Ebay selling 101
Selling stuff on ebay is one of the best ways to make some money from your old junk laying around or really just about anything around your house. There are millions of people making a living selling stuff too. Most aren't getting rich, but making a decent living from home is an attainable goal. But for now, let just look at some of the basics of how to sell your stuff with ebay.
First things first: you need to sign up for a free ebay account. The sign-up is pretty painless, it should only take a minute or two.
Click here to get your free account at ebay
First things first: you need to sign up for a free ebay account. The sign-up is pretty painless, it should only take a minute or two.
Click here to get your free account at ebay
How to put items on Ebay
Tips to sell your stuff on Ebay
How to Sell on Ebay
http://live.pirillo.com - Here are some great tips for being a good Ebay seller. Building up an excellent feedback rating is critical to becoming a successful seller. Following these tips will help you do just that.
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The steps to put your stuff on ebay
Follow these steps to sell your stuff
These are the steps that I use whenever I sell something on ebay. Ebay really is easy to use and a great way to make some extra cash. I hope this helps!!
- How to put items on Ebay
- Tips to sell your stuff on Ebay
- Research the product you are going to put on ebay
- Use a very descriptive title for your ebay listing
- Set a low starting bid
- Time the ending of your ebay auction
- Create a very detailed description of the item
- Use pictures when putting stuff on ebay
- Answer the buyer's questions
- How to BUY stuff on Ebay Tips
- Ebay Links
- 5 Tips for buying on Ebay
- New YouTube Voting (Plexo)
Research the product you are going to put on ebay
Use ebay to do it!
This is probably the first thing you need to do before you put your stuff on ebay.
You need to see what the product has sold for in the past on ebay. Here is how you do it...
1. Sign in to ebay, if you don't yet have an account, then you can
click here to open one...
2. Search for the item you are going to be selling.
3. When the results come up click on the item that you will be selling. When you click it will open up the auction details.
4. In the details page look at the seller. The number next to the seller's name is the amount of feedback they have received. If this number is in the thousands, click on it. If not go back to step 3 until you find a seller that is.
5. Now that you have found a seller that sells a lot and have clicked on their feedback number you will be taken to a page that displays all their feedback. It also conveniently displays what items they have sold and how much they sold for. Scroll through the items until you see the item you are selling and how much it sold for. I prefer finding it a few times and taking the average selling price just to paint a more accurate picture.
After you have completed all these steps you should now have a rough idea of what your item will sell for...
You need to see what the product has sold for in the past on ebay. Here is how you do it...
1. Sign in to ebay, if you don't yet have an account, then you can
click here
2. Search for the item you are going to be selling.
3. When the results come up click on the item that you will be selling. When you click it will open up the auction details.
4. In the details page look at the seller. The number next to the seller's name is the amount of feedback they have received. If this number is in the thousands, click on it. If not go back to step 3 until you find a seller that is.
5. Now that you have found a seller that sells a lot and have clicked on their feedback number you will be taken to a page that displays all their feedback. It also conveniently displays what items they have sold and how much they sold for. Scroll through the items until you see the item you are selling and how much it sold for. I prefer finding it a few times and taking the average selling price just to paint a more accurate picture.
After you have completed all these steps you should now have a rough idea of what your item will sell for...
Use a very descriptive title for your ebay listing
Most ebay users use the search box
With ebay it is crucial that you use a very descriptive title for your item. Since so many users use the search box to search for what they are looking for, it is extremely important that you have all the detail possible that you can squeeze into that box.
So for example if you are selling a guitar amp - you wouldn't want to have a title of "nice big guitar amp." Rather you would want something like "Used Marshall solid state VS100 1 12" guitar amp"
Think of all the details about the product and use as many of those as possible in your title. Try to think about if you were going to search for this product, what would you type? What would your mother or daughter type?
So for example if you are selling a guitar amp - you wouldn't want to have a title of "nice big guitar amp." Rather you would want something like "Used Marshall solid state VS100 1 12" guitar amp"
Think of all the details about the product and use as many of those as possible in your title. Try to think about if you were going to search for this product, what would you type? What would your mother or daughter type?
Set a low starting bid
Your ebay fees will be smaller
Ebay charges the seller a fee based on the amount of the starting bid. If your starting bid is $10, you are going to pay a smaller fee than if it is at $500. And there are lots of variations in between.
Another benefit of starting lower is that it will encourage more users to bid. Many ebayers are bargain shoppers, so they are looking for a good deal as they are scanning the items. If your price is too high, they will just move on. If it is low enough to get them to bid, you just got a possible buyer who you would have missed otherwise.
And once you have them bidding, you are in good shape. I don't know what it is about the bidding process, but bidding wars very often will cause people to spend more than they originally intended. I am not sure if it is the adreneline or the thrill of the hunt, but it seems to be true.
Another benefit of starting lower is that it will encourage more users to bid. Many ebayers are bargain shoppers, so they are looking for a good deal as they are scanning the items. If your price is too high, they will just move on. If it is low enough to get them to bid, you just got a possible buyer who you would have missed otherwise.
And once you have them bidding, you are in good shape. I don't know what it is about the bidding process, but bidding wars very often will cause people to spend more than they originally intended. I am not sure if it is the adreneline or the thrill of the hunt, but it seems to be true.
Time the ending of your ebay auction
Ending your auction at the right time is important
The best time to end an ebay auction is from 6-10pm EST. By default ebay auctions run for 7 days, so in order to have it end then you need to list it at that time - or you can pay a small fee to schedule it for the time you would like.
Ebay also offers 10 day auctions which will allow you to get more exposure for your item, they cost a little bit more, but if it is not a super popular item it will probably be worth it.
