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| Thread ID: 94896 | 2008-11-16 17:27:00 | Any TradeMe tricks ? | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 720639 | 2008-11-16 17:27:00 | Hi Guys Are there any tricks when loading items for sale. Eg best time to load them. Time to end auction etc etc My reason is that I have heard Monday and Tuesday are the busiest times on Trademe. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 720640 | 2008-11-16 17:46:00 | Make sure that the auctions are loaded so will finish when people are actually at home as a lot of people don't bid now until they nearly close. I often look to buy auctions that close on a weekday during the day as most people are at work and therefore I can pay less | gary67 (56) | ||
| 720641 | 2008-11-16 18:52:00 | Yeah - Tuesday about 7.00pm is supposed to be the best time to end auctions. If you want to set a closing time it will cost you (25c from memory). But weekdays 7 - 10pm is fine. One thing I would say, take photos of your items in natural light - preferably direct sunlight. Do not do the photos at night with a flash. |
Deane F (8204) | ||
| 720642 | 2008-11-16 19:51:00 | .....One thing I would say, take photos of your items in natural light - preferably direct sunlight. Do not do the photos at night with a flash. Good advice, Deane - and Digby, if you have an image editing program, use it to tweak the colours to look as natural as possible - there's usually a wizard in most programs if you're not comfortable changing brightness, contrast and saturation. And resize the picture (down, assuming you're using a reasonably new camera, and without changing the aspect ratio) to the largest resolution allowable, so that buyers can get a good view of the goods. Depending on the goods, shots from different angles may help too. End times? Well, I normally do all my Trademe loads in the weekend and am too stingy to pay the extra 25c for a specified end time (it used to be free!!!). Again, depending on the value of the item, I tend to go for the "combo" promotion-wise ($3.45?). I certainly seem to have more successful sales using this option... Provide as much detail in the blurb as you can (this limits the need for 'questions'), and when there are questions, answer them quickly. As a buyer, I get suspicious if I see unanswered questions indicated on a sale. If you want to take a chance, the $1 reserve option can yield good results (depending on what you're selling), but I have found the Start=Reserve option to be successful too, providing you set a reasonable initial price. I usually don't put a Buy Now price up, as this can be off-putting - it kind of indicates what you reserve is, which may put some bidders off. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 720643 | 2008-11-16 20:33:00 | If you want to take a chance, the $1 reserve option can yield good results (depending on what you're selling), but I have found the Start=Reserve option to be successful too, providing you set a reasonable initial price I watched the closing ten minutes of a $1 reserve auction for a 2000 Bentley Arnage - went for $91,069 in the end - and the last 10 minutes saw about a $25,000 climb in a bidding war between two car dealers. To list a Bentley at a $1 reserve takes chrome testicles I reckon.... |
Deane F (8204) | ||
| 720644 | 2008-11-16 21:07:00 | If you have an image editing program, use it to tweak the colours to look as natural as possible - there's usually a wizard in most programs if you're not comfortable changing brightness, contrast and saturation. Rather than brightness, tweak with gamma (available in Irfanview but not many other image editors) and contrast, adjust saturation and colour cast as well if necessary. Don't make the resolution too low, I like to enlarge photos on TM to check details and for damage etc and it is no use if they pixellate. Make sure your items are clean, I use Spray 'n Wipe, a toothbrush and paper towels. Clean items sell faster and get very positive feedback. Be realistic about pricing too, sure if you wait six months a mug may eventually buy but take a look at similar items and unless it is unique or very rare and desirable, just set a fair reserve and let the market decide. According to TM, Monday has the most action, and 9-10pm is the hottest period. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 720645 | 2008-11-17 02:04:00 | Usually if an item is $1 reserve (and any good) you can bet yer' ass it'll sell. A while back I sold some Sliverchair/Powderfinger tickets I won (didn't want 'em). $1 res, ended up going for $135 (I think). Oh, and always list your goods in the RIGHT GOD DAMN CATEGORY!!! I can't stress this enough. I hate it when I see someone selling something in COMPLETELY the wrong category (Example (www.trademe.co.nz)). It doesn't matter what it is, if it's deliberately in the wrong category, I refuse to pay attention to it. |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 720646 | 2008-11-17 05:49:00 | Usually if an item is $1 reserve (and any good) you can bet yer' ass it'll sell. A while back I sold some Sliverchair/Powderfinger tickets I won (didn't want 'em). $1 res, ended up going for $135 (I think). Oh, and always list your goods in the RIGHT GOD DAMN CATEGORY!!! I can't stress this enough. I hate it when I see someone selling something in COMPLETELY the wrong category (Example (www.trademe.co.nz)). It doesn't matter what it is, if it's deliberately in the wrong category, I refuse to pay attention to it. I think you accidentally enclosed a couple of extra parentheses (horrible word to say, let alone spell!) in your link Geekster. Corrected link is here (www.trademe.co.nz). And I suppose this guy thinks he's being smart trying to cross-sell Stephen King books with PC speakers!!! |
johcar (6283) | ||
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