Featured How does seller keep same no bid item up 4 years?

I have items on etsy that have been listed for so long, it makes me think what am I doing wrong. I can not figure out why they have not sold and frankly am sick of looking at them. LOL

On the other hand, it is so cheap to list there that renewing is worth it.
20 cents for 4 months is a bargain.
And of late, some items that I have had for years listed there, have finally sold.
Why they took so long to sell is a mystery but I keep that in mind when it comes to renewing other items that are old as mold.
I just keep plugging along, especially at this time of year as we get to the holidays.

 

Ah, further enlightenment. I have only listed straight auction, no BIN, no best offer. I always feel it is foolish to set a fixed price on items, such as better antique cameos, that are not common enough to be able to determine a reasonable price from others' earlier sales results.

 

I can not say from personal experience, but I have heard it said some buyers don't want to wait around for the auctions to end, they prefer BINs. I do both, usually lesser stuff like mixed lots at auction, better items at BIN with Best Offer. Who knows, what works for one seller does nothing for the next!

 

So true. Someone I know who sells some very pricey cameos on eBay has found that sometimes when an item is not attracting bids after being listed 2 or 3 times, raising the opening bid spurs activity.

 

To quote Reese Palley, “When an item doesn’t sell, raise the price!”