Fix These PROBLEMS and You'll SELL MORE on eBay!
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
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Good video, and reminders.
I literally LOLd when you said "the problem is you..." -- I love it!! Being straightforward is so refreshing - stay yourself because you are awesome. :) I love your videos!
Thank you :D
It couldn't possibly be eBay and their constant changes for the worse....
Appreciate the straightforward advice. I don’t think it was delivered harshly. I think it was delivered matter-of-factly. Lots of sellers complain about eBay, but they’re only certain things we can control and we cannot control the company. Therefore, we need to focus on our listings to do the best we can. I personally need to pay more attention to sell through rate!
Yes I didn't in the past but I do now!
It was RUDE. It sounded like a School Marm lecturing her first graders. Just clickbait.
@@NoodlesEaton it was the truth maybe it struck a chord?!?
@@NoodlesEaton sometimes the truth is just blunt. I think she was direct rather than rude.
@@NoodlesEaton
So you've just outted yourself as one of the ones who needed to hear it, right?
Good show!
Go back and listen again.
Lordy Lordy, say it louder for the people in the back!! Great to hear a no nonsense response. LIST BETTER STUFF, Amen!
Yes, something is always selling you just gotta find what it is!
It doesn't matter if the category of the item you're selling is oversaturated and is not selling well. Do your research and set your price as the lowest and yours will be the next one to sell!
bad idea
I appreciate your honesty and no BS approach. Frankly, this approach is much more helpful than the sugar-coating I'm sick of. Thanks for keeping it real!
You're so welcome!
I know I get from eBay from what I put into it. If I'm consistent, so are my sales...If I goof off, I have nobody to blame but myself. I am part-time as I work a full time job but I need to build my draft bank up so I can still post. You reminded me of something when I sold my house in 2008. Your house is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. It does not matter how YOU feel because you're not the buyer. Thanks so much for your video.
Yes very very very true!
So you're basically a slave to eBay. You shouldn't have to go through that just to get sales. The platform doesn't work properly.
I love how you just give the truth that is the only way to be in everything in life. 😊
I agree
If you have stuff no one wants on ebay, my solution to that was to find Facebook groups to sell them in. My Jeep group, for example, was actually showing a picture of that old school Renegad bottle that someone found at an antique mall and they were all admiring it. So, you may be able to offload that stuff by thinking outside the box.
Very very true great point! That's the way to do it. If it's not working think of other things
Thank you so. much, you're the best teacher for second-hand selling. I have never know how to compute the sell-through rate and now I do.
Happy to help!
Same here! Now I will start doing it on all my purchases….
Thanks for the candid comments. It was blunt, just sincere. I know my photos suck and perhaps no one wants my stuff, but it's all a learning experience and this is how we humans learn. Your wisdom and experience is greatly appreciated, I don't know how old timers on Ebay do it, after 10 days and 77 listing I feel exhausted, but not defeated.
Yeah it can be tiring for sure especially if it's same type items it is monotonous which i think makes it work. We all continually learn and improve as we go :)
I can go a month without listing a single item and have 3-5 sales a week. I can list daily and go a week with no sales. I think the buying public is finicky. eBay does need to fix it's search function, that is broken making it difficult for people to find the items. Great video as always! 🎉
Thanks Dave :D
Exactly !! I always find it bizarre when I go on a crazy listing spree and my sales DROP!
Ebay is broken. I used to do great there but not like I did. They are too busy reaming me with final value fees.
@@NoodlesEaton ebay is not broken.....
Most of my buyers are on the west Coast, so shipping is more for them, since I'm on the East Coast.
Most sellers think it couldn’t possibly be their inventory. It usually is.
Yes a lot of times it is
I've sold things that in my opinion were ready for the rubbish but being brand names meant it sold...you just never know
Hi Kat, being blunt but honest is the best source of advice. Thanks for another informative video, Randy.
My pleasure!
Great tips! Thank you for not sugar coating it, many sellers need to hear the truth.
You are welcome and I agree :D
Kat, what a great video! Chock full of valuable common sense advice! Not at all harsh, just honest and straight forward. Thank you!!
☺️🙌🎯
You're so welcome 😉
This was a great reminder of what I am doing wrong! Thanks, Kat, for your bluntness, it does help it sink in!!!
You're so welcome!
I used to sell in the good old ebay days when I was a stay at SAHM in nursing school. Shipping was 4.95 flat rate back then lol. Even then, shipping was a huge factor. People don't want to pay shipping. It's better to offer lowest possible shipping or free shipping. This isn't amazon or poshmark. People will wait for snail mail if they collect things, which is often cheaper.
