Archive for August, 2009

How to pick the time for your eBay auctions

1.When setting up an auction you will see that eBay offers five duration choices. There are 1 day, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, and 10 days.
2.For most products, the shorter auctions are best with the 3-day being the ultimate. The theory here is that most people are impulse buyers. They don’t like bidding on [...]

How to increase your profits on eBay

How to increase your profits on eBay? You can use upsells on eBay. How to Use Upsells on eBay .
Useful Steps:
1.Choose what kind of products are best for upsells. You’ll get a lot of different opinions about this topic, but I feel that selling information as an upsell is by far and away your best bet.
2.Create [...]

How to make the right title for products

1.The title should have key words relating to the item, such as brand, model number, style, and color. Stay away from verbs and words like “cool” “excellent” “magical”.
2.Remember, buyers cannot physically touch and examine your item. They are relying on the detail and accuracy of your listing to make the purchase.
3.Photos, photos, and more photos.
4.Be [...]

You can block up to 1000 users from your ebay auction

1:Log into eBay and go to your “My eBay” page.
2:Go your “My Account” page.
3:Click “Preferences”.
4:Under “Selling Preferences”, click “Buyers Requirement”.
5:Click “Edit”.
6:Click on “Buyer Requirements Exemption List”.
7:Scroll down and click on “Add an eBay member to my Blocked Bidder/Buyer List”.
8:Type in the eBay User ID of the bidder you wish to block from your auctions and [...]

How Can I Get People to Click the Links

eBay suggest a number of ‘business models’ for their affiliates. Before people can click your affiliate links, they need to be at your website. There are two ways to get them there using a search engine, which eBay refer to as ‘natural’ and ‘paid’ search.
Newsletters: Don’t ignore the potential of putting your affiliate ID in [...]

Stand behind your product and service on eBay

Offer an unconditional money-back guarantee on every thing you sell. If you are selling cars or houses, or “as-is” used goods that may not be a good idea – but the simple offer of a satisfaction guarantee will dramatically increase your sales. Even unhappy people rarely go to the trouble of sending something back.
The cost [...]

Winning an auction for the least money possible

Find an auction you’re interested in.
Watch the auction you’re interested in. Note when it finishes and remember this for later. Record the item number and auction end time.
Come back to your auction 10 minutes before it ends. If it’s still in a nice price range, then sit back and wait. Make sure you’re logged in.
While [...]

How to Become a Successful eBay Seller

Put a lot of time into crafting the title for the eBay auction. The title is critical for drawing in potential customers. A bad title can easily spell disaster for an auction, even if the rest of the listing is done well.
A good title will be very specific and broadcast to people exactly what the [...]

Create a powerful listing on eBay

Your headline is your advertising and your item description is your salesperson. On the web, how you’re potential buyer perceives you and your product is everything. Be sure to use power words in your auction title (headline). Rare, Unique, Powerful, New, Unusual, Stunning, Top Notch, First Class, etc. Just be sure not to exaggerate.
Don’t call [...]

Decide what types of products to sell on eBay

Everyone wants to sell the latest consumer product but the truth is there is a lot of competition from established sellers and even big online companies that have discovered eBay. The best item to sell on eBay is something used or a very specialized (niche) products that few others are selling.
If you are going to [...]