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== Ebay == | |||
All equipment will be sold on the brand new LHS [http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/londonhackspace/ eBay account]. | |||
=== Auction template === | |||
We should have a template to use for the auctions, containing all the common information. | |||
Feedback from various people, to incorporate in the template text; | |||
From Mike Harrison: | |||
<pre> | |||
[Quick comments on ebay listings from a seasoned ebayer | |||
Specify pick-up location a bit more specifically - London is a big place, also specify possible | |||
pickup times, and emphasise pickup only in the listing text in big letters. | |||
Just copy & pasting manufacturers blurb with no additional info looks bad, especially for a | |||
zero-feedback seller - to instil some more confidence add a line or two about who you are & where | |||
kit has come from - not specific, just that it's a donated bulk lot from a working environment or | |||
similar. | |||
And add an 'about me' page. | |||
</pre> | |||
In that vein, it might be worth adding some background i.e. donated by last.fm, maybe a link to the hackspace, explain the good cause, etc. | |||
On IRC: | |||
<pre> | |||
<aden> we probably should have bough tsome stuff on ebay to get feeback too, nobody is going to bid on a 0 feedback seller | |||
<Paul2> yeah 0 feedback 'hack' in the seller name. 1 line desciption. LOOKS LEGIT @@@@@ | |||
<jontyw> I'm also not sure that we should be selling seven monitors in one batch, it's MUCH better to just have "7 available" | |||
</pre> | |||
I will have a stab at starting a template in a bit --[[User:Kevinb456|Kevinb456]] 20:10, 29 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 20:10, 29 November 2010
Item list
(maybe a google docs spreadsheet would be better?)
| Thing | Amount | Est sales price |
|---|---|---|
| SCA Drive 73 Gb | Many | 35-52 quid (inc p&p) |
| SATA drive XGB | Many | ? |
Ebay
All equipment will be sold on the brand new LHS eBay account.
Auction template
We should have a template to use for the auctions, containing all the common information. Feedback from various people, to incorporate in the template text;
From Mike Harrison:
[Quick comments on ebay listings from a seasoned ebayer Specify pick-up location a bit more specifically - London is a big place, also specify possible pickup times, and emphasise pickup only in the listing text in big letters. Just copy & pasting manufacturers blurb with no additional info looks bad, especially for a zero-feedback seller - to instil some more confidence add a line or two about who you are & where kit has come from - not specific, just that it's a donated bulk lot from a working environment or similar. And add an 'about me' page.
In that vein, it might be worth adding some background i.e. donated by last.fm, maybe a link to the hackspace, explain the good cause, etc.
On IRC:
<aden> we probably should have bough tsome stuff on ebay to get feeback too, nobody is going to bid on a 0 feedback seller <Paul2> yeah 0 feedback 'hack' in the seller name. 1 line desciption. LOOKS LEGIT @@@@@ <jontyw> I'm also not sure that we should be selling seven monitors in one batch, it's MUCH better to just have "7 available"
I will have a stab at starting a template in a bit --Kevinb456 20:10, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
