| If you have just started out selling on eBay, or even if | | | | general. Although eBay does try to offer support to |
| you are a professional, at some point you have | | | | both its buyers and sellers, with the millions of listings |
| probably stumbled upon a "power seller." So what are | | | | out there it's difficult to meet everyone's needs. This is |
| these and why are they important? More importantly, | | | | especially true considering that some people sign up |
| why should you aspire to be one? | | | | with eBay accounts and simply sell items here and |
| A power seller, in the eBay world, is a seller who has | | | | there. However, if you are a power seller then eBay |
| profited a significant amount of money on the website, | | | | will go that extra mile to offer support to you should |
| as well as received positive feedback. There are | | | | you need it because they will view you as a good |
| several tiers when it comes to these types of sellers, | | | | customer. |
| with the smallest tier being a seller who can sell $1,000 | | | | You can also apply for a discounted healthcare |
| worth of items each month for three months. | | | | package as an eBay power seller which is an |
| So what is an advantage to becoming a power seller | | | | attractive inventive to some people. Another little |
| on eBay? One of the advantages is that you will get | | | | known benefit includes platinum sellers having their |
| an icon next to your member name with the power | | | | own account representatives. |
| seller symbol. While this might not sound exciting at | | | | One thing to keep in mind is that when it comes to the |
| first, people will recognize the icon and equate it with | | | | tier levels, you must reach those numbers in terms of |
| you being a good, solid seller with good quality items. | | | | gross sales - not in terms of profit. For example, for |
| One of the reasons that people will associate the | | | | the bronze level you have to earn $1,000 a month. |
| power seller icon with your reliability is for the fact that | | | | That does not mean that you have to profit that much |
| you must retain a 98 percent positive rating. A lot of | | | | money - only that you have to sell enough items |
| buyers pay close attention to the seller's ratings | | | | equaling that. If you look at it that way, it's not too |
| because they are looking for great products from | | | | far-fetched to think that you can reach that goal - |
| honest sellers. Therefore, having the icon is akin to | | | | especially if you are selling items with high price |
| being recommended by the website itself. | | | | tags.eBay is a good place for quick money making. A |
| The icon also makes you look reputable, which is very | | | | lot of people really do their best to attain the power |
| important to a buyer since some people have the fear | | | | seller status. However, if you only sell on eBay from |
| of ordering items that are either of poor quality or | | | | time to time and are not using the site as a source of |
| having the items never reach them at all. | | | | income, you might not reach that level. Still, with good |
| As a power seller, you can also be privy to more | | | | positive feedback you should still look attractive to |
| substantial support when it comes to the website in | | | | buyers and the power seller icon won't matter. |