EBay Bulk Selling Questions/Advice

[gfel2795]

I'm thinking of trying my hand at selling my stuff of EBay. I have a lot of low-end items that I sell for on here for $0.25, $0.50 and $1.00 and I want to pursue other avenues.

I know that this service charges extra fees in the way of listing fees and final value fees which I would need to figure into my pricing, so I guess what I am wondering, is how much I need to charge on a card that I would normally charge $0.25, $0.50, and $1.00 on ? Is there a formula you guys use or a percentage you mark-up your items when selling on EBay or anything else I should know?

My goal is to throw like 5,000 items $0.25 and up on there in as little time/cost as possible and see what happens. Maybe offer PWE "value" shipping choice as well as bubble mailer.

Thanks in advance fellow card freaks !!

[Crosby 87]

Are you wanting to sell them as lots? I have lots of extra duplicates of Steelers, Penguins & Penguins. So I do each lot listing by player and add a few scans . Its less time intrusive doing it this way instead of card by card listing since each listing requires a scan. (Sold 2 lots this week) I would expect to pay in total in fees 15-20% of final price as well

[gfel2795]

Are you wanting to sell them as lots? I have lots of extra duplicates of Steelers, Penguins & Penguins. So I do each lot listing by player and add a few scans . Its less time intrusive doing it this way instead of card by card listing since each listing requires a scan. (Sold 2 lots this week) I would expect to pay in total in fees 15-20% of final price as well

I have a spreadsheet so I was hoping to sell them individually from the spreadsheet and maybe include a stock photo or no photo.

[Crosby 87]

I have a spreadsheet so I was hoping to sell them individually from the spreadsheet and maybe include a stock photo or no photo.

Cant list w/o a photo. Stock photo could open you up to some item not as pictured cases.

[pwaldo]

Maybe COMC.com would be a better route than eBay? Don't know if you have investigated that option but I just thought I'd throw it out there if you didn't know.

[gfel2795]

Thanks, guys.

Looks like eBay allows for 50/month, maybe worth my while to list 50 and rotate stock.

[Crosby 87]

Thanks, guys.

Looks like eBay allows for 50/month, maybe worth my while to list 50 and rotate stock.

Theyre always sending out promotions for 500 free listings too

[Maggot]

In my opinion Ebay is far too time consuming for low value cards. I highly recommend COMC.

[pwskelly]

Maybe COMC.com would be a better route than eBay? Don't know if you have investigated that option but I just thought I'd throw it out there if you didn't know.

This is also the option I would recommend. They scan, host and ship your cards for you. All you have to do is send them the cards and then set your prices. This is a great option when you have lots of low-end cards.

[gfel2795]

This is also the option I would recommend. They scan, host and ship your cards for you. All you have to do is send them the cards and then set your prices. This is a great option when you have lots of low-end cards.

In my opinion Ebay is far too time consuming for low value cards. I highly recommend COMC.

I'm not crazy about the fact that they keep your cards, I also like to use them for trading.

I took a long look last night and I noticed that they also had some pretty good deals on some wantlist stuff of mine.

It also seems like they nickel and dime a lot....If I consign a 5,000 count box full of cards, I see that they charge 1 cent per card per month for storage which means I would be paying $50/month just to leave everything?

Am I missing some advantages?