What's the trick?

Man, I get a lot of views,but can’t seem to make a sale! Am I doing it wrong, or is there something wrong with my products or presentation? What’s the trick for turning viewers into buyers?

asked almost 8 years ago

2 Answers

What I have found is that buyers will look at an item and if they are interested they will then search all over the net to find the best price. If the best price is in the booth they will buy but if there is a lower price elsewhere then that is where they will make the purchase.

answered almost 8 years ago

2 Comments

Calhan_Mercantile says: July 05, 2017

You are exactly right! eBay is killing us!

SparklesJewelry says: July 05, 2017

Ebay has really gone downhill in my opinion.

I checked the first listing in your booth and compared the same exact listing while making a search on google.com. For price points when listing, you’ll also want to check Google shopping since Google shopping usually gives a nice populated list for the same item and this way you could compare. Sometimes I check eBay, too (not everyone wants to shop on eBay…keep this in mind).

What comes up first are Walmart, sears and vminnovations all having the same item with the lowest priced at $349 at free shipping. It does show that the original price point was $599.00. The other two have free shipping also and their price points are $405 and $389.

So there definitely is some competition in the numbers. It looks like a price reduction is a good option…if it can be done.

Now if the Banzai Inflatable Summit Splash Adventure Water Park is something that is no longer being manufactured (same with your other listings), sometimes you just have to wait it out while the lower priced listings from other sites are sold off since there would be less competition at that time.

Best of luck.

Sharon

answered almost 8 years ago

3 Comments

Calhan_Mercantile says: July 05, 2017

Thank you for the help. I guess it is all about price anymore.

EmpressDepot says: July 05, 2017

Yes, for new stuff for the most part this is true. I’m sorry. Your descriptions are excellent. I cannot see anything wrong with your listings. Why don’t you try out a site for Sellers Helping Sellers. It is www.esellerscafe.boards.net. There’s a lady who runs the site that would join on in if….

EmpressDepot says: July 05, 2017

you started a discussion on there. She is a bright lady and other good people on there as well.

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