ebay-how to search

How to search effectively on ebay:Be spicific in your searches.Try thinking of a few common misspellings for your search.Not all sellers on ebay have their spelling right.Think of all the different words that one might use to describe an item, like in searching for a tv, both 'TV' and 'television',in case of a phone 'phone','mobile' and 'cellphone'. Wherever you can, though,leave off the type of item altogether and search by brand and model.If you know what you're doing, you can quickly find what you're looking for on eBay -and if you can find what you want,then you can surely put up a product for sale which can be quickly found by others.After all there is nothing to beat experience. Make use the categories listed on the side of your search results. If you just searched for the name of a tv, you should click the 'tv's' category to look at results in that category only. Why bother looking results that do not concern you.Browse and you will find the best of best in a category. Lot of persons use the category system to find items,even when they're not looking for something specific. If your item is listed in the wrong category - or you've just given up and listed it in 'Everything Else' - then these people aren't going to find your auction.Listing items in the wrong categories is against eBay's rules, and eBay say they will remove any auctions that are wrongly categorised,although they don't often actually do this.It is however not worth the risk - especially since breaking any rules can cause them to penalise your account.You may even lose your"powerseller"status. So better to list your item in the most appropriate category.Type in a few words to describe the item on the category selection page,click 'search'and eBay will suggest the best category to list your item.If that doesn't seem to work for you or for some reason you are not happy with the category suggested by ebay,try to search and find under which category items similiar to yours have been place by others and follow suit.Remember that the more specific the category is, the better - use as many subcategories as are appropriate.Items listed in subcategories are always listed in every category.If your item fits in more than one category,thenf or a small extra fee, you can list your item in an extra category, to increase the number of potential buyers who will see it although i would say that it is not always worth it.Now that you are prepared think of a good title for your auction.

Sell your website....

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eBay - fulltime?

Time to decide whether you are going to do full time or part time on ebay. Working full time on ebay is a dream come true!It's,what a million scams,promised you.Going full-time as an eBay seller is living the dream: making a real income, working from home, being your own boss and all the rest of it. However becoming a full-time eBay seller is by no means an easy track for everyone.Caution is advisable.If you succeed part-time you may consider taking it up full-time. ASK YOURSELF HONESTLY:How many hours you spend doing eBay-related things.Divide that by the average amount of profit,you make in a week. If you were doing full-time hours,would you earn as much as you earn now? In comparison to your existing job,would you be earning more or less?Would you be better of sticking to you job?The kind of money you make depend on the items you are selling.Unless you happen to be selling a large quantity of small goods, most of what you sell on eBay will,take some time,waiting for auctions to end.For high-value items,the chances are you'll hit the limits of how much money you have to invest in inventory long before you hit the limits on your time.Do you have the holding capacity?Would you be able to get by if you had no sales or less sales for a month or two?That's the real test. Sometimes working from home is more of a nightmare in reality.If you have a family then they may resent the fact that you're in the house,without having anything to do with them for major portions of the day.This can lead to squabbles.If your home atmosphere is not conductive to running the business from home,do not even think about it.You will fail.You may stop work for a while leading your profits to dip temporarily and if you continue to work haphazardly,you are done for permanently. If you made it positively through all these questions, then I guess you're made for the eBay life.If not consider being a part timer.

Earning on ebay 4

Work out a business plan...just a few pages that outline the market opportunity you've spotted, your strategy, strengths and weaknesses of the plan and a brief budget. This is more for yourself than it is for anyone else.Initially it will look like it's all going wrong.Do not give up.Keep working at it then you'll almost always find that you make a real breakthrough just when things are starting to look desperate. Identify your market. Determine what sells and what doesn't. Select those that move reasonably fast.Your initial period will be by trial and error.But keep doing it and you will catch up fast.Get hold of a supplier for whatever it is you want to sell. If the eBay prices you've seen are higher than the supplier's, then you're set. Watch your competition.Observe how others are selling the same item as yours...how they are projecting their item,price they are quoting, Pay special attention to any flaws their auctions might have. Keep trying different strategies until you find something that works, and then stick to it.Chances are that you've just found a good niche. Once you start seeing money it's time to invest and expand.Buy inventory, and start spending more time on your business. Set a goal number of sales each week, increasing it each time.Register yourself as a business,after you've made a few thousand dollars.A lawyer is the best guy to help you through the process.Your business has expanded and now it is time to automate.Instead of writing the same things again and again in emails or item descriptions,turn to automated software that can create listings for you, and respond to completed auctions and payments with whatever message you provide.This will save you time to concentrate on other areas of your business. Start small,do not invest too much,see what works and what doesn't,and learn as you go.Even the craziest ideas on eBay,may work for you.So do not shy away from experimenting different ideas.

