I was just wondering if anyone else is having luck with this online auction stuff.
I turned over what little I was doing to my wife, and it has really took off!!! She took a set of flames I did for a PT Cruiser, broke it down into different sets for the hood, the decklid and the sides. It seems every week, I'm cutting 3-5 sets of hood and decklid flames. She takes care of everything after I cut them: she weeds, masks and ships them out. I charge her double what the vinyl costs and she doubles it from there. It's not an outrageous amount, but money is money.
If you are sellin', what have you had luck with???
Posted by John Smith (Member # 1308) on :
Well...... not sign related.... but, I do buy and sell stuff on E-Bay. My most recent purchase was a 48" x 30" STAINLESS STEEL gas griddle..... like the ones used in restaurants.... needed a little work... but.. my final winning bid was $61.00 !!!!!! It is now on legs and rollers, extremely clean, and WORKING for less than a $100.00 further investment.......... E-Bay ROCKS !
Now....... I will be known as .... Have Grill---Will Travel !
Posted by CJ Allan (Member # 52) on :
I'm getting a ton of old H-D parts together for e-bay............and even a set of New Double heads for a Bueglar that's I never even tried to use.......(anybody want em befor tonite.....Lemme know)
Might even put up a bunch of those old quills I got from Timi last year...........heheheh NOT !!
....cj
Posted by Bob Stephens (Member # 858) on :
I sold approximately $750,000.00 worth of magnetic signs on ebay for $14.50 a pair. I will never be undersold even though I didnt make $125.00 net profit for the year.
So ebay works.
gottcha.
Posted by John Smith (Member # 1308) on :
Ok... you did ask an honest question..... just go to e-bay and do the search on SIGNS.... or CUSTOM SIGNS and see what others are selling.... then figure out how you can compete in that market and be SUCCESSFUL at it.
But, just remember..... e-bay is known for GREAT DEALS!!!.... so... if you want to sell your work for a great deal (less)....
well... nuff said.....
[ August 22, 2003, 07:09 AM: Message edited by: John Smith ]
Posted by Laura Butler (Member # 1830) on :
I buy most of my equipment and software on Ebay and now I have started updating some of the equipment and selling the old stuff. Right now I have a nice Encad NovaJet Pro 36 that I need to sell.
Posted by Jeff Ogden (Member # 3184) on :
I have always wondered if anyone on this board has sold hand painted stuff on e-bay. You know, like a panel of some sort. The idea being to sell sign painting skills as a sort of folk art, which will become collectible. Ideally, all our signs should be masterpieces, but while we're in the process of perfecting ourselves, maybe someone could make a dollar on a piece or two. I'm not thinking about selling other peoples panels...these would be originals, painted just for e-bay. Kind of like what Mark Fair does, only not antique necessarily.
Has anyone else tried this? I know nothing about e-bay but would like to hear from anyone who has had a try at it.
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Posted by Dwayne Hunter (Member # 133) on :
Jeff, I can answer your question firsthand (kinda). Although there are buyers for almost anything custom or hand painted, the going prices are not in-line with the value of these pieces. However, there are some pieces that get more than they are worth, due to presentation. I've sold 'experiemental' helmets with custom kandy paint jobs, crazy striping, sometimes WILD, sometimes CLEAN & MILD. They all always went for NO MORE than the going price of a bare helmet. Kinda like selling a used car, huh?
The pinstriped panels I've seen on there were crude attempts at cashing in on the whole VonDutch-Kustom-Kulture-"Garage Art" trend. I still get kinda uptight over the "Garage Art" moniker they've put on this type of art, good or bad. Makes it sound like ya get em' at yard sales!!!
Posted by Jeff Ogden (Member # 3184) on :
Dwayne... That's about what I figured. Kind of like selling stuff at a flea market. Lots of lookers but no takers unless you just about give it away. Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Things dont have to be cheap in order to sell on eBay, although most of the people there are looking for deals.. that's why it's an auction.
You can go to any local auction and it's the same exact thing.
On the flipside, ebay also draws people that are looking for rare or unique items and collectibles. In these cases it's handy to utilize eBay as a means of promoting your OWN website. Tease the masses with something cheap but offer the real goods through your website. I know a number of people in the custom truck scene that have used eBay to build a reputation for themselves, building high quality parts, offering excellent service AND getting FULL price - it's just a mass media outlet!
My old dentist back in St Louis is into selling/collecting those original cartoon animation cells like you can find at the Disney Store or the Warner Bro's store at malls.. He's not a dentist anymore, not when he can sell a small animation cell at $3,000!
If someone can place that kind of value in a 60 year old animation cell (hell, I have the WHOLE show on DVD! hehehe) you can find someone to place value in your own work!
Posted by Mikes Mischeif (Member # 1744) on :
I use the site to get better deals. I found a loaded 2003 F250 4x4 crew cab in Ohio with 15,000 miles on it for 26K. I printed it out to make my local dealer get off the 33K he wants for his.
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