selling designer items online

GraySaturday
GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Has anyone sold designer items online via craigslist?

I have sold a bunch of things off craigslist, but never high end items. I am listing a bunch of things this weekend, and I was just wondering if anyone has had success using craigslist.

I've never used Ebay to sell, so with the designer stuff, I thought it would be a little hard to start with ebay because people wouldn't know to trust a new account seller with designer labels.
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  • HushBull
    HushBull Posts: 996
    "Just send money order to 'random overseas country'. :o
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  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    GraySaturday wrote:
    Has anyone sold designer items online via craigslist?

    I have sold a bunch of things off craigslist, but never high end items. I am listing a bunch of things this weekend, and I was just wondering if anyone has had success using craigslist.

    I've never used Ebay to sell, so with the designer stuff, I thought it would be a little hard to start with ebay because people wouldn't know to trust a new account seller with designer labels.

    I have found that designer items (although I am not quite sure what items/designers you are selling) do sell well on ebay. As long as they are authentic, and you make a very BIG personal guarantee in your listing, people who love the brand will buy it. You can also say in your listing that you have just begun selling on EBAY. Most people who do buy on ebay don't base their buying decisions on how many items the seller has sold--they know that each seller has to start somewhere.

    Hope this helps,
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  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    kcherub wrote:
    I have found that designer items (although I am not quite sure what items/designers you are selling) do sell well on ebay. As long as they are authentic, and you make a very BIG personal guarantee in your listing, people who love the brand will buy it. You can also say in your listing that you have just begun selling on EBAY. Most people who do buy on ebay don't base their buying decisions on how many items the seller has sold--they know that each seller has to start somewhere.

    Hope this helps,

    Great thanks for the advice. I listed the items on Craigslist tonight, but if I don't get any response, I am going to look into Ebay. I'm selling coach purses, a par of prada shoes, ferragamo shoes, and manolo blahniks. I'm hoping they catch people's eye.
  • panthergirl
    panthergirl Posts: 469
    just sold my first item on craig's list ( a bunk bed set that was in my son's room)
    went pretty well
    and we're thrilled to have it out of the house!


    i've sold stuff on ebay for many years and i've done alright.
    people are especially interested around the holidays... a little looser with their money, i guess.

    anyway, good luck and if you ever need any ebay help, let me know :)
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  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    Wow one bag is already spoken for!

    This is going better then I thought. I'm pleased. Craigslist pulls through for me, for the millionth time. :)
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    When I was in college, I once worked for this couple who ran a very successful online store selling designer cloth on Ebay. I did part-time doing packaging and labeling when I worked for them. at the time, I never really cared about that job or the Internet at that time so I never asked them how they distributed so successfully. I left like after two months.

    This was around '03, so I'm not sure if craigslist was popular yet. I myself don't know much about that site though.

    kinda kicking myself in the foot now because it would have been great to know a thing or two about their online business.

    Good luck with your business Gray.
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  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    GraySaturday wrote:
    Wow one bag is already spoken for!

    This is going better then I thought. I'm pleased. Craigslist pulls through for me, for the millionth time. :)

    I sold my Truck on Craigslist in 3 hours and the guy didn't even haggle with me. Easiest experience ever.
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  • Tone
    Tone Posts: 1,206
    GraySaturday wrote:
    Has anyone sold designer items online via craigslist?

    I have sold a bunch of things off craigslist, but never high end items. I am listing a bunch of things this weekend, and I was just wondering if anyone has had success using craigslist.

    I've never used Ebay to sell, so with the designer stuff, I thought it would be a little hard to start with ebay because people wouldn't know to trust a new account seller with designer labels.

    Not sure about craigslist (although it seems to be working for you cause you've already sold something :)), but I have a friend who tried to sell a bunch of stuff on eBay without success (and I'm talking brand new, never worn Christian Louboutin shoes etc). I just think it's really random... there's so much stuff up there, I think it's partly luck. She was quite shocked cause her husband sells old retro t-shirts and clothing and always has success, but her designer stuff was harder to shift.
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