Either Brent in Minneapolis is an Adler junkie, and clearing out his apartment so he can buy more, OR Brent is purging the spleening Adler after a painful breakup. You decide. He'll ship. These Jonathan Adler Stockholm Pots Pillow are just part of the Adler haul he is selling in our classifieds.
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in the NAV BAR. Post a particularly good thing, and we'll post you here on the front page...
OTHER GOOD STUFF
- CALL CENTRE WORKSTATIONS for $BO (never seen these before, but could be useful)
- Stiffel Lamps (set of 2) for $175
- Vintage 50s Lamps Made of Wallpaper Printing Cylinder for $75
- Vintage Italian Glass Hanging Lights from 50s or 60s for $150
- DARK WOOD FULL BED FRAME for $300
- Burgundy Leather 3 seat couch for $500
- VINTAGE PARQUET OAK COFFEE TABLE for $125
- Grey Italian Couch for $700
- George Nelson Coconut chair! for $1199
- Two Stainless Steel Computer Tables for $300
- Eames La Chaise for $1299
You got it, I'm a complete Adler junkie making way for more. My color palette has changed a little after a recent move into my first home and I just don't have space for everything I like...so out it goes. I'm sure I will replace it with other great finds. I could never break up with Johnnie, ever.
Remember, all prices include shipping - and if you think the price isn't right, make me an offer. Please don't make me list on ebay.
Brent--
Considering the cachet of the item, why are you reluctant to ebay it? I've just recently entered the world of ebay as a seller, and have some of my own suspicions, but interested in hearing what yours were...
This actually seems like a great candidate.
Don't get me wrong, Ebay is great...BUT they charge a small fortune for fees and I've had really bad luck getting people to actually pay for the items I list. Then you leave them negative feedback and they in turn, leave you negative feedback. Not fair. Plus, paypal is an ebay company and they also charge fees for their services. So, by the time you are done with fees, a $50 listing just cost you $8.00 to list. Ouch.
So I thought I would try out the listing service here because I know the people here would appreciate the goods. But alas, no takers...yet.
Okay, Brent -- here's the quick-and-dirty on how to actually make money on eBay.
1. Check Completed Items for similar items' prices. I don't even bother listing widgets that are proven not to have a market. (Every time I break this rule, I regret it.)
2. Host your own photos.
3. The ONLY extra features worth having are Gallery and Buy It Now. Set a livable opening bid and a BIN at the ambitious end of your pricing. This is a proven method of generating bidding wars, which are rare but are essential to driving the price up.
4. Buy no other features. Cram as many searchable words into the title as you can. "Jonathan Adler PILLOW Eames era ORANGE Modern Retro" is great. Abandon dignity, grammar, and common sense.
5. Require immediate payment on BIN. Also set your preferences so that bidders with a couple NPB complaints can't bid on your stuff. Bye-bye, deadbeats!
6. Get a good scale and use the shipping calculator rather than setting flat-rate shipping.
7. Ship internationally. It's amazing what you can send to Japan for $12. It's amazing what people in Japan WANT sent to them.
See, it's not even 10 tips. I never tried to make a living at this, but it was a highly cost-effective way to clean out closets -- bought a weekend in Manhattan among other things.
I should specify -- I live on the Left Coast, so a NYC trip is a big-ticket item... Northern California, where the pillars of the economy are eBay, Craig's List, and spontaneously appearing used-car lots on vacant street corners.