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Selling On Ebay

Jordan2 — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:45:00 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has ever put up items for sale on Ebay, what exactly does it entail? I have an Erica Kane Barbie Doll, I Dream of Jeannie Barbie Doll, Cher Barbie Doll, and some other toy items (I have a Toot-a-Loop radio people of a certain age will know what I'm talking about and the dolls are in the orginal packaging never played with). A coin dealer I have dealt with will put it up on Ebay for me but take a 25% fee of what it sells for. I'm wondering if I can do it myself.

Re: Selling On Ebay

TheMemphisVette — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:14:33 GMT

the fees would be 13% and greater depending on specifcs

if someone is willing do all the work and give you 75% of the selling price, i'd say that is a great deal!

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moonandthestars — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:24:47 GMT

@Jordan2 You can easily do it yourself. It does take some times and effort tho. FIgure out a good sale price and if you want to do it with a fixed price auction or a regular style auction when bidders can bid up the price. You will need to take good pictures to showcase what you're selling and show details. You need to come up with a detailed description. People may have questions for you about the item, so responses take some time. When the item sells then you pack it carefully and safely and ship it to the buyer!

So really it's up to you if you want to give it a try yourself. You may decide to do it or that it's worth it to pay a little extra and have this other person do it for you .

Just thought of a question tho ...... is it 25% plus ebay's take?

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Love my grandkids — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:32:52 GMT

@Jordan2 I suggest you take a good look around Ebay and see what these types of items are selling for or if they are even selling at all, then decide.

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drizzellla — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:36:41 GMT

I sold one thing on ebay. It was an American Girl outfit. It seemed to sell itself. It was brand new. So all I had to do was show a picture and a brief comment and it was sold.

Why not start out with an easy item, that you feel will sell well. And ease into selling. With each sale I think you will find it becomes easier.

And if not, then use the dealer. But I think you will find that you will do just fine.

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rockygems123 — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:20:06 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
I was wondering if anyone has ever put up items for sale on Ebay, what exactly does it entail? I have an Erica Kane Barbie Doll, I Dream of Jeannie Barbie Doll, Cher Barbie Doll, and some other toy items (I have a Toot-a-Loop radio people of a certain age will know what I'm talking about and the dolls are in the orginal packaging never played with). A coin dealer I have dealt with will put it up on Ebay for me but take a 25% fee of what it sells for. I'm wondering if I can do it myself.

@Jordan2

If they take 25% and also package and ship then that's a great deal. Buyer pays shipping however you supply shipping supplies, time to package and trip to the shippers, if this is done for you then that is a big time saver.

As other poster suggested look at sold listings for the same item to see if it is worth your time.

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Jordan2 — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 22:44:07 GMT

@moonandthestars wrote:
@Jordan2 You can easily do it yourself. It does take some times and effort tho. FIgure out a good sale price and if you want to do it with a fixed price auction or a regular style auction when bidders can bid up the price. You will need to take good pictures to showcase what you're selling and show details. You need to come up with a detailed description. People may have questions for you about the item, so responses take some time. When the item sells then you pack it carefully and safely and ship it to the buyer!

So really it's up to you if you want to give it a try yourself. You may decide to do it or that it's worth it to pay a little extra and have this other person do it for you .

Just thought of a question tho ...... is it 25% plus ebay's take?

@moonandthestars I don't know, she told 25% was her take. There is a guy I dealt with before for coins, I may bring in what I have and have him take a look at them.

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San Antonio Gal — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 22:50:55 GMT

Do it yourself. It's easy. USPS supplies boxes for free. You just pay for wrapping and tape. USPS comes to your home during normal delivery and will pick up your item for free. You just have to specify that you have a pick at USPS.com.

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Caffeina — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 01:50:37 GMT

@Jordan2

Ebay now requires sellers to link a checking account in order to receive payments. Thought you should know since some people aren't comfortable with that.

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:49:55 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
I was wondering if anyone has ever put up items for sale on Ebay, what exactly does it entail? I have an Erica Kane Barbie Doll, I Dream of Jeannie Barbie Doll, Cher Barbie Doll, and some other toy items (I have a Toot-a-Loop radio people of a certain age will know what I'm talking about and the dolls are in the orginal packaging never played with). A coin dealer I have dealt with will put it up on Ebay for me but take a 25% fee of what it sells for. I'm wondering if I can do it myself.

