Auction Power Guide

I would say start by selling items you own, and build your feedback. When listing items, specify all information in detail. Also, take good pictures of the items up for sale. I am currently selling items I own. I am combing thru Craigslist for garage sales, and childrens clothing sales. I plan to start my eBay business pretty soon. I want to build a nice size stock / inventory.

* Always be honest about items being sold
* Take Good Pictures
* Reasonable Shipping Rates, and Provide more than 1 shipping service, i.e. Fed EX, UPS, USPS. Standard, Ground, Overnight etc
* Be specific when listing items,example: " Girls T Shirt " vs " Cute Girls T Shirt ".
* Dont list titles in Caps, Try this… CUTE Girls T Shirt .
*Have good communication with your buyers
*Dont list " reserve listings "- most customers dont bid on reserve listings.

I hope this helps.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

Good Luck with your selling!
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I’ve sold on ebay but it’s been stuff I have owned and wanted to get rid of but didn’t want to sell at a giveaway price. I haven’t had any problems other than 1 dispute with a seller who didn’t cough up the goods, but it was pretty painless to get the money back via paypal. I haven’t tried making Ebay into a business.

I have a co-worker who does it for extra money around the holidays. She tells me that she buys items at the stores that are on the discount racks and then sells them on ebay for regular price. She’s also bought hair products here at the store which were hard to find in Britian and therefore people were buying them up on EBay. You have to be careful and keep up with what consumers are interested in buying. From what I get, she makes a couple hundred dollars from it. But I’ve also seen her be stuck with extra inventory. So I guess it’s like playing the stock market.

DVD’s are an easy selling item if you could pick some up cheap at yard sells. I once sold a couple DVD’s for a $1 a piece at a yard sale. This was before I discovered Ebay and I’m still kicking myself to this day.
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Hey there,
What I’ve found effective for my store is to add my latest ebay item in each email I send. You can do this automatically with a cute app called Wisestamp – simply google “wisestamp ebay app” to find it
Works great in “thank you” emails I send for repeat purchases….

I started selling things on eBay a few years ago and I love it. Here are my top five tips for selling on eBay:

1. Divide and conquer your closet. With a few exceptions, the best things to sell on eBay are brand name items. If the item is of exceptional quality like a cashmere sweater or a fur coat, you may be able to still get a good selling price, but you’ll get the most hits with well known brand names.

2. Take quality photos. It doesn’t matter how great the item looks in person if the photo is blurry or taken with a view of your messy basement in the background. Put the item on a black or white towel or against a wall and take a closeup photo. If there are any flaws or special details you want buyers to know about take a photo of those, too. Tell the truth when it comes to flaws or imperfections and don’t try to hide them from a buyer. It’s better to inform everyone than to have an unhappy buyer who will leave negative feedback.

3. Research what similar items are selling for by using the advanced search option on eBay. Search all completed listings to see what sold in the last 30 days and to find out details like what starting price and shipping price other sellers listed. It’s tempting to start an item at .99 cents because the selling fee is low but I find it better to start at a higher price. You can get 20 bids on a low priced item and it will end up selling for less than a reasonably priced item. If you find many similar items, set your item a dollar or two lower than their price and people may be inclined to bid on yours first.

4. Don’t get hung up on fancy details. Adding a pretty border and 10 photos probably won’t make your item sell any better than if you have a clear and concise listing. Use simple terms in your title and think about what you would type in to search for the item. No one searches for exclamation points or LOOK NOW@@@ and you could be wasting space for useful descriptions such as the material, size, color or condition.

5. Don’t be afraid to communicate with people. If a potential buyer emails you a question, use the option to post the question and answer on the listing in case others have similar concerns. Transactions can get heated quickly when people don’t communicate. Try to resolve issues like an unhappy buyer or delayed shipping with the buyer before reporting them to eBay or leaving negative feedback.

Good luck!!
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