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Describing the condition of sporting goods

Match condition, practice condition, worn — and then the specific part that does the work.

How to sell anime and manga on Metzee

Say which edition, which publisher, and which volumes. Those three answer most questions.

Packing and posting sporting goods

Length costs money and weight costs more. Find out what your courier charges before you promise.

Describing the condition of womenswear

The lining, the underarms and the beadwork. Three places that carry most of the faults.

Pricing sporting goods for a live auction

Model year and condition of the working part. Everything else is decoration.

Packing and posting womenswear

Damp ruins cloth and beadwork catches on everything. Tissue and a sealed bag fix both.

Pricing womenswear for a live auction

Occasion wear and everyday wear are different rooms. Price them like it.

How to sell sporting goods on Metzee

Show the part that does the work. For a bat it is the face, for a racket the frame, for weights the coating.

How to sell womenswear on Metzee

Measure every piece flat, describe the fabric, and say what has been altered.

Describing the condition of menswear

New with tags, new without tags, excellent, good, worn — and the measurements that make them mean something.

Packing and posting menswear

Clothing survives almost anything except damp. One plastic bag is the whole defence.

Pricing menswear for a live auction

Condition and fabric move the number. Lots move the room.

How to sell menswear on Metzee

Measure it flat and write the numbers. A stated size is not a measurement.

Describing the condition of toys and collectibles

Grade the item and the box separately, and say what is missing before anyone asks.

Packing and posting toys and boxed collectibles

Never post a boxed collectible in its own box. That sentence is the whole guide.

Describing handmade work honestly

Variation is not a flaw and a chip is not variation. The description is where you separate them.

Pricing toys and collectibles for a live auction

Sealed, boxed, complete and loose are four prices for one object. Pick the right one.

Packing and posting handicrafts

Edges, points and rims. Everything fired, carved or lacquered breaks where it sticks out.

Pricing handicrafts for a live auction

Your hours are the floor. Do not let a race to the bottom set a price you cannot work at.

How to sell toys and collectibles on Metzee

For a boxed collectible, the box is not packaging. It is most of what you are selling.

Describing the condition of electronics

Working, untested or for parts — then the screen, the battery, the ports and what has been replaced.

How to sell handicrafts on Metzee

Name the technique, name the region, name yourself. The work is the story and the story is the price.

Packing and posting electronics

Batteries are a delivery question, not a packing question. Settle it before you promise a price.

Describing the condition of antiques

Original, repaired, restored, married. Four words that decide what the object actually is.