Hi, I'm kinda new to the site. I make all types of handcrafted leather bondage & S&M gear (collars, cuffs, whips, etc.) with a bit of goth flair.

My wife suggested that I put some of my stuff up for sale here. After checking out the auction site, however, I noticed that out of hundreds if not thousands of posted auctions (I looked at them all) only a small handful of items actually had bids placed on them.

So I'm just curious, does anyone actually get decent bids here, or, is it pretty much dead here?

I don't mean to be disrespectful to the site by any means, I'm just wondering if it's worth my time to post my stuff here.

Hello and welcome!

It's been tough lately. With the crappy economy, members have less to spend on listings, and there have been bad bouts of deadbeating. Things do sell, but you might have to play the relist game every now and again. Also, many users expect deals on the site, so you might not get top dollar for your items.

My advice is to make yourself known so that you seem like a real person behind the screenname, coming to the forums is a good start. You may also want to create an "About Me" page for your auctions.

Do you have an Etsy account? EBay? Keep trying to sell on those sites, but also link them so we can get an idea of your feedback history.

Hope this helps and hope you make some sales!

If you are able to promote yourself off-site, your sales here should be ok. (Facebook, personal page/blog, etc.) Without promotion and/or networking, it can be tough to sell here.

It's tough. Once upon a time everything I posted sold instantly (on GothIC Auctions). But then the only competition was eBay, and there was a LOT more people interested in goth as a culture. Now there's many sites to sell your wares, and 'goth' as a label has dwindled and fractured into other genres. Less & less people associate themselves with the term.

More people try to sell than buy here. And just from chatter on the forums here, I know a lot of regulars have money woes. I personally rarely rarely buy, simply because there's rarely anything I want. I do buy a lot on eBay, and when I do sell on eBay things move fast. I just hate dealing with buyers on eBay.

But don't let any of that discourage you. If your product is good and the price is right, people will buy. Just don't use GothAuctions as your only source for sales.

Hi, Axlton...

I have been registered on this site since 2003 (gods has it been that long?) and rarely do I sell and even rarer do I buy.

I'm such a renegade. Labels (as in the faddy and trendy stuff that's popular) mean nothing to me, so I certainly won't bid on something strictly due to what company makes it.

I proudly shop yard sales and thrift shops and only sell, when I really need to get rid of something, or if I'm trying to raise money for an animal charity.

However...I do have a standing offer to ALL sellers on this site, I do a banner exchange (you might have seen the banner for my magazine on this site) on my magazine's website and I also offer ad space, for literal, pennies.

My magazine sees worldwide sales and exposure and it's surprising how far-reaching my little labor of love, is.

You're welcome to contact me at murgaine@gmail.com (I'm rarely on this site much any more, except to say, "hi" to everyone, as I've signed with a new publisher and working on my next book's release) to discuss how I can help you.

Good luck!