How to Think Like an eBay PowerSeller
by Kirsten Hawkins
So what’s a PowerSeller? PowerSellers are the people on eBay who’ve made it, recognisable by the little ‘PowerSeller’ badge next to their name. You’ve probably seen these people around - and to succeed on eBay, you want to think the way they do.
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How To Save Money on Shipping
by Skip McGrath
If you are going to run a profitable and professional eBay and/or web site business, you will need to package and ship your goods professionally. No one likes to receive their "eBay treasure" in an old cereal box or shoe box stuffed with your last week's newspaper. This does not mean that you have to always use "new" supplies. Recycled boxes and packaging materials are fine as long as they are in good condition.
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How To Create Your Own eBay About Me Page
by Tim Knox
Regular readers of this newsletter and my newspaper column know that I am a big fan of eBay's About Me Page feature. This is a special page you can create as part of your eBay account that is linked from your eBay ID (with a little About Me icon).
You can use your eBay About Me Page as a sales tool. Customers can click on your About Me icon to get to your About Me page, which you can set up to include information about you, your interests, and
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When NOT to Use “Buy Now”
by Kirsten Hawkins
As you get more experienced on eBay, you might be tempted to use fixed price auctions, just so you can budget better. It’s often more reassuring to know that either you will make a small profit on an item instead of having to wait and see whether it makes a big profit or a big loss. However, you should be aware that there are some times when you really shouldn’t use ‘Buy it Now’.
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How to Navigate the eBay Rapids Successfully
by Greg Gunn
The growth eBay has experienced in the last few years is astounding. Five years ago, the sales activity on eBay was a trickling stream compared to the Class V rapids it has swelled to today.
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eBay Description Writing Tips
by Kirsten Hawkins
Once you’ve drawn the buyers in with your title, the next thing to do is to tell them all about your item with the description. But just what should you write in your description?
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How do Dutch Auctions Work on eBay?
by Kirsten Hawkins
A multiple-item (‘Dutch’) auction is an auction where more than one of the same item is being sold at once. There are two kinds of Dutch auctions.
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Turn Your eBay Experience Into Even More Profit
by Mark Kenny
As eBay itself says "Want to sell your stuff on eBay but don't have the time? Let a Trading Assistant do it for you? Trading Assistants are experienced eBay Sellers who will sell your items on eBay for a fee." I have friends who work within the IT industry and they are the ones who call me most often! Computer technicians, Network consultants, even company directors of IT firms. It seems that over the years of selling on eBay surprisingly we've gained quite a rare skill.
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eBay buys Shopping.com - Boon or Bust to Online Merchants?
by Scott Smigler
My first reaction: This could be big.
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Selling Digital Downloads Via eBay Classifieds Is Still A Crap Shoot
by Tim Knox
Last week I told you that eBay had decided to ban the sale of digital downloads via its traditional auction system. This means that digital media sellers will have to deliver their goods via CDs or DVDs, or post them for sale on the eBay Classified system. This week I'm hearing from lots of folks who have tried to post sales to the eBay Classifieds only to be denied the privilege of doing so or having the ad cancelled by eBay for policy violations that no one - not even eBay staffers - seem to understand. Once again eBay has everyone confused and upset. Same stuff, different day.
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