eBay "Lingo".

Here's a little list of lingo,useful to know, but which is not very necessary: Bid: is the maximum price you are prepared to pay for an item. Dutch: an auction where more than one of an item is available. Feedback: positive or negative comments left about other users on eBay. Mint: in perfect condition. Non-paying bidder: a bidder who wins an auction but does not then go on to buy the item. PayPal: an electronic payment method accepted by most sellers. Rare: used and abused on eBay, now entirely meaningless. Reserve: the minimum price the seller will accept for the item. Shill bid: a fake bid placed by a seller trying to drive up their auction's price. Snail Mail: the post, which is obviously very slow compared to email. Sniping: bidding at the last second to win the item before anyone else can outbid you.

Abbreviations: AUD: Australian Dollar. Currency. BIN: Buy it Now. A fixed price auction. BNWT: Brand New With Tags. An item that has never been used and still has its original tags. BW: Black and White. Used for films, photos etc. CONUS: Continental United States. Generally used by sellers who don't want to post things to Alaska or Hawaii. EUR: Euro. Currency. FC: First Class. Type of postage. GBP: Great British Pounds. Currency. HTF: Hard To Find. Not quite as abused as 'rare', but getting there. NIB: New in Box. Never opened, still in its original box. NR: No Reserve. An item where the seller has not set a reserve price. OB: Original Box. An item that has its original box (but might have been opened). PM: Priority Mail. PP: Parcel Post. SH: Shipping and Handling. The fees the buyer will pay you for postage. USD: United States Dollars. Currency. VGC: Very Good Condition. Not mint, but close. I personally would advise you against using "lingo" language unless absolutely necessary,as people on eBay are not experienced buyers and you will lose them if you write a load of lingo gibberish all over your auction.TO BE CONTINUED....

Prohibited items in ebay

Here is eBay's full list of prohibited or questionable items per their Listing Policies.If you try to sell any of these, then eBay will remove your auction and all bids will be void. Academic Software Airline and Transit Related Items Alcohol (also see Wine) Animals and Wildlife Products Anti-circumvention Policy Artifacts Authenticity Disclaimers Autographed Items Batteries Beta Software Bootleg Recordings Brand Name Misuse Catalog Sales Catalytic Converters and Test Pipes Celebrity Material Charity or Fund raising Listings Comparison Policy Compilation and Informational Media Contracts and Tickets Counterfeit Currency and Stamps Counterfeit Items Credit Cards Downloadable Media Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia Electronics Equipment Embargoed Goods and Prohibited Countries Encouraging Infringement Policy Event Tickets Faces, Names and Signatures Firearms, Ammunition, Replicas, and Militaria Fireworks Food Freon and Other Refrigerants Gift Cards Government IDs and Licenses Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Items Human Parts and Remains Importation of Goods into the United States International Trading - Buyers International Trading - Sellers Lockpicking Devices Lottery Tickets Mailing Lists and Personal Information Manufacturers' Coupons Mature Audiences Medical Devices Misleading Titles Mod Chips, Game Enhancers, and Boot Discs Movie Prints Multi-level Marketing, Pyramid and Matrix Programs OEM Software Offensive Material Pesticides Plants and Seeds Police-Related Items Political Memorabilia Postage Meters Pre-Sale Listings Prescription Drugs and Devices Promotional Items Real Estate Recalled Items Recordable Media Replica and Counterfeit Items Satellite and Cable TV Descramblers Slot Machines Stocks and Other Securities Stolen Property Surveillance Equipment Tobacco Travel Unauthorized Copies Used Clothing Warranties Weapons & Knives Wine (also see Alcohol) Again you can't sell illegal things like drugs, pyramid schemes or stolen goods.Almost everything that is on the list is there because there is law against selling it. The 'autographed items' entry, means that you can sell anything that's been autographed if it comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Earning on ebay 3

Ready to start selling?Before you sell,make sure that the items you plan to sell don't violate eBay's listing policies. Once you go through the listing policies,you then need to familiarize yourself with the different auction types. In an attempt to give people more choices,as and when they buy and sell eBay has different auction types. Normal Actions:Buyers bid,others outbid them, they bid again, and the person with the highest bidder gets the item. Reserve Auctions:This is for those sellers,who do not want to sell below a certain price called as "reserve price"If no-one is willing purchase at that reserve price then the auction is cancelled. Fixed Price ('Buy it Now') Auctions:Here the item has the option of getting sold in 2 ways..by normal auction and additionally a Buy it Now button,is added to the item for those potential customers who would like to buy immediately without bidding at a fixed price mentioned. Recently, eBay added the 'best offer'option. Here the buyers can contact the seller to bargain a price. However for getting the options to reserve and fixed price auctions as a seller you pay a small extra fee to use these formats. Multiple Item ('Dutch') Auctions:These type of auctions are rare and so we will not go into it.TO BE CONTINUED...

