Synchronicity! That is the word I use to describe the phenomenon you experience when you notice an item that has been sitting on the inventory shelf for awhile and then, boom, it sells right after you bring it into your conscious awareness.
When i first heard about the phenomenon you mentioned about touch/thinking about an item and then it sells, I was skeptical. Thought it was just UA-cam resellers trying to make content or clickbait. Until, it happened to me. Good video!
I had the same experience the other day. I found a vintage set of salad tongs I had forgotten about, that have been listed for almost 2 years, and they sold that night. Also, last week I sold a couple of Tiffany candle votives, the same day to different people on different platforms…that was odd too.
My wife and I had that "phenomenon" happening frequently soooooo. . . we now take the time twice a month to go into inventory and physically touch pieces we've had on the shelf for a while. it always generates a few sales for us
Yes, I've had the same experience. I recently mentioned to friend that I was surprised a hand crafted dough bowl I had listed on eBay hadn't sold. A couple days later, it sold. When I had a space in an antique mall and stocking my booth, I'd decided to take home an item that had been sitting forever. I'd be tired at the end of stocking and rearranging and decide I didn't want to deal with that long sitting item and I'd leave it. Next day it would sell. This happened over and over. It's so weird! Some kind of cosmic energy?
As far as fees go I feel they do much more than you mentioned. They get all of your tax information ready so you can just print and go to an accountant. They put all of your addresses in one place populate them give you the discounted shipping cost. I sell up to 20 items a day just typing all of the addresses would take me a hour then I have to figure the shipping cost etc.. I look at the fees as Ebay does about as much as an employee would be doing. I have said this many times you can get your own website for free or very cheap put all of your items on there and never sell anything without well over 15% marketing and then you are still not going to draw what Ebay does. So all of the Feebayers out there I hope you don't ever figure it out. There is absolutely no place on earth or the internet you can get more eyes on you items except maybe Amazon and they charge more, accept any excuse for returns and will close your store because you had a typo in a listing.
I love watching you Justin. You keep me feeling positive and I love selling on EBay. As a person who has been in sales for over 25 years it’s definitely a lot more fun than my former corporate jobs! 😊
I just recently had a chargeback claim on eBay where the messages prove the seller received the item. eBay sided with the seller. I appealed but have yet to hear an answer. If eBay doesn’t refund me It will be my first time I. Over 15 years of selling on eBay. :(
Thank you for pointing out that people only cry out when they have negative experiences. I have only been selling for a year but so far, eBay has had my back. That being said, I do not agree with eBay passing on credit card disputes to the sellers. I believe that is a burden that eBay should bear being as though the buyers can ask eBay to step in to help out when there is a problem. If the buyer decides to escalate beyond that, it should be on eBay's shoulders being as though EBAY allowed that buyer to use said credit card. That's just my opinion though.
I sold my own personal DAMAGED Apple watch. Clearly damaged in the photos, with a cracked screen after I dropped it, listing stated what happened and damaged for parts only. The buyer gets it, says he can't fix it it's too broken and wants his money back. He had to ship it to me and then I had to tell eBay, not only did he decide the damaged watch was "too damaged" (as if that's even a thing) but when I got it back I saw he had taken the watch completely apart and it was good for nothing but the garbage at that point, it was basically in pieces and looked nothing like my listing photos. eBay gave him his money back but not at my expense. I was happy I had my money from the sale, but really not fair that he got to damage my item and somehow blame me. Just not cool.
Most excited I’ve been in a while…and you’re the reason😮. Went to a Salvation Army close by and was at the electronics aisle for an hour. Listed 3 items (which I know will sell…STR). Should make a few hundred. Thanks for your unknowing help!
If you list the lamp with best offer don't list for less than $1,900. I really appreciate the encouragement and the positive insight you spoke into about eBay and scammers. My first sale was from a buyer whose first part of their eBay name was spammy... thankfully I paid for USPS insurance - it was the only time I was scammed.
