Taking Paypal on eBay
by Terry Gibbs
Accepting Paypal as a payment method might increase your selling prices and your profits. This depends on what you are selling. I sell collectibles to collectors. My clients are like junkies. They will buy regardless of the payment options, so not offering Paypal won't make much difference in the final selling prices. Learn more
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Selling Digital Downloads Via eBay Classifieds Is Still A Crap Shoot
by Tim Knox
Last week I told you that eBay had decided to ban the sale of digital downloads via its traditional auction system. This means that digital media sellers will have to deliver their goods via CDs or DVDs, or post them for sale on the eBay Classified system. This week I'm hearing from lots of folks who have tried to post sales to the eBay Classifieds only to be denied the privilege of doing so or having the ad cancelled by eBay for policy violations that no one - not even eBay staffers - seem to understand. Once again eBay has everyone confused and upset. Same stuff, different day. Learn more
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10 Tips for Increasing Your eBay Response
by Kirsten Hawkins
So you’ve got the buyer in front of your auction, and they’ve read the description. They’re must be interested, or they wouldn’t be looking… but just how can you push them over that line and make them leave a bid? Read on for some tips. Learn more
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Ten Sure Fire Ways To Lose Bidders
by Steven Woodward
When you realize the cost of placing an auction includes everything from auction site fees, cost of electricity, internet access, your time, and other auction management issues and expenses, why is it that many auction sellers lose bidders they’ve worked so hard, and spent so much money to get to their auctions, by making easy to fix mistakes? Learn more
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How to Navigate the eBay Rapids Successfully
by Greg Gunn
The growth eBay has experienced in the last few years is astounding. Five years ago, the sales activity on eBay was a trickling stream compared to the Class V rapids it has swelled to today. Learn more
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Top 10 eBay Tips for September
by Adam Ginsberg
The eBay phenomenon is truly incredible. eBay has spawned countless individual and small business success stories—the company estimates that more than 724,000 people in the U.S. make most or all of their income through its auctions. Today, more than ever, entrepreneurs use eBay as a low-risk way to test the market for their product. Learn more
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Keeping records of your Ebay business: Part 2
by Jason James
In part one of this ebay article series we introduced you to the importance of keeping a proper paperwork trail of everything pertaining to your ebay home business profits. We discussed how keeping detailed records of every area of your ebay home business was not only beneficial for tax purposes but at the same time it is the only way to seriously track and tweak your ebay home business for long term success. Learn more
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eBay Description Writing Tips
by Kirsten Hawkins
Once you’ve drawn the buyers in with your title, the next thing to do is to tell them all about your item with the description. But just what should you write in your description? Learn more
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How eBay Consignment Centers Work
by Kirsten Hawkins
You might not ever have heard of eBay consignment centers - don’t worry, most people haven’t, as they’re a relatively new concept. The idea is that you drop off anything you want sold, and then the consignment center will sell it for you and share the profits. Learn more
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Top Five Reasons eBay Sellers Fail
by Skip McGrath
Building an eBay business is in many ways similar to building any business. To be successful everything has to work: Marketing, Sales, Quality, Pricing, and Customer Service. Selling on eBay, however, has some unique features that differ from traditional retail businesses. Learn more
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