Surprising Ebay Strategy Just Might Work

[@marilynmack6233]

Loved the old church and the hymn at the end, Kevin. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Easter. Blessings to you all and to.everyone who watches your.channel. 💟🙏💕🌷 Marilyn🇺🇲

[@kathleenparker9297]

The precious church and music at the end gave me comfort. Thank you.

[@mis7089]

Ground advantage has been wonderful. But, if Priority is cheaper we ship it that way. Do the research on it before you print. It's been a game changer for shipping. Great show, sales have been good this week. Have a Blessed Easter!

[@commonwealthflipper]

It is rare but it happens for sure

[@curtstreicher7616]

Usually, what Ebay charges for USPS Ground is less than what it costs you for Priority. So I charge for ground, but ship with Priority and use the free boxes on almost all items over 1 lb.

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

WOW! That Church Is Manificent I love old Churches. Definetly history there!

[@casper001971]

I think part of the reason items sell better when pricing them higher is because ebay makes more money in fees over lower priced items. ebay search may show a higher priced item over a lower priced item.

[@gamebros87]

I have thought about experimenting with raising price and increasing ad rate on certain items.

[@bettyreese2103]

I love your closing verse, the reason the men in my church call themselves the Ironmen. ❤

[@FoundThingsandFamilyLegacies]

8:17 minutes in ... I've said that for years! I set the prices higher (when items are not selling) a great deal and "BAM!" they sell! I have had our eBay account since 1998 but didn't get serious till 2019 with listing older family members' estates (hoarders). But, I've been in retail sales a long time with another business and saw it first hand in that business.

[@madskilz]

Long time watcher, first comment love the channel ! Being a Canadian seller shipping is really hard. Not only do we live in the second largest country in the world our shipping rates are ridiculous. I still make sales to the U.S. but I have to sell at a greater discount to compete. When setting up the pricing I have to make my item cheap enough for a U.S. buyer to purchase, which is really hard. I love all these content creators in the U.S. ,but since the common lad quit selling there are no Canadian content creators that help Canadian sellers like the common wealth picker. Its funny when I see American sellers complain about shipping prices....come north of the border and see how much we pay, you will never complain again lol. HAPPY EASTER TO ALL MY CANADIAN SELLERS 😎

[@grabowskycountry]

Happy Easter fellow Canadian. Our shipping is terrible no matter who we use and we’ll probably see a hike by late summer. Live in a small town so am forced to ship CP unless I have a city trip planned. I just try to make sure my profits are higher. Always hustling to find the best lowest price per item. 👋

[@BeachBarnThrifts]

I really LOVE the church and hymn at end! ❤ Still Love your video information as well..

[@bennystratton7734]

8:58 Kevin i have to agree here if you list stuff to cheap buyers will think twice about buying from you well the Majority of buyers will maybe the minority that just want the cheapest price and don't care but the majority will say wait one second for that price its to good to be true it probably is and will think there is some UNDISCLOSED problem or flaw with the item and why i steer clear of the race to the bottom i always am in the middle or at the top with pricing (with best offer on all my items with thresholds so if offers come in below the minimum i'm willing to accept it is automatically declined)

[@bennystratton7734]

btw also tweaking a listing adjusting prices and pictures and shipping and any other things within the listing will WAKE Up the listing in the algorithm so this could be why she is now having more sales she woke up those STALE listings that the algorithm was ignoring ebay even tells sellers this is what is needed for items over 90 days 90 days or older the algorithm considers them stale items and they will get buried or even ignored (meaning algorithm wont even pull them up in searches when buyers search items

[@OriginalNethead]

Happy Easter Kevin! The old Country gospel string quartet at the end was pretty cool.

