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bladesparkWell, the answer to the question of how well Loonakits sell on ebay vs. fubid is "equally badly on both."
Yup, both auctions just ended, neither one got a single bid.
Possibly my fault for starting them at the price I wish to sell them at, but I hate doing a reserve price. It furstrates bidders, it costs me extra, and it's just all-around annoying. Thus it has been my long standing policy to begin an auction for the lowest price I will accept. And in this case I'm not going to sell these things low. I just won't. I mean yes, honestly $25-$65 IS a lot to ask for a twelve inch ball of fluff, but it's a hand-made, one of a kind ball of fluff. I have not done any two exactly alike, and I anticipate continuing that practice. (Very similar at times, there are limits to how many varitions I can come up with, but never exactly alike.)
Anyhow, this goes to show that what I've long held to be true about ebay and furbid still stands - that people in both places are looking to get things cheap and will very seldom shell out very much. (The only exceptions are for media-hyped craze items like the PS3, things associated with celebrities, and limited edition Windstones.)
Thus I shall simply continue to sell Loonakits through my site. I still wish I knew exactly how to figure how to target people that these would appeal to with advertising. I know how to target ads for fursuits, but Loonakits are much less specific and narrow in their appeal.
Yup, both auctions just ended, neither one got a single bid.
Possibly my fault for starting them at the price I wish to sell them at, but I hate doing a reserve price. It furstrates bidders, it costs me extra, and it's just all-around annoying. Thus it has been my long standing policy to begin an auction for the lowest price I will accept. And in this case I'm not going to sell these things low. I just won't. I mean yes, honestly $25-$65 IS a lot to ask for a twelve inch ball of fluff, but it's a hand-made, one of a kind ball of fluff. I have not done any two exactly alike, and I anticipate continuing that practice. (Very similar at times, there are limits to how many varitions I can come up with, but never exactly alike.)
Anyhow, this goes to show that what I've long held to be true about ebay and furbid still stands - that people in both places are looking to get things cheap and will very seldom shell out very much. (The only exceptions are for media-hyped craze items like the PS3, things associated with celebrities, and limited edition Windstones.)
Thus I shall simply continue to sell Loonakits through my site. I still wish I knew exactly how to figure how to target people that these would appeal to with advertising. I know how to target ads for fursuits, but Loonakits are much less specific and narrow in their appeal.
