Auction Power Guide

I am hoping to start an eBay seller account, I have a job that gives me a lot of free time and I recently sold some things through kijiji and made some good money fairly quickly. Now I would like to get into finding merchandise and selling it on ebay for a profit… I am not asking for everyone to tell me their business secrets they worked hard to learn but I would like some advice for starting off. Thank you!

Try not to sell something dozens of other people are selling, because you’ll either never make a sale, or you’ll have to lower prices so much that you only break even (or even lose money). If you’re selling multiple related items, offer combined shipping discounts. People will be more inclined to buy more than one thing if shipping is cheaper.

Many of you have heard that the auction house is going to eventually be integrated into the warcarft armory. This is awesome news! Will it be a premium option that costs money? Perhaps, but the more pressing question for me is will you be able to run addons like auctioneer while accessing the armory version of the auction house? I personally don’t expect an addon that makes use of xml (it wouldn’t be a wow addon in the first place) to read and write to the wow armory’s version of the auction house to appear anytime soon.

Regardless of how the auction house is integrated with armory there will be some serious changes to how markets flow in world of warcraft. I’m talking about the cycles of wow, you know raid items selling better on raid nights, pvp upgrades selling quickly on tuesday afternoons, etc. Normally you see less auctions during the middle of the day since people are working and there are also less buyers for the same reason. This is a great time to pick up deals on the auction house in order to prepare for posting later in the afternoon when prime time happens and most people get online. With the 24/7 nature of wow armory (except for patch days), there will never be a ‘down time’ on the auction house. This will greatly change trends and cycles in wow as more players will have access to both post and buy items all throughout the day. I expect to see huge influxes of players during lunch hours at work, as well as early morning when people arrive and read the news or check their mail. Now they’ll be checking their real life mail as well as their auction house mail.

Will the auction house be worth it without the dozens of addons the vast majority of successful auctions have come to love? See 22 steps to auctioneer to help you get started with that great addon if you haven’t already.

Leave some comments on what you think will happen, whether you would pay for the armory auction house, etc. Maybe blizzard will charge us per transaction lol. E-Trade in wow!

Markco Polo

Many of you have heard that the auction house is going to eventually be integrated into the warcarft armory. This is awesome news! Will it be a premium option that costs money? Perhaps, but the more pressing question for me is will you be able to run addons like auctioneer while accessing the armory version of the auction house? I personally don’t expect an addon that makes use of xml (it wouldn’t be a wow addon in the first place) to read and write to the wow armory’s version of the auction house to appear anytime soon.

Regardless of how the auction house is integrated with armory there will be some serious changes to how markets flow in world of warcraft. I’m talking about the cycles of wow, you know raid items selling better on raid nights, pvp upgrades selling quickly on tuesday afternoons, etc. Normally you see less auctions during the middle of the day since people are working and there are also less buyers for the same reason. This is a great time to pick up deals on the auction house in order to prepare for posting later in the afternoon when prime time happens and most people get online. With the 24/7 nature of wow armory (except for patch days), there will never be a ‘down time’ on the auction house. This will greatly change trends and cycles in wow as more players will have access to both post and buy items all throughout the day. I expect to see huge influxes of players during lunch hours at work, as well as early morning when people arrive and read the news or check their mail. Now they’ll be checking their real life mail as well as their auction house mail.

Will the auction house be worth it without the dozens of addons the vast majority of successful auctions have come to love? See 22 steps to auctioneer to help you get started with that great addon if you haven’t already.

Leave some comments on what you think will happen, whether you would pay for the armory auction house, etc. Maybe blizzard will charge us per transaction lol. E-Trade in wow!

Markco Polo

In the business world, there are so many products that can complement your product, if you look for them. You don’t want to do that because by finding a strategic business partner, you will increase your sales ratio. You don’t want profits; aligning with someone will increase the chance of their customers spilling over to your products, resulting in too many sales.

Perhaps one day a partner will come knocking at your door; you should look for ones that don’t have the same objective as you. An example of this is when you sell computer parts and the other partner sells perfume. This method is a sure win-win solution to decreasing profits. Normally when you form a partnership with a business owner, you will trade leads, share marketing information and sell package deals that benefit both sides. However, you don’t want any profit, so you want to make sure any deal resulting from the partnership will fail to incite customers’ interest.

Whatever you do, don’t brand your name and business. One of the best ways to gather traffic to your site is by writing articles and submitting them to e-zines or web sites for republishing. You don’t want to do this because it is free advertising that too many people will see. Once people start to recognize that you are indeed knowledgeable about your product, they will flock to your website for more information. Never do this as it will increase your sales too much. And god forbids, once people see your article and love it so much, they will post it on their own sites. Imagine the horror of the link to your site on dozens of websites without you even doing anything other than submitting an article. What an awful mess; you might actually make some profits. Noooooooooo!

Did you know eBay regularly pulls in millions of customers a day? Imagine the traffic if you decide to go and list (post) your product on eBay. Stop right there: you do not want to do this. It is a good thing I warned you ahead of time because otherwise you will might make a mistake and market on the eBay market.

Another option I have seen is people starting auctions on their websites. The types of auction they start are usually related to the theme of their site.

Don’t go and start any auction on your site, you might draw traffic from auctioneers and bidders. Remember, I gave you a warning. If you didn’t listen to me and did exactly what I told you not to do, you will generate sales.

