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selling on ebay - quick question

by Ben_R
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I have a quick ebay question ,

if I listed a piece of art -- that I'm making as a print, at various sizes and formats -[without printing yet ]- then sold one -what would your advice be for printing the art and posting it -

I mean can I say teh postage is 2 weeks ,get the order and then have it printed and post it ---

or do you think I should have one printed and list that and sell ---- ? was wondering if you could advise - because alot of people must trust their printers and do it by the order - it seems to boil down to sourcing a gd trustworthy printer company

cheers buddy
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  • Profile picture of the author jonluk
    You can say that the delivery time is whatever you want - just make sure you state it within your advert.
    There are numerous ebay ads for things which are made to order - which can take upto 48days to be made - and they still sell fine.
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    • Profile picture of the author todawg_not
      Get one printed first for 2 reasons.

      1. you have one print ready to post without delay
      2. you test your printers out to see how reliable they are

      You don't have to physically have the goods you just need to have control
      over the deliverability in a certain time frame. Read ebay policy on this.

      Give yourself a few extra days in your del time so when your customer
      gets it earlier they think your great.

      Cheers

      Nigel
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      • Profile picture of the author Robert Boduch
        Will it take 2 weeks for you to get the product from your printer? If that's the case, I would have at least some stock before listing... or a supplier who could deliver Just-in-Time printing.

        If you're counting on your buyer having the product in hand within 2 weeks, you and your customer may be disappointed.

        There's a place in eBay's listing template to indicate your processing time (1-day, 2 days, etc). But that only takes into account the time it takes you to get the product, package it up and get it delivered to the post office. What happens from that point on, only the post office knows (or doesn't). Point is... promising to get the buyer's item out the door in a timely matter is one thing... but exercise caution when providing delivery dates and always indicate that it's an estimate only.

        After several years of selling physical products on eBay and elsewhere I'm still at a loss to explain why some packages arrive in a few days, while others (to the exact same city or state) take weeks, with the occasional shipment vanishing altogether.
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  • Profile picture of the author focused
    Potential buyers will be less likely to buy a product, whatever it
    may be, if the time for delivery is longer than what might be typically
    expected.

    To overcome that factor, it would be advisable to have some stock
    on hand, that can be replenished as sales are made.
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  • Profile picture of the author DigitalBusker
    You might struggle with a long delivery time. People are more inclined to go elsewhere than wait.
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    • Profile picture of the author DriveTheGoods
      I have heard of success making a product to order by giving a thank you gift for them waiting. My friend makes custom leather belts and sends a free key fob to say thanks for waiting. Cools and hot feelings if the consumer gets frustrated and he just rolls the cost of the fob into the belt.

      Good strategy I think.
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