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Post by jensb on Nov 18, 2012 11:28:33 GMT -8
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Post by dertodesking on Nov 18, 2012 13:06:26 GMT -8
Hi Jens,
I wouldn't say you did anything "wrong"...sometimes it's just a case of offering for sale the "right item at the right time". It could just be thjat when the last one sold someone was looking for this very species and was happy to offer on it...now that they have it in their collection they don't need to search for it any more.
Maybe as well...the other seller has a high feedback number...maybe they have lots of buyers who check their auctions every time they sell and just happened to spot this item.
Keep trying - there's no guarantee that something will sell on eBay or anywhere else you offer it. Sometimes you'll offer something very rare and get no offers and sometimes you'll list something common and get lots of bids!
Simon
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Post by jensb on Nov 23, 2012 8:56:04 GMT -8
Hello Simon,
Ok.
Make's it different or I set them?
Are this unreasable prices?
Am I to unknown(not enough feedback.)
Greets Jens
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Post by wollastoni on Nov 23, 2012 10:08:04 GMT -8
My advices to increase your sales :
- you have no "seller feedback" of course it doesn't help you, with time, you will obtain them
- many spelling mistakes in your description --> I know English is not your native language,
but be careful, your auction does not look very serious.
- you should better write the full species name, it may help people find it.
- it's written you ship only to the US, you should better select both "inside the US" and "outside the US" in your auction.
- your shipping price is in Euros and your auction in USD... choose only one currency, otherwise it's hard for people to understand the real final price
- spread specimens are easier to sell. Some buyers don't have time or skills to spread lepido and they prefer to buy mounted specimens.
Then I don't know if your specimen is rare or not. Common stuffs are hard to sell because people can obtain them for free with exchanges.
Hope it will help you.
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Post by jensb on Nov 23, 2012 11:35:50 GMT -8
Thnx I will paper my speciments.
my spelling will be better next time.
I only don't know all name's of the speciments but I will let them determine on this forum before selling next time .
I don't get it whit the shipping i can't find the good option but i search again.
Ok will calculate prices in dollars.
Greets Jens
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Post by nosorog on Nov 24, 2012 18:57:50 GMT -8
Jens,
Why do you think you are selling it cheaper than fossilinsect09? Your price is $14.99 + $20.00 for shipping from outside US = $34.99.
His price - $25 + $5 for shipping = $30. His is $4.99 cheaper and no border crossing, no customs, no U.S. Wildlife Bureau.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2012 20:32:37 GMT -8
As nosorog stated, the thing is, nobody wants to buy a bug when the shipping costs are still more expensive than the bug itself, specially when there's no plenty of specimens (from another auctions) to combine in one shipping.
Also please notice that 20 Euros DHL shipping is the way too much to pay for shipping of common stuff, I often buy some really nice Saturniidae from dealers in Austria, France, Germany, etc, and shipping usually costs me somewhere from 5 to 12 euros, and it comes packed like if its going to the war zone.
Check if you got Hermes shipping in Holland, if no, send by simple registered mail, probably it will cost you not more than 8 euros for a small parcel.
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Post by wollastoni on Nov 26, 2012 10:16:37 GMT -8
From Holland, I would use normal non-registered mail.
Should be around 10 Euros (14 USD).
You should propose registered mail only for expensive stuff (more than 150 USD).
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