If you are willing to pay the extra for the 10-day auction make sure you start it on thursday evening, this will allow the item to be visible to buyers for 2 weekends.
Ebay also offers 10 day auctions which will allow you to get more exposure for your item, they cost a little bit more, but if it is not a super popular item it will probably be worth it.
If you are willing to pay the extra for the 10-day auction make sure you start it on thursday evening, this will allow the item to be visible to buyers for 2 weekends.
Create a very detailed description of the item
Item descriptions on ebay matter!
The item description is not quite as important as the Title, but still very important. Without a good title your buyers will never find your item. But once they find it a good description can mean the difference between a no-sale and a sale and an easy sale and a difficult one.
Make sure you list all the good features of the product and the imperfections (if it is used).
Don't try to trick people into buying your broken computer monitor. If there is a crack in it, let them know upfront - it is a lot better to get less money from the sale than to sell it only to have it returned.
Find all the detail you can about the product and list it in the description. This part should be pretty easy. Go to the product's website and there will likely be lots of good information there and you can check out Amazon.com as well. They often have a lot of product details.
Make sure you list all the good features of the product and the imperfections (if it is used).
Don't try to trick people into buying your broken computer monitor. If there is a crack in it, let them know upfront - it is a lot better to get less money from the sale than to sell it only to have it returned.
Find all the detail you can about the product and list it in the description. This part should be pretty easy. Go to the product's website and there will likely be lots of good information there and you can check out Amazon.com as well. They often have a lot of product details.
Use pictures when putting stuff on ebay
Ebay buyer's love lots of pictures!
Yes, it is hard to imagine, but some people do try to sell stuff on ebay without using pictures. If you don't yet have a digital camera, go to Ebay now and make that purchase the first thing your do. It shouldn't cost you more than $50(unless you want it to) and it will end up saving you a lot of money and make your life a whole lot easier.
The only thing worse than having no pictures is having only one picture. Ebay allows you to put up one picture for free, but you do not want to just settle for one!
I don't care how popular the item is you should put a bunch of clear pictures up. This doesn't mean they have to be professional quality, just clear enough that anyone can see what is actually in the picture.
Having lots of pictures is a key to getting lots of bids.
Since Ebay will only allow you to list one picture for free you should sign up with Auctiva.com or another service that will allow you to host your pictures for free.
You can take a bunch of detailed and descriptive pictures and put them all on Auctiva's site for free and viola! They show up in your ebay listing and you didn't pay an extra penny for it.
The only thing worse than having no pictures is having only one picture. Ebay allows you to put up one picture for free, but you do not want to just settle for one!
I don't care how popular the item is you should put a bunch of clear pictures up. This doesn't mean they have to be professional quality, just clear enough that anyone can see what is actually in the picture.
Having lots of pictures is a key to getting lots of bids.
Since Ebay will only allow you to list one picture for free you should sign up with Auctiva.com or another service that will allow you to host your pictures for free.
You can take a bunch of detailed and descriptive pictures and put them all on Auctiva's site for free and viola! They show up in your ebay listing and you didn't pay an extra penny for it.
Answer the buyer's questions
Ebayer's love to ask questions
Part of your job as a seller is to answer the buyer's questions. Depending on what you are selling you may or may not get a lot of questions. But regardless you should answer them quickly and thoroughly. There is a very good chance you will be able to sell the item to one of the people asking the questions - they wouldn't have wasted their time asking the question if they weren't interested.
How to BUY stuff on Ebay Tips
Tips about Buying stuff on ebay for beginners
ebay - tips for novices
nothing fancy, just a few tips for new ebay users.
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Ebay Links
Other Ebay related sites
- How to sell stuff on ebay
- A site with some good articles for beginners selling on Ebay
- Ebay Wholesale Suppliers
- The Entire SaleHoo Directory and Bonuses Are Ready for Instant Access! Help, Support Tools, Active Forum and Membership For Life
- Ebay Dropshippers
- Find dropshippers to ship your products for you.
5 Tips for buying on Ebay
Another round of tips for the new Buyers on Ebay
5 Basic Ebay Tips
Here are five basic tips when searching/bidding/buying on EBAY.
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Ebay books from Amazon
There are many guides to help you with the selling process
eBay 101: Selling on eBay For Part-time or Full-time Income, Beginner to PowerSeller in 90 Days
Amazon Price: $17.05 (as of 07/11/2009) 
eBay PowerSeller Secrets: Insider Tips from eBay's Most Successful Sellers (2nd Edition) (v. 2)
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 07/11/2009)
eBay Secrets: How to create Internet auction listings that make 30% more money while selling every item you list
Amazon Price: $7.77 (as of 07/11/2009)
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Posted June 26, 2009
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Posted June 14, 2009
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frankiejean wrote
I am just getting started on e-bay. I felt totally lost and confused until today, when I found your site. Thank you so much!!! Your clear, consise, down-to-earth, warm, friendly...what other wonderful adjectives can I use to let you know how much you put this first time e-bayer's mind at ease? I plan on checking out the pirillo site as soon as I get my listings up.I am looking so forward to all of the wonderful knowledge and information I just KNOW I am going to find there. Let me leave you with my favorite quote;
"All that is needed in order for evil to succeed, is for a few good men to do nothing"
---Edmond Burke
I hope to chat with you y'all (yes, I'm from the south) at Pirilla
Wishing You All Good Things.....:-) frankiejean & Greg
P.S.
Stay tuned for Greg and Frankiejean....."Soontobefamousopals"
Posted January 28, 2009
by BNL
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