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Helping a friend start selling

i-once-was-bump — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:13:41 GMT

I am only doing the computer stuff ie database but they want to know if it is possible to check how many of one item were listed in a period of time and how many of those listed were sold and the price range for those sales

EG How many green cardigans were listed in the last 3 months, were they all new lsitings or some relists, how many of those green cardigans actually sold, and for what prices did they sell?

I'm thinking that sort of information is not something that would be available to those using ebay to sell their products but will ask anyway and happy to be proven wrong.

Re: Helping a friend start selling

*new2vintage — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:31:42 GMT

I don't know how Selling Manager works but all I do is look at my sold items.

Re: Helping a friend start selling

phorum_junkie* — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:42:45 GMT

Well it may not help but I haven't sold any green cardigans in the last three months, I did sell the green monstrosity though but I wouldn't advise anyone opening an ebay business on that fact :^O

I would think the nearest you could get would be to search for green cardigans and then choose completed items.

You would haver to look through each individual BIN to see if there had been multiple sales of the same thing.

Re: Helping a friend start selling

*new2vintage — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:46:16 GMT

I think that is only an example PJ. You may as well suggest that bump looks for cerise cardigans. 😉

Re: Helping a friend start selling

digital*ghost — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:47:29 GMT

As far as I know, the only way to access data like that is to gather it yourself, and it would take some work and concentrated organisational skills, depending on the volume of listings, plus frequency the item in question is listed, as well as how long a period you wanted the data to reflect.

Currently, the only option available is current listings, in which case you have to sort through single quantity and multiple quantity, then check the sales history on active multi-quantity, then do the same with completed listings, which only goes back as far as 2 weeks.

Re: Helping a friend start selling

digital*ghost — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:50:07 GMT

Oh, and I think the only way now to know for sure when an item was listed (especially good-til-cancelled BINs) is by adding it to your watch list and customising the options to show start date.

Re: Helping a friend start selling

putney32 — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:56:17 GMT

in my experience, it doesn't really matter how many green cardigans were listed / sold or unsold... the only thing to worry about is if YOU can sell a green cardigan.

I've sold items, and when I checked there were 3-4-6 others the same (books/ patterns/ plates) but mine sold and others didnt some months, and vice versa the next month!!

Re: Helping a friend start selling

i-once-was-bump — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:24:41 GMT

Ebay would have the information but I doubt very much that they would share it with anyone and from the replies I think that might be right.

Oh well, I have asked and been answered so thank you.

Re: Helping a friend start selling

calsof — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:03:57 GMT

It's in Terapeak

Re: Helping a friend start selling

calsof — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:04:56 GMT

No, you're not drunk... I posted the photo twice in the same post!

LOL

Re: Helping a friend start selling

phorum_junkie* — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:26:30 GMT

I don't really think the information would be any good anyway.

I am selling far more things this year from old stock than from new, if I had listed on the basis of what sold best in the last 5 years I would have dumped a lot of the items that are now selling well.