EBAY:Auctions or Fixed price?

[Hawaiian BamBam]

now that black friday was a total failure for me as a seller(i sold only one card for $5.00 on COMC) Im again turning to ebay. where do you make more money on ebay Auctions or Fixed price? which makes the most money for you? thanks

 

[mrmopar]

My question would be this:

Do you believe the poor result is due to bad selection (stuff people aren't buying right now), bad prices (asking too much), both (asking too much for junk) or just weak shopping traffic?

now that black friday was a total failure for me as a seller(i sold only one card for $5.00 on COMC)

The ebay results will depend on what you are selling and how you price it. Fixed price will generally take longer to sell than auction, unless you price it right, but auction may get you less than you wanted.

 

[GotMelky]

If you price it right and allow bidders to make offers - nice stuff usually sells quickly. If you list auctions, have them ending around the same time and make sure you offer shipping that doesn't scare people or keep them from bidding on multiple cards.

 

[Hawaiian BamBam]

thanks guys for your responses, i appreciate it.

curt, no, i actually do pretty well on most days, i have almost 3,000 cards listed and i do decent sales on COMC. With all the hype on COMC about it being their busiest day of the year, I was expecting it to be my busiest day of the year as well. maybe people just arent buying cards on black friday anymore.

 

[The Quarter Box]

I do both. I have found the fixed price items sell better when I have a good amount of auctions going. Items you think will draw the most attention work well for the auctions. Items that you price at good value list as fixed price. If you give an incentive to click 'see other items' such as free combined shipping, a good mix should work well for you.

---Frank

 

[tim815]

How to get me to buy from you on eBay. Offer lots (large or small) with at least some moderately big names in each. Cap shipping costs. Encourage buying beyond such capped shipping cost.

I, for one, will buy bait if the price is below my price point and shipping is covered.

 

[bear0555]

I typically sell stuff under $100 auction style and bin/bo for over $100 due to ebay's fee structure.

http://newlifeauctions.com/calc.html