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Author :: Kirsten Hawkins  |
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| Article Title :: 10 Ways To Avoid Being Ripped Off On eBay. |
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| It is important to remember that eBay is a lot like a marketplace. There will always be a dodgy guy in the corner, selling things that most people wouldnÂ’t touch. The trouble is that, on the Internet, these people can be a little harder to spot. Here are ten tips to help you keep an eye out for the rip-off merchants.
1. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is: This holds for everything in life, but especially for eBay. Things that seem too cheap are usually too cheap for a reason – it might be a complete scam, or the items might just be of extremely poor quality. Investigate before you go further.
2. Know the value of what you want to buy: There are (read full article) |
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Author :: Gerry Lacuarta |
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| Article Title :: How To Cash In on Weird Auctions on eBay |
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| Until recently, online auction sites such as eBay have been the usual marketplace for bargain hunters and thrift shoppers looking for cheap used or surplus products. But a new breed of sellers are now coming up with very unusual auctions on eBay.
Encouraged in part by the recent purchase by online casino GoldenPalace of a grilled cheese sandwich that has the image of Virgin Mary for $15,000 and on the tummy of a pregnant woman, sellers have started taking a second look at eBay's Everything Else category, especially in the subcategories of Advertising Opportunities and Weird Stuff.
And not a few have been successful. Just last August 23, 2005, the casino paid $18,000 (read full article) |
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Author :: Kirsten Hawkins |
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| Article Title :: How To Think Like An Ebay Powerseller. |
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| 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.
How to People Get the Right to Call Themselves PowerSellers?
eBay gets to decide who can be a PowerSeller and who canÂ’t, and they have strict requirements. To get in at the minimum PowerSeller level, you must have a feedback rating of at least 100 (minimum 98% positive) and sell at least $1,000 worth of items every month for three months in a row. There are different levels of PowerSeller membersh (read full article) |
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Author :: Kirsten Hawkins |
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| Article Title :: How To Use Ebay To Grow Your Other Businesses. |
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| Most of the people who make money from eBay donÂ’t actually make all of that money on eBay. There are all sorts of ways you can use eBay to give your existing businesses a helping hand.
The Supply Side.
If you have any leftover stock or used items from another business you run, then why not sell them on eBay? You can make this a regular thing, using it to get rid of things that wonÂ’t sell for the premium you ask for in a shop, or items that are no longer in demand in the town or city where your business is based.
You can really make a lot of money this way, if you know what youÂ’re doing. You will, of course, already be an expert in the items (read full article) |
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Author :: Kirsten Hawkins |
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| Article Title :: 10 Sure-Fire Ways To Kill Your Ebay Business. |
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| It’s surprisingly easy to kill your eBay business, if you’re not careful – sure, you can start over from scratch without it costing you anything, but do you really want to? Still, if you want your business to end up dead in the water, here are some simple ways to do it.
Lie about an item: Say it works fine when it sometimes doesnÂ’t work. Say itÂ’s in perfect condition when it has a scratch. Your customers will hate you!
Post whenever you feel like it: Make sure to leave your customers hanging around, wondering when their item is going to turn up. This makes sure they buy from someone else next time.
Let items end anytime: Few people w (read full article) |
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Author :: Kirsten Hawkins |
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| Article Title :: Ebay – Part Time Or Full? How To Decide. |
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| Going full-time as an eBay seller is living the dream: making a real income, working from home, being your own boss and all the rest of it. It’s the promise of a million scams, and it’s finally come true – at least for some.
What they donÂ’t tell you in the success stories, though, is that becoming a full-time eBay seller is by no means for everyone. You really, really ought to try it part-time before you even consider taking it up full-time, and even then, caution is advisable. Before you burn your suit, hereÂ’s a list of questions you should ask yourself.
How Much Do I Earn From eBay Now?
Work out how many hours a week you spend doin (read full article) |
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| Category :: Auctions Articles |
Author :: Kirsten Hawkins |
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| Article Title :: 10 Steps To Successful Selling On Ebay. |
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| So you want to be a successful seller with your own eBay business, do you? HereÂ’s a simple, ten-step path to eBay enlightenment.
Step 1: Identify your market. Take a while to sit and watch for what sells and what doesn’t out of the items you’re interested in. Any market research data you can collect will be very useful to you later on. You’ll probably see the ‘sweet spots’ quite quickly – those one or two items that always seem to sell for a good price.
Step 2: Watch the competition. Before you invest any money, see what the other sellers in your category are up to, and what their strategies are. Pay special attention to any flaws their a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Auctions Articles |
Author :: Kirsten Hawkins |
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| Article Title :: Is The Ebay Customer Always Right? |
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| I can answer this question for you right now: the answer is ‘yes’. In fact, the answer is ‘YES!’ – the biggest yes you’ve ever heard. Of the course the customer is always right. If you want to be a successful eBay seller, you should go miles out of your way to make sure every single one of your customers is 100% satisfied, however much time or money it might cost you.
A dissatisfied customer will leave negative feedback, and negative feedback is to be avoided at all costs. That one piece of negative feedback will always cost you more than it would have to deal with the complaint, whatever the value of the items you sell. You should consider any positive f (read full article) |
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| Category :: Auctions Articles |
Author :: Kirsten Hawkins |
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| Article Title :: 5 Simple Steps To Posting Your First Ebay Auction. |
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| ItÂ’s surprisingly simple to get started posting your very first auction on eBay. HereÂ’s what you need to do.
Step 1: Open an eBay sellerÂ’s account.
If you’ve bought things on eBay, then you already have an account – just log in with it and click ‘Sell’ in the toolbar at the top of the page, then click ‘Create a seller’s account’. If you’ve never used eBay before, then you’ll need to open an account first using the ‘register’ link underneath the toolbar, and then click ‘Sell’ and ‘Create a seller’s account’. The eBay site will then guide you through the process. For security, this may involve (read full article) |
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| Category :: Auctions Articles |
Author :: Kirsten Hawkins |
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| Article Title :: What Else Belongs On Your Ebay Shipping Box? |
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| The quickest answer I feel I should give to this question is this: not your handwriting! Scrawling addresses on boxes with a pen is extremely amateurish, and you shouldnÂ’t do it. Print your own labels instead. But what should you put on them?
The buyerÂ’s address: This might sound obvious, but you need to make sure the full address is there, including country and zip or postal code. Make sure you spell their name correctly, too, as they might be a little insulted if you donÂ’t.
The eBay item number: Write this somewhere discreet and quite small, in this form: ‘Item number: 123456789’. Under the address is a good place. This makes it easy for the bu (read full article) |
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