Sunday, September 24, 2006

Halloween - the underrated holiday -Items to sell on ebay




Here you will see a few items we listed for Halloween sales on eBay. We have a animated Witch doll that is very cute, some stencils used to carve critters out of Pumpkins (like owls, cats, rabbits etc) and of course a spooky house. Halloween is one of those holidays that is growing rapidly in terms of retail sales and should not be ignored as a seller. You can find these items and many more in our eBay store at http://Onceuponabid.com

Thursday, September 21, 2006

One Small Treasure Headed for A Castle -eBay


Well finally a nice story to share with you! This little lady you see pictured here was a framed print I picked up at one of those 1.00 a box auctions along with a lot of other stuff. I just thought it was the most awesome little find. She has character! She was painted by Velásquez and this piece was framed in Spain. What a nice little find for an old box of odd stuff! Well at first noone wanted her, and she didnt sell but on a second listing a bidding war broke out and she is now on her way to a house built like a castle and the buyer is so excited to see her. I had to share this with you! Keep your eyes out for anything with character, that stands out as different to you..

Selling From eBay Stores- Recent Fee Increases and News

Well the news is abuzz of some recent changes eBay has made to their fee structure. While fee increases are never popular this one seemed to arrive at a time when many ebay sellers were already struggling. eBay raised its monthly listing fees fairly dramatically and this caused many store sellers to close their stores or downsize them. While I was not sure what to make of the changes and how sales would be , I do see some positives amidst the haze here and I wanted to point them out to those still interested in selling successfully on the site. It clearly seems that those who stuck it out might be at an advantage as store inventory across the seller base has declined dramatically. Also eBay seems to be pushing what they call "Core" listings (listing in auction and fixed price format). We have been having very good results listing in fixed price format (where there is no bidding a buyer just pays a fixed price for an item) and our store sales have been fairly good lately and improving. My advice to those concerned about the changes would be to stick it out through the busy holiday selling season and look at mixing up your strategy some for better sales. I have a feeling with falling gas and fuel prices , interest rates leveling and starting to fall that the consumer will be spending in sort of snap back fashion and this holiday season might surprise people. Some retail stores are already boosting estimates! Hang tight, some good tips to come.... http://www.onceuponabid.com