[@msunites2977]

Flat rate shipping has always been the smart way to go with lower weight items. There are some variables need be calculated to establish the flat rate for weight tiers aka 1 LB and under, 1-2 etc and find the median cost in the tier. Its nice as eBay now has the shipping profiles which makes changes and organizing them a literal breeze. I also track it and I basically break even, I'm on the east coast and make a few dollars on most things east coast and loose a few to the west coast. Balances right out and is a great time saver when listing not needing waste time weighing everything. Consumers understand shipping expense is just lost money and in speaking of shipping so many retailers now offer free or free to store shipping. Its getting to a point where its almost expectation but sellers dont understand free shipping. They'll up the price, claim free shipping when its not free at all. Free means free, no additional expense yet most sellers think that say this Kuerig machine at Walmart for $99 or online for $99 w free ship to home that Walmart is building it into the price. They are not, they are selling it at MSRP, Keurig does not allow them to charge more as its all consigned merch under terms of consignment. Walmart cant even run it as a special at $79 without arrangements being made w/ the authorized distributorship or Keurig directly. Free shipping is a an immediate line item write off. So if shipping was $20 that $99 Keurig is now a $79 reported sale w/ the immediate line item write off, its promotional.

[@lisad1623]

I'm not a reseller, but I enjoy the content. I've been shopping on ebay for well over 20 years. I always sort/filter by lowest price including shipping. Then I decide from there. I too would be suspicious of items with supper high shipping.

[@savvystealsanddeals]

This is exactly what I’ve been doing all week! I realized my shipping was WAY too high, so I went through and changed my shipping. I just finished it last night so I haven’t seen any difference yet, but I’m confident that I will!

[@SeastheDayThrifting]

love the ending to this video that church & the song...so pretty. We have seen a nice uptick in sales this past couple of weeks. Our game changer is we started promoting more. But we also have been re-evaluating / updating several listings as well. As always love your videos...I always learn something. Blessings to you and your family this Easter!!!

[@RoyBrunson]

Great Job I agree the Church and Hymn wonderful keep it up

[@victoriaprice905]

Hey Kevin where is that church? It looks exactly like the old church that sits on my late uncle's property in New Brunswick in Canada. Thank you it made me smile and think of him, he loved the love and I loved him.

[@loribradley8234]

Loved the music at the end. Happy Easter.

[@jimhorne8855]

Discovered this pricing strategy years ago in brick and mortar. The company had a large seasonal buy. It wasn’t selling so I told my sales team to raise the price and we sold out of item.

[@bettymunguia2136]

Good morning Kevin and family and Happy Easter 😊😊

[@jillburgraff-miceli5294]

Great Aerosmith Album. And great ideas this video. Thank You!

[@thewayidoit8895]

Hi from wny. Shipping is so right. We have to be careful about shipping to the left coast. We need to learn about standard envelopes and poly bags etc. Its huge for sales and profits.

[@sdillon4605]

I also believe that the eBay algorithm hides items that are priced too low. Because think about it, eBay wants to maximize every sale.

[@fourrosethrifters]

Seems eBay algorithm does a lot more than that!! eBay should rethink the way they play with the algorithm!

[@gailmcclendon7480]

You are correct Kevin. I've always used flat rate shipping.

[@chantillyvintage]

Thanks for the great response. I will admit, most of what I originally listed I had made rookie mistakes, as we all do. I was lucky, USPS had just started Ground Advantage when I first started so I do list everything Calculated shipping GA but if I see Priority Mail is cheaper when I print the label, I’ll send it PM. Most of the items I undervalued were jewelry pieces from the 1940’s that belonged to my Grandmother. And vintage glass my mother spent years collecting. My mistake was rushing to get it listed to get it out of the house and not doing the proper research first. And as a new seller, I really didn’t know how to do the research until I started watching reseller videos on YT, like yours. My BIGGEST mistake was estimated item weights because I didn’t have a scale when I first started. So if anyone can learn from my mistakes….that’s a big one. Get a scale and a ruler, and use them before you list anything. 😂 Again, thanks for your helpful videos. Watching them is how I learn what works and what doesn’t for me. ❤ And yes… I’m a she. My Granddaughter thought that was funny.😂 Wishing you and your family a blessed Easter.✝️

[@rogerbrowne5694]

Beautiful ending shot - you should be a movie director. Best wishes, Roger.

