Vintage finds and antiques of Maine

The Sellers Season

Here is Maine it is getting cold!  Yes, the frost is on the pumpkins and the gorgeous leaves are falling all around us.  Some people look upon the coming season as the dismal and bleak time of the year, when all the color has past and the biting cold cuts you to the core.  I, however, thanks to Ebay, look at this season as, the Sellers Season!  It is when everyone starts to think of future holidays and gift buying.  It is when you as a seller, can now sell just about anything for probably the highest price you will get all year!  Now, I know you all have access to different ways to watching your markets and tracking the ups and down of your product, but the bottom line is this, this is the season when people spend. So, get on your thinking caps, and think about what you have that would make a good gift and post it to sell!
    I have watched Ebay for a year now fairly close.  I have tracked the sales of different products like mine, and what an eye opener!  It is true; there are seasons on Ebay where your product sales will go up or down.  For instance, I watched one antique vase sell for $55.00 just before Christmas Season, that same vase did not sell at all in February, and sold for only $20.00 in the middle of summer.  At least the items I would be interested in selling are definitely selling for higher prices for now until the end of December.  Now I am sure this is not true for all markets, as some things are sure to have there own "seasons".  Have you taken the time to observe your market?  If not, start now it could mean the difference of a fifty percent higher income!
    Check out your market by doing your own little survey through the use of Ebay’s completed listings archives or study the market through any other Ebay source, but do not miss this valuable information about how your products sell.  Leave me a comment about your line.  Did you find it the same for what you want to sell or is another time of the year better for you?  Just curious, do you know your line?   

jalmv
pretty dress for sale
Oct-12-06 05:39:00 PDT Report this comment
dimzy
I am currently selling vintage magazines. I was shocked to find that I get the best prices in the SUMMER. I'm thinking that, since magazines aren't seasonal, that buyers have more time in summer to browse ...
Oct-12-06 05:41:27 PDT Report this comment
mexartstore
I sell gifts items so my best selling season is Christmas and the summer months when there is a lot of bridal showers, weddings, etc. August and September are very, very slow. I was getting a little worried in September but sales picked up now.
Oct-12-06 05:54:31 PDT Report this comment

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