Needed age group of antique buyers? Income,average purchase,etc.
137381
i don't think there is an average. i've been buying antiques since i was a teenager and my friends 50 something year old parents buy them too. income and average purchase are way too broad of categories.
478986
Buy lots of trinkets for say, 50c or less and have a 'guess your age' stall. Everyone pays $1.00 for you to guess their age.\nIf you guess wrong, they get a prize. If you guess right they get nothing.... You can't lose money.\n\nBut dont' forget, it's your patter (sales pitch) that makes them part with their money in the first place....\n\nAnd don't forget, vanity is the key here.....
394909
Learn your keywords.  People search by keywords, learn as many keys that will pull up your items on search as you can find.\nFor me, things like L@@K! and other silly things don't work as well as a well worded title that catches a lot of lookers from the search.  And link your auctions together so that people who find one of your auctions can also look at everything else you may have offered.\nGood clear photos of the item from several views are a must.\nI've also found that by listing through channeladvisor rather than ebay, I can post many auctions to start on the same day - Sunday evening works best for me.   I have a much better sell through rate the more items I have up at one time. \nAlso, in the past, this time of year I would plan on having hundreds of items up at the same time, 40 or so ending each day.  That way I have new items popping up in the 'just listed' catagorie as well as in the 'ending soon' catagorie and once a week I pay the $19.95 fee to have one really good item listed as a 'Featured Item".  I find that this bring me hundreds of lookers to my other auctions and results in better sales.  I offer combined shipping with no extra packing fees, as close to actual shipping as possible and I do ship internationaly.  I offer good customer service and have good feedback, which I think helps with sales as well.  I start items at a low but fair price and I use the re-list feature for any that don't sell the first time.\n\nI have sold on ebay for over 8 years, mostly estate clearance and private collections, and one other thing I have found is that you have to research before you list or you will be wasting your time and money.  Some things just are not good sellers, no matter what you say or how much flash you put behind it.  If you are selling an item that you can already find listed many times in the completed items as a no sale, you need set that item aside for a while or offer it at a garage sale.  \nGood luck to you in your Ebay career, I hope you have a profitable holiday season!
519491
The customer will decide within the first minute whether your house is a contender.  They'll continue to talk themselves into or out of buying your home while they're there.  Assuming you're talking about the average home size (and not a palatial estate), 10 to 15 minutes per home is about average for a "walk through" view.  Longer than that would indicate strong interest, less than that and there's not much chance they'll come back for a second look.  \n\nIf you're looking to sell, make sure you declutter your home and make the entrance, foyer, kitchen and master bed/bath as perfect as possible, as these are the key selling features.  Put out fresh flowers, put away your personal belongings/clutter as much as possible, clean up and clean out where you can.  People want to see themselves living in the home; seeing your stuff makes it more difficult for them to imagine themselves living there.
416344
People have made it a living to go to garage sales and estate sales buying items are low prices and listing it on Ebay.\n\nPeople also make a living searching for items on Ebay spelled incorrectly (which means they will get less search hits and thus bids), purchasing those and reselling.\n\nOften times I have seen baseball cards sold on Ebay, with no photo showing the condition.  Buyers purchase it, scan the card, relist and make 10-15%.\n\nWhy can you fault anyone for wanting to buy low and sell high?
525396
you need to work with a screened list\nie if your selling toys you need a list with only parents or grandparents
170536
simple the  item will be in the antique and collectables books at the library  they will answer over the phone or you could  do the reading your self then try a sell with a reserve price on e-bay
16179
I recommend you go to trade shows.  There are some that are just for the gift industry that would probably be helpful to you.  I've included the links to a few shows.  The best thing about purchasing from shows is that you get to see and touch the merchandise in person.  All you need is a business license and a tax id.  I hope this helps.  Good luck!
328532
yup, as long as you have a social # and stuff you can buy them, im 15 and  i know cause my friends parents invested money for him ever scince he was born so he could have collage money or something like that. and i know other people.
653585
it's gonna be rough. you'll either have to choose between volume or quality. you can sell all the cheap aftermarket stuff for electronics and such or you can be an "elite" seller who sells stuff that people actually want like art, antiques, name brand electronics etc.  either way, what i've seen on ebay is that people will buy just about anything, crap or not on ebay.
341168
there is a site I know, check it \n\nhttp://www.antiques-dealer.com/?src=overture
157003
The correct answer is... What you can afford to give. Everyone's discretionary income is different. You also have to consider the degree of closeness to the bride. I would say the average amount is somewhere around $40-60. You can also review the registry and make sure they will be able to purchase something! Good luck.
341159
Try to see if Sotheby's has an interest for a piece of the revenue. They will give you estimates on what they think it might get at an auction.
103385
Look online at some local realators websites and take an average of similar lot / home packages in you area.  \nShorewest.com\nremax.com\nfirstweber.com
128288
I would check out www.ebay.com  or  www.amazon.com\n\nThat is a good place to look to find just about anything that you want.  \n\nIf that doesn't work, google what you are looking for.\n\nIf that also doesn't work, try your local antique shops.
625225
You can find just about anything like that on eBay.  I found a user's manual for a slide rule from the 1940s there.  \n\nIf they don't have what you're looking for now, just keep checking, or set up an alert, so that when they have an auction for the item you want, they'll automatically e-mail you.
549201
Open up your Vintage store in ebay!!  Just think the rent is only $15 a month + a small percentage of your sales.  And you get millions upon millions of shoppers every single day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, worldwide!!  It is super easy, and you will make profits as long as you are selling things that are in 'demand'!!  I have had an e bay store off and on for 5 years.  I love it, and it is as successful as I hoped it would be.