[@wheeliestoys580]

I am in Florida I use calculated shipping and I sell a ton of stuff to California.

[@whodidit99]

I do calculated for anything over a pound. If you price to cover cost of shipping cross country, you are pricing out those who are in the same postal code. Those nearer get a cheaper shipping rate.

[@LisaSmith-sc5zs]

I do calculated on most items also...some flat rate, ..I sell many items to the West Coast, and Im in WV..Idk how to do a flat rate, and feel comfortable..I refund if the shipping goes over 10.00, and I haven't had many complaints about shipping cost...I have gotten way better at estimating the size of the box, but scales are a must have.

[@susangulbrandson2088]

I appreciated your topic today especially about revisiting listing center been up for a long time. One of the things that has really helped me with the shipping cost. Is I sell silverware and when I have a set of silverware I use the US padded flat rate envelope, which silverware fits in beautifully Put a little cushion around it and it’s only the buyer only has to pay $10.60 no matter where they live. I have also used the legal USPS flat rate envelope for jeans that are smaller sizes 32s and under again it can go all the way to the West Coast for that same flat rate. Thank you for all the advice. I kind of learn on how to figure out the sell through rate, but I will, thank you for amazing grace at the end of this podcast. I love that song God bless you and your family.

[@silverhairstacker8664]

Good Stuff! Yeah, I have always done Flat Rate shipping - I may lose a buck on far-away buyers, but then I may gain a buck on nearby ones. It averages out. I am looking forward to having my own garage sale in a couple weeks - I have so much stuff that were bad buys and large items I just don't want to list and ship.

[@lindaglijnis5105]

Solingen is a great knife brand. German. My cutlery set has the solingen brand since I am Dutch( the Netherlands). We live in Canada for 29 years now. My set is 40 years old 1984. Love your video's and your friends video's.

[@EntreprenuerFreedomLifestyle]

Thanks for the great content. We just started ramping up our Ebay reselling business this year. We are up to almost 1,700 listings and sell maybe 8-10 items a day. How many items do you have listed and how many do you sell per day on average? Blessings!

[@socalogp7296]

Loved the ending Kevin with that amazing old Church. Are those headstones in the background? Is this located near your home? Very cool. Happy Easter to you and family. ✌

[@kennethkulp7734]

Really enjoy the videos. Thank you and your family for all you do for resellers. I do have a quick question, What size boxes do you use for baseball bats? And golf clubs. Also best of luck to Reagan at States!

[@commonwealthflipper]

4x4x48 for bats and I cut them down. I get golf club boxes for free from the golf course

[@kennethkulp7734]

@@commonwealthflipper thanks for the info. I picked up three Easton bats last year at a yard sale and I am just getting around to list them. One of them looks to sell at around $200, which surprised me. Thanks again.

[@DanInDemand]

I mostly do flat rate, I have started listing shoes calculated and offering priority and ground advantage. I list them priority and then add a second option as ground advantage. Buyer chooses. I’m not sure it has hurt or helped, but buyers have picked cheaper option.

[@LolaChacona]

Happy Easter to you and your family!

[@glitterwitch718]

Kevin, those tens units are good for your back.

[@marycarlson8837]

One of my stores, that I've had for 20+ years, is almost all long tail items. I regularly go through and change some prices higher. I never reduce, I never send offers, I don't accept offers, and yes, I have some items that I first listed 7 years ago (I'm not worried) but whenever I do that I sell some of those items almost right away. I ran across the concept of "perceived value" several years ago and it works. I don't do that for regular items like clothing, or knickyknacks but for some types of things it really works.

[@ThriftedSpirit]

Love the end music and shot. I changed everything to calculated GA when it came out. Still have people that complain about shipping. Yesterday it was a barbie and a cowboy hat...