Everybody talks about time management. Who cares! We don’t want to make any profits! Spend all your time playing games and procrastinating. Remember to not take a little time out of your day or week to brainstorm. New ideas are usually the difference between success and failure. You don’t want any profits, so don’t spend any time on your business.

There are so many people who are successful. Isn’t it disgusting? Who would want to make all that money? However, we can use it to our benefit. Make sure you model the exact opposite of other successful businesses or people. What you can do in this case is to note some of the habits that have made them successful and do the exact opposite of what they do. You see, successful people can be useful in some way.

This has been proven over and over again. There is no use denying it: hype words work brilliantly in converting sales. In advertisement, using emotional words of love, security, relief, freedom, happiness, satisfaction, fun, shock, extraordinaire and so on, have the ability to make your customers act with their hearts rather then their mind. Unfortunately for you, the majority of people buy with their hearts rather than their mind and sales people play up to it. Well guess what, you don’t have to put up with this. Why is that? It’s because you are not looking for sales.

Trust me, if you do everything I have written, you have my guarantee that you won’t make any profits. Good luck, because we all hate profits here!!

Katie Fong
http://www.articlesbase.com/ask-an-expert-articles/profit-stay-away-give-me-tips-to-stop-making-any-96369.html

Hey there,
i dont know if this is ocd but i cant help making lists and tables and doing routines.

I have a routine i go through when i get up, get dressed, go to bed and go to toilet and if i dont follow the exact same routine i have terrible feeling something bad is going to happen.

Also i cant help making lists and tables of stuff, as an example if im playing a computer game where there is statistics involved i have to make a table to collect data on my stat increases or to compare stats. Other things as well though such as my exam results, football results, even when i was going to buy something off ebay i made a table to check the sell values of past sales to see if im paying too much.
With tables its more things like i have to make a table listing all the books i own and want to buy. All the DVDs i own and want to buy. When i have downloaded music and tv shows i have them on a list with future releases.

Im quite worried by the fact i cant help myself
Thanks
xx

Over the years, my son has filled many dozens of notebooks with tables and lists of things that interest him. It’s his way of enjoying his alone time. If it bothers you when you can’t do it, or misplace it, or something like that… then there might be a problem.

If you are a successful eBay seller this article may not be too helpful, but if you are just starting our or are struggling then you should find a lot of help here. Done right eBay is where a person can make fairly easy money, but done wrong you’ll just spin your wheels. There are a number of common sense things you need to know about eBay selling that will help your business become successful. Learn and apply these to start making money, then you can begin to delve deeper into the way to becoming a Power Seller.

Almost every eBay buyer has heard about eBay scams. You must assure the buyer he or she is dealing with a legitimate eBay seller who isn’t trying to rip them off. Listed below are a number of ways to make the buyer feel comfortable doing business with you.

The first thing you need to be a success is to have good feedback. If you’re just starting out you may have to buy and sell a number of items to boost your feedback before you can get real serious about being a successful eBay seller. Another good way to make a good impression is to have an “About Me” page. Here’s where you will introduce yourself with some information about you and your eBay business. The more professional your “About Me” page is, the more your potential customers will want to do business with you.

Now that the eBay buyer feels you’re someone they want to buy from, you have to make sure your product is the one they buy. Often there will be dozens of the same product competing with you, so even though they would like to buy yours the price of your product has to be competitive or they may not buy. Before you price your product be sure it allows you to make a fair profit while still being reasonable. If you follow these tips you may be able to price your product a little higher and still make sales.

One of the most important parts of your sales listing is to post excellent pictures. You normally get one free picture and can put on extra ones for an additional fee. You should put on as many extra pictures as it takes to fully show your product in its best possible light for increased sales. Make sure you have close up pictures of the more important features of your product. One way you can beat the fees is to look into a free photo share site like PhotoBucket where you can put pictures on eBay for free. Good pictures are a must for maximum sales.

Equally important is an accurate description on your sales items. Make sure there are no spelling errors as this is probably one of the main reasons a product doesn’t sell. Fully describe the features and condition of each item. Tell a story about your eBay sales items. Any time you’re selling more than one item in a lot be sure you list and describe each item. Your eBay buyer needs to know exactly what they will be getting, but if you give them something extra, gift wrap the item or something similar the chances are greater that they will remember and want to do more business with you.

The way eBay buyers can pay for your item may have an important impact on how well your eBay items sell. While the most important one you use will be PayPal you should also accept any others you feel comfortable with. Many buyers like PayPal because they don’t have to give out their credit card number. You can also take money orders, cashier checks or personal checks, but make sure personal checks clear before you send the merchandise.

Another thing that many people don’t think about is having a return policy. Without one you will probably lose some sales so make sure whatever you decide is clearly spelled out in your ad so there won’t be a problem down the road.

Your ad should also be clear about shipping costs. You should try and keep these costs as low as possible. I’ve passed on purchases when I felt the seller was charging too much for shipping.

Email is an area where many sellers fail to do well. When you get an email requesting more information on your eBay sales item answer it as soon as possible. Many times a buyer will get tired of waiting for your reply and buy from someone who did reply right away. I’m always surprised when a seller either doesn’t answer my email or takes several days when time is usually important.

The most important tip for eBay sellers is to step into a buyer’s shoes and ask yourself whether you would buy the product you have listed. Be honest with your answer and if it’s not an emphatic yes, then you need to follow these tips and suggestions to the letter.

Start using all the above eBay seller tips and suggestions to see your sales start increasing immediately. If you’re just starting as an eBay seller use them to get started the right and most profitable way.

Don Levy