Thanks for the view from another angle. The short guide idea is interesting. Many of my friends have prodded me to write a book, guide, or follow up with people who've offered to film a documentary on me, but I often talk myself out of it because it might take my focus off of the low-hanging fruit in front of me to save.
The bigger vision is to do this, which is largely why I save all of my records, but your quick guide might be a good step in that direction. Steemit has been my initial opening up on this topic so far. Most people I interact with simply don't get or respect what I do, so it makes me shy away from opening up more. I'll get there eventually once I feel I have more stats people can't deny and don't need to be begged to see the value in.
As some possible insight into why I get some of these prices,
I've never gotten negative online resale feedback, so I clearly advertise this in every listing for added value/consumer confidence. I think this convinces people to spend a little extra for the peace of mind this may offer, or buy mine if price is comparable with others.
I often aim high on price and stick to my guns, even if it takes a year to sell. I observe the watchers/view counts and regularly tweak the pricing down slightly when there's a spike to let the platform algos kick off to send out price drop alerts when eyes are active. I can't tell you how many times I've had sales on long-term listings within minutes when I do this. I also aim high at times because I want quality higher-tier buyers who aren't going to be so sensitive to price.
Supply and demand. I often find discontinued/older parts that I carefully test and clean that I list for the "one or two people in the US" that want or need them. That's my mindset when I list certain items and those who need them eventually surface, buy, or email for a discount if the price is just out of reach.
If I find something unique, and there's a competitor listed, I'll wait for it to sell and then list at whatever price I want. This leverages the FOMO of anyone who recently passed on it and also makes sure the competition is out of the way.
Most of what I sell is in close to in line with recently sold items on eBay, so some of these items simply may have a higher asking price than most would expect.
Hope these little tips can help. Thanks for the support.
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