[@debifritzsd]

I agree 100% on the shipping comment. Your dad and I have the same mind set on that. I watch your videos because I see a Christian man running a Godly business. I enjoy 99% of your videos and really appreciate the opportunity to learn from you. Happy Easter to your entire family. 😃

[@bonniepiehler693]

We adjusted our shipping to a flat rate at the time you suggested it and our sales are up also.

[@chad_griffiths]

I have found raising prices works, especially on electronics. I think people assume that an item priced lower is less functional. Good tip on the balance between item cost and shipping, I think I may overlook that sometimes.

[@carolinefrench3145]

I have the same exact knife in its original sheath 😊

[@robertadutka2887]

Zoom. I think zoom meetings one on one would be so helpful. Or like you do a zoom meeting and it’s a group of like 20 people. It can be like your classroom and we can ask questions and get answers in real time. Pay to play kinda thing?

[@legoboy-ox2kx]

I use mostly ground advantage or UPS ground for larger or heavier items

[@regandey5847]

Interesting idea, going to go revamp my store, I have some sterling jewelry priced super low, because it has been sitting for months., wondering why no one wants it.

[@chantillyvintage]

I had the same in my store. eBay is so flooded with SS pieces, it’s hard to competitively price it. I had a SS ring listed for less than $20 for over 120 days with only 2 views. I ended the listing & re-listed it at triple the price. I accepted a $50 offer within 10 days. Give it a try. It couldn’t hurt. Good luck.

[@regandey5847]

@@chantillyvintage yeah, sterling jewelry is very competitive, but I will try that, thank you.

[@GlamGam1964]

It does little good to price things too low. I’m not in the camp that photos have to be professional because I have my iPhone and my sofa next to a window and things still sell. But recently I shifted the main photo to a different view plus lowered the price, and it sold next day, so who knows? I fool around with listings a lot because I have down time at work. Mercari is now offering no fee selling, so I might start cross listing. Or at least listing some things on mercari. I don’t really like their platform of payment, though. It reminds me of scrip payment.

[@macha1617]

Totally unrelated. But did you say you have a store in the upstairs of another business?

[@commonwealthflipper]

storage. Loft area in the other shed.

[@TurkeyCreekGal]

Kevin, i need specific advice!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Please 🙏🏼

[@sistersforever8829]

Hey, I have 4 Sammy Sosa baseball cards with the wrong birthday on them. I was just wondering if these cards are worth getting graded? I’m not very trusting with sending them off somewhere. You seem to be very trustworthy and have watched several of your videos. Would really appreciate your opinion! Thank you

[@karyllvanness9037]

How do you change shipping, not calculated? Please share!!!

[@commonwealthflipper]

just choose flat rate and choose a price.

[@donwarnick1089]

I’ve had pretty dismal sales lately and just lowered all my prices. It didn’t do a darn thing. Time to go back in and up price my items. lol

[@adrianveteikis3658]

Enjoyed the content, as always. Helpful ideas. 🎉

[@pamvoelker3646]

Loved the hymn at the end.

[@DibbsNDabbles]

Did the same with my ebay reta b closet moving a little

[@dhanicollins2448]

I’ve noticed recently that my shipping measurements default to 25” which pushes the rate into the oversized category. I have to be cognizant of looking at the measurements before I list to avoid outrageous shipping rates.

[@jenniferwolfgang5373]

Same! But I've noticed it's 12 on listing, then 25 when I go to purchase shipping label!!!

[@betsyann6285]

Happy Easter!

[@TNgirl546]

I just sold an old Service Merchandise catalog for $30. Has been sitting for about a month so glad I can get it out of here.

[@timslawncare5904]

You need to make money on shipping to cover cost of supplies and gas & time to the post office. I usually ship next day, I have received soooooo many compliments for fast shipping.

[@Joni-ux5rf]

I’ve been using ground flat rate shipping for a while and as long as it isn’t going across the country I can upgrade to priority shipping for a few cents and still make money on my shipping ( I also get tons of boxes for free ) But it really hasn’t helped with selling ☹️. Speaking for myself I hate paying huge shipping prices and i I refuse to buy it .

