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[C.Ann]

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Humpbacks1962]

Yahoo's fees are lower, to begin with, and they are fixed. Ebay's are a percentage of what you start them at and what they sell for. Have it in mind when you do your approximation, but throw in about $3.50 or more for shipping, depending on the size and weight of your item. Do not go too low or you'll end up covering the cost of the mailers and postage.

It may help to just throw in a whole bunch of stuff together, like puzzles and toys, not making it too bulky, and activating the "buy now" feature where you pay shipping if the items sell at the buy now price. For example, you start selling your things at $5.00, but if the buyer uses the "buy now" feature and pays $30.00, for ex, you cover shipping. Sometimes it helps sell things faster.

Wanda

 

[DMRick]

I have been selling on eBay for a couple of years. I've done a little on Yahoo..but since they have so few buyers, even though their fees are much lower (neither they or eBay's listing fees are on a percentage..they both go by the amount you start your item..and Yaho's is less than eBay's), and since Yahoo has very few buyers, it's no savings..and what they do buy, goes for much less than I get on eBay...and several times, for some reason, on Yahoo..bidders don't seem to think they actually have to pay for what they bid on.

You need to start at the minimum you wil be happy getting, since that may be what the item will end at. To discover what you might expect to get, look at completed auctions. If you are selling books, or computer media, look into shipping media rate (so your buyers will still be interested, one they figure their shipping). Obviously, if your item is only worth $1.00..by the time you list it, pay listing fees, and end value fees, it's not wise to list that item. I however, sell "gadgets" for as low as $2.49 and make a nice profit. However, since I have duplicates, I can sell a Dutch auction, and often sell 3 at each listing, which costs me .30, plus .25 for a gallery picture, and 2.2% end auction fee. That still leaves me over $6.00 profit. The buyer pays for shipping. I charge $1.00 for shipping and handling for up to 4 "gadgets", and that covers the cost of the mailer as well. Of course I also sell more expensive items, as I wouldn't want to make trips to the PO for one "gadgets" order..my handling fee wouldn't cover the gas.

Now, to keep this on Disney topic LOL..we do use our auction money for our trips..already have our air and our Mother's Day meal to Cape May paid for!

 

[C.Ann]

Hope this works out..

 

[friskylady]

I'm curious to know how I might earn a little extra too!

 

[DMRick]

I auction craft items, stuff from my attic, stuff I found at garage sales, stuff hubby no longer needs. Anything and everything. Just go on eBay and look up some items you have, and see if it's an item that sells well on eBay.

 

[C.Ann]

 

[friskylady]

I'm certain I can find unused items around the house! Getting them photographed, scanned, and uploaded will be a necessary chore though, I agree.

 

[jgates]

The easiest thing might be to invest in an inexpensive digital camera. It would probably pay for itself in time & convenience very quickly. Or you could go for a little nicer one, that has more memory (or bigger memory card) and rechargable batteries, etc & use it on your trip.

 

[4crusinransiers]

I have been a seller on Ebay since 1998. You would be surprized what people bid on!
I find all kinds of stuff to post and sell. I have picked up little nic naks and such at the thrift shop, not knowing the value, but knowing they were old. Spent 4.99 on a item once and the bids went up to 65.00!
Another thing that sells very well are childrens used clothes, yes the stuff you box up and send to the thrift shop or goodwill, box up a lot of 5 or 6 shirts , the same size. (make sure to add enought S/H) Brand name childrens clothes sell well, levi, gap, old navy.......

 

[DisneyFan09]

I recently subscribed to Snapfish.com through mypoints.com and what you do is send them your regular 35mm film for development and they send you your prints and you also get your pictures put in a "computer album" on their website. They send you the mailing envelopes and it appears to be cheaper than getting pictures developed in the traditional fashion. I haven't done it yet but I plan to and I would think that if you have pictures anywhere on your computer they could be put on Ebay. As you can tell I'm not computer literate. You also get your first three rolls developed for free.

 

[friskylady]

You're all great!

 

[C.Ann]

Sent an e-mail to Snapfish today..

 

[OzFan]

I started selling stuff I had laying around in Feb. I listed used books, DVD's and not played with in a decade N64 games on Amazon. I made enough money to pay for our 5 night stay @ PO. Then I listed my daughters clothes she out grew on Ebay. I made enough money to pay for ALL of our 5 day hopper passes,(3 adults & 2 children). My husband who quit smoking for a year has put up his "cigarette money" each day. That paid for our airfare. My dream vacation hasn't "cost" an arm and a leg. I say go for it on Ebay, you will be VERY surprised that your stuff will sell. My advice to try to group your items. Take pictures in a well lighted area. Make sure you mail ended / paid auctions quickly so you get positive feedbacks. Good luck!!

29 days and counting!!!!!!

 

[Biyanna]

Can Walmart or Cosco put them (pics) on a disk for you? I'm planning on getting started on Ebay soon also. I must admit that it has me alittle scared. (I've heard about some bad experiences) But, w/the economy like it is I can't let a few bad experiences stop me. Especially if it means no Disney. And I can't let that happen.

 

[ceecee]

It might be cheaper to look for a digital camera. The one we started with was a Jam cam bought on sale for $29.99. Not great photos, but I did pretty good none the less. I have to agree with the above post. My kid's clothes that sold was boutique brands or gymboree. Some of the other stuff I would have done as well at a garge sle (considering the ebay and paypal fees involved. Most of my new with tags things sold good as well. MY size 4 designer clothes hardly got anything.

 

[Ellen aka Snow White]

Can the smaller items be scanned and put on ebay?

 

[C.Ann]

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[ceecee]

Try looking for a Jam Cam, they were discontinued and marked down at our Comp USA and Best Buy. ToysRus had them as well (although not on sale) There is also a WWF camera at Toysrus for $29.99 not the greatest but it worked for me...the plus on the Jam Cam was it was SO EASY to use, I could do it all by myself (HAHA). Good luck!

 

[DolphinBound]

Why don't you go to eBay and search on digital cameras, then use the sort feature to sort by lowest price...you can then see what you can get at the lowest price. Also. Buy.com has reasonable prices and a nice selection of digital cameras.