eBay 101: The 1937 New Yorker Album

Occasionally I offer a few helpful tips for eBay sellers who want to improve their listings. I base the suggestions in this post on a recent auction for a worn copy of The 1937 New Yorker Album with no dust jacket. First off, sellers, in your photographs, don't let the shadow of your smart phone fall on the item you wish to sell:

That goes for the back cover too.

If you're not selling your finger, it doesn't belong in your photos, I always say.

Remember what I said about smart phone shadows? It's still relevant.

If you're going to show cartoons from the book, for heaven's sake don't cut off the captions or indeed any part of the drawing. I can add the captions here as a public service but it would be preferable to see the full cartoons.

"Hey, Mr. Raboldi! Surprise!"
Charles Addams

"Maybe they'd like us to say 'good night' already."
(dating couple on a couch to the right)
Syd Hoff

"Ready or not, they say she's never been known to miss a cue."
Whitney Darrow, Jr.

In a perfect world, the listing should get the book's title correct:

The 1937 New Yorker Album
eBay listing ended November 16, 2024

https://www.ebay.com/itm/156506425704

The 1937 New Yorker Album
eBay item description

Despite this eBay seller's less-than-ideal presentation of the book, I saw the listing and was surprised to find I didn't have this book in my library. So I took my fifteen bucks and entered the fray.

The 1937 New Yorker Album
eBay bid history
One last minute bid from your neighborhood blogger is met with success.

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