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Post by peek on Jul 3, 2022 16:59:41 GMT
Long time no chat. How has everyone been?
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Post by denise15601 on Jul 3, 2022 17:54:14 GMT
Fine here. How have you been?
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Post by sunsetpainter on Jul 3, 2022 20:12:29 GMT
Hey Peek!! Welcome back!
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Post by labbypaws on Jul 3, 2022 22:13:55 GMT
Hello! Don't be a stranger!
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Post by peek on Jul 3, 2022 22:14:12 GMT
Things have gone pretty well here. Health has not been great but everything else is good. Getting ready to dip my toes in the ebay pool again but have been gone for so long I have no idea what I'm doing.
Everything has changed. I tried reopening my store last year I think but didn't last long. Getting a bit better now and desperately need an income coming in again so time to try again.
This time I'll be losing mostly stuff instead of clothing so that's a huge change for me. Excited about it though, much easier to list. Just have to figure out shipping, it's so high for heavy/ big items I don't see how anyone does it.
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Post by labbypaws on Jul 3, 2022 22:15:44 GMT
Yep, glad I got out of handbags and briefcases. I have a bunch on my shelf but they were ones I chose to "like and keep" although I will need to unload them at some point.
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Post by peek on Jul 3, 2022 22:27:25 GMT
Yeah I'm looking at shipping car seats, strollers, chairs etc. Don't think I've ever shipped anything bigger than a box of clothes before lol
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Post by peek on Jul 3, 2022 22:28:44 GMT
I have lots of little stuff too but that doesn't scare me.
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Post by val2525 on Jul 3, 2022 23:14:24 GMT
This time I'll be losing mostly stuff instead of clothing so that's a huge change for me. Hopefully not losing stuff! Welcome back!
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Post by peek on Jul 3, 2022 23:29:15 GMT
Hopefully not yet, but it will definitely happen at some point. Lol
Do any of you sell on Facebook marketplace? What do you use for payments? I have CashApp is there something that's better for that?
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Post by denise15601 on Jul 3, 2022 23:45:56 GMT
I was just going to suggest Marketplace. It comes in second after eBay for sales for me. I only take payments through MP or PayPal. For the heavy stuff, you could list those for local sales.
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Post by val2525 on Jul 4, 2022 21:51:32 GMT
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Post by Emerald_Door on Jul 5, 2022 1:12:49 GMT
Welcome back! I sell mostly things other than clothes nowadays, but nothing as big as car seats.
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Post by peek on Jul 5, 2022 4:32:09 GMT
All my current inventory except clothing will be new/ new open box I will definitely hold onto that link though in case I get any return ones. There are so many recalls it doesn't hurt to check. Thanks π
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Post by peek on Jul 5, 2022 4:39:46 GMT
Welcome back! I sell mostly things other than clothes nowadays, but nothing as big as car seats. Nice to see you are still around. I hadn't planned on selling anything big but kind of stumbled onto a source that for now has a lot of bigger items. Figure I'll give it a shot. I think they'll do better online since I live in an area where there are a lot of other sellers. Once I get the shipping figured out it shouldn't be too bad. UPS ground through Pirateship looks to be the best option. I checked a 30lb playpen on there last night and it was much cheaper than I saw anywhere else. I see most people have changed to free ship but not sure I want to do that. I might split shipping on the heavy items. If it's $40, charge $20 and cover $20 with the seeking price. Then shipping looks reasonable and I don't have to price so high. Might work π€·
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Post by jandsknight on Jul 5, 2022 5:45:05 GMT
Peek, the shipping company, PirateShip has some good deals.
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Post by labbypaws on Jul 5, 2022 13:12:19 GMT
If you live in the middle of the US it isnβt as bad as it is for us coastal people.
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Post by Emerald_Door on Jul 5, 2022 13:47:20 GMT
I would never offer free shipping on something that heavy.