My old Dodge grand caravan needed the stupid window switch replaced once every 6 months until I sold it and bought a new Santa Fe. I paid like $70 2x a year so I can see those being profitable.
Glad you won the scammer issue. I sold a TI84 to a guy who sells a ton of calculators. The day after he received it he opened a return with pictures of the same model and a damaged display. I believe he was sourcing parts to do swaps for his benefit. I accepted the return but I also asked ebay to look at his return history because it just isn't cool. I bubble wrapped the daylights out of it and shipped in a box. He returned it in the same box that had zero damage. People suck.
@Matt-fq6ly I'd have to have a friend or family member do it so the account is different but I'm big on honesty and karma. Ebay can be really awesome at times and suck too. I try to provide a great experience whether I'm buying or selling.
That is a bummer. I used to only sell collectibles and didn't accept returns for that reason. Now, I'm focusing on clothes and other categories, and so I decided to at least start offering buyer-paid returns. With the broken screen on your calculator return, if the item arrived damaged to the buyer (supposedly), would you not be able to file a mail claim with the shipper? I'm not sure how you shipped it, but Ground Advantage and some shipping methods come with at least some insurance ($100 for ground advantage). The one time I had to file a damage claim with USPS, I was actually happy with how smooth it was. Though even though I got the buyer a full refund they still are my one and only negative feedback.
Years ago I stopped all foreign sales; I had heard of a scammer in S. Korea who claimed an INR two full years after the transaction, and his credit card company gave him all the funds. eBay and Paypal could do nothing. I recently went back to international shipping, and I'm hoping it's not a mistake.
My phenomenon is a little different than yours. Mine tends to be items on my death pile that I just put off listing and put off listing and put off listing and then finally list them and they sell right away. It’s a crazy world we’re selling in.
The lamp is very unique, why not an auction like Sotheby's, would be interesting to see what it would sell for. So sorry about the scamming.....glad to hear that Ebay had your back. Thank the Lord for the seller protections....Keep doing your content, great videos
People that complain about eBay's fees haven't tried other outlets. For example, I send some items to a local consignment shop, I deem those items not worth the time and effort to list. They take 50%! And for that 50%, I only get access to a small, local audience. In person auctions often charge 33%. Once again, you only get access to the people that show up, small local market. Meanwhile, ebay gives me the entire world. And top rated sellers pay slightly lower fees. It's really not too bad all in all. We had a slow week but we did sell several books. Books sell SLOW, so any day I sell a book is a GOOD DAY! Sold five books yesterday. Three I got out of the free bin, so a nice return there.
I sold less items than usual last week/weekend. Normally I’m shipping at least a dozen on Monday, and I only shipped 6. I sold my two most expensive items in my store Sunday though so it made it my best week ever money wise.
I was scammed my very first transaction. The buyer returned a counterfeit to me when I actually sold them an authentic. eBay sided with me. So I feel pretty good about eBay right now.
My sales have been a little slow as well. Not terrible but the last 2 weeks I’ve only sold about 75% of what I normally sell. That phenomenon you’re talking about happens to me all the time! It’s super wild! I also have thousands of sales and I was scammed once when I was a new seller back in the early 2000’s but it was only about $45. I was scammed on FB Marketplace once too and I no longer sell there. Scams are few and far between in the reselling business. It doesn’t happen to me anymore although occasionally people sometimes try, but I know what to look out for now. Resellers can really only learn through experience.
I was just telling my wife last night, I touched an item that had been listed forever so now it will sell....sold 30 min later. This happens all the time
If you can find those window switches for the Acura legend, they will sell quickly and for high dollar. That vehicle is no longer having parts manufactured for it. Just thought I would throw that out there.
You are the only other person I have ever heard that that phenomena happens to. It happened to me over the period of several years many times It's SO weird. Sometimes I touch an item That's been hanging around forever just to see if it will sell and sure enough even though it's been there for months it sells with a day or two.
n Noticed some glitches on the App, sales slowed down for a few days then seemed to adjust back to normal. From what i saw while at USPS on Tuesday , lots of packages piled up from the resellers.
