You’re so smart. This explains why it took me like a year to sell an XXXXXXXL shirt. My photo was utter rubbish because it’s so hard to photo something that huge. Eventually someone found it and bought it.
So true, great info! I was about to use a pair of running shoes I had listed a while. White, silver, blue sparkly. I took it down, hit sell similar, and re-worded to say "reflective", they sold in 2 days.
I have sold since 2003 and a lot of my auction are pretty much the same,(coins).. After Nov 2021 my sales declined dramatically,which i find strange as this is normaly busy season..I really think there is more to this than just putting bad listings
I remember tech saying at times you have to “cast a wider net” when you’re not finding the good inventory you need at the thrift. This I think puts a narrow corridor between having enough inventory to maintain listing quotas and picking up items that sell relatively quickly. I have items from my early days that I think are good items, but the photo quality/ measurements are poor. Possible to take the listing down, rephotograph, then relist? I think probably only worth it for really good items. As it could be a time waster.
Not really wasted time. I had an item with dark photos because it was 4 feet long and I took pics on my bed with poor lighting (Im still learning about taking good photos & obviously have my "ooooh, no!" moments) - it had great sell thru rate but still sat longer than I thought it would. Took it down, used a sheet for the bottom and arranged my boards to go that high up, new photos with good light got it sold within days of changing. Better than redonating for sure :)
Thanks for the lesson. You explained a lot of what was going on with my store and will help get me organized. I am medically retired and have no desire to let another profession take over the majority of my life for the third time but the information you gave was very useful.
This ranking thing is silly to me for one offs like used clothing. Bullhead jeans have about a 4% sell through rate. There are tons of them and very few sales, as an example. I often find it more useful to be more specific. For instance, last week I went on a sourcing trip to a much larger city. The trip was terrible. I found 6 Jos. A Bank merino wool coats NWT. They retail for $450. On Ebay they could sell for $100-$200. However they sizes were all 42 regular and short. When I looked at the sales of the size 42s only, then they were selling for only $50-60. They were too much to only sell for that much so I left them. Clothes are tough to have sell quickly since there are so many specifics to match to find a buyer. I sell some things frequently, but certain sizes just sit, others fly out, others take a few months. Who knows. I am working on moving old inventory on Ebay.
I believe you're spot on when it comes to pictures and price. However, buying objections are a lot more complicated when you don't know the true reasons, people scroll by. By. The answer always seems to be take money off or, send it off for free shipping. Shipping. So many times I'll establish low price. Good pictures. I get a lot of watchers who want more money off. I've heard so many complaints about shipping costs, and I think that's a main reason people do not buy. Because of the competition and inflation prices have really been driven into the ground. So everybody's profit margins are a lot more thin. It's rough right now on the site. eBay needs to do a better job . You can't screw over people and expect them to keep selling on your site. My Mercari store has out sold eBay 10 to 1. Respectively, people are tired of buying used products that do not match the description. So many times I've received products in the mail that states it's like new and is not. Resellers have been focused on Goodwill purchases, garage sale purchases for low cost and focus on bulk quantity and not quality! Quality! It factors in. I love your videos. I think your intentions are really good. I think you have the formula worked out. But times are changing. I thank you so much for all your hard work and what you do to help us out!
Chris! Question. Can you test your listing strength for your own item? For example, if you searched in the relevant terms listed by you and what would be expected, could that work as a test to see how well your item appears in the search results?
Although your information is accurate, there are a lot more factors to a listing. Also, your example of best match were mostly promoted listings (note where it says sponsored on the listing) so the reason they were up there had nothing to do with what you said
What are the names of your other stores? I'm only seeing ten sales and the numbers don't add up for a viable business. I'm a bit confused, (and definitely won't be focusing on clothing, like ever!).
