I would appreciate any advice from the experienced sellers...

[judyfidella]

Since I started selling I have sold 19 items and not sold 24.

Feedback so far has been quite good, but only 6 in total.

Are the photos okay?

I am using Click & send signed for- is it worth the extra dollar?

There have been almost no "bidding wars"- only two contested auctions.

I hope things will improve- relisting is fortunately fairly quick & easy, but I don't want to do it over and over.

How many times should I list an item before I take it to the car boot sale?

Sorry, I have no listings at present, but I only started last month.

I look forward to hearing your suggestions.

[judyfidella]

Hi guys, thank you for all that input!

I have taken it on board and I have revised four of my unsold items to reflect the new approach.

So anyone who has any suggestions is very welcome to comment and suggest improvements:-x

I want to do a lot more but my choir is performing here in Adelaide at the Carnevale today, so it will be later tonight or even tomorrow before I get back into it.

Cosmos I will be getting in touch with you later to pick your brains about Garage Sale, thanks for offering.

[go-tazz]

If you do want to send items via the letter rate and registered,there is a cheaper option.

You can buy pre-paid registered envelopes for $5.10

In my listings I put happy to combine postage where possible,(as sometimes it's cheaper to send as two parcels instead of one).

[judyfidella]

Thank you, corny, I don't have anything for sale at present that would go as a letter.

Anyhow, I've just got my DSRs up and I'm very pleased with them.

I have learnt an awful lot on these boards since i first joined eBay, and I'm making use of it at last.

So thank you, everyone, for all the advice you have given over the years.:-x

[yarmak]

Looking over your listings I would put in the post and get rid of free postage

When I see free postage I wonder how much more is added onto the item for the post to be "free" Plus I have never had any luck selling with "free postage"  listings.Another argumnt against "free post" is you end up paying more to ebay in fees

Dave

[davewil1964]

Half my sales are 'free' postage ones. The postage part is normally $1.50, so I'm prepared to wear the extra 15c in FVF.

A lot of buyers seem to like 'free' postage, so your perception as a buyer is not necessarily representative.

[thesoulyearns]

When I first started selling I was listing CDs with free post as BINs w/ Best Offer and was getting some good interest in them. For clothes, since the postage cost is double that of Cds, you could make them $3.20 instead of $6.20 and add $3 into the item price, to see if the very cheap post works out. That way, it doesn't make the price too high either at the sake of free post.

I would also maybe look into the description. Try adding a different colour or two, so it's not all black. Maybe separate some lines or just small things like that.

[yarmak]

very true it probably it is not representitive - if others wish to delude that they are getting postage for free good luck to them.

I have to ask//// 15c times how many? it adds up

Dave

[judyfidella]

Well, I took out the postage as a quick way of reducing prices by around $5. I had a few watchers, and they would certainly have noticed if I'd loaded the prices!

One of them sold itself last night, so it may be working. I hope to list a bunch more new auction items today since it's going to be a scorcher, and there I'll think about the freepost thing .