Thursday, July 23, 2009

Listing Tips For New eBay Sellers

By Carl Ferraro

People can be confused and apprehensive about posting on eBay as a seller even if they have been buying items on eBay for quite some time. Here are some steps to get you ready to sell items on eBay with no hesitation.

First, you have to open an account. This is easy. Just go to eBay website. If you have an email account, it is fine. Otherwise open one. If you have email account and then PayPal account it is almost done.

Next, decide what it is you will sell on e-Bay. As a first time seller and to gain experience, it is suggested that you sell something you no longer need or use that you have laying around the house. Pick something you are willing to part with and then get ready to set up your first item for sale.

Click the sell tab and follow the prompts. Give a title to the item and describe it. Use all the space provided and give elaborate details and description provoking interest and enthusiasm for the buyer. Even the title should be highly creative and fine.

Then comes the starting prize. You can have for the first auction between0. 01$ to 0.99$ depending on the type of item you have announced for sale. Then comes the duration. The longer it stays the better for you.

For bid style listing it's better to set the auction duration at 7 days. Next, you will pick the places you are willing to ship to. New sellers should stick to only shipping within their own country. Once all of the information is filled in, submit your item for sale.

Once your item has been listed, you will have to wait until the auction runs down and officially ends. During this time, thousands of potential buyers will be finding your item and can bid on it. Buyers might ask you questions, and you should provide answers as promptly as you can. You can also post the questions and answers in your auction listing so as to answer other buyers questions ahead of time.

Your item might not sell its first time out. Dont let that discourage you. You can relist items on eBay without paying an additional fee, and sometimes it takes several listings for an item to find its destined buyer.

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