I, too, appreciate your advice on selling. As I said before, you inspire me to want to sell more, so I take your advice very seriously. Thank you, thank you, thank you 😊
You can do it! I'm happy to help :-)
Kat a great video and a refresher -- I remember all those tips from following you and helping me to get started again selling on Ebay. Thanks for all you do.
You're very welcome ☺️
I was struggling with this very topic. Thank you for the timely advise. I am not one who can read between the lines so I am very grateful for your unvarnished truth about these problems. By following your advise I now can confidently go through my listings and make the necessary changes and move forward.
Glad it was helpful!
I saw the post that may have spurred this. Well done, Kat. You have worked damn hard to get where you are and deserve all the success. People need to spend more time working and less time comparing. You have taught people tons of valuable information and I appreciate it. Keep kicking ass, girl!
That's the plan my friend!
@@TheNurseFlipper ha. Just realized I commented on the wrong video lol I meant to comment on today’s but you knew what I meant lol
@@BlingaDingDingReseller lol lol yes I did
I would add on Shipping- check the method you are using- the addition of Ground advantage has made me review my Priority shipping items and change those to ground advantage. Items longer than 22 inches now go UPS ( it's closer to me then Fed EX). Since December 1st, daily I've been doing a deep dive on the 15 oldest items in my store and checking titles, pictures, price & shipping and modifing them before doing end & sell similar. Sold a lot of old inventory in the last 2 months.
That's a great tip!!
Another great video! You are a plethora of knowledge not to mention a math whiz!! I’m gonna have to save the video so I can go back and relisten to all the percentages and all the other info because…
I am NOT good in math. Anyway, my sales are doing pretty well and I’m starting to really take your advice and pick things up look at them get comps and such… so that has really helped a lot too. I’m definitely gonna go back and look at what sold, how many, etc… I grew up with antiques in my house, but never really thought about it until I started reselling, so I have a fairly good eye, but am I still learning a lot. The most important thing is that I enjoy it !
being retired and 73 with grandchildren, it’s something I enjoy doing when I have free time. I can’t wait to see your most recent video when it airs. I just appreciate it so much that you not only make a make an amazing living, are a loving mother, but you go above and beyond to help others. Thanks for that. 🙋♀️
Thank you so so much, I'm glad to hear things are going well for you!
Thanks for being straightforward with no fluff. I’ve trying to understand sell through rate for days. Thank you
You are so welcome!
Thanks for your time and video. I agree. Some folks needed to hear this 😊
Thanks for watching!
Dalton cracks me up! Adorable! Thanks for the info!
Thanks for watching! He's a funny little man ;-)
watched this video and I am taking your recommendations and I started reviewing and selling similar and I cant wait to see what happeins! I also just joined your membership and I am excited. Like you I am an RN , I have retired and am finally buying and reselling vintage Jewelry. I love watching you and I am learning . Thank You!
Best of luck in your new venture and I'm very happy to help!
Thanks, for the reminders. Even though I've been doing this for years, it's good to revisit selling tips.
Absolutely!
Thanks for the scoop on the sell through rate. Makes sense to not waste time.
You are so welcome :-)
This is great information, thank you. I am new to reselling and want to be successful. I appreciate you taking your time to make these videos, and I do like your bluntness .
You are so welcome!
Thank you for the open, honest, and great advice!!!
You are so welcome!
Thanks Kat...I'm a brand new reseller. I've collected for years and never sold. I don't have to shop to sell, but I do love the thrill of the hunt. Will definitely use your great info and may have you take a look at my listing very soon. Dalton is a cutie!!❤
Yes the hunt is the best part for sure!!! Thank you :D
Really appreciate the straight forward advice! I have learned that my previous problem has been not paying attention to the sell through rates. I am much better at that now even though it hurts to leave some things behind even if I can buy it cheap. I have a hard time looking things up at yard sales so hopefully I’ve learned enough over the winter to pick up better items this summer.
Yeah I think sell through rate is the hardest especially when stuff is cute and cheap 😆 🤣 😂
Thank you. I appreciate bluntness.
Very welcome
"The problem is you."
I LOVE IT
So has eBay been getting better? Funny how it's always the seller never eBay. 🤣🤣
Excellent math lesson- just facts, numbers don't lie. It's business!
Love it. Newer reseller and listened to alot of resellers and also joined many fb groups to only delete them because the majority complained complained etc etc. Ebay isn't broken thier system is. Appreciate you
No problem, appreciate you watching :-)
Great advice! Thank you! I remember from sales training years ago: "cost has nothing to do with value." You said it!
Absolutely!
