Posts Tagged ‘Auctions’
10 Sure-Fire Ways To Kill Your Ebay Business
It’s surprisingly easy to kill your eBay business, if you’re not careful – sure, you can start over from scratch without it costing you anything, but do you really want to? Still, if you want your business to end up dead in the water, here are some simple ways to do it.
Lie about an item: Say it works fine when it sometimes doesn’t work. Say it’s in perfect condition when it has a scratch. Your customers will hate you!
Post whenever you feel like it: Make sure to leave your customers hanging around, wondering when their item is going to turn up. This makes sure they buy from someone else next time.
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Tags: Auctions, business, ebay, internet
Buying and Selling Tips for Ebay
When it comes to obtaining merchandise for the best possible price you can’t beat the prices at your favorite auction. Exactly the reason the world wide web has supplied us with an abundance of auction sites with Ebay being the Grandaddy of them all. These sites offer goods and services at prices no other marketing arena can afford.
They also afford individuals as well as small business owners the opportunity to pick up some extra income. Stay at home Moms, retirees, disabled workers and small time entrereneurs are making small fortunes from sites like Ebay. And doing so with no website, website skills and No Investment capital to start their businesses.
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Tags: Auctions, auctions online, auto auctions, car auctions, government auctions, online auctions, police auctions
10 Steps To Successful Selling On Ebay
So you want to be a successful seller with your own eBay business, do you? Here’s a simple, ten-step path to eBay enlightenment.
Step 1: Identify your market. Take a while to sit and watch for what sells and what doesn’t out of the items you’re interested in. Any market research data you can collect will be very useful to you later on. You’ll probably see the ‘sweet spots’ quite quickly – those one or two items that always seem to sell for a good price.
Step 2: Watch the competition. Before you invest any money, see what the other sellers in your category are up to, and what their strategies are. Pay special attention to any flaws their auctions might have, because this is where you can move in and beat them at their own game.
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