Thanks for your videos! New to reselling, just since October 2023, byt my theory for slow sales over the weekend is due to everyone getting their tax documents and starting the painful process of tax season. Since it’s my first season, no idea if this theory holds water 🤷🏼♀️
I got scammed for a 1996 Michael Jordan Space Jam Cel set...dude sent the wrong pics, etc. Some young kid . Offered a partial refund. I said no refunds and he wants to ship it back. People blow...
Be careful with that lamp. There are more Chinese fakes out there than real Murano. From looking at the lamp that someone is trying to sell, I very much doubt it is Murano as well. I would definitely show it to a professional before listing. If it is sold overseas and it is a fake, you would be in trouble. Good luck! Very glad you and Ebay punished the scammer!
I have wondered that if a seller doesn't know an item is fake, to what degree are they liable? I've heard of even authenticators being fooled by fakes. So I wasn't sure how that worked. It's not a topic I know much about, though, since I haven't really had to deal with it yet. I did pick up a pair of kids' Nikes that I didn't look at closer until I got home. I think they are counterfeit, so I decided not to list them. Thankfully, my daughter likes them and should grow into them soon, lol.
Love your videos. The name for that phenomenon could be linked to the Heisenberg principle expounded by quantum mechanics. Yes it does strangely occur regularly.
Just a little note about the “phenomenon”. You cannot purposely look at the item and then it miraculously sells. Is has to be a randomly noticed item! You can’t fool the reseller gods! lol
Been watching all your videos, thanks so much for putting out valuable content! Speaking of tax season…. I’m trying to set up bookkeeping and spreadsheet. I have a big closet full of NWT clothing, accessories, and NIB shoes purchased over the years that I am looking to sell. How do I handle ‘cost of goods’ for my bookkeeping? Do I estimate, or dig through a huge box of receipts and find the actual cost of each item? I already paid taxes on these purchases, so isn’t it being taxed twice when I sell it? It’s all very overwhelming, TIA!
@6:13 yes I've had that same thing happen. I think we need to think of it as "out of sight out of mind" Psychic power to channel our thoughts to positive energy!? No longer "out of sight"? ;p Sending those electric worldly vibes! Slow sales here too, maybe because of Valentine's Day people are spending more on that? Dinner, jewelry, etc.? JMO
Synchronicity! That is the word I use to describe the phenomenon you experience when you notice an item that has been sitting on the inventory shelf for awhile and then, boom, it sells right after you bring it into your conscious awareness.
It’s actually amazing how often that happens! Right!
Yeah injustbsold an open box back to Captel. Should have priced it higher 😅
Yes, physically touching slow moving listed inventory magically causes it to sell soon
@@PaulDeLeo No causation is ever implied when synchronicity occurs.
When i first heard about the phenomenon you mentioned about touch/thinking about an item and then it sells, I was skeptical. Thought it was just UA-cam resellers trying to make content or clickbait. Until, it happened to me. Good video!
I had the same experience the other day. I found a vintage set of salad tongs I had forgotten about, that have been listed for almost 2 years, and they sold that night. Also, last week I sold a couple of Tiffany candle votives, the same day to different people on different platforms…that was odd too.
My wife and I had that "phenomenon" happening frequently soooooo. . . we now take the time twice a month to go into inventory and physically touch pieces we've had on the shelf for a while. it always generates a few sales for us
Yes, I've had the same experience. I recently mentioned to friend that I was surprised a hand crafted dough bowl I had listed on eBay hadn't sold. A couple days later, it sold. When I had a space in an antique mall and stocking my booth, I'd decided to take home an item that had been sitting forever. I'd be tired at the end of stocking and rearranging and decide I didn't want to deal with that long sitting item and I'd leave it. Next day it would sell. This happened over and over. It's so weird! Some kind of cosmic energy?
