posted on July 28, 2003 03:48:27 AM new
over the last six weeks my sell through rate has dropped dramatically...i sell miscellaneous stuff
usually i relist once then ship the item off to Amvet. I hate to give up on some of the items though, very nice and some get lots of looks, just no bids.
do you think the summer slump is the reason and things will pick up in the fall?
are any of you saving items to relist again after labor day?
posted on July 28, 2003 05:38:04 AM new
My sells on what sold easily a month ago is down also rarriffle....if you know it should have sold and your scratching your head,Save it.It will sell again once things pick back up.I have 4 boxes in my e-bay room now.
Box 1 -Stuff I'm selling now (so it easy to find)
Box 2 - Stuff that should have sold to save for later when things pick up
Box 3 -Stuff still unopened to sell for x-mas and halloween costumes
Box 4 - Yard Sale Box (if it doesn't sell in yard sale) Salvation Army Time
So far this system is working for me.....Someone else may have a better way
posted on July 28, 2003 07:08:46 AM new
Hi, I was wondering the same thing, I did re-lists with some things that did not sell in June, One or 2 things had multiple bids, the majority sold for opening bid,which was a very fair price. Quite a few just did not sell although there were lookers. I am saving those for Sept. if they do not sell then, I am going to donate them.
Reenie
posted on July 28, 2003 07:17:34 AM new
I agree with toasted. You may want to give the items one more try around come the fall.
PSellers must know it takes more than 1 relisting sometimes? Wonder how many relist items for weeks and weeks until sold?
I try to organize like toasted, too
1) Things I will list,think might sell
2) Stuff not gonna even try at right now
3) Things gears toward more seasonal selling periods.
It is such a let down when you think you have something "unusual" and come to find there are at least 10 of them currently listed,(and going for 1.99 to boot!)
posted on July 28, 2003 07:43:15 AM new
I, too, am saving things to list in September. I don't want to get to the point where my fees outweigh my profits. Now is a good time to hit all the yard sales, estate sales and flea markets to increase your inventory for the fall and winter months. Around here once winter hits you are pretty much down to whatever you can get your hands on to sell. Especially if you deal in antiques and vintage. Except for the occasional estate sale, there's not much going on once the snow flies! It's bad enough right now with the flooding here in Ohio. The old adage "when it rains it pours" has been an understatement lately.
Can you believe it's almost August already? Where did the summer go?
Cheryl
Power to the people. Power to the people, right on. - John Lennon
posted on July 28, 2003 08:51:08 AM new
What summer, unless your talking about the 3 or 4 nice days we have had. I relist and it usually sells the secnd time around although I drop the prices a bit, but not so much I don't make anything. I usuall list immediztely the next week as I find that is the best time. Then I put them away for my rummage sale. Then what doesn't sell in the rummage sale goes to donation.
posted on July 28, 2003 11:41:28 AM new
Libra, I usually drop price when I relist, too. But then I started saying to myself, look at all those hits the 1st time around, surely thats a buyers game? Wait for the relist with lower price?
posted on July 28, 2003 02:54:14 PM new
Fluffy,
While I agree in principle consider my Star Trek ornament. I paid $12. If I sell now, I'll get $150 or so. If I sell in October, I'll gt $300. The same for some of my high end glass. Sure it's tight now but in the Fall things will be very profitable.
I do use Toasted's methodology. I have twice a year yardsales with two other sellers. What we don't sell goes to charity.
