why you should consider pick-ups

[joethenuts]

if you can  and are available for pick-ups  then you should do it  it gives the buyer an extra service and a discounted $15 postage fee off there total price, also its a better guarentee that the buyer gets there goods , it stops buyers complaining they did not get there goods, but one of the main reasons is 99 % of my sales are pick ups and a lot of buyers picking up there orders leave my driveway with more stock than they ordered it is not unusual that a buyer is picking up one product for $25 and leaving after they spent another $100,  the best % of a buyer was one day a pick up worth $10   left my driveway spending another $525

you will find what ever you have listed on ebay the buyer would also be interested in your other items..

the other day i ordered some labels from a seller he agreed on pick up it ws not that far from were i live the amount was $20  i left there spending another $50 on tape wrapping and bits and pieces   and yes the seller did not have to pay any fees on that $50...

[pennyforum14]

Pick-ups are fine if you are located in a metropolitan area where there is a large concentration of potential buyers, many of whom are happy to drive across the city to save a few dollars on postage.  However, it is not viable to list as Pickup only if you are in a regional or rural area, as there just isn't a large enough base of customers who are within pick-up distance to ensure regular sales.  In this instance you are better off listing with postage and make a note in the postage area that pick-ups may be accepted by negotiation.  This then does not eliminate all buyers outside your area.

As a buyer, it annoys the hell out of me to see sellers who state Pick-up only from Metro areas, when the item could easily be posted.

[homostuck]

Don't forget:

No 21 day hold policy 🙂

[pennyforum14]

You also have to consider the factor of privacy.  It looks as though you probably have a B&M store, where you would of course be happy for customers to pick up and maybe get an impulse buy or two.  But many of us sell from home and may not be so inclined to having strangers calling to pick up items all the time.

Then there are the no shows, and you yourself have posted that you have a number of these outstanding at the moment.  How long do you hold onto them for the buyer?  Had these been postal items, they could have been off your shelves by now and not taking up valuable space where new stock could be stored.

[i-love-my-sheep]

I live in a rural area and have had 5 local buyers, from quite a few hundred transactions. Most of my buyers are interstate, so if I only offered pick up, it would be pointless me listing anything. I don't allow local buyers to come to my house, but I do offer to drop it to their house/work, or meet them in a neutral location, like the supermarket carpark, or Bunning's carpark.

Given that everything I have ever sent has arrived, I'm not concerned about posting things.

[joethenuts]

not correct 25 % pay pal it pick ups 

[go-tazz]

Living in the country and offering pick-up only reduces the selling price if listing via auction.

I have two items listed as pick-up only as they both weigh over 4 kg but don't seem to have a lot of interest shown.

If they don't sell after the 3 re-lists run out I'll have to split them to try and sell,(it was easier to list as pick up but

I don't think it's going to work out that way)

[davewil1964]

As 95% of my sales are not local, I'll pass, thanks all the same.

I sell books, not furniture, and don't see any reason to restrict my buyer base to those who can easily buy (for less than I charge) from the same places I do.

[i-love-my-sheep]

Given that Joe seems to often have 5 outstanding pick ups, including one he created a new thread about, I'm not sure I'd be taking his advice to offer pick up only. Most of my stuff costs $1.40 to post, why would a buyer spend more than that in petrol to drive across town to collect?

[joethenuts]

for $1.40  its not worth it even if you loose a few in the post    but i do state a $15 delivery    and if i got 5 paid parcels there for a year thats still a very small percentage from aprox 1500 parcels a year