| The popularity of Ebay grows as over 70,000 new | | | | confidence for them. Remember, Ebay auctions are |
| customers per day use the auction website to source | | | | impersonal, the bidders can't see you, don't know you |
| products that they want or need for hopefully a | | | | and may have never done business with you before. |
| bargain price. It is a huge market place of hungry | | | | A clear return policy stating how long it is valid for, |
| targeted buyers that is brilliantly exploited by a very | | | | dealing with faults, lost shipping etc will pay dividends. |
| small select few who know how to play the Ebay | | | | Don't forget, a returns policy is the bidders insurance |
| auction selling game. | | | | policy and don't forget that few successful Ebay |
| There are several fundamentals that must be adhered | | | | bidders make actual use of such a policy. |
| to if someone is going to transform their fortunes from | | | | 4. Open an Ebay store - An average Ebay seller does |
| an amateur Ebay auction seller into an elite Ebay | | | | not do this but for those seeking elite status this is |
| auction seller. The difference is selling the occasional | | | | essential. It will give you such an advantage over |
| product to selling lots of in demand products to hungry | | | | virtually all other Ebay auction sellers because it |
| bidders who are literally throwing money at you. | | | | creates you as a trusted brand. By having an Ebay |
| In order to create a winning Ebay auction scenario you | | | | store, you will benefit from cheaper and longer listings |
| must be aware of and undertake the following when | | | | and don't forget that this will enable you to cross |
| offering a product for sale. | | | | promote your products. Plus, as your Ebay store will |
| 1. Always include an image - the saying "a picture is | | | | appear in the Ebay directory, this will give you and your |
| worth a thousand words" is very true. Ebay allows | | | | products greater exposure. |
| one photo per product free of charge and use it to | | | | 5. Attend to queries immediately - if you are required |
| clearly show you r product, its condition and anything | | | | to respond to a query from a successful Ebay bidder |
| else that may affect its value. To give yourself an | | | | or whoever, do it as soon as you can, instantly |
| advantage over others, use an image hosting service | | | | preferably. It is all about satisfactory customer service. |
| and include as many photos as necessary to give the | | | | Don't you think a successful Ebay bidder will be |
| product as much chance of receiving as many bids as | | | | impressed if they receive a speedy email to say that |
| possible. | | | | their product has been shipped today and ask them to |
| 2. Benefit from cross promotion - As you wish to be | | | | contact you if there are any problems? The longer |
| more than an average Ebay auction seller, ensure that | | | | you take to respond to an email, this will increase the |
| you have more than one product available to bid on. | | | | doubt in the senders mind as to your reliability and |
| The hard work is getting a viewer to your page, once | | | | trustworthiness. Do you think that they will be inclined |
| there make sure you give them every opportunity to | | | | to bid on a future product of yours? |
| bid on at least one of your products. Every page | | | | Often, once Ebay sellers get the bug they want to sell |
| should have a link to another product. This is in addition | | | | more products but find how to get to the next step |
| to the "view other sellers' items" facility. It will give you | | | | difficult. The Ebay elite follow a proven template and |
| the air of an established and professional Ebay auction | | | | stick to it. They use these five tactics to ensure they |
| seller which will build the all important trust between | | | | give first class customer service and ensure that if a |
| you and the bidder. | | | | bidder has a choice of two Ebay auction sellers for |
| 3. Have a return policy - This is essential to give | | | | the same product, it is they who the Ebay bidder will |
| yourself legitimacy amongst the bidders and | | | | chose to place a bid with. |