| One of the things you will need to think about if you | | | | because most of the time you will see a much higher |
| decide to sell your items on eBay is which listing style | | | | selling price. |
| to use. There are three main auction styles unless | | | | The next style of auction would be the Fixed Price |
| you are selling real estate in which case there would | | | | style auction. Using a fixed price sale style is like |
| be one more, but I will only explain the main | | | | setting up a store in a mall and selling your items. It is |
| consumer product style auctions here. You may not | | | | a very easy way for your customers to visit and |
| think that having only three choices would be that | | | | complete their transaction with you, however many |
| difficult to decide on but each style has its own | | | | potential customers can get confused when they see |
| benefits. | | | | this style of auction. The potential customers are on |
| First we will look at the Online Auction, This is the | | | | eBay looking for an auction and if they don't see the |
| most used and the original, traditional style listing | | | | listing as an auction they may leave without |
| format used on eBay. This is the style of auction | | | | purchasing from you. They may prefer the auction |
| most eager, deal searching eBay users are looking for | | | | style because they perceive an auction style as |
| when the visit eBay looking for the best deals. This is | | | | getting a better deal. |
| a very customizable auction style because you can | | | | The final style is setting up an online eBay store with |
| combine your listing with a Buy-It-Now option to give | | | | inventory. After you open your eBay store you list |
| your potential customers a way to end the bidding | | | | items and it makes a very convenient place to sell |
| process and buy your item immediately from you. | | | | your items related to your other auction and fixed |
| You can set the price at whatever you would like to | | | | style listings you have. Setting up a store is a little |
| receive for your item and add this to your auction | | | | time consuming but once you have your entire |
| listings. I would recommend however, if you are | | | | inventory listed it's very easy to re-list your items |
| selling a collectible type item, just let it go through | | | | that sell. |
| the auction without setting a Buy-It-Now price, | | | | |