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Post by peek on Jul 5, 2022 15:33:03 GMT
I'm in Arkansas so I'm pretty central for shipping out to everywhere else. I'm not sure how ebay does shipping now. Like if I use weight/Location based shipping instead of flat rate shipping can I still print my label with pirate ship? I don't think I've sold anything since eBay and PayPal split up so no idea what changes have gone on.
Of course ebay is probably going to be higher than pirateship, I don't want to have to process a bunch of shipping refunds. I have 2 UPS ship stores within a couple of miles so pick up or drop off to ship won't be much of a hassle.
Getting ready to go on my laptop and open my store. Guess I'll start out with a cheap starter store for now. I was going to skip a store for a while but I don't want to have a lot of items I have to edit into store categories later when I need one.
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Post by denise15601 on Jul 5, 2022 16:07:53 GMT
I don't offer free shipping on anything except postcards or coins. I tried it several years ago, but my sales didn't improve. And if they return the item, that is a lot out of my pocket.
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Post by peek on Jul 6, 2022 0:23:37 GMT
I don't offer free shipping on anything except postcards or coins. I tried it several years ago, but my sales didn't improve. And if they return the item, that is a lot out of my pocket. Yeah I've never offered it much either. Tried it and no difference in sales, in fact they were lower so went back to charging shipping. Guess I'll stick with what's always worked. Thanks
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Post by frakinfashion on Jul 10, 2022 4:20:50 GMT
Hi, Peek! Nice to hear from you! I hope all goes well with your new store.
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Post by peek on Jul 10, 2022 18:31:27 GMT
Hi, Peek! Nice to hear from you! I hope all goes well with your new store. Thanks, it's been a bit of a slow start since I'm totally out of my element listing this stuff but hopefully I'll figure it out soon.
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Post by sunsetpainter on Jul 10, 2022 19:14:51 GMT
Hi, Peek! Nice to hear from you! I hope all goes well with your new store. Thanks, it's been a bit of a slow start since I'm totally out of my element listing this stuff but hopefully I'll figure it out soon. We got your back! If you need help, just holler and someone will come running.
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Post by peek on Jul 10, 2022 22:42:23 GMT
Thanks sunsetpainter, What are you guys having the most luck with. Pricing higher with best offer or pricing at you minimum with no best offer?
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Post by denise15601 on Jul 11, 2022 0:06:36 GMT
Depends where you are listing. I cross-post to 8 sites. On eBay I leave a little room to lower a bit. eBay now shows you in your "tasks" when people are interested, so you can send an offer. But on Posh, Mercari and DePop, I price it even higher since they are always low-balling. On marketplace, I seldom get offers, since I don't check to get them. And their fees are much lower, so I price at what I want to get.
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Post by kritter on Jul 11, 2022 0:25:53 GMT
I price at what I want to get because I don't have time/desire to be playing games with my prices. This is what the price is...either buy it or not.
I don't do Best Offer and I don't send offers. It is what it is.
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Post by peek on Jul 11, 2022 1:08:30 GMT
So far I only list on ebay, with a couple of things crossposted on Facebook and nextdoor (free to list there but not much traffic). I need quick cash so maybe I'll go back to minimum plus a little for fees on ebay. Thanks
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Post by somany on Jul 11, 2022 2:47:10 GMT
Welcome back! ebay has a shipping calculator that might help you. www.ebay.com/shp/Calculator It doesn't have Pirateship, but you can see what the UPS, USPS, and Fedex charges will be to the buyer and what your cost for it is. Don't forget fees are based on the buying price plus shipping cost. (And if you start using promoted listings, the promoted listing fee is calculated on both as well. I don't sell much at all unless it's promoted.)
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Post by peek on Jul 11, 2022 15:35:02 GMT
Had my first sale last night. Woohoo!! Printed my first label with pirate so and will drop it off at UPS on my way to pick up more inventory today. Was going to schedule a pickup since it's 30lbs but don't want to pay the $3.80 charge on pirate ship. On heavier items I'll figure that into the shopping now that i know there's a charge. Lol
Thanks for the help everyone, very much appreciated.
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