How to Sell on eBay!

It is important for your success to learn to sell on eBay.   Yet, it is not that difficult.

How to sell stuff on eBay.
Be detailed and be honest.  Describe everything about the item you are selling in specific detail – color, size, dimensions, manufacturer, defects, etc.  Your customer will appreciate your honesty and you won’t have to worry about returns.

Pictures are very important.
Take several pictures and use the best, clearest one on your auction.  Use a hosting service to upload your pictures.  Usually it is a lower cost than using eBay’s image hosting service.

List your item for sale in two different categories.
This increases your exposure to more bidders.  More bidders likely results in higher bids.

Use eBay automation services.
Set your auction up so an e-mail is automatically sent to the high bidder when these events occur:
·    A buyer wins an item at your auction.
·    The buyer pays you for the item.
·    Right after you ship the product to the buyer.
·    If the buyer leaves good Feedback at eBay.

Use the Buy It Now option.
Buy It Now is a good choice to use if you know the value of the product.   It’s better to sell quickly at a price you’re comfortable with.  If you wait until the auction ends, you never know what the price may be.

Buy It Now is an especially good choice just before gift-giving holidays, like Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day.  If they can Buy It Now, they will.  In addition, some buyers just can’t wait until the auction ends. 

Minimum bids and Reserves.
You should always have a Minimum Bid.  Be careful:  do not set too high of an opening bid price. Set the Minimum Bid at the lowest price you’ll accept for the product. A high starting price discourages bidding.

A Reserve, on the other hand, can serve to discourage bidding.  Many buyers will avoid bidding on an item if they know there is a Reserve in place for fear their bid will be beneath the Reserve amount.

Should you offer Refunds?
Why not?  Refunds build confidence with your customers.  Offer 100% full refunds.  If an item is returned by a seller, simply re-list it for sale again.

What if it doesn’t sell?
It’s a fact that some items do not sell the first time they are listed on eBay.   So what do you do?   You have several choices:
·    Lower the starting bid.
·    Do not have a reserve price.
·    Take more photos.
·    Re-write the title and description.  Ask someone to review the title and description.  Ask them if it is clear what you are selling.

All of the above suggestions will enable you to sell stuff on eBay.   If you learn to sell on eBay,  your income is almost unlimited.