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Kill your ebay..

How to kill your ebay business?Although i wonder why would anyone in a right frame of mind do that.But that is exactly what a person asked me through my mail.Guy must be nuts!! Any i thought it to be funny and went about thinking how i would kill my ebay business:Here we go.. For a start make your listings as ugly,as possible.Use the maximum,possible colors,flashing lights and animations as possible,will really give those customers a headache. Write in screaming bold CAPITALS!!!!. Preferably big, red capitals. Be sure to use the fonts Impact and Comic Sans. For an extra special touch, see if you can figure out a way to add some mournful music. Say an item works fine,when actually it does not.Impress upon the customer,make the sale,accept the payment,send the damaged item,and then when the customer contacts you,don't answer him.And then when you have to answer him,do not listen to him,get into a heated argument and refuse to budge from your stand that the item was perfectly ok.Your customers will hate you! Do not deliver on time.Send the parcel,whenever you feel like it.Make sure to leave your customers hanging around, wondering when their item is going to turn up and whether it will turn up at all. Better still don't send the parcel at all,but inform your customer that you have send it.Keep ringing him up and ask him how the product was,till the customer screams at you! Send an item entirely different from the one ordered for,that after a lot of delay. Let your auction end in the middle of the night. Why go to the trouble of working out whether auctions will end at a good time? Treat your customers with utter disregard after you recieve your payment.Ask them not to disturb you with queries. Sell items of very low quality for a 200% profit.Do not give any discount or special deals which would make the customer come back to you. Be as brief as possible with your descriptions of your items, and use lots of mysterious abbreviations.All those screwball customers should break their head and start querying you.Hell with them!Don't you reply!! Use reserve auctions: Now, this is a fairly controversial final choice, but it really is one of the best ways to scare away your customers. They'll see 'reserve not yet met', and click that 'back' button before you know it. Luckily, they can always bid in a normal auction for the item somewhere else. Ring them up in middle of the night and threaten them with dire consequences if they ask for a refund or complain to ebay. After all this you will no doubt kill your business,but your customer will never deal online anywhere again.There you are you have killed your business and you have killed your customer

Build your reputation 2

Always consider your customer as correct and avoid getting ito heated exchanges.It will only harm your reputation and as already said finish your online business.One piece of negative feedback will always cost you dearly.It is better to deal with the complaint.A refund will usually solve any problems. You should consider any positive feedback percentage under 100% to be an absolute disaster, and a personal failure on your part.

Here are a few common situations you might run into and ways to handle them: Item never arrived: Be very polite and reply immediately or by phone asking the buyer to wait a few more days to see if it turns up.If even after the wait period the item fails to reach the customer,better consider the item as lost,(you can follow up your problem with post office later)Do not make the customer wait.Either offer a refund or a replacement immediately and watch the positive comments flow in.Do not,i repeat get into a dispute,under any circumstance.And no i really really don't care about the additional costs you could incur and neither should you,if you are serious about selling on eBay. Item damaged in transit:Replace it or take it back for a refund.Item doesn't match the description: Do not reply a mail back with"yes it does, you just didn't read the description properly".Takethe item back and give a refund,check and edit your description if you need to,removing any points that are not clear.I'm sure you're getting at what iam trying to say.Offering a refund will solve almost any problem,and in the long run you will be happy youdid.Remember, one piece of negative feedback will stay with you forever, while having a 100% positive rating is like owning the whole of ebay. Always take steps to tackle customers' complaints before they complain to eBay.Better to email them pre-emptively to ask if they have any complaints.You must have come to a conclusion that iam some sort of a nut,and that my suggestions can be followed only if the items sold are cheap?You are wrong.The higher the price of the items you sell, the more your reputation is worth to you. Let's say you were selling $60,000 worth of items each week, for example, and making a $6,000 profit per week overall. You might think that giving back one customer's $6,000 purchase would be a utter loss, of a whole week's profit.Consider it this way:if you don't give that refund,you may need to close shop and there goes your earning avenue!Now which is better?Closing shop or offering a refund?

