“The study shows that the cards held by an African-American hand sold for around 20 percent less than the cards held by Caucasian sellers.”
The idiots should list their items as “Buy It Now” instead of auctioning off their stuff where if they don’t use good enough grammar and info in their listings’ titles, potential bidders tend not to find these items using intelligent search terms.
Indeed! The results of a few listings with a black hand visible tells us nothing. I hear people deriding eBay all the time, but usually they don’t really know what they are doing. They were too lazy to work at understanding how the system works. eBay is a huge marketplace. If you don’t know how to set up listings your stuff will just sit there or it won’t command what it should. Some items do well on auction, others require patience. Knowing which format and how to set your price on eBay is key.
I sell on eBay every single day. I make sure my titles are loaded with search terms and I have a lot of quality photos. When I started I learned what I needed to say in my listings by studying the sold listings. I have 100% perfect feedback with glowing comments from buyers. I communicate with my buyers and work at customer service, so those comments are earned. I always ship immediately, too. It takes time to prove yourself on eBay, but once you do the sales come faster. As soon as I earned Top Rated and Power Seller status I saw an uptick in sales.
My daughter is about to graduate from high school. She is going to college, but with what she knows she could skip college and in her first year she could earn $100k+ on eBay instead. And not because she is white, but because she knows what she is doing and she isn’t lazy.
One last thought, eBay is perfect way for retirees to supplement their incomes.