eBay - Easiest Way To Get Feedback?

soolin

I can still see ebooks for 1p

Another search word would be 'wallpaper' that is often 1p as well.

However having feedback consisting of items like this may actually hinder your ability to sell rather than help it. You are best searching for real items, try makeup or books as sometimes there are little items that go for less than £1 and also have low postage as well.

http://search.ebay.co.uk/book_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQdfspZ32QQfromZR40QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ34QQsbrsrtZd

scorpio13

Jakg wrote: »

What should I buy to get feedback? I don't *need* anything, I would just like some more feedback - any suggestions?

Maybe buy stationery items that you will probably use anyway......pens/paper/envelopes/stamps etc.

Those kinds of things are pretty cheap and won't look 'dodgy' in your feedback.

Time2Go_25

Some people may want to push up their feedback as from this month (not sure when) anyone with a feedback of less than 100 will HAVE to offer Paypal as a method of payment.

shelly

Jakg wrote: »

I want to start selling some stuff on eBay (and I have some high-ish value items to sell) and i need 10 feedback for a buy-it-now - I just want it quick, lol.

Any links to a cheap eBook?

Personally if I was going to buy something of high-ish value from e-bay I would go through the sellers feedback carefully and if I saw that the feedback was earnt quickly from buying ebooks (or items as equally rubbish) then I would steer clear of that seller. Also for me to spend more than a few quid with you, you would need way more than 10 feedback.

Edit to add~ Buying items doesn't necessarily guarantee you feedback so your plan might not work anyway.

Bibendum

scorpio13 wrote: »

Maybe buy stationery items that you will probably use anyway......pens/paper/envelopes/stamps etc.

Those kinds of things are pretty cheap and won't look 'dodgy' in your feedback.

Good suggestion.
DVDs can also come cheap. And you may even find something you would like to watch, andthey are easy to resale afterwards.

Jakg

Ok, when i said "high value" i meant something like a £30 phone, 2x £60-£90 phones, a £60 mobo etc - It's just some stuff I want to get rid off and i could do with the cash. I also think that the the more value of items I sell the more credible I become (ie in total just that stuff would make between £150-£210, if a seller had shifted £300 worth of stuff with 20 100% feedback imo their more trustable than a seller with 40 100% feedback who's sold £100 of stuff.

frivolous_fay

Jakg wrote: »

if a seller had shifted £300 worth of stuff with 20 100% feedback imo their more trustable than a seller with 40 100% feedback who's sold £100 of stuff.

I dunno.... the second seller has managed to keep their 100% through twice as many transactions.

That's 40 chances to get lost in post
40 chances to get damaged
40 lots of packaging that the buyer found acceptable
40 acceptable delivery times, or prompt refunds

Feedback on successful transactions for higher value items just mean that the seller isn't a scammer... not that you're necessarily going to have a great transaction.

custardy

regardless of how you get feedback.
as a new seller i suggest you use real pictues of the items you sell and plenty of them.
its adds a little extra credence ot a listing when you see items with real pictues.also for me i would have a piece of paper with you user name on the pic to show it was there when you took the pic.(over using a watermark version)
i also used to offer local collection as again its adds a bit more options for buyers

shelly

Jakg wrote: »

I also think that the the more value of items I sell the more credible I become

I don't agree. I'd rather buy from a seller who has sold 1000 items at £1 each and has 100% than a seller who has sold 2 items for £500 each and has 100%. As Fay said, the second seller has been involved in more transactions so has had more chances of something to go wrong but as they have 100% they are getting it right 100% of the time.

Also when looking at a sellers history I don't look at how much money they have made. I look at the feedback % they are on and how many transactions they have been involved in. Also if I'm not in a hurry I read a few of the positive comments as some buyers will leave a neg comment but give a pos IYKWIM.

I really think you need to build legitimate feedback to even get any bids. Sure there are buyers out there who don't care about feedback scores etc but they are few and far between.

Rev

To be honest, even if it was only a £30 phone, I wouldn't buy from a seller who's only feedback was from buying cheap 1p ebooks.