I'm new to Ebay and want to start selling antiques. I'm going to this auction here where I live, but I'm not sure what is selling at the moment. Does anyone have any ideas on what to get started with.
if its your fist time then you should try some garage sales first, but most inportant find out what will be available at the auction. knowing some information on the people who are selling it is something to ask. look for the book antiquing for dummies, check out dummies.com eHow.com or hgtv.com then type antiques in search box. you can also go to pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/appraiseit/index.html ,watching some of the antiques roadshow programs helps too. I tend to look for items that are not ordinary and quirky, this way whomever gets it as a gift will get something really cool and special.
Hello, I have antiques and vintage items in my store. I study antique books and specialized antique books. I find my items in the local thrift stores, antique stores and auctions in my area. I suggest to take a look at my store--I study stores on Ebay all the time. Please sign my guest book--Thank you and Best Wishes Vicky
Hi! My husband & I go to a weekly household & estate auction. We find a lot of vintage & antique kitchen items to sell. These type of items are quite plentiful at estate auctions & sales and you can buy them inexpensively. We do pretty good selling what we offer. I suggest looking through active & completed listings to see what's selling & what isn't. For instance, old egg beaters are very common & you want to look for the more desired types, such as cast iron egg beaters rather than the ~run of the mill~ types. We're careful about how much we'll spend on an item, so we don't end up losing money. Antique reference books or guides are a good source of information as well & give you an idea of what to look for at auctions & sales. Unusual & hard to find items should do well for eBay selling. Just don't be tempted to start at a really low opening bid for your auction to attract bidders. We found out the hard way and practically gave away merchandise one week. Now, we start the opening bid to cover the cost of the item and eBay fees. Sometimes we have to run the auction twice to get a sale. We have an eBay store too, so if there's no sale after a couple tries, we list it as store inventory. Most items sell within a month. We try not to list with a reserve price, since bidders don't really like reserve auctions. We keep shipping to the actual cost & don't charge handling fees to try to drive more business. The most important thing you can do when listing, is use a title that will pull up in different searches, for instance if you have an antique egg beater, use the words: antique, egg beater, eggbeater (some people spell it without the space), kitchen, utensil, and if it has a name, such as Dover, use that, too. This item will come up in a search for antique kitchen utensil, Dover utensil, and so on. You want your item to be seen! You just can't spam words that don't relate to the item (this is against eBay listing policies). Take great photos, buyers want to see every detail. Always describe any flaws or damage to the item so you don't end up with an unhappy buyer & the hassle of a return. If you have the time, check out some eBay stores to get some ideas, too. I hope this was helpful to you & best of luck with your new endeavor! ~*~TK Treasures & Collectibles~*~
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