| Errors in Judgment | | | | information. Make sure to note any |
| Certain mistakes are common among eBay | | | | damages or defects as well, to avoid |
| sellers, even those with experience. But | | | | many unnecessary returns. People will be |
| avoiding them can result in higher close | | | | more likely to trust you if they see |
| rates and better final prices. Lynn | | | | youre honest and up-front right away. |
| Dralle, of shares the five top mistakes | | | | 4. Putting Up Bad Photos or No Photos At |
| she sees eBay sellers make: | | | | All. Use a background or shoot outside |
| 1. Writing a Bad Title. Look at the | | | | in indirect sunlightno one wants to see |
| keywords other sellers are using for | | | | your living room or your messy desk in |
| similar items, and use every relevant | | | | the background. If you sell clothes, |
| keyword you canmake the most of your 55 | | | | dont attempt to model them yourself, or |
| characters! Avoid wasting characters on | | | | put them on your childrenbuy a |
| punctuation, and using come-ons like | | | | mannequin. Advises Dralle, Keep your |
| L@@K to get peoples attention. | | | | environment out of it. It makes your |
| 2. Setting the Wrong Starting Price. | | | | auctions look more professional. |
| Look at lots of Completed Items listings | | | | 5. Putting Up an Auction at the Wrong |
| and see what your item is going for. If | | | | Time. Both time of year and time of day |
| you start too high, you may lose buyers | | | | affect the success of your auction. You |
| interest. | | | | wont get a lot of bids for a toboggan if |
| 3. Posting an Inaccurate or Incomplete | | | | you decide to sell it in August. While |
| Description. Failure to include the | | | | if you sell video games, you might find |
| details of your product, such as size, | | | | that ending an auction at twelve noon |
| condition, markings, age, or history, | | | | results in a lot fewer of your potential |
| will result in numerous questions and | | | | buyers being online than ending it at |
| emails. And shoppers will feel less | | | | twelve in the morning. |
| confident bidding without having all the | | | | |