I buy a lot of my family's clothes on Ebay. I can get the styles my teen wants at half the price and I don't have to fight the mall. Over the past two years, I have learned a lot about what I want in my listings when I sell clothes by what other's leave out of their listings when I am trying to purchase.
- Sizes in the title
- Good clear pictures (I don't need to see the tags, but a good picture of the item does wonders).
- List the brands, type of cut if available. Several companies have different "cuts" to their pants for instance, Dockers has a Metro cut.
- On pants, an inseam and waist measurement is a must. Unfortunately women's aren't as easy as men's are to buy the proper size.
- List whether pants are pleated or flat front, wide leg, boot cut, flare or tapered. Where they sit on the waist is another good note; low rise, ultra low rise, regular or high waist.
- Shirts, list the sleeve length, the shirt length (even as simple as waist length, pocket length, short will work).
- Detailing on wear of the item...looks new, shows some wash wear, shows wear or everyday clothing.
- Most stains can be removed....list them and what you think they are. My MIL is a terrific stain remover!
- Personally, I do not like it when people put LOTS together of tops and pants. I am one size on the top and another on the bottom and RARELY does someone else's "outfit" fit me. Sell like items, like sizes together, shirts with shirts of the same size and style, pants with pants of the same size.
- Extreme variations on sizes of LOTS. Keep them close to the same fit. If they fit the same even though the sizes are different, note that. Otherwise, a 16 is not a size 20, same as a Small is not a size Large. I don't want to buy what I can't wear.
- Be very clear about your shipping. The more info you can give on your shipping amounts and policies, the better.
- Make sure information is readable. Its hard to make out items in a lot when you do not use some type of format for listing; either new line for every item, bullets, or even a comma will work wonders.
- Light colors in your fonts often make it hard to read even with good eye sight. Stick to a darker color.
- Try to get pictures of the items on contrasting backgrounds. White and tan clothing on a light color background does the garmets no justice. If I can't see it, I am not buying it.
- Be honest. Its one of the best things you can do for your feedback and your sales.
