Archive for the ‘eBay’ Category
Posted by
Tom Craig
in US Politics, eBay 
Name an item, and someone probably collects it. Did you know, for example, that people collect and pay big money for old eyeglasses? The catch is, where do you find old eyeglasses? You will probably never see them at a garage sale; however, when you are at a garage sale, ...
Posted by
Tom Craig
in eBay
Many eBay sellers create their own product to sell on eBay. Some sell their own crafts and artwork, while others produce specialized software programs or other information resources. Because you are the manufacturer and totally control the cost and selling price of your product, this can be very lucrative.
Software is ...
Posted by
Tom Craig
in eBay
Don't think that you need to limit yourself to a certain product theme. You can sell anything on eBay if priced right. My rule of thumb is this: if you can price an item for half of the regular price and make a decent profit, then you can sell a ...
Posted by
Tom Craig
in eBay
For most sellers, accepting credit card payments means signing up for PayPal. That's because it's a real hassle to set up your own merchant credit card account; setting up a PayPal account to handle your credit card payments is a lot easier.
PayPal (www.paypal.com) is an online payment service, owned by ...
Posted by
Jim Johnson
in eBay
You attract more customers when you can provide peace of mind about what you're selling. And the best way to provide peace of mind is to offer a money-back guarantee. This is one sure shot way to boost your eBay sales!
eBay lets you include a Return Policy section in your ...
Posted by
Tom Craig
in eBay
As a new eBay business, you can learn only so much from existing businesses. It might be tempting to look at the list of top sellers and say that you want to duplicate everything they're doing. The problem with that strategy is that if you duplicate everything they do, you'll ...
Posted by
Jim Johnson
in eBay
There aren't that many scammers on eBay - but the ones there are tend to be greedy. This means that they will always try to pull their scams on high-value items like cars and computers, so that they can make a lot of money quickly. Since buyers generally buy these ...
Posted by
Jim Johnson
in eBay
What should you sell in your eBay business?
I'm always a little taken aback when I'm asked this question because it seems odd to me to enter into a random business. That is, most successful businesspeople I know are in their particular business for a reason. You don't find a ...
Posted by
Tom Craig
in eBay
There are ways you can protect yourself against this type of unwarranted chargeback.
A few ways include:
Describe the Items clearly
State Auction Terms and Conditions clearly and concisely
State a clear Return Policy
Respond quickly and courteously to customer complaints.
If the auction is “as is” sale, state that clearly in the auction.
Ship only to ...
Posted by
Tom Craig
in eBay
Not every product you buy for resale actually sells. If you carry 100 SKUs, you might find that 95 of them sell very well, but the remaining five are either slower movers or out-and-out dogs. What can do you to get rid of less popular merchandise?
Marking Down Merchandise
There are two ...
Posted by
Jim Johnson
in eBay
Few sellers achieve long-term success by milking the latest fad or by selling the hodgepodge of products you find at a typical garage sale. True success comes from identifying opportunities in defined market segments and aggressively pursuing those opportunities.
How do the eBay business masters decide what product categories on which ...
Posted by
Tom Craig
in eBay
eBay Seller Outreach is a free business consulting program that teaches individuals and small businesses how to grow their business on eBay. Note that this Program is only open to eBay Power Sellers through their Power Seller Program.
The program one-on-one interactions over the course of several phone interviews as well ...