on โ14-02-2025 11:45 PM
Hi Can someone please assist me as this is my first time on eBay , I have listed a few products as a test run but have had 0 views and the items have been listed for 3-4 days , I don't have a shop setup nor have I paid for any promote items , not sure what I am doing wrong , have taken pics and placed list item with around 32 listings but 0 views on every item. Any help would be appreciated thanks
on โ20-02-2025 05:38 PM
Heading for -0 feedback.
on โ20-02-2025 11:32 PM
Thanks very much for your replies , need to sort it out over the weekend, thanks
on โ21-02-2025 11:22 AM
There are millions of books listed on ebay. A search for " Donna Hay " shows over 3200 listings with only 182 sold in the last 90 days. When selling into a saturated market you need to find unique or rare items that are not in competition with thousands of other sellers.
That is all completely true. I have to say though that I could be tempted by some Donna Hay books but they would have to be the right ones, on the topics I wanted.
I think gr's price on those books is competitive (from what I can see, compared to other listings) but as you said, there are a lot of other listings out there to choose from.
But more than that, most recipes are free online. Not all, by any means. But it is amazing just how many sites are devoted purely to recipes and all without charge. And for those that charge, these days we are often downloading those recipes directly into our machines for guided cooking, so the market for books isn't what it used to be. It's still there though.
A great way to do this is to do an advanced ebay search on sold books over $40. ( Use the " advanced' icon next to search bar at top of most pages ) You will soon start to see a trend with specific subjects and types of books that have genuine value.
Brilliant advice. I'd certainly be following it if I intended to start listing books.
One of the real strengths of ebay (in my opinion anyway) is that if you're after something a bit more unusual, something that isn't a dime a dozen in op shops etc, you can often find it second hand on ebay. That was my experience some time ago anyway when I was after a book with an ancestor's diary in it, or part of (No privacy for writing). Not a rare book at all, but one it would be harder to come upon by chance.
Because I wanted a couple of copies, I was willing to pay a reasonable price.
โ21-02-2025 11:19 PM - edited โ21-02-2025 11:20 PM
" I was after a book with an ancestor's diary in it, or part of (No privacy for writing). Not a rare book at all, but one it would be harder to come upon by chance."
Family histories sell reasonably well. Usually very small print runs and may have been published 30 or 40 years ago. An individuals family history is a great example of an uncommon book that people are looking for, but cant find in an op shop or garage sale. You can buy them for a couple of bucks and they sell for $25 - $35 depending on quality and time out of print. They don't march out the door, but are steady, reliable sellers if you are willing to list and wait for the right buyer to come along.
Books don't have to be old to be worth reasonable money. They just have to be rare / small print run ( that people still want ) or highly specialised subject matter.
on โ22-02-2025 11:00 AM
The seller replied thanking me saying they were new to selling. I suggested they return to this page as there were many helpful suggestions left for them. Hopefully they will, but I notice this morning that the listings are still there and still under the wrong category. Even the headphones are listed as antique๐ง
on โ22-02-2025 11:03 AM
Very very luck for the OP that eBay is not like it used to be
Dozens of items in the wrong category back when eBay stood by their policies would not have ended well, except for ending one's time as an eBay seller
on โ22-02-2025 05:10 PM
I think that maybe the OP listed in Antiques, then 'sell similar' for everything else, with no regard to 'tweaking'
on โ22-02-2025 05:28 PM
Or for the advice given here, nor amber's message
Which is why I say the OP is lucky this isn't a year or so ago when eBay would have 'fixed' all the listing for them
on โ24-02-2025 08:41 AM
Thanks for the advice , hopefully this time it's correct , I manually selected each item and listed it under the book category.
on โ24-02-2025 08:49 AM
OK - Categories all sorted.
Have you the considered - free postage on all your auctions ??
If you only get one bid - the items will go for that price.
You will then pay fees on the final sale price and have to pay for the postage.