Originally Posted by
johnwash1
Thanks Spot, lots of food for thought for me there. First I'm full of admiration for your organisational ability... 1700 items! When I've listed 30 items I've got in quite a muddle and even had to cancel sales when I couldn't find something. I guess it's easier with books, they fit neatly in rows on shelves, but even so, I'm impressed.
I just took a look at your first 50 books. Mostly they're paperbacks, quite mainstream. I guess the postage isn't too bad on such, whereas my own attempts to sell books have mainly been thick heavy technical stuff. More often than not I find I can't compete with Amazon sellers who must be getting special rates on delivery... 2.80 is nowhere near enough for posting most of my books, even before Amazon's commission.
When you were selling on feeBay, did you find you could get sales even when listing at more than 2.81 (including post)? Many paperbacks seem to be listed there at more than they're offered on Amazon, and I don't understand how they make any sales? Are buyers really really stupid and don't check the obvious alternatives? Or is there some other benefit for them?
Wishing you every success for 2014...