tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post2578816295572496276..comments2024-03-21T21:37:03.772-05:00Comments on Series Books for Girls: How I Am Coping with the New eBayJennifer Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-74262095721851356172010-02-14T16:38:22.572-06:002010-02-14T16:38:22.572-06:00Towards the end of when I still sold all of my boo...Towards the end of when I still sold all of my books on eBay, I noticed that my buyers were more needy than they were a few years previous. I know exactly when it started, which was at the time of the release of the 2007 Nancy Drew film. <br /><br />From 2007 on, I found that many of my buyers had very high expectations, and sometimes due to their lack of knowledge thought that I was misrepresenting books. It really tried my patience. For instance, I had a buyer complain that a Nancy Drew book that listed to #18 which had a jacket that listed to #19 was mismatched. The buyer thought they should always match exactly. That buyer left me a one DSR on the description star, which destroyed my search ranking.<br /><br />It's going to be interesting to see how the changes shake out. If a number of buyers decide to look only at auctions like I plan to do, then the auctions may really thrive. You may find that your books do quite well.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-38126784054581553352010-02-14T16:05:06.974-06:002010-02-14T16:05:06.974-06:00I manipulate the searches by using keywords; I'...I manipulate the searches by using keywords; I'm usually looking for oddball stuff. I wouldn't dream of searching through all the Drews or Hardys, but when I do check them out I'll use titles and keywords. Of course I'm missing stuff because a lot of sellers don't know to use these terms, but there still is plenty to see.<br /><br />I have noticed an increase in buying since the beginning of the year, especially Nancy Drew, and bidding seems to be better. I still sell almost everything I list on eBay. I have yet to make a sale on Bonanzle. <br /><br />None of these changes at eBay really bug me that much, other than you can't make as much $$$$ as in the past. The higher fees are annoying but they are not that much higher because my selling prices are not so high.<br /><br />I think a lot of these big mondo-dealers are eventually going to collapse because they can't possibly be making enough money to pay off their huge loans to eBay for getting set up and in product. Perhaps eBay will eventually go back to what it used to be. Most other big business is collapsing and downsizing.<br /><br />I had another neg-basher last week, about the fourth one in a year. These buyers want their book like tomorrow and start emailing about it with two days after payment. All of them are supposedly dads who are buying cheap Drews or Hardys for their sons or daughters. I usually mail the books the next day, and media mail takes at least a week, sometimes longer. They are so antsy for the book that they go crazy emailing over and over again, and then they give me a negative because the book hasn't arrived - all four within a week of payment! I think it's ridiculous that they can do this and a seller can't give a negative in turn to a buyer.<br /><br />But, it's just become a part of dealing with eBay!<br /><br />Mikestratomikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896861715489717197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-36186360482572847002010-02-14T04:54:21.370-06:002010-02-14T04:54:21.370-06:00More thoughts:
For the smaller searches like &quo...More thoughts:<br /><br />For the smaller searches like "Betty Gordon," the fixed-price items will unquestionably receive a boost, and the auction items will not suffer. I have noticed in the past that sometimes books with dust jackets, such as Betty Gordon, in eBay stores that are priced decently will not sell while auctions of the same books do fine. For the smaller searches, buyers will now notice the store items.<br /><br />As already stated, the large searches such as "Nancy Drew" are the problematic ones. Sellers already have much trouble getting noticed, which is precisely why some of them resort to yelling at buyers that their books are the rarest, most fabulous books available. This behavior does not occur in the smaller searches. We only see it for Nancy Drew and the other major series.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.com