Help ebay selling

[Gollum 2]

I have some stuff I want to sell on ebay, I want to sell it without paying that mob a fortune in fees, and as fast as I can, it's all stuff from when I kept fish, and quite a lot of it,

The fish stuff is a lot of mixed items. like eheim filter and pumps etc, but I do not want to split it all up, I would rather it went as one lot, my problem is also what category to put it in !.

I also have a sony walkman X-1050 mp3 player with desktop carrier.

So if you can help explain to me how to do this I would be grateful.

If not then I am going to have to sell the wife and kids for coin funds , actualy that sounds like it could be a resounding success.

Edited January 7, 2012 by Gollum

[Gollum 2]

I also do not want paypal getting my money and holding on to it like a leech before I can buy coins and books.

[ski 1]

If not then I am going to have to sell the wife and kids for coin funds

win win situation

i have sold a little on ebay, but no expert, i do believe they have days from time to time where its free to either place an auction, dont know if its free completely, ie no commision.....there may be others better placed to answer that.

paypal is very convenient when buying, not so good when selling,

aquarium products seem to be advertised under either....home and garden or....pet supplies.....better still both.

ski

[Gollum 2]

If not then I am going to have to sell the wife and kids for coin funds

win win situation

i have sold a little on ebay, but no expert, i do believe they have days from time to time where its free to either place an auction, dont know if its free completely, ie no commision.....there may be others better placed to answer that.

paypal is very convenient when buying, not so good when selling,

aquarium products seem to be advertised under either....home and garden or....pet supplies.....better still both.

ski

It's a free listing weekend this week , but I still havent got a clue how to do it all.I have only sold one or two things in the past but much has changed now even the rules!.

[ski 1]

yes the rules have changed a little, but i think selling aquatic pumps/filters is pretty much as you were.

the rules re selling livestock may have changed.......in reality this means......youre stuck with the wife and kids.

[Gollum 2]

yes the rules have changed a little, but i think selling aquatic pumps/filters is pretty much as you were.

the rules re selling livestock may have changed.......in reality this means......youre stuck with the wife and kids.

Spoilsport

[TomGoodheart 403]

Might be free to list but you will still get clobbered 10% of the final sale price. And may have to pay for photos, depending on preference. Plus if you use paypal they charge upwards of 3%.

You can avoid PayPal by having buyers collect, or accepting cheques. But if the latter, leave time for it to clear and definitely be in your bank before sending the item. And check postage costs for bulky or heavy items and make surte you pass on a reasonable cost to the buyer.

Ebay have categories for most things. Search for a couple of similar items and see where those are listed and copy that is simplest. You can choose to sell for 3,5,7 or 10 days. Same cost so consider what day and time of day your listing will end to ensure (ideally) people will be at home so they can push up the final cost of your item by last second sniping! You can pay a bit more to have the auction start (and so end) at a particular time (£0.06!). Just pennies .. but they add up!

My last listing sold for £80 + £6 postage. Money in bank after fees and postage .. £65 However part of that was a reserve price fee (£2.39) which I didn't have to have. The rest of deductions; final fee (£8), supersize picture (which didn't work!) £0.60, and of course Special Delivery post (£5.45)

Only £1 was the listing fee!!

[Gollum 2]

Might be free to list but you will still get clobbered 10% of the final sale price. And may have to pay for photos, depending on preference. Plus if you use paypal they charge upwards of 3%.

You can avoid PayPal by having buyers collect, or accepting cheques. But if the latter, leave time for it to clear and definitely be in your bank before sending the item. And check postage costs for bulky or heavy items and make surte you pass on a reasonable cost to the buyer.

Ebay have categories for most things. Search for a couple of similar items and see where those are listed and copy that is simplest. You can choose to sell for 3,5,7 or 10 days. Same cost so consider what day and time of day your listing will end to ensure (ideally) people will be at home so they can push up the final cost of your item by last second sniping! You can pay a bit more to have the auction start (and so end) at a particular time (£0.06!). Just pennies .. but they add up!

My last listing sold for £80 + £6 postage. Money in bank after fees and postage .. £65 However part of that was a reserve price fee (£2.39) which I didn't have to have. The rest of deductions; final fee (£8), supersize picture (which didn't work!) £0.60, and of course Special Delivery post (£5.45)

Only £1 was the listing fee!!

Thanks Tom. Will take a look in a bit and see what i can do.

[Peter 615]

The minimum reserve fee is £50.

For coins why bother.

Start at 99p and away you go.

Or things like fish tanks make BIN or best offer.