topic Re: Not collectable??? in Selling

Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:38:26 GMT

Thinking of opening a store (again, I've had them on and off over the years) -- but I see now we can only list fixed pirce or with auctions only for items in the 'collectables' category.

What I'm mostly wanting to sell is old comics.... but comics are not in the collectables category!! Wha...?? Comics are among the most collected items on earth!

Re: Not collectable???

digital*ghost — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:26:57 GMT

@kustomizer99 wrote:
Wha...?? Comics are among the most collected items on earth!

People collect all sort of things that aren't in eBay's "collectible" categories. I would also venture to suggest that no one collects some of the things in that category. eBay logic...

At any rate, you can list comics in whatever format you like, but it'll cost you $1.50 to list them as an auction if you have a store (presuming the price is <$100).

Re: Not collectable???

itsretrodarling — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:48:37 GMT

put them in the media category...if you have a shop...i think its only 5 cents per listing fixed price for media...comics are definitely media...just a suggestion anyway....cheers and best of jilly

Re: Not collectable???

dylan11235813 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 02:21:25 GMT

It is pretty silly. Is there an "other" section in the collectables category(ie)?

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:32:56 GMT

Hi, thanks for that info but it looks like 'media' only refers to music-related items. I could be wrong though, eBay's become so convultuted it's hard to work out what their latest policies are.

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:38:56 GMT

Hi Dylan -- no, there's no 'other' sub-category in 'collectables', unfortunately

I just checked on the eBay US site, and comics ARE under collectables there!

Does anyone who works at eBay Australia read this message board? If so, PLEASE PUT COMIC BOOKS IN THE COLLECTABLES CATEGORY where they belong.

Re: Not collectable???

davewil1964 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:51:15 GMT

@kustomizer99 wrote:
Hi, thanks for that info but it looks like 'media' only refers to music-related items. I could be wrong though, eBay's become so convultuted it's hard to work out what their latest policies are.

And books and comics and DVDs

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:04:35 GMT

No, 'media' is a sub-category of 'music'. Comics aren't musical.

Re: Not collectable???

davewil1964 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:09:38 GMT

Look at books etc. They have the same listing costs (5c in a shop) and include comics.

If you care to look at listing costs on the Help or Site Map pages you will find books, CDs, DVDs are all classed as media.

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:30:48 GMT

@davewil1964 wrote:
Look at books etc. They have the same listing costs (5c in a shop) and include comics.

If you care to look at listing costs on the Help or Site Map pages you will find books, CDs, DVDs are all classed as media.

Only if they come under MUSIC first. So what that means is that MUSIC CDs, MUSIC DVDs and MUSIC books are classified as media.

Books per se are in their own category, which has the sub-category of comics.

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:33:56 GMT

Have a look under MUSIC > MEDIA > BOOKS and you'll find that all the books there pertain to musical subject matter.

Here:

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/Books-/164856/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=media

Re: Not collectable???

davewil1964 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:34:56 GMT

AND has the same listing cost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I try to be civil and ignore previous form, but you make it hard.

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:37:43 GMT

No idea what you're talking about or trying to say. Can you attempt to clariffy? If you know of some mysterious OTHER 'media' category, then by all means feel free to share.

Re: Not collectable???

davewil1964 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:58:49 GMT

IF YOU WANT TO SELL COMICS THROUGH A STORE IT WILL COST YOU 5C PER LISTING FOR BIN OR GTC. THE SAME AS ANY OTHER MEDIA IN A STORE - BOOKS, COMICS, CDS, DVDS, ETC. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME AS FAR AS EBAY PRICING GOES.

Got it?

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:59:49 GMT

Ebay's fee calculator shows that it costs $1.50 to list a comic book at auction, even if a have a store.

I'm still interested in where you're getting your information from however, as the listing fees you're alluding to a much cheaper and I prefer them.

How about posting a link for us?

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:00:17 GMT

No, could you please explain in lower case?

Re: Not collectable???

digital*ghost — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:01:14 GMT

Perhaps this will help.

As you can see, Comic books is a sub-category of Books and magazines, which qualifies for a 5c insertion fee.

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:03:57 GMT

I think I see where your misunderstanding is now.... I'm not wanting to list BIN or GTS, I'm wanting to list AUCTIONS. You see, that way I stand to maximise my proifits. And profits are the only reason I sell on eBay; it's not like I get enjoyment from seeing my stock not sell so that's not a strategy I pursue.

I hope that's made things a little more clear for you.

Re: Not collectable???

kustomizer99 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:06:33 GMT

Thanks for posting that, hell if I could find it.

Unfortuntately that doesn't apply to auction listings, however. Although I'd love to be proven worng on that point.

Re: Not collectable???

davewil1964 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:07:43 GMT

@kustomizer99 wrote:
I think I see where your misunderstanding is now.... I'm not wanting to list BIN or GTS, I'm wanting to list AUCTIONS. You see, that way I stand to maximise my proifits. And profits are the only reason I sell on eBay; it's not like I get enjoyment from seeing my stock not sell so that's not a strategy I pursue.

I hope that's made things a little more clear for you.

Only if you have no idea of the comic's value. If you know list at BIN for what they're worth.

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