| Anyone can sell anything on eBay. Open an account, | | | | Excluded Items |
| list your product, and wait for the bids to start coming | | | | Although eBay accepts just about every type of item, |
| in. While it is true that anyone can sell, to be successful, | | | | there are a few exclusions such as explosions, |
| you need to know the inside secrets. | | | | corrosive material, etc. Before you go through the |
| One woman made over $250,000 last year on items | | | | entire process of listing your items, make sure you are |
| sold on eBay. She is just one out of thousands and | | | | not listing something forbidden by checking out the do's |
| thousands of people that make a ton of money just | | | | and don'ts listed on eBay. |
| selling merchandise. | | | | Competitor Analysis |
| Are you ready to learn how to be an eBay seller? | | | | Just like any other business, you need to know what |
| You will find it to be easy, fun, and exciting. Here are | | | | your competitors are doing. This will help you make the |
| some of the things that you need to know to get | | | | best possible decision when it comes to your own |
| started. | | | | auction. Before listing your items, do a search for the |
| Just eBay | | | | same type items to see what their descriptions looks |
| Although there are several other quality auction | | | | like. Find different aspects from different sellers and |
| websites, eBay is by far the most popular and most | | | | use them to form one comprehensive site for yourself. |
| successful. Although you could start using all the other | | | | Community Boards |
| sites, by spreading yourself out too thin you take the | | | | Pay attention to the community boards provided by |
| risk of getting things mixed up. In reality, it is better to | | | | eBay. They offer valuable information and helpful tips |
| use eBay and focus your attention and efforts on this | | | | that can ultimately save you time and effort. |
| one site. You will not be disappointed. | | | | Category Guide |
| Look Around | | | | Use eBay's Category Guide, which is a helpful tool to |
| Navigate through each section to familiarize yourself | | | | ensure you place your auction items in the appropriate |
| with all the different pages. You will find a site map and | | | | category. |
| help tab, which are very useful tools. It will take a little | | | | When to List |
| time to get used to the site but start by looking. As | | | | The time of day you list your auction is important. The |
| you start selling, navigating will become much easier. | | | | start time will be the same as the end time, which is |
| Terms & Conditions | | | | why it is so important. If you want your auction to end |
| You will run into all types of buyers that try to move | | | | at 10:00 p.m. on a Sunday night, you need to have the |
| past the terms and conditions provided by eBay. | | | | auction start at 10:00 p.m. For this reason, be sure to |
| Know the Terms & Conditions inside and out and | | | | set the start time accordingly. |
| if you have problems, contact eBay immediately. A | | | | Do your Homework |
| few examples of the insider secrets are listed below: | | | | In addition to researching what other people are selling |
| * Bid Shielding - Two buyers work together. One | | | | similar items for, you need to conduct your own |
| person bids high to protect a low bid place by the | | | | research outside of eBay as well to determine the |
| other person. Right before the auction closes, the high | | | | going rate for your items. As an example, if you are |
| bidder cancels, meaning the low bidder gets your items | | | | selling artwork, jewelry, or collectibles, you need to |
| for a huge bargain. | | | | state in your description the going price. Although you |
| * Bid Shilling - This is where the seller actually uses a | | | | may or may not get that price from the buyer, it |
| separate ID set up to inflate the number and price of | | | | shows buyers that you have done your homework |
| the bid. | | | | and will stand a little more firm in your price. It also tells |
| * Deadbeat Bidder - The deadbeat bidder bids on your | | | | buyers that they are getting quality for a good price. |
| auction and then simply fails to pay. | | | | When it comes to selling on eBay, the door of |
| * Sniping - A "sniper" is a bidder that waits until there | | | | opportunity stands wide open. Opportunity is what you |
| are only minutes or seconds left on an item and then | | | | decide to make of it. As mentioned in the beginning, |
| quickly bids just a little higher to get the items. Although | | | | people literally buy and sell just about everything on |
| not against the T&C's, it is considered | | | | eBay. For this reason, do not think that items you have |
| unprofessional and limits competing bidders from driving | | | | would not be of interest to anyone because more |
| a high price. | | | | than likely, they will be. |