A desk with a stopwatch and a blank tally sheet in front of shelves of shoe boxes and a small pile of game cases, with a phone on a tripod ready to stream

We counted our stock before our first eBay Live show

We are about to start selling on eBay Live. Before the first show we did something we should have done before we started planning. We counted what we have. What the count showed Our store had 414 live listings on the day we counted, covering 426 units with a combined asking value of about $111,800. Group Units Asking value Sneakers 300 $87,721 Video games 69 $2,863 Consoles and controllers 7 $6,999 LEGO 12 $4,825 Tech 9 $4,276 Everything else 29 $5,132 Sneakers are 70% of the units and 78% of the value. Almost all of them are priced at $150 or more. ...

November 15, 2026

Preparing consigned stock for live selling

Reviewed and revised — 12 September 2026. This article has been updated to correct unsupported claims and reflect the current enquiry-based offer. Its original publication date and URL are retained. Live selling compresses several decisions into a short period. For consigned goods, the preparation needs to cover ownership, price authority and what happens if the transaction later changes. The earlier survey and event-revenue figures have been removed because they were not sufficiently sourced. A successful event elsewhere would not establish the return from your own session. ...

May 4, 2026