Selling Barbies: What Buyers Really Need to Know...

I have been selling barbies for quite some time now. And have decided my time is done, but before I go I would like to share what I have learned from others and from purchasing Barbies myself before I leave.I have found that people, myselfincluded respond very well to complete honesty when listing and describing Barbies with all the flaws that your Barbie may have. Include Box flaws, Plastic flaws, any you may find...Before you list your item run your fingers over the plastic for any indents, dings or dimples, swirly round marks usually on the sides of the plastic. These detailsarewhat thethe buyer is seeking to find out. Tell them exactly where if any and how many flaws your barbie has. The box itself is just as important. Include a picture of the Back as Well as the front. We would like to see if the back is nice and flat. If the circles are still attached and if any of the box has rips or tears on it anywhere. Is there tape on the box? These are so important, a buyer will respect you if they know exactly what they are bidding on. I myself include a picture of the front, each side of the barbie and the back of the barbie.I list all the flaws I can see, should I miss something and I include this in my auctions I have the pictures there so they can see the barbie they will be bidding on and may find something I over looked. Thats the reason forall the pictures of every angle of my barbies, because I could miss something front sideother sideback2 different boxes bubble wrapped from top to bottom, then side to side. do not be skimpy with wrapping and packing materials. They can and will keep your barbie safe...Another thing I include is the way I will be packing my barbies for the postal system. I use new boxes, when you buy in bulk you can buy 12X18X18 that cut down to three sizes for .89 a piece at packitusa.com on line. The more you buy the less you pay for shipping. I also use bubble wrap and packing peanuts to secure my dolls for shipping. These items I buy on ebay. There are a lot of people who sell these items. I have had 2 boxes get broken during shipping, One lady had told me that when the delivery person was bringing the box to her packing peanuts were coming out of a hole in the new box, but when she opened the box her barbie was in excellent condition due to my packing practices. Another man had purchased 3 Barbies and had a similiar story.both are in my feedback. when he opened the box all 3 barbies were in excellent conditon. They were both very happy returning customers.Insurance is another biggie that people do not add as optional. If your not paying for it why would you not offer it? It not only helps you should something go wrong but it saves the auction, when they are able to retrieve there loss with no problem they are less likely to get angry with you. If I sell something over $60.00 and the person did not purchase insurance, I will go ahead and purchase it myself. I have only had to use it once, but the people were so grateful that they did reimburse me and became repeat buyers andpurchased the optional insurancefor everyfor every auction they won.Good luck to you all and remember honesty go's a long way on ebay.

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