This is a great video! Thank you for always sharing your knowledge and being straight forward.
You're very welcome
Great video. I love your straightforward approach. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for all the great information I think your delivery was perfect and clear and concise leaving no room for confusion or misunderstanding. God bless your efforts. Thank you again.
Glad it was helpful!
So glad you caught your mistake. I knew that it was the reverse math division because I watch a lot of you great sellers quoting it all the time. Thanks!
I like and appreciate your honest real approach. 😊
Thank you 😊
Thank you so very much for explaining how to figure out sell through rate ❤ I love & appreciate your work, videos & tips! thank you 😊
You are so welcome!
Thank you for the advice! Great video. I do listen to what you teach us! Thanks again! I believe in not sugar coating anything either... telll it like it is. Thats how we learn!
Yes I agree for sure!
All good ideas to implement. I have to point out, Mike @ Golden State Picker takes the majority of his pics on his kitchen counter with doors in the background, knick knacks on a cabinet all on his brown/black countertop. He too has exceptional sales. Price/item I would say is most important.
Yes if you have amazing in demand items alot of the other stuff won't matter
Thank you. I knew from the intro I needed this. Good information ❤
You are so welcome
Very useful information, thank you! These tips have helped me, so now I’m going back through my store looking for adjustments to make. New subscriber here!
You're welcome and thanks for subbing :-)
I recently noticed when a buyer messaged me to advise me my shopping was way off! I had no idea! This truly is a big deal!!! Luckily I was able to fix it for the customer
Yes it really is and most aren't going to tell you they'll just buy elsewhere
The Avon stuff I have up was all free, so happy if I get anything for it. Good advice not to purchase empty bottles. The full ones do pretty well.
Yes full does and their jewelry some of it does very well!
I used to think "it was free!" but I find my shelf space is very valuable. If it's something that sells for $10 with low sell through, I am going to pass it on to someone else. It would have to be a quick seller or have a high selling price and a very specialized item to list it. My time is also valuable. It takes the same amount of time to list something that sells
This was great! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
My pleasure!
Great info. Thanks for not pulling any punches.
No problem!
“The problem is you”, omg 🤣💪 love it - thank you - I needed this 😅
So glad!
These are wonderful guidelines to work with. I really appreciate your expert advice ❤. Thank you for giving us information to help us grow our business!
You are so welcome!
I always appreciate your content.....thank you
You are very welcome!
Thank you! I needed this step by step of how to figure out sell-through rate! So helpful!
You're so welcome!
I’m excited for tonight! And especially excited my store won’t be up for review 😳😂💕
hahahahahaha
I like your directness. This solid advice has been given over and over. I buy lots of the same unbreakable items to resell. I sell very lightweight items. I cannot tell you how many times Ive received lots and they come in a box when a poly mailer is good nough. Not only that, the items smell of mold, they are torn or have big holes and the items although they have store tags attached, have big holes in them. Like the entire order came wadded up in the box. DO NOT DO THIS. buyers will not come back and you will get bad feedback. So if you sell lots, the best ones look like the items were handled with care. Good photos. Know what it costs to ship and ship in appropriate size containers. I received 41 beautiful clean neatly folded items yesterday in the same sized box that the moldy lot of 13 came in. Just because items have a store tag doesn’t mean a thing! Hiding flaws from view is misrepresenting that item. Sellers who ship stinky flawed items will be shown no mercy from me anymore. Im pushing back from now on.
Great points 👈
Great video with alot of very helpful information & advice. I appreciate the straightforward & to the point advice! I'm currently just selling to downsize but would like to do more reselling in the near future. Your video has really helped me to know what to look for & how to go about it.
Glad it was helpful!
Kat, you’re the bomb! Mad respect.
Thank you 😊
Enjoy watching your videos. You explain everything in terms I can even understand👍. Keep in mind getting my power to not kick out when using my toaster at the same time as the microwave puzzles me. Lol.
Happy to hear!
Thank you for the clear demo on how to know what will sell. Very helpful
Thanks for watching!
Kat be nice to that boy , your gonna need him one day to help you with that mega resell business , you need to start now to make him believe reselling is better then playing baseball , that what my grandkids believe ,what a difference it has made in my “latter” years “ha ha “
He likes it most times
First time to look at your channel. I am appreciative of your honesty. I am new at resellng on Ebay.
Welcome!
Great video- very helpful. Thanks Kat!
You're welcome 😊
Great information, I just went in my store and revised several of my titles. Thanks so much!
