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jason

I'm glad I could help. Just had a look, and it seems you figured it all out. Congrats! *high-five* :lol:
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Also, more on topic, I recently found this video about Facebook advertising. While you grow your new account, it may actually be better to avoid advertising it. Otherwise you could end up with a host of fake followers that limit your reach.

I don't use Facebook nearly enough to have an opinion of my own though, I'm just going on the video's evidence. bear_original

jason

Sorry, I know the topic is FB, but I thought I might suggest a couple of things in regards to Pinterest.

All Bear wrote:

PS - note to self, need to take more interest in 'stats'!

I just learned the other day, you can set your Pinterest page to be a business page. This lets you access analytics (scary word) and learn what pins are working best. My favorite is the most clicked panel. You can also see how many new followers showed up, whether they view your pins, how many re-pins everything is getting, etc.

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You can also verify your website really easily on there. Then if anyone sees you on Pinterest you get this check mark in the top right. I don't know if it means you show up in searches better, but it looks more legitimate bear_laugh You can see this lady has a checkmark on her profile.

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Convert your page to a business page: https://business.pinterest.com/en
Verify your website: https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/ … ur-website

There are also rumblings of Pinterest adding a buy button. Which might help turn those followers into customers!

jason

Hey Natasha,
I'm not an artist, but do sell stuff on eBay from time to time. To answer your questions:

Natasha wrote:

Is it really free to list on ebay either an auction or buy it now?

Yes. But there is still the 10% Final Value Fee.

Natasha wrote:

Are there any other charges, Pay pall 2,9%?

Yes... But only if you have a Premier Account, which it looks like you do. You're also charged a 30 cent flat fee for each transaction. So it's essentially 2.9% + $0.30. But you won't be charged these fees until (if memory serves) the end of the month. You'll receive an invoice asking for this.

Natasha wrote:

If you do not sell the bear can you list it again for free?

Yep! If its anything like the items I've sold, then yes.

Natasha wrote:

How much do you pay if your bear is sold 10% off of the price plus shipping?

I'm not quite sure what you mean. I think you're asking what the Final Value Fee applies to? Add up the sale price and shipping. Then take 10% off of that and you have the eBay fee:

The total amount of the sale is the final price of the item, shipping charges, and any other amounts you may charge the buyer. Sales tax is not included.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/insertion-fee.html#fvf


Here's two resources to have a look at:
eBay Fee Calculator — I usually use the reverse calculator in the bottom right.
eBay's Fee Guide — A little easier to understand than their other fee information

Hope that helps! Unfortunately I can't help with whether to use auction or fixed price. I've always done auction and trusted the market, but then, I've never sold a OOAK item. Maybe one of the awesome artists on here can chime in?

Good luck!

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