Selling on E-bay

I am just curious if anyone here sells their pictures on E-bay? If so do you have any suggestions or thoughts?

Thanks.

anyone have any experience?

I'm not much of an e-bay nut. I go and look to see what used gear is going for these days and that is about it. I have only ever bought 1 thing off of there and it worked out pretty well.

I did a search on photographs and there certainly is allot of them on there. Not understanding ebay all that much I have a question for those that are well tuned into this site. If you look at some of the gear on there you will see a "Place Bid" button. On the photographs you will see "Make an Offer" button and in most cases there isn't a time frame on the photographs. Just about all of them have a "Buy It Now". What's the difference. Are they using ebay as more of a store rather than an auction.

I have always avoided ebay as I read all the potential for scams and associated things. Hence my lack of intelligence when it comes to this site.

3/4 of my equipment I bought gently used. 1/2 of that I bought off of ebay. Never an issue yet. I have only sold a lens on ebay - no issues there either. Just must be really lucky I guess. Common sense goes a long way.

ssim wrote in post #2266402
I'm not much of an e-bay nut. I go and look to see what used gear is going for these days and that is about it. I have only ever bought 1 thing off of there and it worked out pretty well.

I did a search on photographs and there certainly is allot of them on there. Not understanding ebay all that much I have a question for those that are well tuned into this site. If you look at some of the gear on there you will see a "Place Bid" button. On the photographs you will see "Make an Offer" button and in most cases there isn't a time frame on the photographs. Just about all of them have a "Buy It Now". What's the difference. Are they using ebay as more of a store rather than an auction.

I have always avoided ebay as I read all the potential for scams and associated things. Hence my lack of intelligence when it comes to this site.

I don't know alot about ebay myself but users can set up a "store" to just sell items, without running an auction.

ebay can be great, without the scammers and ridiculous fees. I don't sell anything, but i've bought items from $50 up to $2000 and they all have went well. AVOID any users with negatives, unless it's like one small issue. I suggest reading feedback before purchasing an item from a seller, read the policy they have, the time they have been a member, check to see if they are verified, check the location of the item, if bids are public (private is a scam warning), ask for pictures of the items, and many more things.

eBay is not good for selling photos, photo art, etc. unless it is a classic or a collectable. Just does not sell for what it is worth. Do a search of completed items for photographs and seewhat kind of results you get and see what you think.

About 5-6 months back, I took a decent sunset shot and decided to test the waters with ebay...

I posted a bunch of picts I took, after a month I sold a photo for like $15 bucks for an 8x10

It was pretty much a wash due to the listing and relisting of all the other photos I tried to sell.

Ive seen a few guys on ebay, that are banking off their photos, one of the sellers took a boat load of picts of the World Trade Center (before the attack) and they appear to be selling like hot cakes. Even I was so impressed, I bought one.

stock photography would be a much more lucrative adventure. the problems is demand, it would be a very random need for someone to buy a image on ebay, but they will always go to stock agencies to fulfill their needs

YES!!

I found the guy again... Personally I like his work. And hes been selling... Hes got 751 seller rating, pretty much tells me hes been doing well...

http://stores.ebay.com​/New-York-Art-Photos-by-BORIS

I purchased this photo...
http://cgi.ebay.com …egoryZ66465QQcm​dZViewItem

Ive also sold on ebay, Id like to find a subject matter that sells as well as Boris here on ebay. The guy got really lucky.. Hes got some great shots, and the attack on the towers made his photos of value to others who have a connection to that event.

I have sold a few photos on ebay. What type of pictures are you trying to sell? Give me a little more info on what you are trying to do here and I can offer more advice, maybe.