Removing 1% of 90 day nonperforming items is wasting time already invested! Time IS money! "Waste Not, Want Not!" Instead, lower the price, run a sale, or end the listing and then relist as "sell similar". It takes less time invested and some will still sell instead of wasting all that original listing time. Many of my items sell 6 months to a year later, even longer on some. I would rather build a larger store than waste all that time removing. Lately I have been ending listings and relisting them as "sell similar" and they are selling, even older listings are selling!
@@dailyrefinement How about this. I have a Premium store that I can list 10,000 items. I am not near my max yet. As I end listings and relist as sell similar, listings from 1-5 years ago sell. Why what reasonable reason would you have to spend more time removing listings on top of the time you already invested in listing them in the first place. It defeats your purpose of selling. What does it matter if they sell in 90 days or 3 years if you make money? Your approach does not make sense to me. The more listings you have the better chance of more sales.
I have mixed feeling on this. With collectibles it can take some time for the right buyer to come along so ending is shooting yourself in the foot. However, everyday I end a few old listings and retake the photos, re research the price, rewrite the title, and relist. Also sometimes I will take old items and rework them into bundles.
I am never the lowest price and I get pretty good sales. I'm trying to do better with search ranking. Doing better on that front. I still feel like Ebay is limiting my sales artificially. But, I'm hitting 25 listings per day. After the holidays I'll raise it to 30. Sometimes I see listings that are horrible but sell for top dollar! Drives me crazy.
I agree with what you said about listings that are horrible but sell for top dollar. I sell Jeans and utilize all 12 pics then I search same Jeans and see someone with 2 blurry pics sold for twice as mine. Drives me nuts.
@@Ricky-to2me OMG! We sell the same types of items. You know the same pair of jeans can sell for nothing to outrageous amounts. I put decent photos, pics of every tag, every measurement, etc., and still get questions. Some of these sellers put one pic, no measurements, no info, and no tags and sell for a lot more than mine! I have to believe there's something else going on. Who knows? Maybe Cassini is having a minor stroke when that happens. :P
I have around 1700 listings some of them I’ve been hanging around for a while would it make sense to delete them and re-post them? Basically my system has been to cut 10% every 30 days on any item I have on eBay. I have around a 1.2% sellthrough rate
What if you sell in a category that's seasonal like jackets? Is it not worth listing them in summer because you'll probably have to wait at least 6 months before it sells?
He puts away everything every day so they go into inventory the same day the draft is made. I do the same thing, otherwise you just end up with piles of items and no one wants to deal with that mess!
I won’t post on sundays for religious reasons. Would it make a difference if I just posted Monday-Saturday but still posted 20 items per day on average?
@@dailyrefinement I don’t want any listings going up on Sundays. I heard you say in a previous video that if you miss one day it’s fine but never miss listing two days in a row. Does this apply on a weekly basis in this scenario? Your videos are great btw - thank you so much!
No other Resale RUclipsrs do these deep dives about the back-end stuff like you do. It's pretty great and I'm happy to see it.
Very clear video. Easy to understand. Thanks.
You’re so smart.
This explains why it took me like a year to sell an XXXXXXXL shirt. My photo was utter rubbish because it’s so hard to photo something that huge.
Eventually someone found it and bought it.
So true, great info! I was about to use a pair of running shoes I had listed a while. White, silver, blue sparkly. I took it down, hit sell similar, and re-worded to say "reflective", they sold in 2 days.
im from Australia and love your vids , so educational about ebay , your energy levels are sensational .
I learn so much from your videos Chris…thank you.
I have sold since 2003 and a lot of my auction are pretty much the same,(coins).. After Nov 2021 my sales declined dramatically,which i find strange as this is normaly busy season..I really think there is more to this than just putting bad listings
Great information. Really appreciate you and you sharing your knowledge.
I remember tech saying at times you have to “cast a wider net” when you’re not finding the good inventory you need at the thrift. This I think puts a narrow corridor between having enough inventory to maintain listing quotas and picking up items that sell relatively quickly.
I have items from my early days that I think are good items, but the photo quality/ measurements are poor. Possible to take the listing down, rephotograph, then relist? I think probably only worth it for really good items. As it could be a time waster.
