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Buying Your First Item on eBay: 3 Tips to Get You Started
1. Bid on Auctions Ending Soon
If you want to actually win an auction on eBay, you will have a much greater chance if you place your bid in the final hours of the auction. Better still if you bid in the final seconds. When you place your search on...
Have you thought about eBay as a new sales channel?
Small businesses that complain that eBay is taking their
business should jump on the eBay train before it leaves them
behind. eBay is not only for baseball cards and antiques
anymore. Many places have an online eBay Store to supplement
their...
"How do you get the flex you need to succeed with eBay?"
When selling on eBay you are dealing with real life. Behind all the usernames are people like you and me. Some are buying, some are selling and if you are like me you are also studying.
eBay is a great place to study business tactics, marketing and...
The Right Wholesalers Help Your Ebay Business
Starting up your own Ebay business is not difficult but making
it into a successful venture that can help you save towards
retirement and achieve your other financial goals can be a bit
more challenging. Tenacity, hard work, determination, a bit...
The top 10 reasons why auctions fail on eBay
Are you finding that auction after auction fails to attract any bidders or buyers? It happens to the best of us sometimes - take a good look at these things to see if any of them could be making your bidders avoid you.
The starting price was too...
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Learn How To Be A Successful eBay Seller
Anyone can sell anything on eBay. Open an account, list your product, and wait for the bids to start coming in. While it is true that anyone can sell, to be successful, you need to know the inside secrets.
One woman made over $250,000 last year on items sold on eBay. She is just one out of thousands and thousands of people that make a ton of money just selling merchandise.
Are you ready to learn how to be an eBay seller? You will find it to be easy, fun, and exciting. Here are some of the things that you need to know to get started.
Just eBay
Although there are several other quality auction websites, eBay is by far the most popular and most successful. Although you could start using all the other sites, by spreading yourself out too thin you take the risk of getting things mixed up. In reality, it is better to use eBay and focus your attention and efforts on this one site. You will not be disappointed.
Look Around
Navigate through each section to familiarize yourself with all the different pages. You will find a site map and help tab, which are very useful tools. It will take a little time to get used to the site but start by looking. As you start selling, navigating will become much easier.
Terms & Conditions
You will run into all types of buyers that try to move past the terms and conditions provided by eBay. Know the Terms & Conditions inside and out and if you have problems, contact eBay immediately. A few examples of the insider secrets are listed below:
* Bid Shielding – Two buyers work together. One person bids high to protect a low bid place by the other person. Right before the auction closes, the high bidder cancels, meaning the low bidder gets your items for a huge bargain.
* Bid Shilling – This is where the seller actually uses a separate ID set up to inflate the number and price of the bid.
* Deadbeat Bidder – The deadbeat bidder bids on your auction and then simply fails to pay.
* Sniping – A “sniper” is a bidder that waits until there are only minutes or seconds left on an item and then quickly bids just a little higher to get the items. Although not against the T&C’s, it is considered unprofessional and limits competing bidders from driving a high price.
Excluded Items
Although eBay accepts just about every type of item, there are a few exclusions such as explosions, corrosive material, etc. Before
you go through the entire process of listing your items, make sure you are not listing something forbidden by checking out the do’s and don’ts listed on eBay.
Competitor Analysis
Just like any other business, you need to know what your competitors are doing. This will help you make the best possible decision when it comes to your own auction. Before listing your items, do a search for the same type items to see what their descriptions looks like. Find different aspects from different sellers and use them to form one comprehensive site for yourself.
Community Boards
Pay attention to the community boards provided by eBay. They offer valuable information and helpful tips that can ultimately save you time and effort.
Category Guide
Use eBay’s Category Guide, which is a helpful tool to ensure you place your auction items in the appropriate category.
When to List
The time of day you list your auction is important. The start time will be the same as the end time, which is why it is so important. If you want your auction to end at 10:00 p.m. on a Sunday night, you need to have the auction start at 10:00 p.m. For this reason, be sure to set the start time accordingly.
Do your Homework
In addition to researching what other people are selling similar items for, you need to conduct your own research outside of eBay as well to determine the going rate for your items. As an example, if you are selling artwork, jewelry, or collectibles, you need to state in your description the going price. Although you may or may not get that price from the buyer, it shows buyers that you have done your homework and will stand a little more firm in your price. It also tells buyers that they are getting quality for a good price.
When it comes to selling on eBay, the door of opportunity stands wide open. Opportunity is what you decide to make of it. As mentioned in the beginning, people literally buy and sell just about everything on eBay. For this reason, do not think that items you have would not be of interest to anyone because more than likely, they will be.
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