How Do I Sell on eBay?
June 11th, 2008Before eBay sellers become successful, each individual has to start somewhere. Most ask this question at some point: How do I sell something on eBay? Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started. This information will hopefully give you that extra push to get you started in the right direction and start making money on eBay.
The first thing to do when starting out on eBay is to register on the site and obtain a User ID. To do this, simply go to www.ebay.com and register as a new user. You should also register with PayPal because that is the accepted form of payment, and PayPal makes it easy for buyers to pay and for sellers to get their money.
The second thing to do is just start buying some items on eBay in order to get your feedback score up. It is difficult to sell items with a zero feedback score. Once you have your PayPal account set up, it will be very easy to buy stuff on eBay. Make sure the seller accepts PayPal; believe it or not, some do not accept it. Once your feedback score is above 10, you are ready to start selling.
The first thing to determine is what you will sell on eBay. Most sellers start selling stuff around the house and garage that they no longer want or need. Get a good-sized box and just start putting stuff in that you find around the house and want to sell.
Once you have some items to sell, sit down and do some research on the eBay site to determine what price you can get for each item. You do this by searching “completed listings.” Go to “Advanced Search” and click the box beside “Completed listings only.” This will show all the listings that have ended within the past 14 days, and will show you what has sold and what has not sold. Those listings that sold will show the price in green. Those that did not sell will show the price in red. You can then get an idea of what the item is selling for, and whether it is a popular item.
As you are doing research, pay attention to the item descriptions of those items that sold. It will give you a good idea of what kind of description to write for your own item. Don’t copy someone else’s description word for word, but you can get an idea of what to put in your own description.
Take pictures of your item with a quality digital camera in good lighting. Sharp, clear pictures are very important when selling stuff on eBay. Buyers cannot see the item in person, so they must rely on pictures to determine whether they want to bid on it.
When you are ready to list your items, simply click on the “Sell” tab to get started. The eBay selling form will guide you through listing your item; you will price your item, write a description, upload pictures, and specify shipping costs.
After the listing ends and your item sells, package it carefully and mail to your customer. If the item does not sell, then you can list it again. The average selling rate on eBay is 33%; this means that for every three items listed on eBay, one item sells.
After you get some sales under your belt, it will be time to take your eBay business up a notch and try to obtain products to sell. Those sellers who make a ton of money on the site sell products in hot, lucrative niches.
How to Sell on eBay: Find a Hot, Profitable Niche
June 7th, 2008Selling stuff on eBay is one of the fastest and easiest ways to make money online today. Millions of people are selling stuff on the site and making money doing it. Most of them just make a few bucks, however. Most sellers who make a ton of money on the site sell products in profitable niches.
If you want to make a full-time income on eBay, the first thing you must do is find popular products to sell in hot, profitable niches. There are a number of ways to find these hot niches – they all have certain characteristics. Here are some characteristics of profitable niches.
There will be at least several bids on the majority of the auctions in a hot, profitable niche. When you sell in a hot, profitable niche, there is a lot of action in that niche and all the auctions will get attention from buyers searching for the items.
Most auctions in a hot, profitable niche will end with the item selling. You will see very few auctions end without the item being sold. Usually those that don’t sell are due to a starting price that is too high.
In a hot, profitable niche, you will see buyers competing with each other to win the auctions. As they compete to be the highest bidder, they often become emotionally attached to the auction and sometimes drive auction prices beyond what they would pay at the local mall!
EBay is a huge marketplace with new buyers and sellers signing up every day. That means there is fierce competition, but there are also millions of buyers for you to target. Wise sellers find ways to use this extraordinary marketplace to put money in their pockets.
Now is the Time to Get Started Making Money Online
May 6th, 2008Now is the best time of all to get started making money on the Net. There are a number of ways people are making money online, and some are making thousands every week!
One way to make money online is to sell on eBay. Many eBay sellers are making a full-time income on the popular auction site. They quit their jobs, told their bosses goodbye, and now have the freedom to manage their time as they choose. Do you want to be a successful eBay seller? Download this free report: Secret eBay Niches. This Special Report will tell you how to find out what to sell to make a ton of money on eBay.
EBay Ends All Digital Sales
March 25th, 2008EBay has announced that ebooks can no longer be listed as an auction or Buy It Now beginning March 31, 2008. That means that ebooks can no longer be bought and sold on eBay. The Classifed Ad is still an option for ebook sellers, but it does not allow buyers to download ebooks through the eBay system.
Ebooks have been a thriving business on eBay for years, and they even provided a digital download system to give sellers a way to offer instant delivery to buyers. Now the only option for ebook sellers will be to purchase classified ads on eBay.
The latest change affects not only ebooks, but any product that is delivered digitally.
This new decision by eBay will force many sellers to change the way they do business. Some say it is a good thing because ebook sales have been perceived as scams by some buyers who do not understand what an ebook is, and thus they sometimes make a purchase thinking it is for a physical item that will be shipped. Then they are unhappy when they find they purchased a digital item and not a physical item.
Classified ads have been found to work well for some sellers, and this is an option more sellers will be pursuing. Former ebook sellers can also sell their digital items as a physical product on CD. Still, the former instant digital download provided by eBay will be missed by many sellers and buyers alike.