Not really wasted time. I had an item with dark photos because it was 4 feet long and I took pics on my bed with poor lighting (Im still learning about taking good photos & obviously have my "ooooh, no!" moments) - it had great sell thru rate but still sat longer than I thought it would. Took it down, used a sheet for the bottom and arranged my boards to go that high up, new photos with good light got it sold within days of changing. Better than redonating for sure :)
9:55 is a exactly what i need to with my store! Thank you chris you are truly amazing 👏 👍
*Always Appreciate your Insight*
Thank You!
Thanks for the lesson. You explained a lot of what was going on with my store and will help get me organized. I am medically retired and have no desire to let another profession take over the majority of my life for the third time but the information you gave was very useful.
You’re very welcome!
i love you chris, i just got a 10x25 unit. your the best
Love you too
This ranking thing is silly to me for one offs like used clothing. Bullhead jeans have about a 4% sell through rate. There are tons of them and very few sales, as an example. I often find it more useful to be more specific. For instance, last week I went on a sourcing trip to a much larger city. The trip was terrible. I found 6 Jos. A Bank merino wool coats NWT. They retail for $450. On Ebay they could sell for $100-$200. However they sizes were all 42 regular and short. When I looked at the sales of the size 42s only, then they were selling for only $50-60. They were too much to only sell for that much so I left them. Clothes are tough to have sell quickly since there are so many specifics to match to find a buyer. I sell some things frequently, but certain sizes just sit, others fly out, others take a few months. Who knows. I am working on moving old inventory on Ebay.
You need to find odd sizes. I go for large > 12 athletic shoes and XL/T mens clothing...works out pretty well.
Great video, I’ve been doing this already now time to take it up a notch!
Let’s do it
100k !! Felicidades! 👍☺🇵🇷
Thank You!
Great advice!!!! Thank you!
You’re very welcome!
Thank you
Thank you Chris 🤙🏽
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I believe you're spot on when it comes to pictures and price. However, buying objections are a lot more complicated when you don't know the true reasons, people scroll by. By. The answer always seems to be take money off or, send it off for free shipping. Shipping. So many times I'll establish low price. Good pictures. I get a lot of watchers who want more money off. I've heard so many complaints about shipping costs, and I think that's a main reason people do not buy. Because of the competition and inflation prices have really been driven into the ground. So everybody's profit margins are a lot more thin. It's rough right now on the site. eBay needs to do a better job . You can't screw over people and expect them to keep selling on your site. My Mercari store has out sold eBay 10 to 1. Respectively, people are tired of buying used products that do not match the description. So many times I've received products in the mail that states it's like new and is not. Resellers have been focused on Goodwill purchases, garage sale purchases for low cost and focus on bulk quantity and not quality! Quality! It factors in. I love your videos. I think your intentions are really good. I think you have the formula worked out. But times are changing. I thank you so much for all your hard work and what you do to help us out!
Great points
You have to get away from the competition, find good low competition keywords, then the price won't matter so much
Chris! Question. Can you test your listing strength for your own item? For example, if you searched in the relevant terms listed by you and what would be expected, could that work as a test to see how well your item appears in the search results?
Thanks for another awesome video happy holidays to your family n baby's first Christmas 🎄 ❤
Another great Video Thanks again
You’re very welcome!
Does promoted advanced feature also help pushing items to the top ?
Although your information is accurate, there are a lot more factors to a listing. Also, your example of best match were mostly promoted listings (note where it says sponsored on the listing) so the reason they were up there had nothing to do with what you said
Thanks for all the helpful information. I'm going through and improving my listings no.
You’re very welcome!
Shadow banding
Part of the problem is ebay who brings up wrong items or related items that the buyer doesn't want.
What are the names of your other stores? I'm only seeing ten sales and the numbers don't add up for a viable business. I'm a bit confused, (and definitely won't be focusing on clothing, like ever!).
