| If you want to be an eBay Seller and you have never | | | | No Reserve; "BN" Brand New - if you are stuck and |
| bought anything on eBay, then before you launch off | | | | you have no idea what something means, go to the |
| and sign up for that eBay Seller's Account, stop and | | | | eBay forums and ask. |
| read this article It is true, selling on eBay is an | | | | Your description should be contain information that will |
| exceptionally lucrative business model for those who | | | | help anyone viewing your listing to decide whether |
| have the get up and go and motivation to succeed. | | | | your item is for them. First and foremost, it must be |
| However, before you start selling on eBay, I highly | | | | accurate and honest, anything else and your career as |
| recommend that you start by buying on eBay. If you | | | | an eBay seller will not last long because your |
| understand how the site works as a buyer, you will | | | | feedback score will quickly put other potential buyers |
| quickly get a feel for the place as a seller. Learning | | | | off. |
| through actually doing, has always been more | | | | Study the listings of successful sellers who are selling |
| successful than reading. Better still, by starting off as a | | | | in your area. You will soon see find them and as in any |
| buyer, you will get your feedback score moving, | | | | business, it pays to study just what your competitors |
| hopefully in the right direction. Having some feedback | | | | are doing and how they are doing. Your job is to beat |
| from your trading partners, before you set up as a | | | | them and go on beating them. |
| seller, is an extremely good bonuses. Buyers want to | | | | SOME THINGS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR LISTING |
| know that the seller they are buying from is | | | | 1) What you are selling |
| trustworthy, reliable and has some feedback. | | | | 2) The dimensions or the size of your item |
| Once you have a few buying experiences under your | | | | 3) The condition of your item BN or USED? If it has |
| belt and you have your stock lined up, make sure that | | | | any damage, say so |
| you accurately cost how much it will cost you to sell | | | | 4) The material it is made of |
| an item. That means every cost, both Seller's fees and | | | | 5) Any special history? |
| PayPal fees. What a lot of new sellers forget is to | | | | You should also include some really clear pictures of |
| cost in their offline fees: taxes, insurance, postage and | | | | your item. The more pictures you can include the |
| most of all a percentage for your profit. You should | | | | better. However, only the first picture in your listing is |
| also factor in the costs of returns, damaged and faulty | | | | free, eBay will charge you for any more pictures and |
| items. | | | | will also charge you for a gallery picture. If you have |
| When it comes to writing the actual listing, you should | | | | your own hosting, then you can host your pictures off |
| consider as important as a bricks and mortar | | | | the eBay site and then upload them to your listing. |
| shopkeeper laying out his shop to sell his stock to the | | | | Mention how long it will take you to ship the item once |
| buying public. You want to entice someone to click on | | | | you receive cleared payment. Avoid making promises |
| your listing and then you want them to buy. | | | | that you cannot keep. If you ship twice a week, give |
| Write a title that will get your item noticed. Too many | | | | the days that you ship. If you say that you will ship the |
| inexperienced sellers list items with titles like: "L@@K" | | | | same day you receive cleared payment, then do so. |
| Writing a title like that is a complete waste of the | | | | Your buyer will reward you with good feedback if you |
| character space that eBay gives you in order to write | | | | can ship quickly! |
| your title. The space is limited, don't waste it. You | | | | You should have already worked out your shipping |
| should be putting keywords in your title i.e. if you are | | | | costs. You can find shipping information online very |
| selling a "Prada bag", then make sure you get "Prada | | | | easily, simply weigh the item, with packaging, and work |
| bag" in your title so that anyone searching for "Prada | | | | out the cost. Your shipping costs should also include |
| bag" will have your listing come up. To save on | | | | some costs for packaging materials. Bear in mind, if |
| character usage within the title bar, use the recognised | | | | you put down the wrong postage and packaging fee, |
| abbreviations i.e. "BNIB" Brand New In Bag/Box; "NR" | | | | you cannot change that figure once the item is sold. |