Earning on ebay 2

Decided to sell something on ebay?Before you jump deeply into ebay you should know a few things. What is it that you should sell: When you register at ebay be choosy about your user name.Select something which will be attractive,as this the name visitors will come across when they look at the product you have put up for sale. Then you need decide the what item to sell.Think about what you can sell comfortably.You can meet with success on ebay if you become a source for getting a line of product. sell You'll do far better on eBay if you become a solid source for certain kind of products.That is target a category of products to get targetted traffic. Selling rubbish at random will just spoil your reputation. Once you decide what to sell,try to sell a product or service on which you have a good knowledge.If you have no knowledge about what you are trying to sell,you will not be able to write a good description about the product and so you lose in first step itself in trying to attract customers and so are likely to fail.In other words to be a successful seller,it is necessary to have a perfect grasp on what you are trying to sell.Half-baked knowledge is of no use. Think out a product you know about,will get you a reasonable profit,is relatively small for you parcel at a low cost. Do not consider any item as "cannot sell".Remember that there's a market for almost everything on eBay, even for those items that wouldn't sell once in a year if you stocked them in a shop. Tax and Legal Matters. You should pay your own taxes.Ebay does not do it for you.If you decide to sell on eBay on a full-time basis, it is better to register as a business. Like in any business there are going to be ups and downs when you sell on eBay. Don't pack up and close shop if you meet wit failures intially.Successful sellers you see today are those who had decided to stick to it.Believe in yourself,and you will succeed.TO BE CONTINUED......

Earning on ebay 1

It isn't unusual to hear some persons making thousands of dollars per month on eBay.When you visit ebay you'll find a number of PowerSellers.If you make$1,000 per month you are considered a powerseller. Silver PowerSellers make at least $3,000 each month, while Gold PowerSellers make more than $10,000, and the Platinum level is $25,000. The top ranking is Titanium PowerSeller, and to qualify you must make at least $150,000 in sales every month! The fact that so many are earning money gives you come idea of the income possibilities out there.Ask a few of them and you will find that they never set out to even set up a business on eBay - they simply started selling a few things,and then continued selling.Do you know that there are plenty of persons whose full-time job is to sell things on eBay? Once they've bought the stock, they make pure profit,as they don't need to pay for any business premise,staff, or anything else.PowerSellers are actually making more profits than big business houses. Even if you don't want to quit your job and really go for it, you can still use eBay to make a significant second income. You can schedule your deliveries weekly. Another advantage is eBay doesn't care who you are, where you live, or what you look like: some PowerSellers are very old, or very young.Selling on eBay is easier than that in the real world.There's no job interview and no commuting involved - if you can parcel things,you can do it.This said be very honest and do not try to dupe your customers. If you can get something reasonably cheap,for sale.then,then you can sell it on eBay - and as you always get discount for bulk purchases,you are sure profit when you retail that at ebay.Just buy a wholesale lot of something which is in current demand and you are there on the road to profits. The power of eBay is that there is always someone who wants what you're selling,even if that something that is lying around in the house which you consider useless. Start rummaging your house!you may just about find something to test the power of ebay and who knows,thereafter you might just become another power seller in the years to come!!! TO BE CONTINUED....

Maximize your income online

Unless you enjoy your work,refrain from accepting all work that comes your way.Iam talking about those that give you less earnings in return for the effort put in by you. Combine your work research to save time.Suppose you are doing a review for payment and the topic concerns the same niche,you could save time by researching the same,at the same time,without duplicating your content. When you have collected enough content covering several articles on a topic,consider the possibilty to sell the same with little variations to others besides the customer in question.So,a little bit of effort in this direction will let you earn more taking little of your time. Many depend on google adsense,as the only way to monetize your blog.For a start that is perfectly ok.But as you go on writing rich content and have carved a place for yourself on the web,you should explore more avenues of income,like selling ad space to name one.Others avenues are..writing paid reviews,joining affiliate programs for hot products,content writing,selling text links,renting ad space,games of skill,web designing services,data entry,medical transcription,and so on. If you are capable handling of simultaneous tasks well and good. Many bloggers underrate their efforts and capabilities and often charge less.Do not do this.Always base what you charge on the effort and time involved and the money you want to earn in a month/year.Do not forget that when you write content ,it does not come free..it involves research time,electricity for the computer,etc...I doubt whether any blogger blogs just for fun.Although nobody admits it every blogger or at least a major portion,aim to make money by blogging.At least i do not blog for fun.I aim to make some money,in return for sharing my views and information on varied topics through my blog.That's it.So i have no reason why i should charge less for my services.Value your time,try to earn as much as possible by trying to get the most out of your work day. Quality content will help promote and establish your authority and eventually bring in work.You should concentrate on writing about your chosen topic in such a manner that it is capable of drawing in potential customers and not just passing readers.Be patient.You will not earn or get clients immediately.Patience and consistent quality content is the key to success for earning online.Towards making fast money,some of you may have joined auto-surf programs,which i personally do not advocate.In my opinion it is sheer waste of time.This bit of advise is based on my own personal experience.Believe me nothing beats hard work.There is no short-cut to success and money.