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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 38126, member: 37&quot;]I have sold a fair amount of art on ebay with only moderate success. I think low start is the best way to actually get bids and sell but holds the greatest amount of risk. I tend to list at the least amount I will take at auction, with a start price at 1/2 - 1/3 of what it maybe should be worth.&nbsp; Rarely has this strategy produced bidding wars and sell through rates are lower than one might expect.&nbsp; If it doesn&#039;t sell first time around, I may relist with a BIN added. After that, higher fixed price with BO option for a longer period. Even so, I have a lot of art I have just taken off the market because I don&#039;t want to give it away.</p><p><br /></p><p>This guy on ebay (samuelcollection), seems to be one of the more successful sellers of low-mid range art.&nbsp; His auction strategy is a relatively low start price with fairly high shipping. His sell-through rate is very good at about 90% (auctions only).&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how much of this is due to having a following but he always seems to get bids. I have bought a few things from him but, more often than not, things go higher than I am willing to go since I am buying for resale.&nbsp; I would think the high shipping rates would be off-putting but it doesn&#039;t seem to hinder him too much. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure he has bargains slip through and unsold works but it probably all evens out with some above average sales. He seems to have an endless supply and that may be key. If I were more serious about ebay sales and had consistent supply, I would probably emulate this model.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/Art-/550/m.html?item=400837692139&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;_ssn=samuelcollection" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/Art-/550/m.html?item=400837692139&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;_ssn=samuelcollection" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/sch/Art-/550/m.html?item=400837692139&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&amp;_ssn=samuelcollection</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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