GOOD TIPS FOR NEWCOMERS TO E-BAY WHO WANT TO SELL !

IF YOU ARE NEW TO E-BAY AND YOU WISH TO SELL AND MAKE A PROFIT, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING TIPS:

1./ LOOK FOR DEALERS WHO USE THE TURBO LISTING FACILITY ( THIS IS MAINLY USED BY THE BIGGER TRADERS TO SAVE TIME ) HOWEVER, THEY USUALLY LIST A LOT OF ITEMS WHICH ALL FINISH AT THE SAME TIME, AND LIST THEIR ITEMS AT A STARTING PRICE OF JUST 99P OR A US $1, SO TO THE POINT, IF YOU CAN SPARE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THERE ENTIRE LIST AND PLACE JUST THE MINIMUM BID OR A BID 2 OR 3 STEPS UP; YOU COULD FIND SOME OF THE ITEMS YOU HAVE BID ON SLIP THROUGH THE NET SO TO SPEAK AND GAIN A BARGAIN !

2./ LOOK FOR EXPENSIVE ITEMS ( SEARCH ON HIGH CATS IF YOU ARE AFTER STAMPS OR EXPENSIVE OR ANOTHER KEY WORD RELATING TO YOUR ITEM REQUIRED) THEN CHANGE THE AUCTION PREFERENCE TOTHE LOWEST PRICE FIRST, THEN PLACE BIDS ON ITEMS WHICH YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PREFERABLY ITEMS WITH NO BIDDERS; AS THE PRICE ONLY GOES UP WHEN MORE THAN 1 PERSON BIDS ON IT !

3./ UTILISE E-BAYS NOTIFICATIONCUSTOM FORMS; GO THROUGH ALL THE PREFERENCES AND CREATE CUSTOM TEMPLATES; MAKE SURE YOU ADD LINKS TO YOUR OTHER ITEMS YOU ARE SELLING, THIS WILL GIVE YOU EXTRA EXPOSURE WHICH MAY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE OF SELLING AN ITEM OT NOT SELLING IT !

4./ I KNOW ITS TIME CONSUMING BUT EVERYTIME YOU GET A WINNING BID / PAYMENT RECEIVED / YOU SEND GOODS OR RECEIVE A FEEDBACK, I BELIEVEIT'S A MUST TO SEND A NOTIFICATION AS WHEN YOU DO IF YOU HAVE SET YOUR TEMPLATES RIGHT IT WILL HELP YOUR ADMIN AND DEFINATELY MAKE AWARE TO YOUR BUYERS THAT YOU HAVE OTHER ITEMS THAT THEY MIGHT LIKE TO BID ON AS WELL !

5./ SOME E-BAYERS WILL DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT SETTING UP AND OFFERING PAYPAL TO POTENTIAL BUYERS WILL IMPROVE YOUR SALES BY AT LEAST 60% ( THERE FEES ARE QUITE HIGH ESPECIALLY IF ITEMS ARE SOLD AT JUST 99P) BUT OVERALL THE BENEFITS OF SELLING A LOT MORE ITEMS DEFINATELY OUTWAYS THE DOWNSIDE OF NOT SELLING AT ALL !

6./ TRY AND MAKE SURE TO LIST ITEMS AT THE RIGHT TIMES: EG IF YOU ARE INTENDING TO SELL SOMETHING WHICH YOU THINK WILL SELL IN THE STATES FOR EXAMPLE; THERE'S NO POINT PUTTING IT ON E-BAY IF IT FINISHES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT; I DO QUITE A BIT OF BUYING FROM THE STATES AND CANADA AND THEY ARE USUALLY ON LINE ABOUT MIDNIGHT - 2AM UK TIME !

7./ MAKE SURE YOUR PREFERENCES ARE SET TO RECEIVE ALL NEWS NOTIFICATIONS FROM E-BAY, AS USUALLY ONCE A MONTH THEY HOLD A SPECIAL LISTING DAY WHERE YOU CAN PLACE ITEMS ON AUCTION FOR UNDER THEIR MINIMUM RATE OF 0.15 PLUS AT THE SAME THEY SOMETIME ALLOW YOU TO PLACE ANY START PRICE EG YOU COULD LIST SOMETHING WITH A START PRICE OF 500 FOR JUST 10P,THUS SAVING YOU MONEY AND THUS EARNING YOU MORE PROFIT IF THE ITEM SELLS !