Archive for August, 2008

What Else Belongs on Your eBay Shipping Box?

One thing I should tell you is that you not use your own handwriting, if you can avoid it. Writing addresses on boxes with a pen can be considered the work of an armature, so you should print your own labels instead. Here’s what should you put on them.
The buyer’s address: This is pretty obvious, […]

You Can Learn a Ton from Competing eBay Auctions

There’s a good chance you’ve already taken a look at your competitors’ auctions, but what you might not have realized is just how much you can learn as long as you know what you’re looking for.
To begin with, you really shouldn’t waste your time looking at listings that are still running because you don’t know […]

When NOT to Use the Buy It Now Option

As you move away from being a novice eBay seller, you might decide to start using fixed price auctions so you can budget better. It can be more reassuring to know that either you will make a small profit instead of having to wait to see whether it makes a profit or a loss in […]

Why Using Pictures Increases eBay Bid Response

It’s been a statistic on eBay for a long time: buyers really like pictures. The more pictures you have, the more likely they will buy from you, decreasing the chances of them buying from your competitor. In fact, there are plenty of buyers who will leave your auction within 5 seconds of arriving if they […]

When and How to Cancel an eBay Auction Early

One day, for whatever reason, you might decide you want to end one of your auctions early. Before you do, though, you should carefully consider the ramifications of doing so because cancelling auctions can upset eBayers and upsets eBay, and there might be another way to get the result you are looking for. You will […]

10 Very Strange Items Sold on eBay

Here’s a fun post for you…
eBay can be a very odd place, given that you can sell almost anything you want. Here is a list of some very strange auctions that have been recently listed.
1) TV part: Producers of the TV show Ally McBeal once used eBay to auction off a walk-on part on the show.
2) […]