| eBay has been around for more than 10 years, | | | | market and draw traffic to, it allows you to generate |
| providing endless opportunities for buyers to pick up | | | | repeat business if you stick to a particular niche. |
| items from around the globe at a market dictated | | | | To start a store on eBay, you'll need to sit down and |
| price. | | | | develop a solid theme for your storefront. I |
| Today, eBay is even more useful than ever with its | | | | recommend having a custom graphic made with a |
| classified options and advanced selling tools. But, you | | | | logo that looks professional and can replace the |
| need to learn how to put it to good use before | | | | standard templates eBay uses. |
| investing too much time into it. | | | | The cost for a basic store is only $15.95 a month, but |
| What to Sell | | | | you may want to upgrade to a Premium listing to |
| Here are a few of the most commonly effective | | | | enjoy lower auction listings ($0.05 compared to $0.20 |
| ways to find and sell products on eBay without picking | | | | insertion fees) and free Selling Manager Pro along with |
| up a trade craft yourself. | | | | the advanced reporting you'll want to analyse your |
| * Sourcing from SaleHoo - SaleHoo is a dropship and | | | | sales. |
| wholesale directory that provides products from over | | | | The highest end store fee is $299/month for Anchor |
| 8,000 suppliers. It takes only minutes to setup an | | | | membership. This is nice to have once you reach a |
| account. You then post items on eBay, and pass along | | | | significant monthly volume, but when starting the basic |
| sales data to SaleHoo when a product sells. | | | | or premium memberships will get the job done. |
| Auctions do not work for products here as you need | | | | If you plan on selling more than 10-20 items a month on |
| to guarantee a profit - look for high yield items at good | | | | eBay, the basic listing sells itself, while the other, more |
| prices that you can upsell with enhanced selling | | | | advanced options are good for full stores with over |
| techniques on eBay. | | | | 100 auctions a month. |
| * Visiting Tradeshows - Tradeshows are loaded with | | | | Listing Tips |
| product suppliers, wholesalers, and direct sources for | | | | When you list your auctions or classifieds on eBay, the |
| items that can be flipped and sold on eBay. There are | | | | timing of those posts is important. To start with, |
| tradeshows held around the country on a weekly | | | | remember that most eBay auctions will get 80% of |
| basis. | | | | their viewership in the final 5% of the posting time. |
| Look for publications in specific industries for lists of | | | | The default view for search on eBay is by time - it |
| tradeshows in your area. Specific magazines will often | | | | shows auctions ending soonest. So, you'll want to post |
| have a number of ads in them for upcoming shows, | | | | your auctions to end at a peak time period. The peak |
| along with specific wholesalers. | | | | hours on eBay tend to be between noon and 2pm |
| * Digital Products - Finally, you can sell digital products | | | | and then between 6pm and 9pm. |
| on eBay's marketplace for set prices. Digital products | | | | Luckily, you can schedule your postings if you only |
| are not allowed in standard auction format, but they | | | | have time to post them in the middle of the night, |
| can be sold in the classifieds section. | | | | though eBay will charge a small fee for scheduling. |
| Even something as simple as copying and pasting your | | | | Also, remember to use the analytics tools provided by |
| sales letter into an eBay sales listing can work | | | | eBay with your store membership to track how your |
| wonders for drawing attention to your posting. | | | | listings perform, based on timing and the format of |
| Setting Up an eBay Store | | | | your listings. Think of them like a PPC ad campaign - |
| If you plan on selling on eBay, you'll need a store front. | | | | adjust as necessary to get the best possible results. |
| Not only does this give you a permanent URL you can | | | | |