Archive for October, 2009

Five Ways to Detect Shill Bidders on eBay

1. Few shill bidders will have any eBay feedback. This is because they never follow through with transactions and therefore don’t have anyone to leave feedback. If the shiller does have legitimate transactions on ebay, he is usually smart enough to use a separate ID, because he does not want to get caught shilling and [...]

How Does eBay Make Money?

For you, the buyer, eBay is free. Sellers, though, pay all sorts of fees: a listing fee for each item they list, a final value fee (a percentage of what the item sold for). They can they pay optional fees for extra services, including Buy it Now, extra pictures, reserve prices, highlighting the auction, putting [...]

Get started on eBay selling successfully

1. A picture IS worth 1000 words – For successful eBay selling, make sure any products you list on eBay are accompanied by professional quality photographs. This plainly means that a photo of the products you are selling on eBay is the key to having bidders and buyers. Sure, you also need to write a [...]