posted on September 20, 2001 01:05:35 PM
Anyone have an item you have re-listed until you were blue in the face and still can't figure out why no one wants it?
I thought people would snap up a pair of little girl's white tennis shoes with sparkly hearts on them, but not even a bite. I lowered the price down to $2.00 I believe. By then, I think I had spent about $15.00 in fees and still got ignored.
Now that it's been a while, I have a notion to put them back up on the auction block, along with the beautiful orange silk jumpsuit that no one ever bids on. Maybe I'll call it a pumpkin orange jumpsuit this time around.
posted on September 20, 2001 01:10:01 PM
I had that problem too and I sell new with tags clothing or new in box shoes,
I got bids on those but still $120 below
My reserve, so I'll be relisting again...
(yet someone elses shoes went for more then my reserve was in 2 days, mine didnt make in it 10 days....)
I'm waitingt till november with
Most of my stuff and hoping for xmas shoppers....
With that jumps suit try to make it sound cool for halloween, might help,
I dont know childrens clothing much though...
posted on September 20, 2001 01:11:54 PM
Absolutely! My total losers are a lovely silver plated cocktail tray and a black and silver velveteen bra. I have yet to figure out why no one wants them. (No, I haven't listed them as a set!)
El
"The customer may not always be right, but she is always the customer."
posted on September 20, 2001 01:12:00 PM
I have this DKNY black purse that I can't get rid of. I listed and sold it once, the bidder never paid. I relisted it, the bidder never paid and somehow I mixed up my paperwork and sent the purse to the wrong buyer in Texas who returned it to me. I then relisted it again, the bidder paid, I sent it and they returned it (wasn't the style they thought). Anyway, I thought I would list it again, but I am almost afraid to see what happens.
posted on September 20, 2001 01:22:41 PM
Boy, can I relate! I have an old game that I have sold 2 times to buyers who ended up getting kick off feebay. I have a skirt which has sold twice and the same thing happened! Last year I had two Halloween costumes that I couldn't give away and they both sold this year- go figure! And one Halloween costume left over from this year's sale that should be a hot- a Girl Wizard (Think Harry Potter) and not a look!
posted on September 20, 2001 01:28:58 PM
bevhead> I have had the same luck with my raspberry red mermaid dress. It has probably traveled the country more than I have.
posted on September 20, 2001 01:30:47 PM
I have that problem too - I've listed this one set of Pokemon cards over and over without getting a sale.
I put one up last week for the AFA - got 2 bids in the first 24 hours and now 3 bids.. *thud* what's wrong with buying them when I get the $? Oh well.. at least someone will get some good cards and the charity will get some $ from me.
posted on September 20, 2001 01:55:52 PM
For me it's She-Ra action figures.I listed a group of them a couple of years ago and they sold for a high price,the bidder didn't pay so I relisted,they sold again,another NPB.Over the last couple of years I have listed them several times,they always sell but the bidders never pay.
posted on September 20, 2001 02:35:26 PM
"can't get rid of. I listed and sold it once, the bidder never paid. I relisted it, the bidder never paid and somehow I mixed up my paperwork and sent the purse to the wrong
buyer in Texas who returned it to me. I then relisted it again, the bidder paid, I sent it and they returned it (wasn't the style they thought)."
I know what the problem is! It isn't a purse after all it's a boomerang.
Seriously though, I have had a few of these items, which I believe were manufactured under a gypsy curse and are best given away to the unsuspecting.
posted on September 20, 2001 02:45:27 PM
<grin> yes, i can relate. have a pair of shoes that by all rights should have sold the first time listed, with multiple bids. no bids. not the 2nd time, either. gave it several months of rest, just put them up again - very low, with a low BIN. again tons of hits, no takers so far.
if they don't go this time, i'm giving 'em to the salvation army.
posted on September 20, 2001 02:57:32 PM
katiyana - you have inspired me to list one of my "can't even give it away" items on the Auction for America. We'll see if some charitable bidder is willing to take it off my hands!
posted on September 20, 2001 05:01:08 PM
I had a book that sold twice to deadbeats after being relisted twice. Listed it on Half: sold for double and the buyer paid for priority delivery. Go figure.
posted on September 20, 2001 07:47:07 PM
It's possible that DKNY purse makes a ticking noise that you can hear outside the box. Maybe you should use more peanuts next time.
posted on September 20, 2001 07:53:46 PM
Boy, can I empathize...I've got a first printing of a book that ones just like it have sold for over $50...Last time I re-listed it (for the second time)I got no bids with a start of $5.00. And this was after re-doing listing, adding extra photos, etc. It's REALLY frustrating!
