posted on June 28, 2005 02:53:43 PM new
Is there a special way to list something like china in lots? I see on the left hand side over "completed" "lots".
posted on June 28, 2005 03:28:59 PM new
I do jewelry lots all the time. There is a special category for that but I don't like it. So I try to group it so that I can do all rhinestone pieces in one lot and say like designer piece in another. Is that what you mean?
Of course you know you normally don't make as much on lots unless you really have it right.
I think this {china) is sanmar's area? Any help?
posted on June 28, 2005 08:01:07 PM new
I've tried it both ways, and each has it's advantages and disadvantages. I once had to buy a large amount of china at an auction just to get one unrelated item that was with it. The china wasn't high dollar stuff, it was in my way and I wanted it the hell out of here. So I set it all out on a big table, took a few pictures, wrote a good description and listed it at .99 cents, no reserve. It brought about half of what I could have got if it had been listed seperately, but this wasn't a case where I was interested in profit. One listing fee, one fvf, one box to pack, one trip to FedEx and it was gone. My profit came (big time!!) from the item that was in the lot that I wanted. Any other time, I will always split up a set into smaller lots. It will always, 100% of the time, bring more money that way. If a person wants a set of dishes, they can go to Walmart and buy a box of cheap crap from china, they won't want to fool with Ebay. With fine china, you are catering to buyers who are trying to replace pieces or fill in a collection they or a friend or relative already has. They may only need the 4 dinner plates, not all 132 pieces. If you want it out in a hurry, list it as one lot. If you want to make a little, and some times a large, profit then piece or small lot it out. It's more work, but it's worth it.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on June 28, 2005 10:20:52 PM new
I agree with Sparkz. Usually it is better to split items up individually. However, recently I had a box of vintage radio knobs. I divided the box of knobs into 9 separate lots - sorting by bakelite, wood, shape, size, military knobs etc. Then I started each lot at $9.95. All except 1 lot sold & most brought between $30-$40. Lot sizes ranged from 4 knobs to 90 knobs.
posted on June 29, 2005 04:21:29 AM new
thanks for your replies. In this case, I have already listed them separately, i.e. serving pieces, individually - place settings, etc. and they just haven't sold.
At this point, I am ready to take a loss, just to get them out of here. Take too much room and have spent enuf on listing fees.
I just thot maybe there was a special way to list a set in "lots" so that they would come up if someone checked off lots to get them.
posted on June 29, 2005 08:11:53 AM new
niel35,
Unfortunately, the market for "china" is way down. I also sell china, and what used to sell great is either not selling at all, or bringing very little. If it does sell, it will be in the last minutes/seconds. If it doesn't sell after 2 listings, pack it up & put it away for a few months. Then try again. Or, take it to a swap meet.
posted on June 29, 2005 08:21:03 AM new
Hahahahahaha, "Or, take it to the swapmeet". Yup, and that method is working quite well for me. I can actually walk out the door without doing a balancing act. After 5 years of e bay, swaps are BACK in Vouge.
posted on June 29, 2005 08:45:07 AM new
Maybe when you are done selling in the lot, you can go inside and sell in the building as well.
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