Top 10 eBay Selling Secrets You Must Know
Selling something on eBay for the first time? Are you clueless to what you must do? Well, do not fret! First of all, welcome to the fascinating world of eBay! Selling on eBay will not be a daunting process to you if you are prepared of what is to be expected by you, as an eBay seller. Do a read up on how eBay works to get an initiation of what is to come. There are many articles and eBooks to guide you along this journey. To start off, you must have access to the Internet and products to sell. No worries if you don’t have a product. Start small by working part-time on eBay, selling quirky or small items around your house like how many sellers do on eBay. An old shirt to you may be gold to someone else!
To make your research a much easier process, here are the top 10 secrets of selling on eBay you should know. Remember, a dedicated hard-working seller will bring satisfaction to customers!
1. Do Your Research! Not sure if your item will sell on eBay? Do a search around the site and look out for other auctions selling products similar to yours and take note on the prices these products go for. If they are popular and in high demand, why not?
2. List Your Items on eBay At The Correct Category! By placing your items at the correct category, it will be so much easier for it to turn up in the eBay search engine! Your customers will then be able to find your item at its respective category.
3. Use Appropriate Keywords and Descriptions! Describe your products precisely in detail. For example, if there is a small stain on the shirt you are selling, list it down to prevent any future problems from disgruntled buyers than wants a refund or an exchange for your products.
4. Take Many Pictures of Your Products! Photos are a vital key to success on eBay auctions. By placing a photo, or many photos, your customers will be able to look at the item instead of trying to imagine it from your descriptions. Also, by providing photos of your products, your customers will have proof that your products really exists and it helps build up interest to your sales.
5. Sign Up For PayPal! PayPal is one of the top payment methods the majority of eBay customers like to use. So sign up for a PayPal account to make transactions easier for yourself and your potential buyers!
6. “Hot Time” Buying Periods. As eBay is an online auction site, most of your customers will be spread out all around the world, and it is difficult to estimate when is the right time for you to end your auction. The secret of successful sales on eBay is to end your auctions during ‘Hot Time’ (peak) buying periods. By knowing when is the peak period for your sales, your auctions will get more exposure to potential buyers!
These are the different peak period time zones for your reference: * Eastern Time Zone, 9pm-11pm * Central Time Zone, 8-10pm * Mountain Time Zone, 7-9pm * Pacific Time Zone, 6-8pm.
7. Your “About Me” Page. Fill up your ‘About Me’ page on eBay and let your customers know more about you! Share a link to your own website if you have one to promote yourself! The more professional you are, the more customers will feel you are more reputable.
8. Getting Positive Feedback The first thing many eBay buyers look at before they buy anything from you, is your feedback ratings. The secret of getting great feedback is to provide exemplarily customer service like being prompt and friendly. This will surely increase your customer pool and many will enjoy shopping with you on eBay.
9. Lower Your Postage and Shipping fees! Try not to over estimate or under estimate your shipping and postage fees as your customers would like to have an accurate estimation of what they are going to pay at the end of the day.
10. Keep Away From Ads! Refrain from posting up advertisements like Reserve Prices or Buy-It-Now in your product listings as it will certainly scare potential customers away! The trick is to get your buyers to keep bidding at your products besides, placing advertisements like these will actually cause you to lose money and interested buyers!
Leslie Yc – a Platinum eBay Powerseller, who is now selling full-time on eBay ever since he bought his life-changing ebook “eBay Inside Out”. He make $55k to $60k of sale every month now. You too can make it!