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Originally Posted by Connie I'm glad I gave you an idea. I like selling books or magazines because they can be mailed media mail and it is so much cheaper than regular mail. I've never had a problem mailing things that way and they usually don't take much longer than the regular mail...much that I've mailed media mail is there as fast as priority! I think people are more likely to bid higher if the shipping isn't so costly. At least that's how I am when bidding.
I do have a Paypal account and love it. I also accept checks or money orders on my auctions and then just have to wait for that to arrive before mailing out the package. I've never gotten a bad check...thank goodness. One word of caution...when you open your Paypal account...if you get emails saying that there is something going on with your Paypal account and they ask you to click on a link and then ask account info...don't do it. There are so many scams where they are trying to get your credit card#'s and bank accounts. Paypal will never send an email asking you to give info or verify anything. There are also those going around claiming to be Ebay and same goes for them...just people trying to get account numbers.
Oh...one more word of advice...When putting something on an auction, for the title...make sure you have as many words in that title that will cover what people do a search on. Sometimes the title doesn't even always make sense, but it will bring more searches to your auction. For instance, if I was selling a paper craft book...I would put the name of the book and then add words like stamping, scrapbooking, origami...so people searching for one of those words would also get my auction in their search results.
Good luck! Let us know how you do! Those Elvis magazines may be a big hit!!! |
The above is is good advice!
Ebay owns paypal now, they are that successful.
All the info you need is right there on the site...its pretty easy to understand too. With experience you learn better too.
People who charge crazy shipping do not impress me either you have to watch that when you buy something.........Look at the shipping charge! The item is not always a bargain!
Once you complete your clock, weight it and check with the post office. A nominal fee for handling is okay too. But people like close to exact shipping with maybe 1.00 or 2.00 over. They respect that alot more. Good packaging is important of course to make sure it gets there without damage! Shipping insurance for a clock being mandatory for a clock might be a good idea too! Its cheap and gets you off the hook if the itme is damaged and you packaged it with care.