eBay Tips 2: Nobody will buy your paintings !

eBay Tips 2: Nobody will buy your paintings <sigh!>

Or that’s how it will feel. Art sells very slowly – ask any gallery owner or dealer. Unfortunately eBay gives us just 10 days to attract a potential buyer. The sell-though rate for the art categories on eBay is probably 1 in 10. That means that for every painting that sells, nine paintings don’t. Even when your eBay sales really get going, you’ll be lucky to sell five out of ten. So your eBay selling costs will be higher than (for example) the eBay seller who concentrates on selling DVDs and who sells on almost all his or her auctions. But take heart! Remember that your profit margins will be higher (with luck your materials will cost under £5, and you’ll be selling for £30-£50) – that’s a 600% mark up!