belgian coticule are easily identified but others are not I have had one or two Eschers with labels I kept hold of them until I got the feel of them. I also have had TOS with a label never come across another I have sold a few Charnley stones there are a few green stones around I sold one as a charnley and the buyer informed me it was a dalmore blue . That was the only time I have been told I got it wrong but he wasn't complaining . I sold loads of washitas .

The market is slow right now, it took me two weeks to sell a small Thuringian hone last week for a good price. Three years ago it might have taken two days