Okay so you have clothing, shoes or
other items that you want to sell online. You want to sell on eBay, Amazon, etc.
but how do I get started? Here are my 3 steps to help make sure that your item
is ready for resale.
First, make sure that your items are decent looking. This means no holes,
stains, or animal hairs. You’d be amazed what poor conditions so many items
are. I have seen a store on a resale platform where the seller says that
because she owns a cat that all items will come with car hair! No SHE DID NOT!
That’s unacceptable because no customer should have to tolerate that. I wash
all of my items. Sometimes I dry clean them if the instructions say so. Just
because it is resale doesn’t mean that you can sell anything.
Second, research your price for copywriting and fair market value. The
prices vary from new to pre-owned (worn). I have sold both. In addition, please
add if you have the original box but that gets a higher price. If you are
selling pre-owned, the rule of thumb is pricing it 50% your original price. You
also need to know how to write your description so that it sells. In eBay, the
sold listings feature will help you see how much an item sells but also the
words used to get the sale.
Third, photos are everything. Please photograph your items in a
well-lit place. Lighting is very important because the first time your customer
receives his merchandise is after paying. I normally take a minimum 3 photos
(front, back and side). If it is a shoe, photograph the soles and inside the
shoe.
Bonus tip – If there are stains or thread missing, divulge that
information in your description. Also photograph it. The customer needs to know
because it is all of perfect information and not practicing fraud.
Making sure that your resale
items are decent, properly researching your items’ copywriting and fair market
value and photographing your items in good lighting are my ways to ensure that
your item is ready for resale!
I am a tall women’s fashion luxury consignment reseller. My motto is
giving tall women ‘Neiman Marcus merchandise at rock bottom prices.’ Shop my store:
www.ebay.com/usr/carljenkin_6
