About selling on bonanza

Hello here maybe somebody can look at my account I dont understand why I dont get sell maybe I do something wrong? Please share you opinion guys ;)

asked over 9 years ago

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sewbuzyb says: January 15, 2016

you have 47 items showing in your booth

4 Answers

I won’t pull any punches with you…

I checked several of your items just to see what pricing structure you are using and to see if you had any competition on Bonanza. It appears that while you do not have the highest prices, you don’t the lowest prices either. For example, see the following item. You had about 40 views on this item, but your price is higher than your [URL removed] [URL removed]

Unfortunately, this can happen when sellers use dropshipping (or selling out of a catalog) to sell items. Other dropshippers will discount their items more than you to obtain sales. The reality is that drop shipper prices tend to be at full retail in the current heavily-discounted retail world. Are the prices you are paying your supplier for any item MORE than what you could buy the same item for at Walmart?

Also, unless you have feedback to import from eBay, your statement that you are the “the fastest and most reliable shipper IN USA” may not impress buyers who will recognize you as a brand new seller that has not yet proven himself.

Pricing your items at the going-rate market prices could help you get sales. Plus, make sure that you select some kind of advertising option (in your booth settings under Advertsing), if you are not already doing that. Otherwise, your items will not appear in Google Shopping, and you will have to rely on shoppers who deliberately come to Bonanza or buyers who find your items through what is called “organic” Google search results.

By the way, if you enter “Training Dumbbell Set 20 Pound” into a Google search, you will see that both Walmart and Sears are selling the same item for about 1/2 the price you are selling it for.

answered over 9 years ago

tomwayne1
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To add to tomwayne’s comments

The item he mentioned…I see 10 other bonanza seller’s listings in GPS (google shopping) but not your listing…so not all of your listings are making it to GPS

Also, there are at least 85 other sellers (including ebay) listed in google with the exact same item…so there would appear to be lots of competition of items from the same drop shipper…

Another thing, at least for me..is I look for individualization of the booth. Generic banners, stock photos..really do not instill much confidence to a buyer that you really mean business…and I have also found that, in most cases, booth with less than number of listings, rarely sell much if any at all.

Get a nice banner (Dee of [URL removed] has some nice banners or use the search to find someone to design one for you)..

Give your booth a name. An actual name will show in google shopping, instead of Bonanza evrything4u’s booth

This is in Edit booth Settings

Booth Basics
Booth Name enter something like (Everything for You) or the variation you want in the box

answered over 9 years ago

ccmom
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I spend a lot of time researching prices before I list. Make sure that an important word is first in your description would be my suggestion.

answered over 9 years ago

nosauto
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But you know if you put 19% of advertising its cost little more and you need to set bigger price.

answered over 9 years ago

3 Comments

ccmom says: January 15, 2016

just use 9% and make sure your items are going to GPS..

evrything4u says: January 15, 2016

how to understand this GPS it is area or what? :/

gearseller2 says: January 17, 2016

GPS=Google Product Search. As for pricing you have to decide whether to sell more items for less profit or keep your profit margin up and accept fewer sales. Lots of things to figure out- just being here is not enough. Good luck-lots of people here to help if you need it :-)

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