欧博How Does HipStamp Compare With Ebay For Modestly
Many many thanks for your shared wisdom. To summarize your feedback...seller beware!
After I saw that the APS moved its selling service to HipStamp, I reviewed the sight and subscribed to a basic store. I assumed the APS would make that move based on HipStamp proving more viable for stampers.
Now my decision to pay for a year on HipStamp looks like a dumb move. I should have posted my OP here first. I've posted several dozen items for sale on each of the sites -- single 1800s stamps, a couple albums, covers, blocks, and catalogs. Despite using too many $0.99 starting bids, sales in the first weeks are more than 50% of listed items on ebay for approx. $400. HipStamp generated a single $3.99 sale, plus one low ball offer for 2 Scott US Platinum Series Albums w/895 mostly mint stamps mounted on hingeless Scott pages. My counter offer asking for $10 more was rejected. The albums without the stamps are worth their offer!
My personal experience with ebay lines up with most of your comments. When I initially got into a major "buying" mode, I certainly was an ebay bargain hunter bidding on Great Britain and Commonwealth albums mostly purchased from UK and Western EU dealers.
I'm intrigued by those of you who prefer HipStamp. It is nice getting paid directly into your PayPal account. But unfortunately I am not seeing eyeballs on HipStamp. Hardly any bids or watchers. Having worked in marketing, I wonder what the average daily traffic is for HipStamp? Could it be 10% or less of ebay's traffic in the stamp area? Would they dare tell us?
But as a seller, I am appalled at the results for "auction pricing" on either ebay or HipStamp. I've learned my lesson -- the hard way, per usual. LOL!
After shipping a few issues with CV over $100 for 99 cent and $2.99 bids, no more! While I am not looking to make a profit as I downsize my collection, I've come to the conclusion it's foolish to post a $0.99 auction starting bid for a $150 CV item in the hopes of attracting a buyer horde. It hasn't happened on either HipStamp or ebay. Live and learn! I now set a minimum floor starting bid for auctions, and more often a Buy It Now price I think is fair.
I doubt I'll ever get to a 1000 items for sale, but your input has given me much to consider. Thanks for sharing your experience and insights!