Listing variations where the individual item price is less than 99p

[kl51xvo]

I am trying to list a load of Lego parts where the individual item price is less than 99p as I believe in a fair price.

How can this be done? Can you also do a blanket postage price, e.g. if you buy 20 items it's still the same delivery price, or will eBay automatically up the delivery cost regardless of actual weight?

[krafty-kreations · Accepted solution]

I believe you cannot go lower than £0.99 on a buy it now listing 

As for postage if you have been moved over on to Simple delivery it is worth ready Tressy Girls response on this post,

https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/combining-postage-with-simple-delivery/m-p/...

[suelel1968]

Isnt lego exempt from SD, i thought it was mentioned on one of the community team chats that ot was. If so SD is not an issue.

As you can now list usuing price with BPF included, you can get under 99p that way. I musy admit i did not test if it actually listed, but worth a try.

I dont personally try to set up postage rules for multiple items, i feel to prone to messing it up. I just put a note on a listing that postage will be combined and refunded on multiple purchases. 

[kl51xvo]

Many thanks. Yes I can change it to custom postage and sort out the multiple postage that way. So that was good to know. But still no joy with <99p when multiple part listing. I could probably list individual parts but that's a royal pain as there is over 1000 variations I need to list. Something eBay will need to address.

[*vyolla*]

You'll need to list in the following category:

• Collectables & Art
• Construction & Building Toys
• LEGO (R) Building Toys
• LEGO (R) Bricks, Pieces & Parts
   

  You'll then see the variations option:

   

  

  As for pricing, try it. 

[kl51xvo]

Many thanks but I already have the variations, same listing category as you've sent, but eBay won't allow me to list for less than 99p per item. Which for tiny parts is 10 times what I'd be asking. But if I price it at 10p per item it rejects it. I think it's an eBay problem.

[suelel1968]

I've no idea of ebay rules on this suggestion (its a good one so probably banned) but could you photograph 50 items  with a ref number against each in the picture and offer to sell 10 of whichever part or parts the buyer wants for 99p.

Or just do packs of 5 of specific pieces. I haven't done lego for many years, but i have been adding micro watering systems to my garden and postage makes me buy a big pack of all the bits rather than just the bits i need right now as i just think it is better value.

Really selling them individually for pence is alot of work to line the pockets of mainly RM. 

[*vyolla*]

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@kl51xvo wrote:

Many thanks but I already have the variations, same listing category as you've sent, but eBay won't allow me to list for less than 99p per item. Which for tiny parts is 10 times what I'd be asking. But if I price it at 10p per item it rejects it. I think it's an eBay problem.

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In that case eBay's guidance page is still up to date when it states that fixed price Buy It Now listings must have a start price above 99p.

[the-nutwood-collection]

Even if you can find a way to list an item at 10p, I strongly advise you not to do it - unless you're a person that's happy to spend their time printing a packing slip, putting one 10p brick in an envelope, creating a label, then taking it to the PO or a post box.

I sell ribbon, widths 2mm - 32mm.  Originally, I priced by the metre.  I thought that absolutely nobody would buy just one metre of 2mm - the shipping cost is far greater than the  cost of the meterage.

Guess what?  Lots of eBay idiots bought just one metre of 2mm.  It's just not worth my time to fetch the 2mm box from the stockroom, measure out one metre, pack it with the paperwork, and do the bookwork.  I have better things to do with my life, like watching funny cat vids on YouTube.

I changed the listing to packs of 5m, 10m, 15m and 20m.

[eastern-lights]

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@the-nutwood-collection wrote:

 I have better things to do with my life, like watching funny cat vids on YouTube.

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A couple of years ago I came to the conclusion that it's not really worth selling anything for less than a tenner including postage. I either make up small job lots, or donate the small value stuff to the charity shop.