posted on October 26, 2001 01:39:33 PM new
I have been listing some books on Half.com but I have noticed people have listed some books for a penny!!?? I know you can't list for anything less .75 cents NOW but why would anyone have listed book for a penny anyways? What is the advantage or rational?
posted on October 26, 2001 02:28:01 PM new
Just a guess - they get the book for free or as part of a big lot (you know, like at the book sales where you get everything you can fit in a bag for $1) - the assign the $1 to the most valuable book and the rest are freebies.. or they were desperate to get rid of it..
posted on October 26, 2001 05:46:36 PM new
The minimum has been 75 cents for a while but items before the 75 cents minimum were grandfathered in. Perhaps they were trying to build up their feedback rating or something.
I wish Half would make it mandatory for sellers to add Delivery Confirmation to all orders ( except First Class Mail .. not available ) and add that fee to the reimbersement of s/h payment.
posted on October 26, 2001 07:44:05 PM new
I noticed there were several at Amazon marketplace at 1¢. Amazon needs to implement a minimum amount as well, in my opinion.
Now all the 1 cent sellers are moving to Amazon. I don't get how they can be making money there, as they must be paying $40 a month or losing money on each sale.
posted on October 26, 2001 08:20:17 PM new
You don't really make money at .75 either unless your time is worth nothing. Many sellers get books cheaply, but the idea is to turn a profit. I can sell some books for a lower amount only if the average sale amount is high enough to make it worthwhile.
Figure it this way. To buy and sell a book, the least amount of time it will take you is about 15 minutes. At the same salary you get for flipping burgers, this is about a $1.00.
Even if the book costs nothing, you still might do better working for the Golden Arches than selling on Half.
posted on October 26, 2001 10:47:21 PM new
I have 36 books listed at half, have only sold I think 2 there.. will be cross-listing them at Yahoo Warehouse (once registration is fixed) and Amazon Marketplace over the weekend...
Anyway, I'm more into selling trading cards at half.com - the 15% on a card selling for $1 or less is cheaper than listing on Ebay - and I'm getting good traffic & good sales.
posted on October 26, 2001 10:54:12 PM new
I really like Half.com. I have been listing books there during the day, just books I have laying around here and I am amazed at how fast they are selling. I get 4 or 5 orders a day. Listing is so easy and fast. And anything I can't find on Half I can usually fine on Amazon and sell it there. Its much more fun that selling on ebay.
