Improve your ebay sales with good old fashioned research

First of all before I say a thing about Terapeak check out our completed listings.

Famousturtle2010's completed listing            

Olivia11dancer's completed listing.

The listings speak for themselves.  One items sold will cover you for the month.   OK time to get on the soap box.

I do a TON of research on my items before I decide on a price to list my items for. I have been using eBay's completed listing search for the majority of ebay item research but it only gives me 15 days of completed listings.

Terapeak gives you the ability to search 365 days worth of eBay’s “sold listings”.

It will give you the highest, lowest and average sold prices for any item which will help you price your eBay items.

15 days from eBay's completed listings isn't enough.  On more than one occasion I have sold items which according to eBay's completed listings were not selling at all. I think it is due to the fact that the completed listings are only for 15 days.

Trends change all the time, and with Terapeak you can get a much bigger picture of the entire eBay market.

I  recommend the $24.99 option because that's with the $9.99 a month deal you only get 45 days of market data.

But if you want to try it out I would recommend the $9.99 package.

If you are interested in a test drive you can check out the Terapeak Price Report and start your free trial, you won't regret it.

Recent sales overview

Once again it's time to go over some recent sales of mine.  Keep an eye out for these items.

Bronze cat statue

Paid: $5.00 Sold:  $70.00 -Shipping.

Overview:  I bought this cat because #1 it was brass / bronze and slightly abstract and #2 I knew I could find a cat lover that would enjoy it.   The lesson to take away from this, put yourself in the buyers shoes whenever possible.

Herbert Herr black forest cuckoo clock

Paid: $12.00 Sold: $99.99 -Shipping.

Overview:  I didn't eve know who Herbert Herr was until I found this clock, I knew cuckoo clocks can bring some big money, when I did research there were not too many clocks selling so I priced mine $30.00 higher than the highest clock that sold.  Of course the day after I list this item it sell which means I priced it too low.  

Syroco dove / pigeon wall plaques

Paid: $3.00  Sold: $50.00 -Shipping

Overview:  They are Syroco and they are dover / pigeons so I knew they would sell pretty easy.  They ended up selling in two days.  I probably could have put them a little bit higher.   Like I always say.  If you find Syroco for cheap, pick it up.

Lucite grape bunches

Paid: $2.00 Sold: $39.99 -Shipping

Overview:  Well this was my first test for these grape bunches.  They sold the day after I listed them, which was interesting because the single bunches didn't seem to be selling that well.  If I find any more of these I will be picking them up again.

Mid century owl salt and pepper shakers

Paid: $2.00 Sold:$12.49

Overview:  So this isn't a huge profit, but I just want to point this out.  There are owl lovers out there just like cat lovers.  These sold within a few hours of me posting them.   Vintage owls sell so keep your eyes out.

Gaming strategy guides

Paid: $.75 Sold: $10.00

Overview:  So if you look at just this guide by itself its really not that big of a deal, but if you look at my completed listings you will notice that these guides are selling fairly consistently.  They are easy to ship, and list so you can't really go wrong.

Well thats all for now, if you found this blog post helpful please click on the link below.

Research website list for all your identification and pricing needs

Today I have been rearranging the blog to be more user friendly
(Hopefully more crawler friendly also)
I moved the research links onto another page.  These links are now in alphabetical categories, and most have a small description to let you know what kind of site this is.  Its a fairly long list and I couldn't have done it without all the great inputs from the people in the treasurenet garage sale forums.  Thanks guys!

You can click on the "Ebay item research list" at the top of my blog page or you can just click right here.

Also if you have any sites you would like to recommend, just leave a comment and a short description and I will add it to the list.