[@SerenitySharesStuff]

What a lovely surprise at the end. I love old churches and that Hymn. Thank you Kevin. Happy Easter. serenitysales

[@aaronmckenzie4516]

Media seller here, the gold CD's are pretty much always cash money. CD's have a shelf life due to disc rot the gold CD's where made for a short time and have 200+ year shelf life vs 50+ on most CD's. Also just super cool for collectors. The amount of gold in them is nothing but they are super cool finds. I found 2 just the other day one comps at 45 another cops at 70 got them for 50cents each.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Good to know

[@ActingAFoolForYou]

So much of my inventory over the years has been media. For a long time I would mostly ship stuff first class because I was in hindsight trying to emulate the boutique movie companies I buy from. Even though it bit me in the ass I continued that until ground advantage hit. I had to go through all my listings and it was a bitch but it kicked my store in gear. As far as price being to low I worked for a company that catered to high end clients and your average person. The store manager and myself would try to spur sales with the average and low end customers with sales. The rich people would always ask what is wrong with this stuff because it should cost more. My bosses at that job were like that too a certain extent and I get it to a point but I don’t understand wanting to get ripped off.

[@JamesWilson-ci8jc]

I sell most my items ground advavtage and set my own shipping cost and price lower than calculated but its not helping sales at all.

[@theresabrewer7466]

When you look at other people’s shipping for items, doesn’t the shipping calculate how much it would cost from their area to yours. So can you really know how much the other items would cost to ship. Hopefully that makes sense.

[@commonwealthflipper]

yes it does make sense and I agree. But I think that is part of my point. A certain portion of the country is priced out of the market buy location if you do calculated shipping.

[@DanInDemand]

I definitely got lucky winning the reseller bracket. I do love the hambuglar. I dressed up like him for Halloween one year, but I gave hamburgers away instead of stealing them.

[@trobarge]

I set my whole store to ebay cost shipping. I have had an increase west coast sales.

[@greatlakespicker9970]

When we list and compare shipping cost is the priority quote with our discount or not ? i do most cal shipping because with the discount its usually only a buck different than ground adv

[@TurkeyCreekGal]

I'll never understand under pricing and im new to selling on eBay but like Kevin said it's prob not a good idea. Anyhoo, all my life (im 57) I've been in the barrel horse business, training, selling and running barrels , and one time for instance, I had a really nice barrel horse for sale but he was crippled a little bit in one front foot. It didn't bother him if I kept shoes on him and didn't ride hard, like moving cattle or run barrels on him much, but if i gave him a little bit of bute he was fine. He would've been a great barrel horse for a little kid just learning to ride, just go kind of slow and easy, and little kids are light weight and thats how I advertised him and was only asking $1500 for him. A month went by & I couldn't even get anyone to try him so i took him off the market. The next spring I advertised him with what was wrong with him for $5000 and he sold in 2 weeks! Heck all winter i tried to give him away to a forever home or I'd take him back when they were finished using him, but nobody would even take him for free!! Barrel horse people are definitely a different breed, including myself!❤

[@thenintari]

Interesting topic around shipping. What are your thoughts around free shipping? When should you or not do free shipping?

[@AdjourArcane]

If you are on the coasts don't do it. It's nearly triple for me to send something to the other side of the country

[@commonwealthflipper]

Lite and small and very competitive items if you want to do free shipping.

[@thenintari]

@@commonwealthflipperawesome, thank you for the topic Kevin, I’m definitely going to adjust my strategy moving forward. Always appreciate your videos and insights.

[@marycarlson8837]

I only do free shipping if all the other sellers in that category are doing free shipping. Otherwise you won't get much interest unless you have something rare.

[@patriciamichelson2604]

thank you for that end song .

[@blueridgetreasurehunters]

I WILL CRITICIZE YOU SIR! AND YOU WILL LISTEN AND LEARN!! lol There were NO animals in this video!! Where are my babies?!?! You know I am really just watching hoping to see Sophie or her siblings! SHAME!! 😉❤😂❤ Great one today! As always you're awesome.

