The eBay Shipping Center
The eBay shipping center was created to help ensure that you get your items to your customers in a timely manner, in the most efficient and economical way possible.
The eBay shipping center will help you print shipping labels, help you figure shipping costs, and even help you with International shipping.
Shipping information for all of the major shipping companies, including the USPS can be found through the shipping center.
You can even purchase insurance for packages that will be shipped by the USPS directly through the shipping center.
One of the greatest features of the eBay Shipping Center is the ability to order free co-branded shipping boxes for USPS shipments. These boxes are delivered to you, at no cost!
This will cut a great deal of your shipping expenses because you won't have to purchase your own boxes!
There is also a great video that will teach you how to save time and money on your shipping, and whether you are a buyer or a seller, you can easily track your packages through the eBay shipping center as well.
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Shipping eBay Items to Customers
Shipping eBay Items to CustomersIf you stock the products that you sell on eBay, as opposed to drop shipping, you probably spend a great deal of time and money shipping items to your customers.
If you are a big success on eBay, this could quickly become a problem. Organize your shipping practices before they get out of control!
Keep stamps, packing materials, and boxes on hand. You can have these items delivered to you, which will save you a lot of time. Use large padded envelopes instead of boxes whenever possible.
These envelopes are easier to handle, and usually cheaper to purchase. Furthermore, they often weigh just a little less than cardboard boxes do, which will save a bit of money on the postage.
Purchase stamps and packing materials online. Not only will you save time, you will save money as well.
If you ship a lot of packages, purchasing your own set of postage scales will increase your efficiency - the expense will more than pay for itself.
Other items you should invest in include a rubber stamp, label printing software, a good printer, and labels.
Either use a stamp for the return label, or keep a large stock of pre-printed return labels. All you need is a plan and a little bit of organization to successfully ship your eBay items.
Here is a Ebay Shipping resource for you to check out:
eBay Shipping Made Easy DVD with Lynn Dralle (The Queen of Auctions) The Queens Academy Vol. 1
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 11/27/2009)
Product Description
In this debut episode from her new series of instructional videos, The Queen's Academy,Lynn shares her tricks and insider secrets to save YOU time and money when shipping items sold on eBay.
Become a shipping pro and save hundreds of dollars and hours of your time by following these valuable techniques which include: * Knowing when to ship an item USPS and when to ship it FedEx/UPS. * How shaving 2 inches off of an over sized box can save you over $50! * How to eyeball your items and choose shipping prices without weighing and measuring everything! * How to cover your packing supply expenses with your handling charges.
And much, much more! You will also gain access to a special web site with additional resources to streamline your shipping operations.
eBay and Drop shipping - Getting the Product to Your Customer
If you hope to own an eBay business, and make a full time living at it, you can easily make that dream come true - even if you don't have a product of your own to sell.eBay provides many people who want to quit their corporate nine-to-five jobs with a way to make a good living, without having to put up a lot of start up capital.
This is made possible with the help of drop shippers. Drop shippers send merchandise to the customers of business owners. If you have an
eBay business, you are a business owner. This will allow you to offer a wide variety of stock in your eBay store, without having the need to warehouse all of those products!
All you have to do is set up your auction, and sell the product. You then pass the customer's information on to the drop shipping company. The drop shipper does the rest, and they will even use your company information, as well as your company logo if you have provided it to them.
When the product arrives at your customer's home, they will have no idea that your company didn't send it. The drop shipper will package, label, and ship the products that you sell, allowing you more time to set up even more auctions, for greater profits.
You must establish a relationship with several drop shipping companies in order to become successful.In the beginning, most companies will require you to pay for the items that your customers order before they are shipped.
You need to fill orders in a timely manner, so you should pay for the items with a credit card for speedy service. Eventually, you will be able to have the drop shipper fill your orders, and then bill you for them later.
When you set up your eBay auctions, make sure that your reserve price is set higher than the price that the drop shipper will be charging you for the item. The idea, of course, is to earn a profit!
Depending on the item you are selling, a markup of about 10% should be about right, but you should do some research to see if the item is selling for a lower price in another eBay auction, or through other online sources.
By starting an eBay business using the drop shipping method, there is essentially no financial risk involved.
The product will be sold before you pay the drop shipper for the item. This is one of the few businesses where you can actually turn a profit before you have expenditures!
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How to Find Great Deals at eBay
Everyone loves a great deal! Many people spend quite a bit of time searching for good deals on the items that they want and need - and when they find those deals, they experience a certain amount of satisfaction.These people typically haunt garage sales, stores that are holding sales, wholesale warehouses, flea markets, and especially online and offline auctions. With the incredible number of auctions that are constantly going on at eBay, it can be difficult to find the items you want, at the price you want to pay. But it isn't impossible to find great deals!
There are steps you can take to ensure that you are getting a great deal on the items you purchase through eBay. In fact, these same steps will also help to protect you against fraud. Participating in online auctions is a great deal of fun, but you mustuse caution as well. This caution entails doing your research before you place any bids.
Start with the auction in question. Make sure that you read every word of the description and the auction details. You can never have too much information - especially if that information is about an individual that you may be doing business with.
Pay special attention to what the description and auction details do not say. For instance, is a guarantee mentioned? Is the item new? Is it authentic? Is there proof of authenticity? Look for auctions that provide the right information - and the right amount of information. Avoid those that do not.
Who will pay the shipping and handling costs? Often,the buyer pays these costs, and sometimes, the seller tries to charge more than the actual shipping and handling costs are. Beware of high shipping costs, especially for items that will be auctioned off at a very low price. Also note when the item is supposed to ship after the bidding has ended.
Depending on what you are trying to purchase the item for, it may not arrive in time.
Don't make the mistake of bidding on an item simply because it is a 'good deal.' It is only a good deal for you if the item is something that you really want or need.
Many people simply bid for the sake of bidding - or winning - without having any real need or desire for the item in question. Before bidding on items that you do want or need, check prices around the Internet and the prices available from offline sources as well. Just because it is on eBay does not guarantee that it is the cheapest price available!
Finally, learn more about the seller. Can you trust them? What is their rating? Read their feedback page! Failure to learn more about the seller can becostly. Not everyone is as honest as you are - and the seller may be trying to take advantage of people
that simply don't know enough to find out more about them. Sometimes scammers make their auctions sound like really great deals. Beware of prices that seem extremely low!
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