Listing something expensive (A$400+)
Bottles priced at A$400 or more are asked for more than the rest, and listings are capped at A$750 for now. This page explains exactly what we ask for, why, and what happens if you disagree with us.
What you'll learn
- The A$750 ceiling, and why it exists
- What changes at A$400 and at A$500
- Why we ask — with our actual sales figures
- What only ScentSell sees, and what buyers see
- How to get a person to look at your listing
The A$750 ceiling
ScentSell doesn't currently accept listings priced above A$750.
We want to be straight about why. Bottles above that line are where counterfeits concentrate — they're the ones faked most, and faked best. Our verification is good and getting better, but it hasn't yet earned the right to stand behind a four-figure bottle, and we'd rather say no than let a fake through. That protects every buyer here, and it protects genuine sellers from being lumped in with the fakes.
Our own sales history backs the line: only one bottle above A$400 has ever sold on ScentSell, and nothing above A$750 has ever been listed here except bottles that failed authenticity review.
The ceiling will lift as our verification matures. If you have a genuinely special bottle above it, hold onto it — we'll let members know when the cap changes.
What changes, and when
| Your asking price | What we ask for |
|---|---|
| Under A$400 | Nothing extra |
| A$400 and up | Where the bottle came from — a couple of sentences |
| A$500 and up | The same, plus a few details only we see |
| Above A$750 | Not accepted for now — see the ceiling above |
Everything on ScentSell is reviewed by a person before it goes live, at every price. That has always been true and has not changed.
Why we ask
Because of what our own sales say. These are our real numbers, not an industry rule of thumb:
| Asking price | Listed | Sold |
|---|---|---|
| Under A$400 | 143 | 20 |
| A$300–399 | 30 | 2 |
| A$400 and above | 19 | 1 |
One bottle above A$400 has ever sold here. It had its box, a photo of the batch code, and a real description of where it came from.
Of the others, thirteen had no description at all and only three had a batch code. They are still sitting there — two of them have been listed for over 200 days.
That is the whole reason for this page. A bottle with no history behind it sits, and you wait.
Where did this bottle come from?
The one thing every A$400+ listing needs. A couple of sentences is plenty:
Bought new from Myer in the Brisbane CBD in 2023. Worn maybe a dozen times, kept in its box in a wardrobe away from the window.
Useful things to include:
- Where you bought it and roughly when
- Whether it has been worn, and how much
- How it has been stored
- What comes with it — box, cellophane, the little booklet
This appears on your listing. Buyers read it.
What only we see (A$500+)
Above A$500 we ask two more things, clearly marked "Only ScentSell sees this":
- What proof do you have? A receipt, the original packaging, a batch code you can photograph.
- What did you pay for it?
Neither is shown on your listing and neither is shown to buyers. They help us make a decision quickly instead of coming back to you with questions.
:::warning Redact your receipt first If you send a receipt, cover your address and any card numbers before you photograph it. We only need the shop, the date and the item. :::
If we tell you it is unlikely to sell
If your bottle is A$400+ and we have no record of where it originally came from — no retailer, no purchase year, or you bought it privately — you will see a note before you finish the listing.
It says, plainly, that an expensive bottle bought second-hand with no history is close to impossible to sell here, and that nothing above A$400 with an unknown history has ever sold on ScentSell.
It is not a rejection, and it is not a judgement about your bottle. It is us telling you what our numbers say before you spend twenty minutes on a listing and then wait months.
We expect this to change over the next 12 to 18 months as our verification and our buyers' trust in the site develop.
You can still ask us to look
There is a button that says "I would still like a person to look at it". Use it. You will be asked to explain, in your own words, why you think this one will find a buyer — what it is, how it reached you, and what you would want to know if you were the one buying it.
A person reads every one of these. We are not trying to stop you selling; we are trying not to waste your time.
What helps most
In rough order of how much difference it makes:
- A photo of the batch code — the single thing buyers at this price look for
- The box, and a photo showing the fill level
- Where it came from, in your own words
- A receipt, if you still have it
:::tip A batch code shows the date, not the bottle A batch code tells you when a bottle was made. It is not proof of authenticity on its own — counterfeiters copy them. What buyers are actually reading is the photo: the engraving, and whether the box and the bottle agree. :::
Gifts
You can list a fragrance you were given. A gift will not have a receipt, and that is fine — tell us who gave it to you and roughly when, and put the same in the description. ScentSell does not offer gifting as a feature; this is only about how the bottle reached you.