You're welcome 😊
I feel ebay has lots of potential! I've been a seller for almost 2 years and I get sales at different times. I think people want items that are reasonably priced. I have a store which mostly sells collectables. It's a niche store but I'd like to get more sales in the month. I think i can do it. Great info!
Totally agree!
I have learned so much from you. Thank you.
You are so welcome
😊I like you!!! You go straight to the point, and you teach exactly what newbies(like me) need to know. I learned a lot from you today, and I look forward to learning more. Therefore, I subscribed.
Thank you so much!!! Thank the good Lord I found this video!!!😊
Welcome, I"m glad you found me :-)
Really great video Kat! ❤
Thank you!!
Kat its not fair to say its all the sellers fault, there are very real issues with ebay that interfere with sales , especially in the past year. (And saying its you not ebay can be offensive to some struggling sellers)I however accept that the seller can do many things to boost their sales for sure. I also think you sell as much as you do because you work hard and invest in many great items plus have a large store. The more items you have listed the more people have to choose from. I do think being on youtube helps make some sales. In general being on multiple social media platforms helps a lot too.
The facts are most of the time if someone is not getting sales there is something they can do about it and rather than complain if they face it and try to find the root cause of the problem whether it's not having desirable items or pricing too high or shipping too high there is something that all of us, myself included can do to better themselves. I am not about coddling people and oh it's ok it's not your fault when reality is there is ALWAYS something ALL of us can do to improve our sales and blaming it on eBay or any other outside forces does nothing to fix the problem. Less than 5% of my sales come from social media, some people on youtube get a ton, but I am not one of those that do. Of course the more you list the more you sell, but it still has to be items that someone wants.
I agree that sellers need to strive to continually work on their listings but it is unfair to say that this past year ebay had no part in low sales because there is proof that they did. Changes to the search for one is a very real problem. There are other glitches and changes that ebay made that affected sales for many sellers.I have very real proof of damage that was caused by ebay. I am getting sales right now so I am not complaining and I can see a difference if I dont keep up with the listing. The only real complaint I have is with sellers pricing too low de valueing many items especially jewelry. The low pricing of sterling jewelry is ridiculous and a very real problem. I dont know what percentage of sales come from social media but I do believe that it is advertising and it helps to bring in customers. I had a situation where I promoted at 10% and could not find my items until the last page. I talked to an ebay rep who agreed there was something wrong and referred my items to be reviewed. She also stated she would request my items to be given a boost. And that boost made a major difference in my sales so I know for a fact that ebay can and does have an effect on sales.. I dont disagree with your valuable advise. I do however disagree that there have not been problems with the ebay website this past year.@@TheNurseFlipper
@@user-zg5sr2zh7j just so you know the boost / reset you can do yourself by changing title or bulk editing and changing price (I do up or down by 1 cent)
Give an example of how eBay interferes with sellers so they can't sell things? Can you name something specific?
There have been a few, one problem I had was when they changed item specifics. I had problems getting my listings to go thru and then my listings were not shown for 4 weeks!! Also I feel like if I pay 10% to promote an item it should not include several other sellers items on my page. I lost a $200 sale because a potential buyer found a similar item cheaper on my page, I dont consider that promoting my item at all!! I have found my items that I promoted at 10% showing on the last page not up front as it should be. There have been many glitches this past year, problems with the Search and more. I am not saying there are many things the seller can do to improve their sales, there are many things that can help. But to say that ebay had nothing to do with bad sales last year is just plain wrong. So many sellers whose living depended on ebay sales struggled to get by. I dont think any of them would agree that it was all their fault!!.
Whoa, that was a brutal intro but truth is truth. I would say that I meet all but one of your requirements and that is that I don't list. I have about 100 items. Sometimes I'll have 3 sales in two days and other times it might be a month between sales. I work hard when I list--maybe not smart (long, accurate descriptions) I price competitively, pass on my shipping discount, use all of my title spaces available, take many good photos, check comps & sell-through. I put it down to the eBay algorithm---I'm not constantly listing. Of course, I am not sure about missing the promoted fees or international selling. NOT doing those surely can't help. Still, when I was doing a comp search the other day--when I had it set at Best match there was a significant difference in the number being shown compared to those I searched under Highest. (wish I could find it now). That makes me know that some listings are hidden. I take responsibility for mine with my lack of listings but I don't think eBay is without it's own manipulations. Thanks for the video
Yeah there are some search things going on, but I think sales should still be consistent with good items listed consistently. I didn't see regular sales until I had about 500 listed but I do a mix of long tail and fast selling items
A white background for pictures is not always good. If you are photographing something clear with details, such as cut glass or crystal sculptures, then you are better off with a solid dark background which will show the detail better.
Straight to the point, thanks!
