| I bet you, like many eBayer's don't realise the | | | | item. And at the end of the auction you should not |
| importance of item pricing and some don't even | | | | receive any negative feedback or bad mouthing of |
| recognise the need for pricing at all, with eBay being an | | | | any sort. As I said for eBay selling set your price to the |
| auction site they think why bother, but as we all know | | | | absolute minimum where if you do have to sell your |
| an eBay auction is nothing like any ordinary offline | | | | item at that price you are not out of pocket, so keep in |
| auction, where they maybe 20/30 people in a room | | | | mind what you paid for it and what you think or know |
| waving their hand in the air indicating their bid. So in fact | | | | it is worth. |
| one should spend a little time and effort on setting the | | | | Which leads us to the buy it now price, which means if |
| right price for any item you may have for sale. As you | | | | someone thinks your item is worth what your buy it |
| may already know there are three prices of which | | | | now price is they can buy it there and then without |
| you can set when listing and item for eBay selling, | | | | having to wait until the end of the auction. |
| these are as follows, the [buy it now], the [reserve] and | | | | For most eBay auctions this option can be used, and |
| the [starting price]. | | | | should obviously be set to around the price for which |
| Out of the three, only the starting price is the one that | | | | you would be willing to sell your item for, again this is |
| is actually required for an eBay auction, the buy it now | | | | common sense. This is also a great option if you are |
| and the reserve price are there for you to set if you | | | | selling more than one of the same product. When |
| so wish. When setting your starting price try to | | | | setting your price you should also take into |
| remember this is an auction and the aim of your | | | | consideration the shipping cost because potential |
| starting price is to get people biding, so set a | | | | bidder most certainly will as the buyer usually pays for |
| reasonably low price no matter what you think your | | | | shipping. |
| item is actually worth. By starting low you should see | | | | So if you can keep your shipping cost down or better |
| people start bidding on your auction almost immediately | | | | still offer free shipping on your eBay selling item you will |
| and start pushing up the price to somewhere around | | | | have more eBayer's bidding on your eBay auction. |
| the figure you wanted to start with. When a setting | | | | If you can offer free shipping make sure you highlight |
| low starting bid price when eBay selling you should | | | | the fact in your listing so potential buyer's can see that |
| always remember to set your reserve price this | | | | it's free. One thing not to forget when pricing your |
| protects you from losing money on your sale. | | | | ebay auction items is the actual value of the item. In |
| Your reserve price should be the very minimum you | | | | some markets your ebay selling item may sell for quite |
| will accept for your item if sold otherwise you'll be out | | | | a high price. But your selling yours on eBay, and you |
| of pocket, common sense really but I thought I better | | | | must not forget this as eBayer's are looking for |
| point it out anyway. If the item does not reach your | | | | bargains. so research your similar items on eBay and |
| reserve price you will not be forced to sell at a below | | | | see what they're selling for, this way you can set your |
| reserve price unless of course you forget to set one. | | | | price accordingly. If you are selling an antique or a |
| So always check your listing before placing it. Basically | | | | collectible item if I were you I would have it |
| on eBay if you set a reserve price for $100 and the | | | | professionally valued before even thinking about listing |
| final bid is $95 you are under no obligation to sell your | | | | it for eBay selling. |