Need some imput

**judiaci** · February 1st, 2006, 05:13 PM

Your dress is beautiful! I love the color. Here is what I would do if it were my listing:

I would increase the font size (for the older crowd who can't see as well).

Put some important things in bold.

Consider adding a designer listing for 10 cents. You can have an eye catching background and change the placement of your photos. I like mine centered on the top and bottom.

MOST IMPORTANT - get a plain background or a clutter free scene for the pictures. The picture of the undergarments is distracting because of the wood table and whatever else is around the edge of the photo. You can use a dark colored sheet for white items or a white sheet for dark items. I usually use my bed quilt if it matches the item OK or my white tiled table if that matches better. Here is one of my e-Bay auctions. I have had pretty good success with this format:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MESE%3AIT&rd=1

Good Luck!!!! Great job sewing!!!

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ February 01, 2006 01:19 PM: Message edited by: judiaci ]</font>

**judiaci** · February 1st, 2006, 05:17 PM

Of course, put American Girl in the title and hurry up and do it before you get a bid. Once you get a bid, your revisions are limited to adding to the description.

**Molly-Felicity** · February 1st, 2006, 05:19 PM

Personally, I rarely bid on an item with a reserve.

**judiaci** · February 1st, 2006, 05:22 PM

I don't use reserves myself. I have found that on e-Bay you might get less money for some things, but you usually get more $$$ overall if you start with a low price and have no reserve. I look at the total sales. With a seamstress, if you plan on developing a reputation on e-Bay, you might have to sell a few things lower than you want to in the beginning.

**Aunt Cornelia** · February 1st, 2006, 05:23 PM

I think it looks excellent. Very reasonable shipping!

I would not include the negative parts about how difficult it is to put on and that instructions are needed. I would just leave it at "Intended for adult collectors."

Great job! [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

**Ds9jullian** · February 1st, 2006, 05:39 PM

I have modified this listing and will do it slighlty differently for the new ones. I need to take another picture of the undergarments but need to find something dark to do it on.

Ashley

**TaffyCheerful** · February 1st, 2006, 05:46 PM

The suggestions above were excellent, especially the one about having a plain background for the item.

Looking over the listing as it now is written, I am very pleased to see a listing that is clear, concise, with reasonable pictures of the items and very reasonable terms. The shipping is reasonable and you accept PayPal. Were the outfit of the style preferred by my "girls" I would bid, although my only reservation is that I only very rarely bid on auctions with a reserve. Some other buyers have expressed the same reservation...

Taffy