Personal information in listings

patchwork_cat

hi
No I don't mean your shoe size etc.! If you like an item or it is a particular favourite of your child not necessarily a used item do you think that it helps sell an item like - beautiful pink rug - my daughter wants one! or does it look unprofessional to you.

custardy

depends greatly on the set up.for small personal sellers less of an issue.
if its a business it could seem a bit unproffesional

frivolous_fay

Might seem a little bit odd for a new item... if it was used it might sound better if you said 'My daughter has grown out of this but it was her favourite jumper ever' or whatever.

loveandlight

I make personal reference to items I'm selling all the time because I'm not a business seller. I think it actually helps you sell stuff because it shows you are genuine. I've been selling for the past few years now and often say things like bought for my son and played once but doesn't like it etc.

frivolous_fay

I don't think I'd put that my child didn't enjoy the item I was selling Hardly puts it in a good light

Sooler

patchwork_cat wrote: »

hi
beautiful pink rug - my daughter wants one!

It'd sound better if daughter actually had one.

It might seem like there's an imaginary daughter who just so happens to want whatever items are for sell.

patchwork_cat

Hi
Aren't a lot of ebayers just people working out of their back bedroom? So the concensus is that it would look unprofessional.

loveandlight

Posted by frivolous_fay
I don't think I'd put that my child didn't enjoy the item I was selling Hardly puts it in a good light

But that's exactly my point. People generally know that what one child likes, another may not, as children are all so different and some are more fussy than others. Its all in how you word it and if its a popular item anyway, then people only really care about the selling price, the condition and whether as a seller you can be trusted. I have been selling on ebay for several years now and have always had a fab response to whatever I've sold for my son and have a 100% feedback response.

frivolous_fay

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Aren't a lot of ebayers just people working out of their back bedroom?

Maybe so, but if you're selling hundreds of units of new stock, I think it makes sense to maintain the illusion that your house is a well-oiled-ebay-selling-machine, not run by a fallible human being