how to sell

I recently opened a webstore and have had little success with sales.
What's the best way to move this mdse?

Kris Baker...

jas10021...

And you prefer eBay to Tias because eBay is more recognized and is more
likely to be a destination for shoppers?

Kris Baker...

Of course. I'm selling. I'm getting my price.

Completely the opposite, obviously, of the OP....who signed up to
tias.com and now has to come here asking "how to sell".

Be competitive; if you're not going to sell on eBay, you're going
to have to sell for much less than eBay prices. (But who's

Kris Baker...

jas10021...

Would you mind posting a link to your store? I'd like to see it.

Kris Baker...

But all you'll see is unsold, unless you do a seller search (and
then, you won't see the quantities that have sold from the store).
krisbaker

That's true.

The OP seems to be a casual seller trying to sell off her
old things and she's already signed up for an online store
on tias.com; I'm not sure opening a physical storefront
would work for her.

She CAN sell them to an antique dealer (and get 35-45%
of the "value" upfront), or she can slowly sell them off online.

Tim Mullen...

That can be worthwhile. The advantages are fast cash and
no hassle. This can sometimes be a good tradeoff over trying
to get the very last penny out of something.

One other thing we didn't mention: consigning her items to
an auction.

going to look at tias.com???)

Kris Baker...

jas10021...

I noticed you're offering some "seasonal" items; the Hazel-Atlas egg nog
bowl and the Fire King egg nog mugs. Apparently, you don't think there's
really a season for selling that kind of stuff. Is that right?

Kris Baker...

People buy it all year round; in fact, that egg nog bowl is a recent
listing, posted just after I sold the last one.

jas10021...

I think I read somewhere, a suggestion to sell items one-by-one if a number
of them are available. You're offering the egg nog mugs as a lot so,
apparently, you recognize some exceptions to the rule. Is that right?

Kris Baker...

Price. If I offered them singly, it'd be a $2 sale with $4.55 shipping.
If I sell them together, shipping is $8.10 in a flat-rate box and at least
I get rid of all four.

But today, someone came along with a good offer on "all 20"...so
it usually is best.

jas10021...

In a related matter, I've acquired a Griswold skillet similar to this one on
eBay: 6261110118. The one now on eBay is a No. 5. Mine is a No. 8 and I
don't have the lid. Would you try to sell it without the lid or try to find
a find a lid so you could sell them together? A similar No. 8, 6259371337,
sold last week for $75.00.

Kris Baker...

I'd sell it without; I just looked at completed auctions, and it
seems to sell for about the same, without or without the lid.
Odd....because lids used to account for 80% of the value
of an item (like a dust jacket on a book).
The lid might be impossible to find. Someone around these parts
used to mention a woman ("Lid Lady"?) who sold *nothing* but
lids. Metal, pottery, Fire-King, whatever....she had it.

Tim Mullen...

Perhaps she flipped her lids and is no longer in business?

Kris Baker...

But I searched the web for and found something interesting posted over
seven years ago:

From: Cheryl Risner
Date: Tues, Feb 23 1999 12:00 am

Try the "Lid Lady". Charles Bodiker in Ohio is continuing his wife's
business of buying/selling lids. I believe she has passed on.

Charles Bodiker, 7790 E. Ross Road, New Carlisle, Ohio 45344.
(937) 845-1266. Have pattern info and "size" needed - should help. I've
never been to the shop, but there are 10,000 + lids available from Mr.
Bodiker. Good luck!

Not really. What I'm saying is that if someone wants
to sell, they're going to get the biggest audience in that
place everyone knows about and looks at first.

She's obviously not having much luck on tias.com, or else
she wouldn't be asking "how to sell" here.

Do a survey of your friends and co-workers. Ask them
"what is tias.com"? Then ask them what eBay is.

The OP's items might actually sell better "live" at antique
shows or in a shop. You can certainly get better prices
there than online.