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