As far as fees go I feel they do much more than you mentioned. They get all of your tax information ready so you can just print and go to an accountant. They put all of your addresses in one place populate them give you the discounted shipping cost. I sell up to 20 items a day just typing all of the addresses would take me a hour then I have to figure the shipping cost etc.. I look at the fees as Ebay does about as much as an employee would be doing. I have said this many times you can get your own website for free or very cheap put all of your items on there and never sell anything without well over 15% marketing and then you are still not going to draw what Ebay does. So all of the Feebayers out there I hope you don't ever figure it out. There is absolutely no place on earth or the internet you can get more eyes on you items except maybe Amazon and they charge more, accept any excuse for returns and will close your store because you had a typo in a listing.
I love watching you Justin. You keep me feeling positive and I love selling on EBay. As a person who has been in sales for over 25 years it’s definitely a lot more fun than my former corporate jobs! 😊
I just recently had a chargeback claim on eBay where the messages prove the seller received the item. eBay sided with the seller. I appealed but have yet to hear an answer. If eBay doesn’t refund me It will be my first time I. Over 15 years of selling on eBay. :(
Thank you for pointing out that people only cry out when they have negative experiences. I have only been selling for a year but so far, eBay has had my back. That being said, I do not agree with eBay passing on credit card disputes to the sellers. I believe that is a burden that eBay should bear being as though the buyers can ask eBay to step in to help out when there is a problem. If the buyer decides to escalate beyond that, it should be on eBay's shoulders being as though EBAY allowed that buyer to use said credit card. That's just my opinion though.
Great closing statement. Solid summary of what ebay gives us sellers. Highly underrated
I sold my own personal DAMAGED Apple watch. Clearly damaged in the photos, with a cracked screen after I dropped it, listing stated what happened and damaged for parts only. The buyer gets it, says he can't fix it it's too broken and wants his money back. He had to ship it to me and then I had to tell eBay, not only did he decide the damaged watch was "too damaged" (as if that's even a thing) but when I got it back I saw he had taken the watch completely apart and it was good for nothing but the garbage at that point, it was basically in pieces and looked nothing like my listing photos. eBay gave him his money back but not at my expense. I was happy I had my money from the sale, but really not fair that he got to damage my item and somehow blame me. Just not cool.
Most excited I’ve been in a while…and you’re the reason😮. Went to a Salvation Army close by and was at the electronics aisle for an hour. Listed 3 items (which I know will sell…STR). Should make a few hundred. Thanks for your unknowing help!
Dude, that happens to me too! I’ll notice an older item and then Cha-Ching. It’s our psychic powers.
If you list the lamp with best offer don't list for less than $1,900. I really appreciate the encouragement and the positive insight you spoke into about eBay and scammers. My first sale was from a buyer whose first part of their eBay name was spammy... thankfully I paid for USPS insurance - it was the only time I was scammed.
My old Dodge grand caravan needed the stupid window switch replaced once every 6 months until I sold it and bought a new Santa Fe. I paid like $70 2x a year so I can see those being profitable.
Your vids are always like a kick in my backside...thank you!
This week I’ve sold more than I ever have!!! I’ve been a lot more consistent and that really paid off!!
Glad you won the scammer issue. I sold a TI84 to a guy who sells a ton of calculators. The day after he received it he opened a return with pictures of the same model and a damaged display. I believe he was sourcing parts to do swaps for his benefit. I accepted the return but I also asked ebay to look at his return history because it just isn't cool. I bubble wrapped the daylights out of it and shipped in a box. He returned it in the same box that had zero damage. People suck.
You should report that person as well if you haven't done so.
@@anthonyxavier6300 I did
Since he sells calculators, you should buy a calculator from him and return a broken one. Do the eBay uno reverse on him lol
@Matt-fq6ly I'd have to have a friend or family member do it so the account is different but I'm big on honesty and karma. Ebay can be really awesome at times and suck too. I try to provide a great experience whether I'm buying or selling.
That is a bummer. I used to only sell collectibles and didn't accept returns for that reason. Now, I'm focusing on clothes and other categories, and so I decided to at least start offering buyer-paid returns.
