Ebay Stamps Listing Order ?

I am now listing high denomination stamps from 1966 to recent as one per lot.

My method in describing is to include the stamps year of printing.

How much of an issue would it be if the dates were all mixed up and not in order?

When the stamps are 1st listed they are in order but when relisting
they go all over the place and there is the replacement of stamps as well.

This would be an ebay store issue only for buyers?

Listing approx 150 high value stamps per week.

Would be very interested to hear from you.

Always Happy Stamping. KGV

Here is a link to one of the listings:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/kg5collecto...0.m270.l1313

Australia Decimal $1.50 High Value International Panoramas 2001 Used


To me, it looks like you have it pretty well covered. the idea is to put the information that people will search for in the listing title and you are doing that mostly.

You have the denomination or dollar amount, which is searchable, with or without the dollar sign.
You have the year of issue.
You have the series name.
Missing the actual stamp name, Port Douglas for this one.

If I was looking for one stamp or a stamp here and a stamp there I would start searching with a catalogue number.

This is hard for a seller to cover sometimes as there are so many catalogues. But if you do list a number then use the two letter abbreviation of which catalogue it is that you are using (Sc for Scott), then the number = Sc654 so a search can find it.

Typing it like this Sc654 and then searching for just 654 will find 654 and SC654 and #654 and also unfortunately SG654 etc.


If my search for a catalogue number didn't work I would use what I thought was part of the name of that stamp and then after than didn't work the series name.

Sometimes I would use the year but that usually returns too many stamps.


Having all the pertinent information is much more important than whether the stamps are all listed in order or not, which the first time through they will be (as you say) but after that they most likely will not.

One way around this is to put a statement in your listing stating you have other high value stamps from the same series listed at this time also.

You could go to the trouble of listing all stamps that you have from one series in order and then when those listings end go at it again and list all the stamps from that series again in order. A lot of work for not much return I am thinking.

Much better would be to have a clickable list within your listing of all the other stamps from that series so when a person clicked on the list (eye candy) they would be taken to an ebay search that listed all those serie's stamps.

This would be accomplished by making sure you include the series name in each listing's title so it can be found by search.

One fellow (forget the name) on ebay has his whole store arranged like this that you can search for this type of stamp or that type by just one click, and the great thing about this is, it keeps the buyer in your store or listings.

In addition to what Puzzler have said there is a way for you to create categories in your store. These categories don't have to follow ebay's categories. So, for example you can create a category which is called "Australia Hi Values" and sub categories such as "1970-1975" "1976-1980" or whatever suits you. In that way you will be able to direct clients easily to what they are looking for.

Here's ebay's explanation as to how to add your own store categories:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/sto...egories.html

Thanks Puzzler.

Heaps of good info as normal.

It is nice that .com gave us a lot more space in the title area. I just have to use it the best way I can.

I am finding in the title area that even though there is more room for extra words I still have to choose what info I have to leave out because I have run out of space.

I have learnt a lot in the past 12 months. What you have answered for me looks like the general area I will be learning this year.

I hope that all these postings about ebay help others as well. It really is a step by step learning process that happens over a long period.

Always Happy Stamping. KGV

Thanks Heaps Seahorse.

I need all the help I can get. So the link is very helpful and I hope it helps others as well.

Great stuff. John

John, I think you will find that the type of material you offer on ebay determines prices and sell rate much more than the presentation. Some stamps, while interesting, can't be sold at any price, while some junque always gets snapped up. It is worthwhile observing whats selling before making a big commitment of time and listing fees.