Build your reputation 2

Always consider your customer as correct and avoid getting ito heated exchanges.It will only harm your reputation and as already said finish your online business.One piece of negative feedback will always cost you dearly.It is better to deal with the complaint.A refund will usually solve any problems. You should consider any positive feedback percentage under 100% to be an absolute disaster, and a personal failure on your part. Here are a few common situations you might run into and ways to handle them: Item never arrived: Be very polite and reply immediately or by phone asking the buyer to wait a few more days to see if it turns up.If even after the wait period the item fails to reach the customer,better consider the item as lost,(you can follow up your problem with post office later)Do not make the customer wait.Either offer a refund or a replacement immediately and watch the positive comments flow in.Do not,i repeat get into a dispute,under any circumstance.And no i really really don't care about the additional costs you could incur and neither should you,if you are serious about selling on eBay. Item damaged in transit:Replace it or take it back for a refund.Item doesn't match the description: Do not reply a mail back with"yes it does, you just didn't read the description properly".Takethe item back and give a refund,check and edit your description if you need to,removing any points that are not clear.I'm sure you're getting at what iam trying to say.Offering a refund will solve almost any problem,and in the long run you will be happy youdid.Remember, one piece of negative feedback will stay with you forever, while having a 100% positive rating is like owning the whole of ebay. Always take steps to tackle customers' complaints before they complain to eBay.Better to email them pre-emptively to ask if they have any complaints.You must have come to a conclusion that iam some sort of a nut,and that my suggestions can be followed only if the items sold are cheap?You are wrong.The higher the price of the items you sell, the more your reputation is worth to you. Let's say you were selling $60,000 worth of items each week, for example, and making a $6,000 profit per week overall. You might think that giving back one customer's $6,000 purchase would be a utter loss, of a whole week's profit.Consider it this way:if you don't give that refund,you may need to close shop and there goes your earning avenue!Now which is better?Closing shop or offering a refund?

Build Reputation on ebay

Build reputation:I mean a good reputation.Online transaction requires a solid reputation.Without it you are an absolute ZERO!Would you do business with a seller who is getting comments such as this-- "took a month to deliver the item", or "sent a damaged item"?Comments such as these will finish you as an online seller.Ok, despite the fact that you have acted honestly,you have still got a negative feedback.What then?Well! keep your cool and communicate with the buyer to find out exactly what went wrong!Remember that one satisfied

customer is better than 100000 unsatisfied customers.You might argue..heck i will open another account and get on with it...WEll,it is not so simple as you think.You Can't Just Open a New Account.EBay's allows only one account.Even if succeed in opening a new account, there are far more downsides.Literally speaking you will have to start all over again from scratch. Many of the new eBay features will be unavailable to you.Your already existing customers won't be able to find you any more.your feedback rating will be low.Because of your low feedback rating,your auctions will finish at a lower sale price.You will run into a loss and will have to close shop ultimately.So,it is clear that opening a new account is not a solution. Reputation bulds trust.Trust builds credibility.Credibility leads to positive feed back.Positive feed back leads to more customers.more customers lead to more sales.More sales,leads to more profits.More sales makes you powerseller.When a powerseller tells his customers something they tend to believe him,because they believe that he is not going to fool them and run the risk of damaging his reputation.So you may increase the price of your product.Potential customers will not bother about paying the extra amount as they feel that it's worth the extra money,as they would prefer dealing with someone who is unlikely to offer substandard products and services,than dealing with someone who has little or no reputation or a negative reputation,even if his products,come cheap. There is only one way to build a reputation.Be honest.Please your customers.A little difficult,but well worth the time and effort.

