[sportznuht]

so i had to make a new ebay name and made a couple of purchases and decided i was gonna try to sell some cards. the first listing got like no views, so i tried to make my send one a b.i.n/obo to attract more attention since the auction format had failed the first time. the only person to view it has been me. anyone have any idea why?

[ceocards]

Ebay's "Best Match" is a convoluted and often terrible search system. It tends to sort newer/low feedback sellers to the bottom of the results. But a couple things to consider:

How many days are left to go? Many buyers sort results by "ending soonest" - so your hits tend to get higher the closer it gets to the end of the auction.

Make sure you include as many relevant search terms in your title as you can. That's how people will find the card. Extraneous stuff like "LQQK!!!!" or "EXTREMELY RARE!!!" are useless in a title, because no one searches for those things. Also be sure all names/words are spelled correctly.

Make sure you include a good scan of the card - many people will skip over auctions with no picture.

Other than that, there's not much you can do but sit back and wait.

[sportznuht]

Ebay's "Best Match" is a convoluted and often terrible search system. It tends to sort newer/low feedback sellers to the bottom of the results. But a couple things to consider:

How many days are left to go? Many buyers sort results by "ending soonest" - so your hits tend to get higher the closer it gets to the end of the auction.

Make sure you include as many relevant search terms in your title as you can. That's how people will find the card. Extraneous stuff like "LQQK!!!!" or "EXTREMELY RARE!!!" are useless in a title, because no one searches for those things. Also be sure all names/words are spelled correctly.

Make sure you include a good scan of the card - many people will skip over auctions with no picture.

Other than that, there's not much you can do but sit back and wait.

sigh... thanks lol

[dlcarst]

Also if your starting price is too high no one will view it. Or if it's a card no one is looking for.

[jacobystealshome]

always always always put "bv" in your title. even if you dont list the actual value, ALWAYS put BV in the title

[sportznuht]

always always always put "bv" in your title. even if you dont list the actual value, ALWAYS put BV in the title

good advice thanks!

[djohn]

always always always put "bv" in your title. even if you dont list the actual value, ALWAYS put BV in the title

WHY?

[motu79]

WHY?

Yeah. I've been selling for 7 years on eBay and have never mentioned BV once. Always seem to get exactly what the card is going for.

On the other hand. The next time I list cards, I will put the BV and see if I get more hits/bids.

[jacobystealshome]

there are a lot of folks that search ebay cards categoryfor the term "bv" - people not particularly interested in looking for a specific item, but just general searching

you have to make sure the term is separate. you cant have "bv$", but you can have "bv $"