With the broken screen on your calculator return, if the item arrived damaged to the buyer (supposedly), would you not be able to file a mail claim with the shipper? I'm not sure how you shipped it, but Ground Advantage and some shipping methods come with at least some insurance ($100 for ground advantage).
The one time I had to file a damage claim with USPS, I was actually happy with how smooth it was. Though even though I got the buyer a full refund they still are my one and only negative feedback.
Years ago I stopped all foreign sales; I had heard of a scammer in S. Korea who claimed an INR two full years after the transaction, and his credit card company gave him all the funds. eBay and Paypal could do nothing. I recently went back to international shipping, and I'm hoping it's not a mistake.
Yes I have also had a very slow week. One sale. Usually 20-30 a week.
My phenomenon is a little different than yours. Mine tends to be items on my death pile that I just put off listing and put off listing and put off listing and then finally list them and they sell right away. It’s a crazy world we’re selling in.
The lamp is very unique, why not an auction like Sotheby's, would be interesting to see what it would sell for. So sorry about the scamming.....glad to hear that Ebay had your back. Thank the Lord for the seller protections....Keep doing your content, great videos
Just shipped out one of those Microsoft 4000 keyboards yesterday. Sold super fast!
Nice!
Yes, have experienced the phenomenon a few times of seeing something, then it sells.
People that complain about eBay's fees haven't tried other outlets. For example, I send some items to a local consignment shop, I deem those items not worth the time and effort to list. They take 50%! And for that 50%, I only get access to a small, local audience. In person auctions often charge 33%. Once again, you only get access to the people that show up, small local market. Meanwhile, ebay gives me the entire world. And top rated sellers pay slightly lower fees. It's really not too bad all in all. We had a slow week but we did sell several books. Books sell SLOW, so any day I sell a book is a GOOD DAY! Sold five books yesterday. Three I got out of the free bin, so a nice return there.
The situation when you sell something you came by in your inventory we call a serendipity. Happens all the time.
Thanks for the tip about "blue line" Panasonic VHS players. I just added that to the title of one I listed recently.
I sold less items than usual last week/weekend. Normally I’m shipping at least a dozen on Monday, and I only shipped 6. I sold my two most expensive items in my store Sunday though so it made it my best week ever money wise.
I was scammed my very first transaction. The buyer returned a counterfeit to me when I actually sold them an authentic.
eBay sided with me. So I feel pretty good about eBay right now.
My sales have been a little slow as well. Not terrible but the last 2 weeks I’ve only sold about 75% of what I normally sell. That phenomenon you’re talking about happens to me all the time! It’s super wild! I also have thousands of sales and I was scammed once when I was a new seller back in the early 2000’s but it was only about $45. I was scammed on FB Marketplace once too and I no longer sell there. Scams are few and far between in the reselling business. It doesn’t happen to me anymore although occasionally people sometimes try, but I know what to look out for now. Resellers can really only learn through experience.
I love watching your videos. Great information!
I was just telling my wife last night, I touched an item that had been listed forever so now it will sell....sold 30 min later. This happens all the time
Yes, very slow! But February always seems to be for me.
Ebay has sided with the scammer 3 times for me in the last couple of months
It was super slow for me on those same dates. I have a small store, but sales were well below the prior week.
If you can find those window switches for the Acura legend, they will sell quickly and for high dollar. That vehicle is no longer having parts manufactured for it. Just thought I would throw that out there.
You are the only other person I have ever heard that that phenomena happens to. It happened to me over the period of several years many times It's SO weird. Sometimes I touch an item That's been hanging around forever just to see if it will sell and sure enough even though it's been there for months it sells with a day or two.
@Gary_Daytona Law of Attraction. What we give our attention to, is what appears in our life.
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Noticed some glitches on the App, sales slowed down for a few days then seemed to adjust back to normal. From what i saw while at USPS on Tuesday , lots of packages piled up from the resellers.
