e bay advice

[fogman]

hi guys, im going top be selling my lwb b & id like to know the best way of listing it on ebay , now ive tried to trawl through the various pages of gumph reguarding fees etc but im still not too sure of the best way to go about it & keep the final fee as low as possible , it will be the first time ive ever sold anything on there so any advice would be welcome

[Loneranger]

I would say best way is to list it at low starting bid, add pics to text area so that avoids paying for each pic you add.

hope that someone contacts you with a cash offer that you find reasonable and then end auction early, hence avoiding all fees.


However starting low you do run the risk that no one will bid until last minute, so either add a reserve or get a friend to assist with bidding power...

[BadBoy]

In basic the fees will be about £8 to list it, then they will take 10% of the final selling price if you do it by auction or buy it now.

A classified listing is my preferred way of selling cars on ebay.
The fee is higher - £15 or so if I remember correctly ( been a while now), but you can list it for 30 days and it tends to keep the nob ends away.

An auction may or may not get you the price you want. You can introduce a reserve, but then some people always want to know the reserve, and will then approach you to sell it off ebay for that amount (coz that's the minimum you're prepared to take). IMO it's annoying and ebay take far too much. £108 for a car you sell for £1000 Too much money lost IMO

Classified ads will still attract people, but a sale may take a little longer so no good if you want a quick sell.
You can put things like "open to offers", "advertised elsewhere" etc, as ebay don't take any further fees.
It also attracts a more serious type of buyer, so less time wasters. But always be as honest as possible and list as many know faults as you can, but highlight at least two positives for each negative. That way buyers are not put off.
Don't say things like "needs doing". Why does it need doing. Is it because it's too expensive that's why you've not done it????

Don't photo it outside your house. Find a nice grassy field and take the photos there. I nice background in the photos helps entice people to view.
Always make sure it's viewer ready.

Finally, price it in mind that people will want it knock you down and make them think they are getting a bargain

[frontlee3]

i have sold several cars and trucks on e bay straight away its £10 listing fee then a final selling fee usually £20 so your looking at £30 to start then if you sell it and want paypal payment they will charge you a fee so you need to advertise it as cash on collection only none of the bankers draft also advertise it as advertised locally so you reserve the right to end auction early if sold elsewhere basiccly if some one emails you saying will you take £---- and you say yes you can sell it then end the listing early and save fees keeping costs to £10 listing fee then best to put a phone number on it for texts and calls people prefer this if your looking to swap/swop so your not looking for swaps why? or they will end your listing try to take a small deposit through paypal tho to make sure its not wipes messing you about they are people on there try to start your listing around 7-8 pm as most people are sat at computer not eating tea or still at work keep your listing to a short time scale 7 days max best 3-5 days keeps the interest in it the more you can tell what its had done mantanice wise the better any more info you need give us a shout and the pics try to take them low down level with the bonnet or just above not stood straight up and in a empty car park field any thing where you only take the pics of the truck not other stuff the better ie the wifes car next doors car it makes it stand out if you was closer i would have been able to give you a hand

[fudge]

found it for you foggy
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/motorfees.html

[gregster]

[Rich]

i hate ebay i sold a new phone on there for £300 ebay fee was £30 and dont get me started on paypal

[BadBoy]

[fogman]

thanks for all the advice guys much appreciated as always im not in that much of a rush to sell so i think ill stick it in a classified ad with a fixed price which at £15 for 28 days is a bargain, but i cant see how many pictures you can upload, so any ideas guys ?

[BadBoy]

12 free

(I read it this time http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/picture_pack.html)

[gregster]

[fogman]