| When someone first starts selling on eBay, it is drilled | | | | registered on eBay, but who search through the ads |
| into every seller's head to list every possible bit of | | | | for contacts for large lots of product. The batteries |
| information into their eBay ad. This includes shipping, | | | | sell on average between $79-$89 on eBay, and I |
| condition, color, terms, etc. While I do agree with | | | | make approximately $40 on each batteryA potential |
| this, I have also used this subtle sales technique to | | | | customer can be emailed about quantity pricing. I |
| generate large volume sales outside of eBay. As it | | | | have found eBay sales prices to be very near to |
| states, you put information in your eBay listing which | | | | wholesale, so you normally only have to drop at |
| will cause the customer to contact you with | | | | most 20% from the eBay sales price. With this |
| opportunities. This is not in violation of any eBay | | | | technique you do not erode your single customer |
| policy; no one is linking to an outside website, or | | | | sales price, but you are still able to move a large |
| referring any customer to such site. The ads just | | | | volume of similar product quickly outside of eBay.You |
| state what products will be sold on eBay, and a | | | | will soon have a great list of contacts who know and |
| photo of the entire stock of that product is attached | | | | trust you, and you won't even have to put up an |
| to the ad.If you buy a large quantity of product, you | | | | eBay ad. You just email your past customers and let |
| do not want to flood the eBay site with many listings | | | | them know what you have in stock. This is a great |
| of the same product. This will decrease buyer | | | | way to cultivate these large repeat buyers. They feel |
| urgency, and also bring down the final sales price. It is | | | | safe contacting you because they can see you are |
| a supply and demand factor, using the "read | | | | reputable via your eBay feedback.Tim Gilberg is able |
| between the lines" sales technique to overcome | | | | to provide information and insight from a unique |
| this.For example, I have 200 laptop batteries for | | | | perspective - that of someone who is actually doing |
| model a2000 laptop computers that I want to sell. In | | | | what others just |
| my eBay ad, I will show a picture of the whole stock | | | | talk about. Ebay Power Seller Platinum Status was |
| of batteries ( or whatever product you have in large | | | | Attained by Tim Gilberg, which is one of the highest |
| quantity, whether it is cables, dolls, tape guns, etc.). I | | | | sales levels attained selling on eBay. Tim is active on |
| will also note in my ebay ad that I will be listing these | | | | Ebay and as well as consulting |
| up for sale on eBay.The standard eBay buyer will not | | | | and working with other Top ebay Power Seller's to |
| read between the lines, because they are only | | | | give you real life |
| looking for that 1 item right now. It is easy to sell | | | | in use insight, not theories. |
| large purchases to volume buyers not even | | | | |