Top eBay selling tips
Sometimes the most overlooked advice is the simplest ones. Here are some basic, yet extremely effective selling tips to obtain more eyeballs and cash for your listings:
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*Load up your Item Title: eBay purchases many keywords to drive traffic to their listings. Take advantage and load as many key words that buyers will search for, including descriptive and unique attributes. The more optimal your listing title is, the higher it will appear in eBay's Best Match search engine.
*Start the Pricing Low with No Reserve: Many sellers worry that setting their initial price too low will sell too low. In fact, many successful sellers will set the opening bid very low ($.99) with no reserve to attract and spark bidders earlier on to increase the final selling price. Higher opening bids do not lure as many buyers.
*Good Photos: Having multiple, high-resolution photos can gain a critical edge over competitive listings. These well-lit photos should be taken yourself, ensuring originality. Provide different angles to display features and details. Buyers want to visually see items for purchase - words can only say so much!
*Detail your Description:
Do not be vague with your description. Prospective buyers want to feel comfortable buying an item that is detailed enough
to provide them with as much relevant information as possible.
Start the listing out with an attractive summary with bulleted lists and all pertinent information of the item. Follow up with greater details and specifications of the item in the latter part of your listing.
*Free Shipping Supplies: Costs for shipping and packaging materials can quickly eat into your final profits, so take advantage of FREE supplies! The USPS, United States Postal Service offers a wide variety of shipping supplies at no cost that they deliver directly to you. These boxes come in variety of sizes that are available in Priority Mail or Priority Mail Flat Rate Services.
*Good Shipping Costs: To help with Best Match listing placement and an overall more attractive listing, establish reasonable costs for your shipping. Additionally, eBay offers a free shipping calculator that provides real-time shipping costs to buyers all around the world.
*Minimize trips: Shipping can quickly result in a very time-consuming process. You can conduct all your business at home at no cost instead of taking frequent trips to the Post Office. Schedule free carrier pick-ups, print labels, and pay for shipping online and at the convenience of staying at home!
*Communication: Maintain great customer service by responding quickly to questions or concerns. Leave feedback for your buyer so they will reciprocate your efforts. Some sellers will go the extra mile by including extras or handwritten notes in packaging.
*What It's Worth? tool: Do your research! This is a very useful tool that will generate average starting and selling prices along with key words that attract buyers in completed listings. Knowing the "market price" for your item will help gauge a more accurate price range to target for potential buyers.
*Personalize yourself: The My World profile is free for you to customize to let buyers get to know you and help build trust. Include a bio, tell a story, or share your passions what you enjoy collecting, buying or selling.