Ebay Shopping Tips

Although I do buy full price Lilly Pulitzer items in store from time to time, a fair amount of what I buy comes from eBay, Buy/Sell/Trade groups, and Instagram. eBay is fairly easy to explore while BST groups and Instagram are a whole other animal. Some people may be hesitant to buy from eBay as items are generally used conditions. However the majority of Lilly items, unless current season, are going to have to be bought gently used. Also depending on the item, gently used items tend to be less expensive than full retail items.

One feature that I love about eBay it their "followed" search option. While you can do this on your computer, I find it easier and more user friendly on your phone with their app. Once you search an item you can then click the follow search feature. This will then put this specific search onto your followed searches list. From this list it will give you an icon next to the followed searches that have new items listed that you have not viewed yet. This allows you to find you most desired items quicker as the good deals tend to go fast.

When it comes to items that must be bid on as opposed to having a "buy it now" option I start by adding them to my "watch list". This list allows me to see every item I am interested in. Also you can set it up so that eBay will give you a notification on your phone when an item is ending in the next 15 minutes. If it is something I truly want to bid on I tend to wait until the last few seconds. This is so that I do not have to be bidding back and fourth with another individual that will result in the item costing more. It's not always guaranteed that by bidding last minute the price will be low, but the chances have been better that way for me.

I've scored many of my "holy grails" on eBay using these simple tips that I have learned over the years. Hopefully these will help you out as well! Happy shopping(:

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