Comments on: Unsolicited eBay Advice

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:20:24 +0000

Great tips; I am thinking of starting to try to offload some of my cra..erh, stuff, in the near future…

By: thc

thc — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:04:03 +0000

I’ve never used eBay, but I’ll store this great info away for later use!

By: Rob Lewis

Rob Lewis — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:54:25 +0000

I’m currently in the process of selling a fair bit of stuff myself, as I’m about to become a father, and suddenly having a large pile of videos, CDs and DVDs doesn’t seem quite so important as it once did!

Hopefully this advice will come in useful – I’ve always been one for keeping hold of boxes and instructions etc., I knew they’d come in handy at some point!

By: Jose Anes

Jose Anes — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:16:14 +0000

Great suggestions.

Looking at other auctions for similar items also helps a lot.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 00:36:24 +0000

Good tips, I agree with them all. Some are similar to my 3 Simple eBay Selling Tips.

I still think the best tip is to just sell it, period! Like mmb’s comment, I bet the amount of good sellable stuff in people’s houses right now is enormous.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:11:01 +0000

Saving original packaging is also handy even if you’re not selling on eBay, because it can help when you move. (I only throw away the boxes and molded-styrofoam from electronics when the products themselves get thrown away. And since everything gets packed the same way to move between apartments as it did to get moved from the factory to the store, I’ve never had anything get damaged during a move.)

By: nickel

nickel — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:21:03 +0000

jim: I agree on having a template. I have a folder full of auction listings that I’ve done in the past, and simply duplicate the one that is closest to the item that I am listing and then change the pertinent text, as well as the link to the picture. This saves a bunch of time and, as you point out, the consistency makes it look far more professional if you are running multiple auctions at once.

By: mmb

mmb — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:10:47 +0000

Great tips. I have a bunch of stuff that I have been thinking of listing on eBay but I didn’t know where to start.

By: nickel

nickel — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:18:21 +0000

FMF: The auctions are still running, so I haven’t made any money yet. However, several items have received decent bids, and almost everything has a good number of ‘watchers.’

By: FMF

FMF — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:46:40 +0000

This is good advice — similar to what I’ve read elsewhere in “what works on eBay” posts. Did you make lots of $$$$?

By: jim

jim — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:25:41 +0000

I always use the same template for each auction, giving a bit of continuity. It also looks professional, like your boilerplate T&C, so you can usually get a few more bids because of it if the demand is high.