[@AdjourArcane]

Lol the irony, I find the animal segments boring and I love animals.

[@commonwealthflipper]

lol. They will be back. They have been very busy. Not sure why the pets never visited

[@blueridgetreasurehunters]

@@AdjourArcane The animals are the best part of the show!! I mean Kevin and the rest of the family are great and all, but the babies are my favorite!! 💖 I am a Shih tzu Mommy too. 😉💖

[@jodimurphy8440]

I'm gun-shy to set up flat rate shipping because I live in WA state. I do sell to the west coast a bit, but I also get lots of sales to FL, the south in general, and, just today, ME. If I lived in the middle of the country, that would make complete sense to me. If I DO set up flat rate, how should I go about it?

[@commonwealthflipper]

Yeah. I get it for sure.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Easier on the east coast bc this is where 2/3 of the population is.

[@veronicachauvel]

She might have also tickled the algorithm to send business her way by adjusting listings. It senses activity.

[@saipan911]

Hello, Hafa Adai, and Tirow from the CNMI

[@mariahorsfield76]

How many bracelets do you keep for your self ❤❤❤❤

[@commonwealthflipper]

lol 1

[@crazy-eyedreseller]

I’ve always believed in pricing my items a little higher than others. Several reasons… 1. I clean all the items, ensure in good shape, and take number of pictures. 2. You can always lower the price later. And you can take offers and accept lower offers automatically. 3. You pay for good stuff. Nothing is “free” and most buyers do question items that are too cheap in a store. I’ve just started getting back into reselling more and only have about 40 items in my store. But going back through them all right now and adjusting shipping to flat rate. Thanks again for all you share.

[@bennystratton7734]

100% truth i do the same things its worked for me over 2 decades doing full time reselling on multiple platforms any platform that has best offer option i'm always in the median or at the top price wise and allow offers to give the buyer the perception that they are controlling the price but since im pricing it up (more then what i really want) in the end im 99.9% of the time making what i really wanted to to start with or a bit more and im a firm believer if its not broken don't fix it i have always been a believer in that let amazon sellers play the race to the bottom game. over 25 years reselling full time what i have noticed is the Majority of buyers wont hesitate to buy and item for more then what it had previously sold for but will hesitate to buy an item for Less then what it sold for most do really think that if its to cheap then there is something wrong or some flaw that is undisclosed

[@LisaSmith-sc5zs]

@@bennystratton7734 AGREE 100%..I tested this last week...had so many watchers on an item...but no buyer...went in..upped the price..and boom it sold..I have watched many videos and THE NICHE LADY always says..if something isnt selling..raise the price..and always price at the higher end of solds or a little more, some Sellers do not send offers..and I think It's a mistake..I send EVERYONE who likes my items an offer, and I sell a ton to those people,...sure...some don't buy, and quit liking the item...but that's ok! I am in the business of selling, and I'm pricing and sending offers!

[@winter-antiques]

I try to post 1 item i dont want to, and it seems to pay off.

[@netherfield2000]

What does it mean that she adjusted to "actual prices"? What's an actual price?

[@commonwealthflipper]

Calculating really over charges the customer. As much as 50 percent

[@donaldpearson5172]

Since ebay downgradyed my st😅ore sales are bad none in last ten days, store is bearsnor and may be closing soon

[@jschang29]

eBay hides items that are way too under priced. If you go to search and actually look at items lowest to highest, it actually hides the very lowest prices.

[@AdjourArcane]

Yep I noticed when this changed too. Pisses me off I was sourcing that way

[@bossgroove]

I know you're busy. I clicked through a lot of your affiliate links, and quite a few lead to unavailable items.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Thank you. I need to fix them first sure

[@jdleestirringthepot6421]

i see what you did there getting everyone to raise their prices THANK YOU ...make it easier on me to under cut them all ...oh now you can undercut all your followers

[@jasteimel79]

Great closer

[@guymichaels3233]

What, no dogs or cats today?! 🤦🏻‍♂️