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@spendmoneyhere2014 wrote:Not true. You are allowed to list grab bags. I followed all the rules. Also, when I listed the Christmas Cards I put that they were handmade. Do you think I am an idiot? GEEZ.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-bonus-prize-giveaway-raffle.html
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Grab bags are listings where identified items are sold in a group (in a bag). You can list grab bags as long as you follow these rules:
Identify all contents of the grab bag in the listing. The number, quality, or condition of these items doesn't need to be identified.
The listing doesn't single out anything that "may" be contained in the grab bag that has particular monetary or obvious collectible value. For example, grab bag listings for collectible comic books can't allude to the possibility that a specific rare, high value comic book "may" be included in the grab bag. This type of listing is considered a lottery, which is not allowed on eBay.
All contents of the grab bag need to follow our prohibited and restricted items policies."
So then, how are sales?
I set a budget o $500 for myself and did $1000.
Yep, that is right, I "sell" them. I do not complain about not selling:
Payments (last 31 days) | |
Received | C $1,067.67 |
Not received | C $71.51 |
Total sales: | C $1,139.19 |
Rose, yes, I understand all of that, but, some people think that my money comes to me for free. It does not not. I spend hours researching what sells, where, why, for how much. There are thousands of parts I could "try" to sell and I would fail. Many more I could sell for a loss.
There are some twenty screws, five hidden, that have to come out to get a radio bezel from a 96-98 Civic. That requires lying under the dash looking up, maybe in the rain, maybe in -40C.
I spent years trudging in wrecking yards in all weather, from +40C down to -40C. The physical effort I put in would kill many people. Yesterday was decent, intermittent rain, damp, cool, mud and muck.
I get that a lot "Oh, well, you sell, car parts. That is easy, people need them." Really? No they do not. I have to acquire and advertise, price, and compete. I defy the average person to rummage around in wrecked vehicles taking things apart, let alone walk into a wrecking yard.
So, when people complain? Try walking in my shoes. People who refuse to make maximum effort complain? As the lines in the song goes : "Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself".
@mr.elmwood wrote:Try walking in my shoes. People who refuse to make maximum effort complain? As the lines in the song goes : "Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself".
Oh, Mr. E., I certainly wasn't accusing you of anything (except maybe of being successful, and being smart in choosing items that have a ready market). 
And no, I certainly wouldn't want to have to crawl around in the places you do in order to get the products you get to sell.
We who have been selling here for a while know all too well that it's no picnic sourcing, photographing, listing, packing, shipping, etc. etc. etc., anything. And I think we all have different challenges when it comes to those areas.
What I was pointing out was that on the sales end, there are some things people need, and others they'd just like (or want, or wish to have). If the OP is trying to sell the latter, she is going to have to work harder on the selling end and expect it may take longer to sell (and at a lower price than previously).
In other words, looking at what she has been listing and how she is listing it, and the limited number of listings at any one time, a blank September in her category(ies) isn't surprising.
@kashka wrote:Just out of curosity..why do you always seem to think everyone else but yourself doesn't put "maximum effort" into their business? Yes,we have all heard from you how hard you work (and how much money you make) and all your tidbits of knowledge from working at an LC but there are more people out there who try very hard to succeed here then you give credit for.Not every seller sells car parts so dont base everyone on just your experience.One size does not fit all on ebay.
Why does everyone think car parts is easy? I canNOT go into a store and pick them off a shelf. I canNOT go to a garage sale and pick them off a table. I canNOT order them from a catalogue. I canNOT have them drop shipped.
How often have you heard me complain about sales? Never. How often have you heard me complain about eBay? Never. How often have you heard me complain about customer? Never. How often have I accused externally? Never.
I have found, that the ones who try the hardest complain the least.
The ones who complain the most, try the least.
Why is it that the most successful sellers seem to never complain?
