Ebay free listings?

carolinosourus

Hi guys,

I haven't sold on ebay for a little while but I've got a couple of days off work and have had lots of stuff put aside for ages and ages that I'm going to try and make a little bit of dough on.

Listings used to be free for certain categories (mostly I have shoes, clothes and costume jewellery) if the starting price is 99p, is this still the case? And it doesn't apply if you use turbo lister, am I correct? I did have a look on ebay but couldn't find anything- there is a possibility I was looking in the wrong place...

I'm hoping to get all the things up tomorrow so they get a 10-day listing to finish the following Sunday!

TIA,

Caroline

Flyonthewall

Yes, if you are a private seller starting listings at 99p or under it is free. There should also be a free listing weekend soon (this weekend?) where private sellers can list at any start price for free.

carolinosourus

Thanks, that's really helpful!

hampsterpoo

Hi Caroline ,
I got a free listing for 100 item if less than 99p yesterday that runs through until the 1st November.
I didnt get an email I just relisted one item and it triggered it.

What I need though is 100 free listing over £1. So fingers crossed for that this weekend.

Also , dont know what your going to be listing but since you say you havent sold recently , be aware that the postage charges have gone up and ebay now takes a cut out of the postage aswell , I got stung on a few items because of them & the post office charging more now.

bargain_babs

Also , dont know what your going to be listing but since you say you havent sold recently , be aware that the postage charges have gone up and ebay now takes a cut out of the postage aswell , I got stung on a few items because of them & the post office charging more now.[/QUOTE]

Hi Caroline - re the postage it is now sometimes cheaper to use a courier like "my hermes" to post the parcels also beware of the small parcel sizes - I got stung because my small parcel was too big to fit in the post office measuring thing so I got a free measuring thing from royal mail via their site to make sure my small parcel was a small parcel!

Hope you sell lots

thedogsmum

Hi Caroline - re the postage it is now sometimes cheaper to use a courier like "my hermes" to post the parcels also beware of the small parcel sizes - I got stung because my small parcel was too big to fit in the post office measuring thing so I got a free measuring thing from royal mail via their site to make sure my small parcel was a small parcel!

Hiya! Can you tell me where to find this 'measuring thing', please. I've had a look on the RM website, but can't find it. More often than not, I can't squeeze my parcel through but I'm sure I could fiddle about with it, if I had a measure at home to play with. Thanks in advancce.

P2TKL

Can anyone give advice to an ebay novice please ? I have advertised some kitchen units with the option of buying the appliances separately on request. Someone has asked me what I want for the whole lot. If I give a price and then someone makes a good bid for just the units I have a dilemma. Any help appreciated

Flyonthewall

thedogsmum wrote: »

Hiya! Can you tell me where to find this 'measuring thing', please. I've had a look on the RM website, but can't find it. More often than not, I can't squeeze my parcel through but I'm sure I could fiddle about with it, if I had a measure at home to play with. Thanks in advancce.

You can make the measuring template out of cardboard. Personally I just use this amazing little thing called a ruler. The RM site tells you the sizes. I don't get why so many people have a problem with the sizes...

Anyhow, as others have said, postage prices have gone up and ebay now charge final fees on the total price (item+postage) rather than just the item price. It might also be worth checking out couriers (although in my experience of buying, My Hermes hasn't delivered half the stuff I've bought).

Flyonthewall

P2TKL wrote: »

Can anyone give advice to an ebay novice please ? I have advertised some kitchen units with the option of buying the appliances separately on request. Someone has asked me what I want for the whole lot. If I give a price and then someone makes a good bid for just the units I have a dilemma. Any help appreciated

I assume the units are all in one listing? If you have a price in mind for the lot and they are happy to buy then you can add a Buy It Now (if they are listed separately you can cancel them and put them together as a BIN listing). If someone bids you can either let it run if you haven't agreed a price or you can cancel the bid. If you prefer, you could also just tell them you wish to let the auction run til the end.

P2TKL

Flyonthewall wrote: »

I assume the units are all in one listing? If you have a price in mind for the lot and they are happy to buy then you can add a Buy It Now (if they are listed separately you can cancel them and put them together as a BIN listing). If someone bids you can either let it run if you haven't agreed a price or you can cancel the bid. If you prefer, you could also just tell them you wish to let the auction run til the end.

Thank you so much for this sound advice. I have lots to learn !!!

metoyoubear

P2TKL wrote: »

Thank you so much for this sound advice. I have lots to learn !!!

If they are local,couldn't they come view what you have for sale and pay you in cash if they want to buy your items,cut out Ebay