posted on May 30, 2004 07:36:57 AM new
For about year I listed batches 1-3 times a week, usually as items became available. I began to see my sell-through fall to 50% and winning bid prices fall too.
This year I started listing large batches every 2 weeks. I've found that the sell-through rate is back up to over 90% and winning bid prices have tripled.
Has anyone else experienced this? Any thoughts on what works for you?
Note:
1. I do not relist the same lots.
2. I did not change my minimum bid.
3. There are many other sellers of the same items.
posted on May 30, 2004 02:46:12 PM new
For high-volume listers, there comes a point at which you oversaturate your market. For me, that point is about 400 concurrent items...which is why I have multiple seller IDs.
But if you're only doing 50-75 at a time, odds are you're not blinding bidders with your sheer volume.
Have any of your competitors dropped out, like the ones that have higher opening bids?
posted on May 30, 2004 09:02:09 PM new
I guess I really can't tell any difference among the "competitors". I guess I'll just have to keep plugging along and perhaps it will come clearer to me in time. Thanks for the input.
posted on May 30, 2004 09:55:21 PM new
Batching lots definitely helps my sell-through - I do offer shipping discounts for multiple purchases, my record I think is 21 items by one person. If they know it will be a decent price to ship, people will go through just your auctions and bid.
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