You're welcome :-)
Yay for you, I'm glad you don't sugar coat things but I had three sales on ebay and could've had more. The first was due to a scammer that tried three times on one coin with three different names. One was at my fault, I had tried selling a vintage Costco metal shelf and discovered I couldn't take the top part off in order to ship.. the other two were no where close to what I had as my asking price. I tried talking to someone to explain this and these items were all sold almost immediately after I posted them. I am inexperienced and have tried so many times and got tired of failing, I could use help. Thanks
It sounds like they might have been scammrrs if you haven't yet build your feedback up to 10 by buying cheap items on EBay from different sellers that should help
Things are only worth what people are willing to pay. BTW I like your assistant. Made me laugh and I needed it. I haven't set up my EBAY account yet. Still putting it together.
I hope you get started soon!
Fantastic advice! Shoot from the hip! Appreciated !
No problem!
Great video, I donated 2 cases of Avon bottles to the charity store. Not worth my time. LOL
I think that was a smart move
If anyone knows the ins and outs of EBay, it’s you! You have the experience to tell it like it is! If I was a reseller, I would take a page from you. ❤
Thank you
Seriously, the Avon example is priceless and for a resellers own good. My friend bought out a retired Avon lady’s stash so excited for those tempting quirky bottles-most still full! it’s been over a year and she sold maybe ten percent of them. The metrics are dead on. There were too many made and the owners kept them as if they were 401ks so most are far from special. Tip: if you’re sitting on any, lot them out in an auction and let it be a lesson.
Lol lol I made this mistake myself years ago 😅 sometimes we have to pay to learn
Really? My grandma had a bunch of them and I sold them all for her. Now it took a year but the ones that sold really quickly were the full bottles. The empty ones I had to sell them as a lot because, as you said, there’s so many of them. Those took me a while to sell. Also use different platforms, not only eBay.
@Jar0fMay0 oh yeah full bottles of certain fragrances will go good but empty is the ones that take forever and don't go for much they were just way over produced
Excellent video. We need to hear the brutal truth in order to improve.
Yes we do!
You are so correct cuz I sell great on posh but I’m clueless on eBay and guess what I’ve had my account since year 2000 for casual buy/sell. eBay confuses me 😢 P.S omg I’m going to go back and watch ALL of your videos as you are sooo informative and it applies to many platforms!! Thank u sooo much!
You're so welcome. We do ok on posh and mercari but ebay typically is about 10x or more in sales
Thank you for your advice! So much I still don’t know- I really appreciate your honesty and lesson on how to find out the buy through… I think that’s what you called it. 😅
Glad it was helpful! Sell thru rate :)
Thank you Kat very informative 😊
You are so welcome!
Thank you, like your content. I cleaned out a home and acquired some nice new items. Trying Ebay for the first time for my clients. Could you speak about the payout from the company, do they always do a partial of your total. Should I allow offers on an item. Thank you and congrats on a Fabu January. Impressive!
I always allow offers as it helps boost in the search algorithm. When you're new if you have no history they can hold payments for 2-4 weeks but after you're established you c an get daily or weekly payouts
This really helped me a lot🎉 Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thanks so much for this helpful video!!
You are so welcome!
This was excellent. Thank you.
You're welcome 😊
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Just what I needed to see and hear! Is the sell-through information available on my phone or just on the computer?
You can look on both
Hi Kat! You're boy is getting big & very handsome! Thanks for the help !!
Yes he is getting very tall!
OMG, I think this is actually the best informative video you have done . We can all be successful if we follow the best way to get there .
Glad it was helpful!
Enjoyed this video immensely!
Thank you!
Great video! Totally agree
Thanks for watching!
Thanks I will take notes
You're welcome I hope it was helpful
Appreciate the advice, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Best advice ! I agree with you all the way !
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Some great tips here. Another one is be sure to give the size of the item in cases where a photo or item doesn't make it obvious. I am surprised how many times the sellers don't give the size . 😮Some sellers put a ruler in the photo which is another option.
Yes I agree completely photos can be very deceiving
@@TheNurseFlipper Yes, if I'm not sure of the size of the item, I normally don't bother emailing the seller. I just go on to another auction that does give the size and I buy that one. So the seller that didn't list the size missed the sale. Has happened a lot. Obviously if the item has a known size, then giving that info isn't needed. But there are many times when I'm not sure of the size and yet it wasn't listed in the auction. The only time I'll email the seller for size info, is if I can't find the item anywhere else.
@@rjwalker4153 makes sense
Thank you! On point, great advice,
You are so welcome
Great advice. Thank you.
You are so welcome!