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5 Secrets To Make A Killing on eBay
Copyright 2005 Auction Resource Network
Secret #1: Find a ‘real’ wholesale and drop ship company
Do you know what one of the biggest problem is to be successful on eBay? ‘What should I sell”? I can tell you, I get many emails per day from eBay...
How To Choose The Right Ebay Product Category.
Some people think it's easy to choose the right eBay category,
and often it is. Sometimes, though, it might not be quite clear
exactly what to go for.
Why is it Even Important?
Plenty of people use the category system to find items,...
How To Report And Handle Ebay Transaction Problems.
Even when there aren't any disputes, you might run into a few transaction problems on eBay - glitches that aren't really anyone's fault, but are just the result of a technical malfunction or another situation beyond the buyer or seller's control....
Learning The Ebay "Lingo".
Do you have trouble sometimes understanding when people talk about eBay? Don't worry, some of the jargon is really obscure, and you can't be expected to understand it until someone's told you what it means. Here's a little list of some of the most...
The Lazy Man's Guide To Making Money on eBay
I’ll be the first one to put my hands up and confess that I am terrible with a lot of things that occur in the daily course of making money on ebay or running a business. Costs, budgets and cash flow? Yep. Really bad. Making sure the...
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Six steps towards successful buying at eBay auctions
Buying on eBay can be very rewarding, either in terms of being able to pick up items cheaply or for hunting for hard to find items. Although generally the experience is good, there are instances where things can go badly wrong. These tips, based on experience over the last seven years, should help to avoid some of the potential pitfalls.
1. Make use of the various tools provided on eBay to ascertain the target price of items you are interested in. A simple way to do this is to 'search' for completed items.
2. Always check that there are no hidden costs associated with your potential bargain. These may may include unspecified unspecified postage costs, or paypal fees chargeable to the buyers. If in doubt e-mail the buyer and if you don't get a response then don't bid. Remember that when buying from overseas postage costs can be significant compared to the price of the item and also for more expensive items you may be liable to customs fees.
3. Check out the seller's feedback. You should be aiming to buy from sellers with feedback of at least 98 per cent - if it is less and
you are interested in an item read the feedback comments to satisfy yourself that the buyer provides a good service. In particular, read the neutral and negative feedback posts to try to work out what may have gone wrong with previous transactions.
4. Don't get carried away and end up bidding more than need or want to. Some items appear very frequently on eBay and it may be worth setting yourself a limit and waiting for the next one to come along.
5. If you find you are often being outbid at the last moment, consider using a sniping software which you can use to automatically submit a bid in the last few seconds of the auctions.
6. Where possible, use Paypal to pay for items on eBay. The sellers get their payment quickly, and there is a degree of protection for buyers if things go wrong. eBay (via My eBay) provides a number of tools for monitoring progress on your transaction.
Stephen Reynolds
About the Author
After a number of years in music retail, I now run popular music site MusicShopper.info
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