| eBay is, in my opinion, the easiest and fastest way to | | | | what you need to buy it for in order to make a decent |
| make money on the Internet; indeed I would go further | | | | profit ! |
| and claim that it is the best 'work from home' business | | | | It is this transparency, this openness, that is the |
| opportunity ever to come along. There are, of course, | | | | strength and attractiveness of online auctions and in |
| other online auctions but eBay is by far the largest and | | | | particular eBay. |
| as opening an account is free surely everyone, | | | | Of course what you can do can be done to you ! |
| especially beginners, should start by registering with | | | | When you reach the status of Powerseller (minimum |
| them. | | | | 98% feedback + around 100 sales per month) you get |
| After gaining experience many believe that the way to | | | | the Powerseller icon next to your I.D. and a number of |
| go on eBay is to become a Powerseller. At this point | | | | additional benefits. You are, in affect, saying to the |
| you should consider what gaining this status really | | | | world " Hey, look at me, I'm successful, I sell a lot of |
| involves. | | | | items because I've worked out what sells in this niche, |
| For the first time in history everyone, by using the | | | | please come and check me out !" |
| 'Advanced Search' facility can go into the recent | | | | Remember, the bigger they come ... etc. |
| trading activities of any seller. A few clicks and you | | | | There is a strong argument for not putting all of your |
| can have before you their sales record, for the | | | | eggs into the Powerseller basket but, instead, going for |
| previous thirty days, including the item number, start | | | | the multiple I.D. option. All you need to register a |
| and end date, price, brief description and the buyers I.D. | | | | number of I.D.'s is a new email address for each one. |
| You will also, of course, find out whether or not the | | | | This way you can continue to be successful in your |
| item sold. | | | | niche and at the same time 'keep your head down'. |
| Consider, for a moment, just how powerful this is. Can | | | | Don't be too concerned about numbers, all the |
| you think of any business, now or in the past, where | | | | evidence suggests that the feedback percentage is |
| you can, at zero cost, do this sort of market research | | | | more important, to buyers, than the number of |
| ? Do you feel that this information would be of benefit | | | | transactions. In other words if you have a feedback of |
| to you when you are trying to decide what niche to go | | | | at least 98% and twenty or more transactions logged, |
| into ? | | | | then you have nothing to worry about. |
| Imagine you know what sells, for how much and how | | | | High profit is better than high profile! |
| often. Armed with this knowledge you can then find | | | | Happy auctioneering. |
| sources for your chosen item, knowing, in advance, | | | | |