No one is buying my stuff - honest opinions mumsnetters - is it overpriced?

[Riddo]

No one is buying my stuff - is it overpriced or just crap? Or can I blame Royal Mail (my preferred option)?

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Hi Riddo, i think you'd do better to put your cards together say 5 or 10 in a pack, people dont normally want to buy christmas cards separate.

I will be honest, as you seem to want that? The unicorn is overpriced, you can get them new for not much more, and I always see them in charity shops for a quid or so.

The cards, are prob not everybodies taste, the baby ones are the nicest tho, and the colours on them good. Some of your postage, like for the M+ S thing is alot, when you think about it, people won't pay highish postage for small items, esp as the y r 2ndhand. They seem to be ok with paying for larger items. When I have sold stuff, like smaller bits, i keep the postage realy low.

honestly, would say the cards need to be together and I don't think they are overpriced I just wouldn't want them.

I doin't think the toys are overpriced really just that there are thousands of cuddly toys for sale on ebay already so not such a great thing to try and sell.

Klover - I think you're right about the christmas cards. I have sold several personalised ones but the others haven't sold at all. People don't want to spend much at Christmas.

Pirategirl - The puzzle is heavy and would cost that to send. I think that perhaps it's not worth trying to seel smaller stuff. I suppose I'm being optomistic with the unicorns but they cost £10 each. I seem to do better with clothes selling than toys.

Thank you both for your comments - I was starting to think I should change my name to Riddothethreadkiller!

I'd echo the comment about cuddlies on ebay. Unless you've got something that really stands out or is a collectors piece, or currently popular eg from a film, you've got too much else on there to be noticed.

The cards are nice, but speaking personally, I tend to make my own, or if I'm pushed for time, I have a few stored from craft fairs etc, as they're usually sold for charity. I wouldnt faff about with ebay for single cards TBH.

yes, the puzzle, thats the prob, with the heavy stuff. people expect to pay postage for larger heavier goods that they r getting at an amazing price.

Maybe, like the others said, do a set of cards? Cards are the very hardest industry to get into imo, so much competition. plus the thing with cards, we love to pick them up and have a good look at them don't we. They seem to sell well in my town in small gift shops and stuff, maybe you could try that? or at craft fairs.

good luck!

Thanks Pirategirl, you are right about people wanting to look at cards. I am making a selection at the moment to take to the local craft shops and toy shops. I also need to improve my photography for ebay.

Better photography would certainly help. Etsy.com might be a better marketplace than eBay, to be honest - it gets buyers who are specifically looking for handmade things and nothing else. Take a look at the photos on etsy - they're generally of an excellent standard.

I would agree with everyone who suggested bundling of cards. Anyone organised enough to buy their cards ahead of time on the internet (rather than the 24-hour petrol station) is not going to pfaff around making a three-quid paypal payment here and another one there. I would think about packaging 10 or 20 assorted ones that can go in a nice box ready for the desk drawer - engagement, wedding, generic "congratulations", thank you, baby, girl's birthday, boy's birthday. Everyone always needs these sooner or later and it's so handy not to have to race out for a card.

Postage also seems kind of steep, and as an overseas buyer I don't bother to email for a postage quote unless it's something unique (which cards aren't). I just move onto the next seller who gives postage bands (XX for EU, YY for North America, ZZ for Asia & Oceania).

The only other thing I would add, is to watch your finishing times. I find between about 7.30pm and 10.30pm to be the best times to catch 'mums' buying. Especially weekend evenings.