I am not a big cel seller on eBay but I have sold
cels on eBay. This is what I would look for from
a seller:
-put anime cel somewhere in the title
-use correct punctuation, spelling, and
paragraphs. (Foreigners who only know some
English are excluded.) It's really annoying to
read a mass of words that tries to be English. ^^;
-do not put too many other graphics, fancy
animation or sounds on your auction page as some
people still use modems, while others check up on
auctions at work and do not want to be startled.
-a clear, relatively large scan so I can see the
details. A fuzzy scan makes me think you are
trying to hide something.
-giving the measurements of the image is a nice
add-on.
-be up front about any damages such as paint loss
or folds in the cel.
-if there is a matching sketch and/or background,
say so. A picture is nice too.
-if you are selling a non-production cel and know
it, say so. Being coy by only saying that it is
an "animation cel" will hurt you in the long run
as some of your buyers are bound to post in a cel
forum detailing your exploits.
-don't exaggerate, "THE BEST CEL EVER!"
or "RARE!" (when I know it's not) makes you sound
like you're trying to pull one over on me.
-if your scan is zoomed-in to the character
because it is small relative to the cel, then say
so. Don't make it seem like it covers almost the
whole cel when it does not.
-spell out the payment options and the costs as
clearly and as detailed as you can.
I already decided that I will automatically
cancel bidders of feeback less than 2, but that's
about it.
I think this is unfair to those honest people who
do not have much feedback. I would state that
they should contact you before bidding, and if
they do not then you would invalidate their bids.
I suppose this means taking offers instead of
setting prices, but I would like to know what
kind of policy works for you the most.
This works for some, but it does turn away people
who do not want to make offers because they are
either lazy or do not know what is the right
offer to make without unintentionally insulting
you. There is no one perfect method, or else
everyone would be using it.
---Trebuchet |