Re: tips to sell stuff at swamp meet
Okay, Here's the breakdown. I listed about 30 videos at about $0.20 for each listing. I sold only 5- and I have over 50 feedback as a seller, so it's not like I'm a freshly selling Ebay newbie. But anyways, hoping to sell them fast,
I listed them at ONLY $.01 starting bid with a flat rate of $2.99 shipping. Which for buyers I thought would be a good deal. And if they bought more than 1 video- I would get to keep a little more of the shipping money (even though I offered shipping discount on buying more than one item)
my cost of videos = got them FREE
listings x 30@ $0.20=$6.00 total
Final Value Fee x5 = .85 total (2 vids sold for $ .01 and other 3 were $2-3)
Paypal Fee x 5= 2.10
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Total for Listings 8.95
sales= $8.02 ( .01 +.01+ 3.00 +3.00 +2.00)
shipping sales= 14.95 (2.99 x 5)
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Total Sales= 22.97
actual shipping was about 2.55 x 5 =12.25 (mix of media mail & 1st class)
cost of listing was.............................................8. 95
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total cost of goods/shipping............................... 21.20
Sales------------- 22.97 minus
Cost of goods sold 21.20
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Total Profit $1.77 / 5 videos sold = approx $0.35 profit on each video.
So, I will no longer be selling videos as singles on Ebay.
Lots seem to do better just by looking at expired listings.
I've seen videos at garage sales for like $0.50 but maybe videos are just not popular anymore. Who wants a video when you could have it on DVD??
Maybe if the video is $0.50???
Oh well- I may as well just donate them all to the public library!!!
Then they could make $1 off each weeks rental.
I just love-love-love- my local public library!
Originally posted by GeckoGeek
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I listed them at ONLY $.01 starting bid with a flat rate of $2.99 shipping. Which for buyers I thought would be a good deal. And if they bought more than 1 video- I would get to keep a little more of the shipping money (even though I offered shipping discount on buying more than one item)
my cost of videos = got them FREE
listings x 30@ $0.20=$6.00 total
Final Value Fee x5 = .85 total (2 vids sold for $ .01 and other 3 were $2-3)
Paypal Fee x 5= 2.10
-----------------------------------------
Total for Listings 8.95
sales= $8.02 ( .01 +.01+ 3.00 +3.00 +2.00)
shipping sales= 14.95 (2.99 x 5)
------------------------------
Total Sales= 22.97
actual shipping was about 2.55 x 5 =12.25 (mix of media mail & 1st class)
cost of listing was.............................................8. 95
--------------------------------------------------------------------
total cost of goods/shipping............................... 21.20
Sales------------- 22.97 minus
Cost of goods sold 21.20
-------------------------------------
Total Profit $1.77 / 5 videos sold = approx $0.35 profit on each video.
So, I will no longer be selling videos as singles on Ebay.
Lots seem to do better just by looking at expired listings.
I've seen videos at garage sales for like $0.50 but maybe videos are just not popular anymore. Who wants a video when you could have it on DVD??
Maybe if the video is $0.50???
Oh well- I may as well just donate them all to the public library!!!
Then they could make $1 off each weeks rental.
I just love-love-love- my local public library!
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