Popular Post shadroch Posted July 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2021 I had three related books on a website. I had hoped to sell them quickly and priced them at $50 each. In two weeks, I recieved eight offers for them, all between $39 and $46. I felt $50 was more than fair and rejected them all. Yesterday, I raised the price of the book to $65 each and woke up to five overnite offers of more than $50. I got $56, 55 and 53 for them. Im tempted to raise the prices on a few more slow sellers. SkOw, John R, batman_fan and 15 others 7 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, shadroch said: I had three related books on a website. I had hoped to sell them quickly and priced them at $50 each. In two weeks, I recieved eight offers for them, all between $39 and $46. I felt $50 was more than fair and rejected them all. Yesterday, I raised the price of the book to $65 each and woke up to five overnite offers of more than $50. I got $56, 55 and 53 for them. Im tempted to raise the prices on a few more slow sellers. @Buzzetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 You have just hit on the essence of salesmanship. Namtak and grendelbo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelrod Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 The difference between paying a fair price and getting a deal. If the book looks priced fairly, everyone wants the deal. If the book seems over-priced, then they might make a "fair" offer, but feel like they are getting a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MattTheDuck Posted July 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2021 Welcome to Earth. littledoom, OJ Pimpson, bounty_coder and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 yes people want to feel like they are getting a deal. Youre selling feelings. Sell the sizzle, not the steak. aardvark88 and djzombi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I'd take it a step further with ebay buyer. You're selling a sense of satisfaction. They want to walk away feeling like they got a good one over you, while you sit back comfortably knowing you came out well ahead of what you really would have sold your item for. They're smug, they're smart, they're bucking the market, they've got a good story to tell their friend about how they got one over one of those 'big nasty dealers you have to deal with all the time, keyboard covered in Doritos, a real piece of work' and they won, a modern David vs Goliath. Meanwhile they can say whatever they want, you brought in additional revenue for a book, and did it while leaving a customer satisfied. Day well done. grendelbo, ttfitz, Conacon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphman13 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 36 minutes ago, kav said: yes people want to feel like they are getting a deal. Youre selling feelings. Sell the sizzle, not the steak. Grade A organic grass fed steak has the best sizzle. It’s best if you sell both. Don’t sell inferior cuts of beef. (poorly described comics). kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namtak Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I dont like this thread i feel ripped off for some reason. D84 and TheOldCollector 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Murphman13 said: Grade A organic grass fed steak has the best sizzle. It’s best if you sell both. Don’t sell inferior cuts of beef. (poorly described comics). Good cuts of beef are best however when you sell the sizzle you can sell a $30 steak for $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Ruth's Chris sells a ribeye for $130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiparker824 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Yep, my books I’ve been selling on feebay lately that I did not run a best offer in sat forever even though they were the lowest BIN’s. As soon as I switched them to a higher price but with a best offer I started getting offers often larger than my original price lol. Although this is a bit of a double edged sword… because it meant I now have to deal with people messaging me things like “guide price for this book is $23” even though it was a slabbed 9.8 and regularly sells for 130-150… so that’s fun, but whatever I’d rather deal with those than to not sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 3 hours ago, shadroch said: I had three related books on a website. I had hoped to sell them quickly and priced them at $50 each. In two weeks, I recieved eight offers for them, all between $39 and $46. I felt $50 was more than fair and rejected them all. Yesterday, I raised the price of the book to $65 each and woke up to five overnite offers of more than $50. I got $56, 55 and 53 for them. Im tempted to raise the prices on a few more slow sellers. 3 hours ago, kav said: @Buzzetta What Kav is referring to are screen shots I once shared with him that I did the same thing as a seller. Better yet, I hope he is referring to the reverse where I made an offer to a seller for some Strange Adventures comics and he turned down the offer. A day later I get an offer from the seller to buy the same comics for less than my original offer. HotKey and kav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Buzzetta said: A day later I get an offer from the seller to buy the same comics for less than my original offer. He waked up and smelled the coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, kav said: He waked up and smelled the coffee. "Woke up" is more commonly used. "Waked up" is awkward albeit correct. @ADAMANTIUM doesn't Kav needle you about things not being a sentence? Edited July 10, 2021 by Buzzetta Larryw7, ADAMANTIUM, WolverineX and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, kav said: I try to avoid the word "woke". Get over yourself. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, kav said: I try to avoid the word "woke". He awoke and smelled the coffee. kav and WolverineX 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Buzzetta said: Get over yourself. I can be not over myself if I want! Namtak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 A 60% off sale will help a store sell items pretty well, but a "Buy One Get One Free" sale will sell everything almost immediately. People bees dumbs. kav, onlyweaknesskryptonite, Cat and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, valiantman said: A 60% off sale will help a store sell items pretty well, but a "Buy One Get One Free" sale will sell everything almost immediately. People bees dumbs. Humans as a group don't seem very smart. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76144/why-no-one-wanted-aws-third-pound-burger djzombi, kav, Juno Beach and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
