Comments on: Playing The eBay Game http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:05:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Scruffy Moo cards http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-68293 Scruffy Moo cards Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:16:41 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-68293 Is it better to start the bid low on ebay or to set a mid priced starting fee. I also see many items on there now that are fixed price. Will just have to give a try. Trial and error as they say. Is it better to start the bid low on ebay or to set a mid priced starting fee. I also see many items on there now that are fixed price. Will just have to give a try. Trial and error as they say.

]]> By: pfadvice http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-935 pfadvice Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:45:29 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-935 <i><b>I’m sure you don’t want to share what you sell, but it is a commodity (like 100 of the same item), or do you buy separate items cheap somewhere and then sell them back on eBay? Am I also correct is assuming you would rather work on the website because they are more of a passive income? Since it seems like you could do very well just doing eBay all the time. (I’m sure you have more passion for the sites too.)</i></b> No problem at all sharing the things I sell (which I will be doing), but mainly because even if I share, it would be difficult for anyone to copy (or compete against me) unless they were living in Japan. If I were still doing this full time, I may feel a bit differently, but since now it's basically a part time activity, it's not a big deal. Correct on the passive income. I was making quite a bit more doing eBay, but it's a job where if you stop putting things on, your income also stops plus there is no value created in the business when you're finished - I could sell the remaining inventory, but since most people would not be able to continue to obtain the items I sell, there really isn't a business to sell (except maybe a bit for my customer lists). The websites will eventually let me be able to take a 2 week vacation and still bring in daily income. It was a tough decision to make considering the money I have given up, but I think will pay off well in the end (at least hoping) I’m sure you don’t want to share what you sell, but it is a commodity (like 100 of the same item), or do you buy separate items cheap somewhere and then sell them back on eBay?

Am I also correct is assuming you would rather work on the website because they are more of a passive income? Since it seems like you could do very well just doing eBay all the time. (I’m sure you have more passion for the sites too.)

No problem at all sharing the things I sell (which I will be doing), but mainly because even if I share, it would be difficult for anyone to copy (or compete against me) unless they were living in Japan. If I were still doing this full time, I may feel a bit differently, but since now it’s basically a part time activity, it’s not a big deal.

Correct on the passive income. I was making quite a bit more doing eBay, but it’s a job where if you stop putting things on, your income also stops plus there is no value created in the business when you’re finished - I could sell the remaining inventory, but since most people would not be able to continue to obtain the items I sell, there really isn’t a business to sell (except maybe a bit for my customer lists).

The websites will eventually let me be able to take a 2 week vacation and still bring in daily income. It was a tough decision to make considering the money I have given up, but I think will pay off well in the end (at least hoping)

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-933 Jonathan Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:02:22 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-933 I'm sure you don't want to share what you sell, but it is a commodity (like 100 of the same item), or do you buy separate items cheap somewhere and then sell them back on eBay? Am I also correct is assuming you would rather work on the website because they are more of a passive income? Since it seems like you could do very well just doing eBay all the time. (I'm sure you have more passion for the sites too.) I’m sure you don’t want to share what you sell, but it is a commodity (like 100 of the same item), or do you buy separate items cheap somewhere and then sell them back on eBay?

Am I also correct is assuming you would rather work on the website because they are more of a passive income? Since it seems like you could do very well just doing eBay all the time. (I’m sure you have more passion for the sites too.)

]]> By: pfadvice http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-932 pfadvice Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:40:33 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-932 You can see all the <a href="http://pages.ebay.com/promo/10fixprice/?ssPageName=SM:SNF01" rel="nofollow">information here</a> You can see all the information here

]]> By: Wandering Indian Monk http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-931 Wandering Indian Monk Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:32:28 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-931 Hi, How do you get informed on these $0.10 deals? I looked at the eBay webpage and could not find any news on the same. Thanks. Hi, How do you get informed on these $0.10 deals? I looked at the eBay webpage and could not find any news on the same.
Thanks.

]]> By: pfadvice http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-930 pfadvice Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:20:36 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-930 This promotion is a fixed price promotion - so there is no actual auction (although it shows up in the auction listings) and the reason you need to have a good idea of what things sell for. I deal mainly in Japanese antiques and other collectibles so there isn't a lot of competition -- so even when they are auction promotions, it has little effect on the items I sell. This promotion is a fixed price promotion - so there is no actual auction (although it shows up in the auction listings) and the reason you need to have a good idea of what things sell for.

I deal mainly in Japanese antiques and other collectibles so there isn’t a lot of competition — so even when they are auction promotions, it has little effect on the items I sell.

]]> By: samerwriter http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-929 samerwriter Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:14:07 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/playing-the-ebay-game/#comment-929 With a lower listing price, wouldn't you expect there to be a lot more items listed in competition with yours, thus potentially driving down the sales price? I'm curious if you've tracked this in the past; obviously it's tough to get an exact figure, but does it seem like you come out ahead? With a lower listing price, wouldn’t you expect there to be a lot more items listed in competition with yours, thus potentially driving down the sales price?

I’m curious if you’ve tracked this in the past; obviously it’s tough to get an exact figure, but does it seem like you come out ahead?

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