Removing 1% of 90 day nonperforming items is wasting time already invested! Time IS money! "Waste Not, Want Not!" Instead, lower the price, run a sale, or end the listing and then relist as "sell similar". It takes less time invested and some will still sell instead of wasting all that original listing time. Many of my items sell 6 months to a year later, even longer on some. I would rather build a larger store than waste all that time removing. Lately I have been ending listings and relisting them as "sell similar" and they are selling, even older listings are selling!
I think for some folks. Their bottom 1% is worth removing. I get your point though
@@dailyrefinement How about this. I have a Premium store that I can list 10,000 items. I am not near my max yet. As I end listings and relist as sell similar, listings from 1-5 years ago sell. Why what reasonable reason would you have to spend more time removing listings on top of the time you already invested in listing them in the first place. It defeats your purpose of selling. What does it matter if they sell in 90 days or 3 years if you make money? Your approach does not make sense to me. The more listings you have the better chance of more sales.
I have mixed feeling on this. With collectibles it can take some time for the right buyer to come along so ending is shooting yourself in the foot. However, everyday I end a few old listings and retake the photos, re research the price, rewrite the title, and relist. Also sometimes I will take old items and rework them into bundles.
I am never the lowest price and I get pretty good sales. I'm trying to do better with search ranking. Doing better on that front. I still feel like Ebay is limiting my sales artificially. But, I'm hitting 25 listings per day. After the holidays I'll raise it to 30. Sometimes I see listings that are horrible but sell for top dollar! Drives me crazy.
Agreed
I agree with what you said about listings that are horrible but sell for top dollar. I sell Jeans and utilize all 12 pics then I search same Jeans and see someone with 2 blurry pics sold for twice as mine. Drives me nuts.
@@Ricky-to2me OMG! We sell the same types of items. You know the same pair of jeans can sell for nothing to outrageous amounts. I put decent photos, pics of every tag, every measurement, etc., and still get questions. Some of these sellers put one pic, no measurements, no info, and no tags and sell for a lot more than mine! I have to believe there's something else going on. Who knows? Maybe Cassini is having a minor stroke when that happens. :P
They're possible laundering or cross-buying to raise their profile and/or ranking...
What happens to this scenario if you pay for promotional listings?
I went over that in the video I believe
I box and send my unsold eBay items to a local AUCTION grossing me 6k a year +/-
Nice
@@dailyrefinement and obviously I use that money to purchase items at the same auction that hopefully have a better sell through rate.
I have around 1700 listings some of them I’ve been hanging around for a while would it make sense to delete them and re-post them? Basically my system has been to cut 10% every 30 days on any item I have on eBay. I have around a 1.2% sellthrough rate
How are your prices so dang competitive man? Losing hope for my store.
Economy of scale?
How come I dont see any promoted listing across top results?
Might be using an ad blocker
@@dailyrefinement Are you telling there is an ebay native function for blocking promoted listings? Or its some kind of 3rd party app?
Don't they penalize you for taking out listings though Chris?
Awesome
What if you sell in a category that's seasonal like jackets? Is it not worth listing them in summer because you'll probably have to wait at least 6 months before it sells?
It is always hot or cold somewhere unless you only sell locally.
Jackets sell all year
Chris... are the items in your 'banked' listings already placed in your inventory 'as if' they're active, or are they stored separately?
He puts away everything every day so they go into inventory the same day the draft is made. I do the same thing, otherwise you just end up with piles of items and no one wants to deal with that mess!
Same system
I won’t post on sundays for religious reasons. Would it make a difference if I just posted Monday-Saturday but still posted 20 items per day on average?
Just schedule for sundays and take Sunday’s off
@@dailyrefinement I don’t want any listings going up on Sundays. I heard you say in a previous video that if you miss one day it’s fine but never miss listing two days in a row. Does this apply on a weekly basis in this scenario?
Your videos are great btw - thank you so much!
Love the info you give but your approach to covering stuff reminds me of Ben Stein...Bueller...Bueller. same tone aaalll the way through bro...
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