Responsiblity of a seller in ebay

A seller in ebay has a lot of responsibility.This simple checklist will help you keep on top of things and set yourself a quality standard.

Here we go: You should have a good grasp over the features of the item you are trying to sell.Unless you know how to convince a customer about the features and the plus points of your product,you cannot make a success out of selling on ebay or for that matter anywhere in the world.If you want to know more about the product you are trying to  sell punch the name of the product into the search engines.You might come across something you didn't know. If someone else is selling the same thing as you, then always try to provide more information about it than they do. Monitor your competition: It is advisable to keep track of the price at which items similiar to yours are being put up for sale.Even a minor difference could make a huge difference from selling your product. Get photos of your product:If your product is supported by an image,it would be easier to sell.It's worth taking the time to photograph your items,especially if you have a digital camera.If you are trying to make a full time income from selling one ebay,i would suggest you to get yourself a digital camera,for taking images of your product. Follow up your buyers. Email them thaking your buyer for purchasing from you.Give them your direct telephone number.Keep in touch through email sending them an occasional list of products.Sometimes you may be sell your item even before you put up the same for sale in ebay.Make it a habit of checking your email daily.You may receive enquiries from potential buyers any moment.Response to these mails are of utmost importance in establishing yourself. Description,of your item as elaborately as possible.Take care to cover all important questions your buyer might ask.For a start i  would suggest to keep delivery of your products to your local country.In case you are offering international delivery,then it's a good to make a list of the charges applicable to different counties and display it on each auction/sale. If you have any special terms and conditions,for eg., if you plan to give a refund on any item as long as it hasn't been opened, then that should be mentioned below your description.Avoid any false claims. Packing:Maintain a proffessional standard.Make your parcel damage-proof and attractive at the same time.Deliver through a high class parcel service.Do not try to save money here.Follow up the delivery through email or phone as to whether it has reached  our customer.You might think that you are giving your customer an opportunity to complain.Well if their complaint is genuine i would suggest solving their complaint goes a long way in establishing your credibility.

ebay4 sale

Now that you are ready to sell,here are the steps to posting your first eBay Auction. Step 1: Open an eBay seller's account,unless you already have one.Even if you have a buyer's account it is enough to log in and click "sell" on the toolbar at the page top.Then click 'Create a seller's account'. If you're new eBay,then you'll need to open an account first using the 'register' link underneath the toolbar, and then click 'Sell' and 'Create a seller's account'.The eBay site will then guide you through the process.

Step 2: What should you sell? Do a little experiment with eBay,to get a feel of it.It doesn't really matter what you sell. Take a look around the room you're in - I'm sure there's something in there that you're not all that attached to and could put in the post. Small books and CDs are ideal first items. Step 3: Submit your item.Click 'Sell', and you're on your way to listing your item.The first thing you need to do is choose a category - it's better to just type the item and let eBay choose,the category for you.Then write a title and description.Include key words you think people will search for in the title box.There you have all the information you have about the item in the description box. A starting price. $0.01 is the best starting price, as it draws people in to bid who otherwise wouldn't, and items will almost never finish at such a low price. The next thing to set is the duration of the auction: 3, 5, 7 or drag on forever.The choice is up to you.Longer sale duration will usually get more bids, but will also seem to drag on forever. If you've taken a photo of your item, add it.Items with photos always are easy to sell for agood price.Finally, tick the payment methods you will accept.and where you will parcel to (limit yourself to your own country to begin with). Submit and you're done! Step 4: Sit back and wait for it to sell and let eBay do its thing - buyers will find your item and leave bids on it. Some bidders might email you with questions about the item, and you should do your best to answer these questions as quickly as you can. If your item doesn't sell then you can list it up again for free. Step 5:Sold?Congrats!! Collect payment and parcel it. eBay will sent your buyer emails guiding them through the process of sending you payment for the item. Make sure you receive the money before you send anything. Once you've got the payment, all you need to do is pack the item,carefully, for posting, take the buyer's address from the confirmation email eBay sent you, and write it on the parcel.You are done.Congrats!You just made your first sale and hopefully you are prepared to make a repeat of it.TO BE CONTINUED.