Thanks for your videos! New to reselling, just since October 2023, byt my theory for slow sales over the weekend is due to everyone getting their tax documents and starting the painful process of tax season. Since it’s my first season, no idea if this theory holds water 🤷🏼♀️
I got scammed for a 1996 Michael Jordan Space Jam Cel set...dude sent the wrong pics, etc. Some young kid . Offered a partial refund. I said no refunds and he wants to ship it back. People blow...
Are you testing the window switches or just hoping they are good?
I don't test them, but offer free returns if there are any problems. I have only had one returned so far!
Hopefully you are telling them in the description. As a buyer, I’d assume they work unless told different. That why good switches go for decent money.
As always great information about all related to selling on ebay , thank you !!!!
I might be wrong, but I feel like the calculators are seasonal based on school. Sometimes in the year they sell for more or less depending…???
Be careful with that lamp. There are more Chinese fakes out there than real Murano. From looking at the lamp that someone is trying to sell, I very much doubt it is Murano as well. I would definitely show it to a professional before listing. If it is sold overseas and it is a fake, you would be in trouble. Good luck! Very glad you and Ebay punished the scammer!
I have wondered that if a seller doesn't know an item is fake, to what degree are they liable? I've heard of even authenticators being fooled by fakes. So I wasn't sure how that worked. It's not a topic I know much about, though, since I haven't really had to deal with it yet.
I did pick up a pair of kids' Nikes that I didn't look at closer until I got home. I think they are counterfeit, so I decided not to list them. Thankfully, my daughter likes them and should grow into them soon, lol.
@crazylamplady !
Extremely slow sales for us last weekend as well.
Thanks for sharing. I'm glad to hear eBay sided with you.
Best week i've had this year so far
Thanks for your videos. I love them. 👏🏼
thanks!
Where do you find these auto parts?
i mention that in the video
Love your videos. The name for that phenomenon could be linked to the Heisenberg principle expounded by quantum mechanics. Yes it does strangely occur regularly.
Nice work, Justin. 👍🏻
Yes, physically touching slow moving listed inventory magically causes it to sell soon
Just a little note about the “phenomenon”. You cannot purposely look at the item and then it miraculously sells. Is has to be a randomly noticed item! You can’t fool the reseller gods! lol
Been watching all your videos, thanks so much for putting out valuable content!
Speaking of tax season…. I’m trying to set up bookkeeping and spreadsheet. I have a big closet full of NWT clothing, accessories, and NIB shoes purchased over the years that I am looking to sell.
How do I handle ‘cost of goods’ for my bookkeeping? Do I estimate, or dig through a huge box of receipts and find the actual cost of each item? I already paid taxes on these purchases, so isn’t it being taxed twice when I sell it?
It’s all very overwhelming, TIA!
Sales were low for me as well for the last week. Tax season maybe?
First time viewing your videos, you present great, talk fast. Which I love, not a seller love to learn.
I had the exact opposite outcome plus a $20 dispute fee I had to pay. 😊
@6:13 yes I've had that same thing happen. I think we need to think of it as "out of sight out of mind" Psychic power to channel our thoughts to positive energy!? No longer "out of sight"? ;p Sending those electric worldly vibes! Slow sales here too, maybe because of Valentine's Day people are spending more on that? Dinner, jewelry, etc.? JMO
That phenomenon is called we live in the matrix lol. But that does happen all the time to me as well.
Thanks Justin!
Keep that lamp!
After watching this I will go look at every single item I have and ask myself why hasn’t this sold? lol fingers crossed 🤞 😂
It was slow! Hopefully this week will be much better. Thanks for the vid!
Thank you. Roi?
Dude, that happens to me all the time
It’s a fugazi
Justin, the phenomenon is well known as the Law of Attraction. What we give our attention to, is what appears in our life.
Justin. Do you promote your listings?
yep. i talk about it here: Doing this will literally double your eBay sales (for real)
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For me, I'll think i need to delete something and donate it - then it sells. Weird. It's just a fluke, but it's still weird.
Real slow week. Had 2 returns.
Quality video!
Thanks!
Very slow week!!
Taxes
very slow
Hi, veryyyyyyy slow week