@Jordan2

Start first by doing a Search and click Completed Listings. This will show you what other recent auctions have been posted. If the dollar amount is in black, it didn't sell. If the dollar amount is green, that's what the item sold for.

Do some searches as if you were trying to buy what you want to sell. You can learn a lot about what makes a good ad for these types of items.

Good luck .... hope the demand is high ... you never know.

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:52:28 GMT

@Caffeina wrote:
@Jordan2

Ebay now requires sellers to link a checking account in order to receive payments. Thought you should know since some people aren't comfortable with that.

@Caffeina

When this happened I thought I could use my Paypal account, but they now want a checking account. So, I opened a second account that is just for Ebay sales and purchases. I wouldn't give them my personal checking account that I pay my bills from.

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judianne — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:14:51 GMT

I sold a lot of stuff on Ebay , mostly clothing and shoes that I had purchased from QVC . After a while the shoppers remember what you usually sell and keep coming back to see what you have . I sold lots of Quacker Factory clothing and Birkenstock shoes . I still have a lot left , I bought way too much of that stuff . It was nice to get some money back on them . What you need is an account on Ebay , shipping boxes and padded envelopes are free from the usps . Go on line to order, you'll need an account there too . Then you will need a small scale, like a kitchen scale , packing tape , l use the clear stuff , and l use white tissue paper to wrap the item in , then place it in a plastic bag, before putting it in the box or bag . You can get it mostly ready before putting it up for sale , then you know exactly what the postage will be . I usually charged the postage to the buyer. You can do actual postage to their address or just use what comes up when you weigh it . Sometimes that's not good , though , for instance, a buyer from the coast as California has a much higher shipping rate than if it were in the middle states .I just printed the postage sticker right on my printer off EBay . It's really easy . I kept my supplies in a large basket , including an iron, bags etc . I almost forgot , you have to take pictures , more is better and, make a written description including size measurements etc .

Re: Selling On Ebay

Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 01:43:46 GMT

@judianne wrote:
I sold a lot of stuff on Ebay , mostly clothing and shoes that I had purchased from QVC . After a while the shoppers remember what you usually sell and keep coming back to see what you have . I sold lots of Quacker Factory clothing and Birkenstock shoes . I still have a lot left , I bought way too much of that stuff . It was nice to get some money back on them . What you need is an account on Ebay , shipping boxes and padded envelopes are free from the usps . Go on line to order, you'll need an account there too . Then you will need a small scale, like a kitchen scale , packing tape , l use the clear stuff , and l use white tissue paper to wrap the item in , then place it in a plastic bag, before putting it in the box or bag . You can get it mostly ready before putting it up for sale , then you know exactly what the postage will be . I usually charged the postage to the buyer. You can do actual postage to their address or just use what comes up when you weigh it . Sometimes that's not good , though , for instance, a buyer from the coast as California has a much higher shipping rate than if it were in the middle states .I just printed the postage sticker right on my printer off EBay . It's really easy . I kept my supplies in a large basket , including an iron, bags etc . I almost forgot , you have to take pictures , more is better and, make a written description including size measurements etc .

@judianne

Clearly you have a lot of experience with Ebay .... isn't is great when something you really wanted to sell actually sells? LOL

Since you have such good insights in how Ebay operates, I wonder if you have any idea as to what this is about .... I live in Southern CA, Pacific time, and mid and eastern time zones mean it's later there than it is at my house.

Not to go OT ..... but ..... For some weird reason, regardless of what I am selling, well over three quarters of my buyers are on the east coast.

Higher postage than selling something to someone in Oregon, that's for sure. Is the east coast filled with insomniacs? For the life of me, I can't determine what this could be about. Any theories?

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bonnielu — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:49:27 GMT

I have had very negative interactions. And I just quit. One gal did not know her address and the package came back more than once. Another time someone accused me of sending the wrong item. I kept pictures of what I sold and always added it to the package along with the actual ad. Easy to prove. All they wanted was FREE.

And then there was an item I bid on. A postcard. Something nobody else could possibly want. I was set up. A partner to the seller outbid me. At the time I did not know this until I decided to up the bid and I won. Yeah right. The person bidding aganst me was the one who mailed it to me. Easy to spot after the fact.