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How to Block Bidders and Cancel eBay Auctions
If you're running an eBay auction, eBay's bidder-management tools let you block buyers and cancel auctions. Remember, you don't have to accept bids from just anyone. Part of running an eBay business is [more…]
Setting Up an Out-of-Office E-Mail Reply for eBay
If you plan to be out of town or incommunicado for a few days, you can set up your eBay email to send an automatic response to prospective buyers who try to contact you. Any e-mail that is sent to you [more…]
How to Set Up a New eBay Store
Setting up an eBay store is great for business, and the process is simple. Go to the eBay Stores hub from the Sell link on eBay's navigation bar. This takes you to the seller's hub of eBay Stores. If you [more…]
Designing Your eBay Store
When you sign up for an eBay store, you set some design options, but you can always change those. But remember: design isn't just about colors and themes. You can decide whether you want to include custom [more…]
Using eBay Marketing Tools to Increase Your Sales
eBay offers its vendors who have an eBay store some promotional aids, located under the Marketing Tools heading. You can perform many tasks that help bring customers to your store. You have the option [more…]
Five Places to Find Merchandise to Sell on eBay
To make a living at your eBay business, you have to keep your store stocked and have plenty of auctions going. Finding merchandise to sell on eBay, whether you have a store or just run auctions, is not [more…]
Finding Treasures to Sell on eBay at Garage Sales
If you run an eBay store, what can be better than getting up at 6:00 a.m. to troll the local garage sales? If you're motivated to find lots of good eBay merchandise, garage sales offer a perfect chance [more…]
Finding Items to Sell on eBay at Auctions
Auctions are great places to pick up bargains to resell on eBay. Check out liquidation and estate auctions. You'll find perfectly salable and profitable items, but each type of auction has its idiosyncrasies [more…]
Finding Secondhand Merchandise and Freebies to Sell on eBay
At resale stores, such as those run by Goodwill and the Salvation Army, you'll sometimes uncover treasures to sell in your eBay auctions; other times you'll find only junk. And freebies exist if you know [more…]
Finding Salvage Merchandise to Sell on eBay
If you're looking for items to sell on ebay, salvage merchandise is retail merchandise that has been returned, exchanged, or shelf-pulled for some reason. Generally, this merchandise is sold as-is and [more…]
Finding Items by the Pallet to Sell on eBay
If you are looking for large amounts of merchandise that you can buy cheap and sell on eBay for a profit, here's a secret you should know about. Some suppliers take the risk and purchase salvaged merchandise [more…]
Selling Drop-Ship Items to Your eBay Customers
Some crafty eBay sellers make lots of money selling lists of drop-shipping sources to eBay sellers. Dealing with a drop-shipper means that you don't ever have to take possession of [more…]
Should You List Your eBay Auction in Two Categories?
One way to increase the income you earn from your eBay auctions is to use eBay categories to ensure that your listing reaches the right customers. With tens of thousands of categories, finding the right [more…]
Use eBay's Optional Listing Features Wisely
When you're listing an item for auction on eBay, you'll no doubt be presented with eBay's recommendations to improve your listing. This usually consists of recommending that you add one of the options [more…]
Resources for Determining the Price of Your eBay Merchandise
The best tool for determining how much to ask for the things you sell in your eBay auction is the eBay search tool. If you know how to use it, it provides a quick way to locate pricing information. To [more…]
Online Sources to Help You Price eBay Collectibles
Many websites devoted to different collectible areas list prices at recently completed auctions. This information is useful to sellers on eBay. These auctions are the best evaluation of an item's value [more…]
Where to Find Authentication Services for eBay Collectibles
If you are selling (or buying) on eBay, you need a way to authenticate your collectibles. Some companies provide the service of authenticating or authenticating and grading [more…]
How to Create a Good eBay Listing
When you write descriptions for the items you list for eBay auctions, be sure that you describe your items clearly and completely. Mention everything about the article; if the item is used or damaged, [more…]
How to Become an eBay PowerSeller
If you have been selling items on eBay for any length of time, you've seen the PowerSeller logo on auctions. eBay PowerSellers represent the largest-gross-sales users on eBay. The requirements for becoming [more…]
What to Do When an eBay Bidder Doesn't Pay You
If there's one thing that just isn't tolerated at eBay, it's unpaid items. eBay reminds all potential buyers before they place a bid that winning buyers enter into a legally binding contract to purchase [more…]
How to Sell Items on Consignment on eBay
Lots of eBay sellers let you sell items on consignment, and several retail locations base their business on consignment sales. You take possession of the item from the owner and sell it on eBay. You're [more…]
Responding to an eBay Buyer's Initial Inquiry
When you list an item for auction on eBay, you may get an inquiry e-mail from a prospective buyer, and you should respond quickly and professionally. Buyers can ask you a question about your item by clicking [more…]
Creating a Payment Received and Shipping Notice
Staying in constant communication with your eBay buyers will make them feel more secure with you and with buying on eBay. When you receive payment and have shipped the item, sending a short note helps [more…]
Sending a Payment Reminder to a Forgetful eBay Buyer
Writing a payment reminder to a forgetful eBay customer can get sticky. You don't want to aggravate the buyer, but time is wasting, and you could spend this time reposting your item. When writing a payment [more…]
Creating a Notification Letter to Send to eBay Auction Winners
Taking the time to create a friendly notification letter to send to the winning bidders of your eBay auctions is just good business. Have you ever received a bulk-generated, boilerplate winner's confirmation [more…]
