| 99 cent starting price | | | | other products that you are selling. |
| I have found that the best way to make as much | | | | Answer Questions ASAP |
| profit as possible is to start the auction at 99 cents. | | | | One way to ensure that you don't let any sale slip |
| This is because, the lower the price is, the more people | | | | through your fingers is by providing excellent customer |
| will watch your item, thus more potential buyers. I have | | | | service. Make no mistake about it, when an eBay user |
| used 'buy it now' and even made the price at a | | | | asks you a question about a item, they are interested |
| $30-$40 price mark-up, however this does not work | | | | in buying your item. From my own experience when |
| no where near as good as the 99 cent trick. If you're | | | | shopping on eBay, there have been numerous |
| scared that your item might sell for too low, get a | | | | occasions where the eBay seller has taken 2 to 3 |
| friend to place a bid or two. YOU should never bid on | | | | days to answer a question of mine - some don't even |
| your own item, or make another eBay account and bid | | | | bother to answer back! |
| on your own item, as you will get caught, and maybe | | | | If you take more then about 18 hours to respond to |
| even banned. | | | | questions, you're going to frustrate potential buyers, |
| Images | | | | and they will just look elsewhere. Remember, people |
| An Image is worth a thousand words, put as many | | | | who buy online are much more inpatient compared to |
| images on your listing as possible. I suggest at least 3, | | | | offline buyers - they're use to get everything fast, and |
| but no more than about 10 (unless selling a car or a | | | | that includes their email! Responding late to questions is |
| house). EBay allows one free picture, but you can use | | | | obviously a huge mistake but many sellers continue to |
| sites like to upload pictures for you. I strongly suggest | | | | do it, but it's a good thing for you, as there mistake will |
| using the gallery option, which will place a small picture | | | | be helping your pocket! |
| in the search listings. Make sure the image size isn't too | | | | Shipping CostsThe way I work out shipping costs is by |
| big, if the page takes too long to load, most people will | | | | the following: |
| be too impatient and leave. | | | | Cover the actual cost to ship the item |
| Advertise your other items | | | | Cover the eBay fees |
| While people are viewing your listing it is a good idea to | | | | Add a few dollars to cover time spent |
| advertise your other items on that same page. This is | | | | It is very important not to overcharge or undercharge |
| allowed in addition to the already provided link to "View | | | | when quoting shipping costs. If you over charge you |
| other sellers' items". You can use services (such as | | | | could scare the customer away, and if you |
| Vendio) to include images and information about your | | | | undercharge then you could make a loss. |