Thread: Still learning the Bay

The other thing to consider is if the razor is worth as much to a buyer as you think it's worth.
If you're stuck on getting a certain dollar amount just set it up as a BIN with a reserve below the BIN price. It will take longer to sell this way, but you'll get what you want.

If you're willing to let the market decide, start your auctions at $0.99 with no reserve. Make sure they don't end at stupid times (shoot for about 10PM pacific). Sundays tend to be the best day of the week to end your auction, but a lot of razor sellers know that, so there's a lot more competition on Sunday nights. Going with a $0.99 / no reserve, you'll do better than you thought on some, and worse on others but they definitely get more attention.

Also, a LOT of razor buyers use sniping software. If you're canceling auctions before they end, you might be shooting yourself in the foot. There could be two or more people with high snipes set.

The most important thing: GOOD PICTURES.
A crappy razor with good pictures will often sell for more than a good razor with crappy pictures.

Learning how to set the white balance on my camera made a big difference in selling prices for me.

Originally Posted by HNSB

The most important thing: GOOD PICTURES.
A crappy razor with good pictures will often sell for more than a good razor with crappy pictures.

Second the "Good Pictures" notion. While I certainly am not about the draw undue attention to a flaw, people want a good look at what they are buying. A low starting price is a great attractant to bidding. Although, with all the fees, I wont start an auction under an opening bid of 9.99. If my razor is to lousy to sell for that much, then its too lousy for me to sell it!

Buy it nows are good, ending early is bad. shill bidding is evil.

I'm not above sniping myself. But I do it manually.

List low add a reserve price and make sure theirs reasonable shipping that's what i always look for as a buyer.

I used to sell a LOT of scooter oriented crap on ebay. As has been mentioned, GOOD PICS!! A good, description is a plus. State the facts and the flaws. Be precise, but not overly verbose. I've made some good buys from crap pics and piss poor descriptions. It was a crapshoot and I've gotten smoked a few times too.

Offer a 7 day no hassle return.

Ship USPS priority WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION!! I always let my buyers known when their purchase shipped and send them the confirmation number. Offer insurance as an option.

Overseas shipping can get squirrelly. I shipped a package to Taiwan many years back and it took three months for the guy to receive it.

Set up a separate bank account for PAYPAL. Keep the balance in it LOW. PAYPAL will pull your money out faster than a cat can lick his butt if the buyer raises a stink even if he has no leg to stand on. Offer to accept "alternative payments" PMO's or checks ( advise them you will wait until it clears, but they are aware of that) in addition to ebay's mandated PAYPAL scam. That is legal according to ebay's rules..