EBay Sellers And The Frequent Errors They Commit

eBay Sellers And The Frequent Errors They Commit

A well known adage says that you need to learn from other peoples blunders. This is very true, you should not only learn all of the constructive ideas as well as methods but additionally take note of the blunders done by your competitors. A booming online businessman not only avoids doing his blunders over again but also tries to avoid the errors done by others. Despite the fact that these mistakes are done by the newbies some seasoned eBay sellers also commit some of these blunders. So here are a few of the frequent blunders that eBay sellers make.

1. Using photos with low quality or not posting any photo of the product. Try putting yourself in the buyer's place and ask this question. Would you buy an product in an eBay auction without having seen how or what it looks like and its condition? With the number of affordable digital cameras you will never have the excuse of not posting a picture of your item. Cell phone cameras lack the necessary feature to be able to produce high quality photos but if you are in a pinch you can use this but replace your photo at the soonest possible time. Bad quality photos will drive your potential buyers away so avoid posting one at all costs.

2. Using a photo with a huge file size. This mistake is the opposite of the previous tip and is something that you can find in many eBay stores. Keep in mind that such a picture causes a prospective buyer to lose interest because it takes time to download. So before you upload that picture, crop it using picture editing software so as not to lose the quality of the photo.2. No shipping details listed is another mistake that you can see in many eBay stores. Potential bidders avoid stores with no shipping information because at the back of their mind they would have questions as to your reliability as a seller. Don't think that if a potential buyer will make the effort to contact you after all there are other stores they can go to.

3. You can never make money on eBay making a bad title. If your titles are unplanned you are essentially lessening the chance that potential bidder will be able to find your eBay listing in the top two page results in search engines such as Google. Titles like "A toy thing" or "Cute pink dress" will not do. Increase the traffic to your listing by optimizing your titles for searching. You can do so by injecting keywords into your titles so that web spiders can include your title in the search results. So before you list your item, seek information. Search for categories where your product should correctly go to and make a list of product keywords and phrases having the highest bid then proceed to using those key phrases from your list.

4. Not opening your inbox and answering bidder inquiries hurts your business. Checking the email regularly is but a part of all eBay sellers responsibility. You must always politely answer emails from bidders who have clarifications and further requests from you. This shows that you value the customer and his/her satisfaction. Otherwise they might forget about you altogether. I was in a craft reseller website looking for a particular crochet hook. I sent email to the site owner for clarification but she never answered back. After that I never went to her site again.

5. One of the errors that prevents any seller to make money on eBay is setting a wrong starting price. When you are setting a starting price for an item opt for the average price which you can glean from your research. If you price your item higher you will lose interest at a glance and if you set a very low price, you will be suspected of selling an inferior item. Therefore strike the balance, always go for the average price. Remember not all prospective buyers are there for the low price alone, they also want good quality products and great buying experience.

6. Committing serious typographical and grammatical mistakes in your descriptions. To be able to convince a prospective buyer, eBay sellers should phrase descriptions in a way that it contains keywords commonly used for the particular item then proofread their descriptions first before hitting the submit button.