| There are many eBay selling tips on the internet today, | | | | roughly 90% percent of their visitors use the search |
| as it seems everybody has their own idea of what it | | | | box as opposed to the category listing when looking |
| takes to have a successful auction. | | | | for items, so using your keywords in your title will |
| The truth is that while there is a lot of good info out | | | | determine if your auction will show up or not and is |
| there, some things are more important than others and | | | | perhaps more important than all the other eBay selling |
| will make the biggest difference as to whether or not | | | | tips. |
| you are successful. Without further adieu, here is what | | | | Price formats |
| it takes to have a successful home business on this | | | | Of course, the other big issue is price; what how much |
| ever popular site. | | | | should you charge for your items? Also, should you do |
| Avoid negative feedback | | | | a buy it now auction, a bidding auction, or combine |
| Getting negative feedback will cause people to think | | | | both? |
| twice about buying from you, and very likely could be | | | | I wish there was one definitive answer, but the only |
| the death of your business. If you get too much | | | | way to know for sure is to test out difference price |
| negative feedback than you will have to get a new | | | | points and formats; you might have one auction in a bid |
| user ID and start rebuilding your feedback from | | | | format, another one with a bid format with a buy it |
| scratch which can take a long, long time. | | | | now price, and several auctions with just buy it now |
| The RIGHT way to do an auction | | | | prices at different numbers. The only way to know |
| That brings us to one of the most important eBay | | | | which will work is to test, as it will be different from |
| selling tips-setting up your auctions. How should you | | | | niche to niche. |
| format them for best results? First, make sure they | | | | Shipping and handling |
| are simple and professional; all too many people go for | | | | Make sure to charge the real amounts for shipping and |
| loud and vibrant fonts and colors, and all this does is | | | | handling. All too many people sell their items for |
| give it an amateurish appearance. | | | | ridiculously cheap prices and have exorbitant fees or |
| This isn't to say you shouldn't employ good marketing | | | | shipping, which is where they make all their money. |
| techniques, and I'm all for bold print and strong | | | | Avoid doing this, as it's not honest and is a turn off to |
| compelling headlines; just make sure it's not overdone. | | | | potential buyers. |
| Putting your listing in the best category is imperative to | | | | However, likewise underselling the shipping costs can |
| your success, and this will affect how much traffic you | | | | actually really eat into your profits. Having the accurate |
| get. | | | | shipping price is important both to maintain your profit |
| The title is everything | | | | levels and also to avoid negative feedback. These are |
| Most importantly, don't forget to include your keywords | | | | some of the more important eBay selling tips to get |
| in the title and listing, which this is probably the most | | | | your business off the ground. |
| critical feature of getting traffic.eBay estimates that | | | | |