I have been buying and selling leathercraft tools on eBay for quite some time now.  I would like to make some points for all sellers to consider before placing their auctions on eBay:

1.  RESEARCH - Take some time to browse the current auctions and the past auctions.  If you don't know how to 

                             access past auctions then go to eBay help to find out how to.  Note how much past items similar

                             items have sold for and set your starting price accordingley.  See which items sell well by them-

                             selves and which sell best in group lots.  Note that it is usually better to break items into common

                             lots such as: tools, leather, hardware, patterns, etc.

2.  PICTURES - Clear sharp pictures are a big plus.  Try to focus on the working end of the tool(s) so the potential

                           buyers can see exactly what they are bidding on. 

3,  INFORMATION - List the complete numbers and any other information on the tools.  See my other guides for 

                            information on how Craftool numbers can be used to date the tool.  If you have any background

                            knowledge on the tools, such as how old they are,   that is also good to note.

4.  LOT SIZE -    If you have a very large bunch of leathercraft tools to sell, you may do much better by breaking

                            it into smaller lots.  This is where doing some research as noted above pays off.  One big mistake

                            that I see some sellers doing is offering newer Craftools that have a letter prefix in lots of one tool

                            only.  99% of the buyers already have a complete set of all the more recent tools and 99% of the

                            remainder will not pay much for a tool when they can buy larger lots for much less per tool.  If 

                            you have older tools then it may be very advantagous to sell them individually.    Note - If 

                           you do have multiple auction - ALWAYS mention this in your auction and offer to combine on

                           shipping to save your buyer money. 

5.  TOOL IDENTIFICATION - If you don't know what a tool is then browse the auctions to see if you can find

                            one like it.  If that fails, then you may email me with a good attached picture and I should be

                            able  to identify it for you.  I will warn you that if you send me a picture of a common tool that is

                            easily found by browsing, then I won't answer you.

6.  "BE HONEST" -  Be honest about what you are selling.  If the tools are rusty, say so.  If something seems to be

                                broken, note this.  If you have good pictures;  they are worth a thousand words as the saying

                                goes. 

7.  SHIPPING -   While leather tools are not likely to be broken during shipping, they may be damaged by not

                             protecting them.  Chrome plated tools that are shipped loosely together will bang and scrape

                            each other and thereby damage the chrome plating.  Edged tools need to be wrapped so as to

                            protect the edge and also prevent them from damaging other tools.