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How to Use PayPal Shipping with the U.S. Postal Service
By using PayPal, an eBay seller can streamline the buyer’s shopping experience, making it simple to buy, click, and pay. Along with all the timesaving tools PayPal supplies for the seller, they now offer [more…]
How to Use PayPal Shipping with UPS
By using PayPal, an eBay seller can streamline the buyer’s shopping experience, making it simple to buy, click, and pay. Along with all the timesaving tools PayPal supplies for the seller, they now offer [more…]
Verify an eBay Buyer’s Address before Shipping
When you send merchandise to an eBay buyer, it is critical to have the buyer’s address correct on the label. The following ideas and practices will help you create accurate shipping labels: [more…]
Considerations for Setting Shipping Costs for Your eBay Items
When you set shipping and handling fees on eBay items that you sell, you must take into account every expense involved in your packing and shipping. You can’t make your shipping area a losing proposition [more…]
How Long Should Your eBay Auctions Run?
When you sell an item on eBay, you can choose how long you want the auction to last. eBay lets you hold auctions for one, three, five, seven, or ten days. You have to evaluate your item and decide which [more…]
Defining the Players in the Wholesale Business
When you buy merchandise wholesale to sell on eBay, a full team of players participate in the wholesale game. Each player performs a different task and can help you in different ways, as follows: [more…]
Jazz Up Your eBay Listings with HTML
When you create a description of an item you’re selling on eBay, you can jazz things up with a bit of HTML coding, either manually or by using eBay’s HTML text editor. For example, you can make your text [more…]
Tips for eBay Sellers
Selling on the eBay site has its complexities, and eBay sellers compete in a vast online marketplace. Here are a few rules that will help make your sales a success: [more…]
Purchasing Items to Resell on eBay
The biggest question someone with an eBay business has to face is this: Where do I find good stuff to sell on eBay? Try these hints for stocking up on items for your eBay auctions: [more…]
U.S. Time Zone Chart for eBay Sellers
Successful eBay sellers are always aware of the time zone differences across the United States. When you have an item listed for auction on eBay, you want as many people as possible to have the opportunity [more…]
Becoming a Great eBay Seller
So your eBay bug has morphed from selling as a hobby to building an eBay business. Becoming a great eBay seller means there's a great deal of work — and a lot of fun — ahead of you. Follow these tips for [more…]
Taking Quality Pictures of eBay Items
Taking a quality photo of an item that you want to sell in an eBay auction is important. These eBay photography tips will help you present a professional image to enhance your merchandise and fetch top [more…]
Starting an eBay Business For Dummies Cheat Sheet
If you've decided to move from listing a few items on eBay to starting your own eBay business, make sure you follow some general eBay selling guidelines; take quality photos of your items; figure out the [more…]
Using Facebook and Twitter to Boost Your eBay Sales
Lots of folks are on Facebook and Twitter for business reasons. Like them, you can use your Facebook page and your Twitter accounts to bolster your eBay sales. Before you can have a business page on Facebook [more…]
Choosing an eBay Category for Your Merchandise
Whether you're selling auto parts, toys, fine art, or land, eBay can work for you. But first, you have to find your niche. Sounds easy enough. After all, deciding where to put your stuff for sale on eBay [more…]
Selling Real Estate on eBay
eBay Real Estate isn't quite an auction. Because of the wide variety of laws governing the sale of real estate, eBay auctions of real property aren't legally binding offers to buy and sell. When a real [more…]
Where to Start the Bidding in Your eBay Auction
When you set the starting bids on your eBay auction, setting the bidding too high scares away new bids. Also, as in the case of the reserve-price auction, if the bidding begins too high, novices might [more…]
Using Software to Make eBay Selling Easier
If you do a lot of selling on eBay, there is a lot to keep track of — new posts, closing sales, feedback, shipping, and on and on. Fortunately, a number of applications have been developed to help make [more…]
Managing Your eBay Business with Online Resources and Software
Using a site or software to run your eBay auctions makes your selling more efficient, which improves your profits. Some software and services that you can use in your eBay business work on a monthly fee [more…]
Following eBay's Listing Policies
eBay has some hard-and-fast rules about listing your items. When you put items up on eBay for auction, you must list them in the appropriate categories [more…]
Avoid These eBay Trading Violations
eBay buyers and sellers can commit trading violations by attempting to manipulate the outcome of an eBay auction or sale. Many of the violations aren't necessarily buyer- or seller-exclusive, but apply [more…]
Spotting eBay Bidding Violations and Problems
Nothing can ruin an eBay seller's day like a difficult bidder. Some eBay bidding violations, such as bid shielding, are unethical. But some eBay bidders, such as someone who asks questions that are clearly [more…]
Allowable Links on eBay Auction Items
Providing links to more information about items you are selling on eBay can certainly help your sales. But not all links are allowed. Few issues set eBay sellers to arguing more than the rules on linking [more…]
Managing Your eBay Business with the My eBay Page
When you sign up on eBay, the first tool eBay gives you is your My eBay page. Every time you sign on to the site, this page will pop up on your screen with a cheery greeting, followed by your current feedback [more…]
How to Manage Your eBay Sales
eBay provides some smooth auction management tools on your Selling page. You can track items you currently have up for auction on eBay and items you've sold. It's a quick way to get a snapshot of the dollar [more…]
