@thecatspjs wrote:
Gosh I don't think that those who are successful Oz sellers that have decent volume of sales or growth should be as you put it "derided"
To the contrary any advice that "successful" sellers seek to provide to others in a non-patronising manner with good will is certainly always given consideration by myself, and from time to time I have integrated those tips into my own practices.
I dont know about the "succesful" bit but my sales are ticking along reasonably well, with a few real highlights now and again.
I,ve noticed something very interesting in the last 6-12 months. One of the places I have always purchased stock, ( antiques and collectables ) used to have a huge amount of competition for good items from other people looking for stock to resell on ebay. Lately they all seem to have dissapeared and I can find a lot more juicy items than I could 12 months ago. These are actually cheaper than they where as there is less competition for them, The rare items still sell really well, especially to overseas buyers. The International market does not seem as slow as the Austrtalian market. Basically the competition dropping away has been quite positive for this sector of my sales which is not slowing at all, but achieving some great auction prices lately. The International market still seems to be growing and is probably around 30% - 40% of my sales now. This may be worth looking at if you sell one -off items such as rare collectables.
My stores are still ticking along quite well, but one is starting to get a bit high on the defect front at around 1.5 % which is a bit of a worry. Stock for the stores is very easy to find as not many ebayers are chasing it ,which means I can sell a little bit cheaper to make up for the flat, local ebay economy and still maintain good profit margins.
Store sales are stable, but I cant seem to break through a certain figure which seems to be my hidden ebay limit, that we hear about. I seem to get throttled regularly. A couple of days of good sales then nothing much for the next three. I have got used to it and have a fairly low care factor for trying to grow my ebay business these days. I,m just happy to reach my hidden limit and not have to work too hard to do it.
Ebay seemed to have a glitch a few weeks ago where the throttling wasnt working for around ten days. The sales over this period where amazing and I actually got behind with the packing and mailing even though I was working on packing full time 8-9 hours a day. ( Thats the first time buyers where buying stuff quicker than I could pack it for an extended period of time ) It just shows what could be possible if we where just left alone to sell stuff.
I have to admit though, if postage cost rise dramatically, that will be very damaging for sellers on ebay and is very concerning given many are struggling already.
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