I took the Bonanza plunge a little over a month ago. It didn’t take long to set up my account, and I allowed the account to pull all of my listing info from eBay. (I currently have over 1000 active listings on eBay.) I have a basic, non-subscription Bonanza account. I haven’t done any Bonanza-site-specific listing, nor do I plan to. My understanding is that Bonanza syncs its info with what I have listed on eBay once every day or two, new listings being added to Bonanza, expired/sold listings being removed. I’m not worried about double selling an item. I’ve sold five items on Bonanza so far, and I’ve been quick to remove each listing from eBay, but I don’t worry about removing eBay sales from Bonanza. If by chance I were to double sell an item I would ship it to the eBay buyer, and figure out how to cancel the transaction on Bonanza.
Below you will find the five items I’ve sold on Bonanza so far. My prices were close to but not exactly what is listed below. Bonanza encourages (forces?) sellers to offer at least a small discount off eBay prices, as a trade-off for their lower fees.
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| Pumpkin Carving Book Paid: $0.25 @ post-Halloween clearance last year, Sold: $10 |
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| NWT Disney Finding Nemo Turtle Plush Paid: $0.25 @ ys, Sold: $10 |
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| NWT Little Miss Scary Suction Cup Plush Paid: $1 @ rummage sale, Sold: $20 |
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| NWT Finnegan King of the Leprechauns plush Paid: $4 @ consignment store, Sold: $30 |
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| Historic San Francisco Monopoly Paid: $3 @ ys, Sold: $50 |
If you also sell on Bonanza, I’d love to know how long you’ve been selling there, approx. how many items you may have sold, and what kinds of items the sales have been. Inquiring minds want to know!
melissa says
October 21, 2014 at 5:01 amI’ve had my items listed on Bonanza for about 3 years. I’ve sold maybe $300 total. When I listed new items it does better. I’ve sold a 3 ft care bear plush, a thomas train carrying case, robert redford VHS lot, a coat, baby blanket, lovey and a fabric sewing panel. I figure it’s cheap and it will update automatically, so why not. I think I should try to list some things that aren’t listed anywhere else. Good to spread the income around.
Kari @ She Thrifts says
October 21, 2014 at 6:07 amThat’s a really good mix of items. Thanks for sharing.
We are: Clamco says
October 21, 2014 at 8:54 amWhen the big change on eBay happened in August, I expected all the sellers who were supposedly jumping ship to hop aboard Bonanza. I hoped it would be a great refuge from the stress of the ebay but I’ve not had a single sale. I have 35 items listed there, strictly bonanza listings. There are views on my items, but no inquiries and no sales. That being said, I’ve had barely any sales on ebay either. It must be my merch because it’s never been this bad for me.
Kari @ She Thrifts says
October 21, 2014 at 8:25 pmSales haven’t been where I would like for this time of year. Hopefully they pick up soon for everyone!
Grace Brewer says
October 21, 2014 at 11:45 amI haven’t taken the plunge yet. Maybe that will be today’s listings (I heard you can upload etsy listings too) I don’t plan to do bananza only listings at this point
Kari @ She Thrifts says
October 21, 2014 at 8:24 pmSo far I feel like it’s been a worthwhile experiment.
Nancy says
October 21, 2014 at 2:57 pmI started Bonanza about a month ago. Maybe a little longer. I just imported all my ebay listings, about 900. I don’t plan to do bonanza specific listings either. So far I’ve had one sale. It was a cool Ralph Marlin Dracula neck tie.
Kari @ She Thrifts says
October 21, 2014 at 8:21 pmNice. I figure any sales I get are just an added bonus for work already done.
Kimberly Hutmacher says
October 21, 2014 at 6:45 pmI heard that everything you have calculated shipping on with eBay would have to be edited in Bonanza. Is that true, and if so, how difficult was it to do?
Kari @ She Thrifts says
October 21, 2014 at 8:30 pmI rarely use calculated shipping, so it has yet to be an issue for me, but out of everything on the Bonanza site I have found their page for printing shipping labels the most difficult to navigate.
To the Toy Box and Beyond says
October 23, 2014 at 8:39 pmI have been on Bonanza since 2010. In those 4 years, I have sold 51 items. (This year was 21) I don’t have any bonanza listings per say just my ebay ones and I only sell my blankets and toys. I removed my other listings from Bonanza. I also don’t use the automatic sync. My first item ever sold there was an on the go booster seat for $10. My last sale was a security blanket for $18. My highest sale was a fisher price musical stage for $40
Kari @ She Thrifts says
October 23, 2014 at 8:55 pmI’m just curious, is there a reason you’ve chosen to sell only in those two categories on Bonanza? Was it the result of a problem? Have you had a problem with the auto sync, or just never used it? Thanks for sharing!