| You should be able to find several indispensable facts | | | | people won?t even click the link to read the |
| about eBay in the following paragraphs. If there's at | | | | description for your item. Another pricing problem is |
| least one fact you didn't know before, imagine the | | | | lack of research. Before you set your reserve price, |
| difference it might make. | | | | you must determine what your item is really worth, |
| The information about eBay auctions presented here | | | | and the price of similar items that have sold in past |
| will do one of two things: either it will reinforce what | | | | eBay auctions. |
| you know about eBay or it will teach you something | | | | Poorly written descriptions are another cause of |
| new. Both are good outcomes. | | | | failed eBay auctions. Poor grammar and misspelled |
| Many first time eBay sellers have one thing in | | | | words drive people away. Failing to post a picture of |
| common ? their eBay auctions flop. Many of them | | | | the item will also keep people from visiting your |
| flop time and time again, with the seller never | | | | auction page. Pictures show the buyer exactly what |
| understanding what is going wrong. The seller ends | | | | he or she will be getting and give them an idea of |
| up doing hours of research looking for the perfect | | | | the true condition of the item. Make sure that your |
| item to sell, gets the auction set up, and waits for | | | | item description is well written. A well written |
| the bidding to begin. Hours go by and no bids are | | | | description with enough detail about your item is |
| placed. Days go by, and there are still no bids ? or | | | | essentially your sales copy. |
| there are very low bids. Finally the auction ends, and | | | | Exhorbitantly high shipping prices scare people away |
| it turns out to be a total failure. Considering the huge | | | | from eBay auctions too. Find the lowest shipping |
| number of sellers who run eBay auctions, there are | | | | prices that you can find, and consider paying for the |
| specific things you must do, and specific things you | | | | shipping yourself if it won?t cut into your profits too |
| must not do if you are to be successful. | | | | much. Do not charge handling fees. |
| There are many reasons why eBay auctions fail to | | | | Offer great customer service for all of your eBay |
| produce. The most common reason is that the item | | | | auctions, and ask your buyers to give you feedback. |
| is not in high demand. This problem can be avoided | | | | If the items that you sell are everything that you |
| by doing the necessary research to determine which | | | | said they would be, and you offer great customer |
| items sell well, and which items should be avoided. | | | | service, you can expect wonderful feedback ? and |
| This research takes a great deal of time ? but in the | | | | this feedback will help a great deal in your future |
| end, you will find that it is time well spent. | | | | auctions. |
| Another reason for eBay auction failure is pricing. No | | | | Those who only know one or two facts about eBay |
| matter what your reserve price is, your opening bid | | | | auctions can be confused by misleading information. |
| price should never be more than $50. A low starting | | | | The best way to help those who are misled is to |
| price is how you will attract potential bidders to your | | | | gently correct them with the truths you're learning |
| auction. If you set that opening bid too high, most | | | | here. |