selling your stuff on Amazon - part 9 - advice for newbies in the first 2 posts

twobfair

Had a reply already - They wont budge ...With only 60 feedback, it will take an age to drag it back up from 98%....

Ah well!! Cant win them all!

rare_stuff

boston_uk wrote: »

Am thinking of offering to Europe rather than just UK - have folks here found it increased sales significantly? I have sold one abroad cos they wrote and asked me and I changed it for them, but all my listings are for UK only at the moment.

Thought this was covered this in this post on the previous page
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=4563773&postcount=34

Get some scales, if the book weighs under 500g you will not make a loss posting it as long as your packaging isn't too over the top. The more it weighs under 500g the more profit you will make from an international sale than a UK sale. Personally I make the cut off point at 450g myself, especially if it is only a penny book.

boston_uk

rare_stuff wrote: »

Thought this was covered this in this post on the previous page

It wasnt the cost implications I was after - it was the effect on sales. But thanks anyway

COOLTRIKERCHICK

guys i need your advice again.......

what would you price this little book at ....

isbn 0901332488

it is listed on amazon.. but with none for sale....

i have done a search on bookfinder... but none were found anywhere.....

the book has an inscription by the author and signed....

it was published in 1998.....there is some creasing and some marking to the cover.....where the price sticker has been on the barcode.. its taken some of the book away ..hope that makes sense.....plus there is a water stain/mark on the back inner cover.....

the author of the book is from ammanford...... which is very close to me....

so ...HELP.......
looks a interesting 44 page book so will read it tonight in bed me thinks.....

wilf55

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

pardon.......

that bit was meant for earlier post regarding copying descriptions the second bit as in slow sales was meant for you


sorry for any misunderstanding

hornetgirl

After a rubbish week last week, I had five sales and a pending yesterday. The pending went through today, plus another sale :j

Re the selling to Europe thing, I've only ever had one European sale - rather bizarrely it was an opera CD which was bought by someone in Italy

COOLTRIKERCHICK

wilf55 wrote: »

that bit was meant for earlier post regarding copying descriptions the second bit as in slow sales was meant for you


sorry for any misunderstanding

wilf55:grouphug: the way it posted... i took it as though i was the person copying.....lol.....

thanks for clarifying.... my head still isnt in gear for the weekend ...

tsharp

How can you check pending sales?

I have one, but the first i knew about it was when amazon emailed me and told me it was pending and not to send book til it was sorted!

Jenna_Appleseed

New seller, only signed up two weeks ago , have sold a few cds

sold my first book today:j

funkyfunkymonkey

boston_uk wrote: »

Am thinking of offering to Europe rather than just UK - have folks here found it increased sales significantly? I have sold one abroad cos they wrote and asked me and I changed it for them, but all my listings are for UK only at the moment.

Hi D

I sold a book to Italy over the weekend called "Coal and Iron Community in the Industrial Revolution" and a Mills and Boon to Norway today - must be the long winter nights!!!

I think it is well worth listing to Europe and Worldwide, especially with the lighter books, the 500g rule of thumb is a good guide as the Amazon postage credit will cover your postage costs.

If a book is listed at quite a high price but is heavier than 500g you may still consider listing EU and Worldwide, because a sale where you lose a bit on the postage is better than no sale at all - just be careful if you do any repricing.

Ask yourself "why not?", it opens up your books to so many more people with very little extra effort - still have to pack and post (an occasional customs label is required - but that's about it).

Happy selling.

FFM