T
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2720
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T
Since I've been selling for a few years with no negative feedback, here's my 3 cents worth (2 cents US):
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It's nice to offer to ship internationally, and it gets you more bidders. they may not always win (due to highter shipping costs) but they will drive up the price of your item. And their badly translated emails are hilarious.
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Take PayPal payments if nothing else. I won't buy anything if the seller doesn't take paypal. I've seen the same item listed the exact same way go for 4 times as much just becuase one seller took PayPal and the other refused to.
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Don't charge 'shipping and handling' fees. It turns people off. I find all my bubble wrap, boxes and envelopes in the office recycling bin, so my 'handling' costs are nothing. I charge exact shipping, and usually LESS than shipping cost because I have to compete with US sellers shipping prices (not a problem for you though).
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Have fun writing your auctions. A happy seller is a successful seller. I go for comedic descriptions, you might try another angle. Use lots of key words. Don't use key words of things that ARE NOT in your auction however. (i.e. 'I wish this was a STEVE CRANE mug but alas it is just a LEILANI'). Other angles that don't work are 'I need money for my operation/grandma/child support'. I can't belive how many of those I have seen.
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Always list all flaws up front. NEVER try to hide a flaw. It will bite you in the ass every time.
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Start the bidding as low as you can without losing money on your item. Starting the bidding high scares away most of the bidders you would have had if you started it low. Even if the item ends up at 75 bucks, no one wants to bid on something that STARTS at 75 bucks. I start all my auctions at cost (and often less than cost, but I wouldn't advise that until you get the hang of what sells well and what doesn't).
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Put a little extra in the packaging. Sometimes I add stickers, drawings, vintage magazine clippings, etc, to the outside of the package. It only takes a moment and it makes your buyers happy!
That's all I can think of for now...
oh yeah - when people email and complain that their item hasn't arrived 3 days after they pay for it, as much as you want to say 'WOW, MY TELEPORTATION DEVICE MUST BE BROKEN' you just have to smile, grit your teeth, and patiently explain how the postal system works.
Wheeeee!
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