Buying is easy. But selling too?
To ask the question is to answer it, of course. Selling is often a lot more work than you estimate in advance.
👉 You will have to take good photos
👉 You will have to describe the item correctly and completely,
👉 Do research on the correct price
👉 Take into account shipping and different rates.
So quickly taking some pictures in the dark with your flash on, and making a sales post with no description will not really help your attempt to sell something.
Anyone who has ever tried to sell something in our hobby knows that you will have to exercise a bit more patience than when you buy something. Your item will sometimes be for sale for weeks, no matter how many times you 'bump' it seems like everyone has suddenly stopped collecting. Of course, that's not true, you just can't expect it to go as fast as buying.
Anyway, selling thus takes longer than buying.
Example of the perfect sales post
Name of the item: YODA
Variant: Admittedly, not everyone is so knowledgeable about variants. Taking a detail photo of the figure's coo always helps.
(No idea what a coo is? Take a look at this post)
Description: In this example, the figure is perfect. But if it is not, describe it.
Price: That needs no extra explanation, right?
Shipping: Perfect description.
Shipping: Perfect description.
Any more questions? Just ask?
Pïctures: Just look at them. Perfect (day-)light. Every angle is pictured.
Oh, what a wonderfully clear post this is
Example of how not to do a sales post
No name
No description
No price
No shipping options
No clear pictures (hell, it’s not even a vintage figure!)
Not to mention the conversations that may follow in the event of a sale.
👉 Can we still talk about the price? (yes, some dare to want to lower the price after reaching a deal)
👉 Where are you from, can you bring it to me? (true story)
👉 Do you have other items for sale? Can I see pictures of EVERYTHING please.
👉 Pay with Paypal Goods & services? No thanks that 4% extra payment is a bit too much for me. Friends & family payment will do
👉 I don’t have a Paypal account. Only IBAN.
👉 Insurance? No, that's too expensive. Just ship it
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After all that jazz, you finally ship out your package. It is then literally out of your hands. You have full confidence in the courier that they will handle your package with extreme care and deliver it safely (haha). Of course, the harsh reality sets in.
You receive a message that doesn't say "hey, package received, everything OK, thanks!",
but rather "hey, package received, but it's damaged!
If, as a buyer, you have then paid with friends&family or via IBAN, you obviously don't have anything to complain about. After all, it was your decision to take the risk. You could have payed with Goods&Services (and be protected), but you didn't. You could have opted for insurance, but you didn't. Buyer is cheap, buyer is responsible. Pretty simple. If things go wrong and you have a friendly seller they might still want to accommodate you. But in principle, they don't have to. As a buyer, you always have the choice.
I will always advise sellers when someone wants to pay with IBAN or F&F, it is better to mention the risk. If your parcel arrives damaged or not at all, you obviously can't recover it from the seller. After all, it’s not the sellers fault they the package arrived damaged.
unless of course, he really didn’t ship it safe. More on that in this post.
Selling, it is not always as easy as you think.
