New Ebay Store

Have you looked into getting your own scale and then shipping though paypal? I’ve found it to be much cheaper. At least for shippping in the US anyway

EBay gives me a discount. I do have a scale I use to weigh some packages but it is a kitchen scale. Mostly I either ship out first class when the person orders just one cake or use a medium flat rate box for three or more cakes. I am looking into buying a label printer next.

Hadn’t really considered that. Will give it some thought.

Good luck with the sale! eBay takes a hefty chunk of any sale and I sell a lot less on there than I used to for that reason.

Also you can sell it on Reddit TeaExchange: https://www.reddit.com/r/teaexchange/

I had tried selling on Steepster but everyone was looking for below cost tea not a fair price. So far I have had only one customer but he has been a very good customer. And I charge a little extra because of all the fees,

I tried creating an account on Reddit but they have the requirements set too high. I couldn’t prove I wasn’t a robot.

Anything still listed is not sold out. I usually cannot match the price of Yunnan Sourcing but if you were to make an offer on something I would give you my best price. I left myself a little room in most of the prices. EBay unlists it when it is sold out.

Also, if you prefer an off EBay deal I can unlist the number of teas you want and give you a slightly better deal as then I don’t have to pay EBay fees. Just an alternative.

I now have 45 listings on there.

AllanK – curious, since I’m trying to figure out new avenues to sell. Do you have to promote your listings for better viewing? And do you have folks other than Steepster members/other places where you may have made your Ebay listings known check your listings out?

Thanks in advance for your reply!

They charge a fee to give your product a better view on EBay. I have just taken my chances and not paid any extra. They take ten percent when I make a sale, I don’t want to pay when I put up a listing too. My hope is now that I have 45 listing people will notice me. I have everything listed as best offer and can go down in price somewhat on each item.

It is a combination of both. I bought a lot of teas with the idea of eventually selling them. A lot of my older ripe teas went to one buyer who bought the whole stock I had listed for about five teas. When I have a tong I generally list six teas holding back one for myself.

If prices seem a little high, while I cannot usually match Yunnan Sourcing’s price, make me an offer and I will give you a lower price. Keep in mind that I have to pay PayPal fees, EBay fees and shipping fees. All these fees add up.

If anyone is interested I have listed two rare ripe Dayi teas, the 2008 Dayi 0532 and the 2010 Golden Needle White Lotus.

I have not yet listed the second tong of this tea on EBay. If anyone here is interested in purchasing a whole tong it would be $350 including shipping. We would do the deal on Steepster though rather than EBay. Note, the tong has been opened, I had to identify it.

You probably should also tell folks you changed the store name, as the link above is broken. Or they can search “yunnan sourcing green miracle” to find you.

Yes I forgot to tell people I changed the store’s name to Long Island Puerh Teas. The above link worked for me just now. Yes I am now the only source of Yunnan Sourcing’s Green Miracle. I have two tongs.

I should also mention a new promotion I am running. I am giving out a free tea cake to anyone who buys six cakes. It will be worth the value of the lowest cost cake purchased and the buyer gets to choose. Mini cakes do not qualify but anything 200g and above will. The two inexpensive bricks I am selling do not count towards this offer.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/long-island-puerh-teas/m.html?nkw=&armrs=1&ipg=&from=

Please note that my review of this was two years ago long before I was selling it.

https://www.ebay.com/usr/long-island-puerh-teas