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Re: FIRST-TIME SELLER needs advice... on basically everything... (Thu Jan 24 10:26:49 2002 )
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kari@tomoyo-chan.com

I haven't sold much cels, but I have a lot of 
experience on eBay as a seller.

Don't clutter up your title with "L@@K" or 
adjectives like "COOL!!!".  Just state the title 
of the anime, put anime cel somewhere, and if 
there's room, list the character(s).

Nothing too fancy for your description.  Use a 
little html to spruce up your presentation if you 
want, but drop the bells and whistles, a good 
description and a good picture is all that's 
necessary.  

Give a clear description of the cel.  List any 
defects it may have, and some people like to know 
the size so if you want to measure it go ahead.  
Has a matching sketch or partial sketch?  Say 
so.  And if it doesn't have a sketch at all, be 
sure to mention that.

State your terms, what type of payments you'll 
accept, when payment is due, USA only or willing 
to ship internationally (yes, eBay gives you the 
option of choosing this, but it's helpful to have 
it IN the description).  

Decide what your cost will be and say so.  None 
of that "buyer pays shipping" crap.  Give a 
dollar amount.  

A good clear scan is better than whatever you can 
come up with to say.  Big enough to see detail, 
but low enough in whatever that term is so that 
users with a slower connection can still view it 
without it cutting off halfway through.  

Since you're a new seller, I don't know if eBay 
*would* be the best place for you to get the high 
prices.  People are generally reluctant to bid 
very high dollar amounts on a new seller.  Also, 
canceling the bids of users with less than 2 fb 
may not be wise.  I know there are a lot of 
deadbeats out there, but if you get lucky, 
newbies often bid high, the rush of their first 
auction I guess.  

Personally, I'd just make the page and post the 
lowest price I'd be willing to accept on a cel 
and then take offers.  I don't know about anyone 
else, but I hesitate to make offers unless I know 
what the person's price range is.  

Kari



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