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Published March 13th, 2008
If you have started your own online eBay business, you may have noticed that the constant circle of listing items, selling them, sending out invoices, receiving payments and relisting items for sale can take quite a bit of time out of your schedule.
If you are listing items one at a time, going page by page through the eBay program, this slowdown in your business life is even worse. While you may love the profitability of eBay, you may also wish for an easier, and less time consuming, way to take care of your online inventory.
Thankfully, there are many... Read more
Tags: E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, Generating More Sales, Leeia Ladipoh, online auctions, sellers, Small Business Resources, tools
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Published March 6th, 2008
There are a number of ways to successfully advance as an eBay PowerSeller. As an 8 year Seller on eBay, with a 100% feedback rating of over 1000, I’ve come to recognize several things that work, and several others that don’t, when trying to build a successful business as a PowerSeller on eBay.
What is an eBay PowerSeller?
eBay is constantly monitoring the volume of sales of its members. Any seller that can achieve a consistent Sales volume (at least $1000 in gross sales, or 100 items sold per month) for three consecutive months, as well as maintaining a feedback... Read more
Tags: boosting sales, E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, ebay powerseller, Generating More Sales, online auctions, powerseller, Ryan Dube, Sales
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Published February 25th, 2008
At the beginning of the month I posted about the eBay fee hike…
Since then, smaller sellers in the eBay community have rallied together to boycott the hike as eBay attempts to court the bigger sellers. Sadly, the mini strike apparently had little to no effect and eBay remains firm in going through with the changes on Wednesday.
It looks like smaller sellers or anyone not happy with the fee hike should look closely at the pros and cons of doing business through eBay. There are eBay alternatives that facilitate auctioning such as Amazon.com or you could even consider beginning... Read more
Tags: ebay, ebay alternatives, ebay fee hike, ebay sellers, feedback, online auctions, Rebecca Button
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Published February 11th, 2008
Take a moment to think of buying and selling online, and chances are the first answer to come to you will be eBay. It’s not surprising - from small beginnings, the popular online auction site has become synonymous with buying and selling online. So much so that even the music satirist Weird Al Yankovic wrote a song parodying the site.
However, as good as eBay is, it’s not for everyone - with restrictions on what can be sold and rising fees, a small business using eBay as a means of selling products can cost quite a bit extra, depending on... Read more
Tags: danny brown, E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay alternatives, online auction, online auctions, online social networks
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Published February 1st, 2008
EBay’s announcement that seller fees are increasing February 20th is not going over well. The new rules go a little something like this:
"It reduces upfront costs such as listing fees, which will drop from a starting price of $0.20 to $0.15 for traditional auction listings, and makes gallery photos free. However, eBay is adding more costs to the back end for many sellers with higher final-value fees, the commission eBay takes after a sale. Top sellers will be rewarded with greater visibility and protections, but - in perhaps the most controversial aspect of the shake-up - sellers will no... Read more
Tags: E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, news, online auctions, Rebecca Button
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Published January 20th, 2008
Quite often when someone decides to try their hand at selling something on the auction giant eBay, they have been inspired to do so because they’ve heard a great story or two about how much money can be made by everyday folks like you and me. While it’s true that eBay has changed the financial lives of many men and women all over the world, it’s also true that many people list an item or two, make little or nothing with the auction, and never try it again.
That’s unfortunate because listing items on eBay can be a fabulous way... Read more
Tags: advice, E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, Generating More Sales, online auctions, Sales, Starting a Business, tips
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Published January 9th, 2008
Okay - you’ve sold your first few items on eBay and you’ve made a small profit. You’d be forgiven for wanting to grab that cash and celebrate your success by spending it on something frivolous.
But instead of enjoying a short term gain, why not reinvest it for long term profit?
My partner and I started off with a $360 order from a wholesaler (paid for from our savings), and within three months we’d bought and sold enough items (reinvesting our profits every time) to be sitting on $3000 worth of stock - all bought and paid for. We’d sold... Read more
Tags: allison whitehead, E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, ebay business, Generating More Sales, online auctions, reinvesting, Sales, wholesaler
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Published December 28th, 2007
By now almost everyone has heard of eBay, but did you know that it can be very beneficial not only to individuals looking to sell items but to businesses that are already established as well?
Both land-based businesses and online retailers are successfully using eBay to supplement their regular sales, and in this article we will look at ways to use eBay to increase your bottom line.
Offload Old Inventory
No matter what you are selling, you will find that a time will come when certain items in your inventory are not selling as they used to. Excess inventory can... Read more
Tags: E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, Generating More Sales, Leeia Ladipoh, online auctions, Sales, website
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Published December 27th, 2007
eBay is not exactly a new service; in fact, for several years now the site has been a household name. It is hard to believe that in that time, most people have still not really learned how to take full advantage of the services that eBay provides in order to make a business selling goods.
In fact, the most common selling mistakes on eBay today are the same things they were when the site first got fired up! Let’s take a look at them and make some suggestions on how you can avoid them.
* Not Taking Advantage of the... Read more
Tags: E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, Generating More Sales, Leeia Ladpoh, online auctions, selling mistakes
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Published December 19th, 2007
Would you like to increase your eBay auction sales? In the business world, it’s far easier to sell to an existing customer than it is to go out and recruit a new one. The same holds true in the auction world. A happy eBay customer will keep your auctions bookmarked so that he can come back and see what you’re offering again and again.
What are the best ways to turn an eBay buyer into a repeat customer? Here are some suggestions:
1. Always give the customer a little more than is expected.
When you describe your item, underplay the... Read more
Tags: E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, Generating More Sales, online auctions
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