Selling items online, more specifically selling on eBay

Before you dive head first in to your first eBay, or any other online auction site, you should surf the site first. Check out the different areas of the site and see what other people are selling. Not only that, but you should buy something first. Once you know how the site works, it makes it easier for you to sell something. It’s really not as easy as taking a picture, posting it and typing in a price then hoping for someone to buy your item. Thought and research are needed to sell items successfully online.

There are certain days and times of the day that are better suited for buying and selling. More importantly, if what you are selling is readily available on the site, then you may have to list it when most of the other auctions are ending. Either that or your item has to be better and cheaper than all the rest. Knowing as much about the item(s) that you are selling as you can is also an added advantage when listing online. If you know absolutely nothing about the item, you could be selling it for way too much, or way too little. This is where research about the item(s) comes in to play. Knowing how much something is worth new or used is quite useful, not to mention if you know how much those items have sold for in the past. I am not saying you have to be an expert in the field of whatever it is you’re selling, but you have to be more knowledgeable than not.

Personally I think the single most important factor that goes in to being a successful online seller is to have the gift of gab. Knowing what people type in to search for items is very important so the title of your auction is key. You only have a certain amount of characters so making the most of that space is your best chance of selling the item. Using certain key words that pertain to your item like size, color, condition as well as other words like unique, rare, vintage, or new all help with people finding your item. If you have so much to say or you want to be as detailed as possible, you can add a subtitle. (Which I personally recommend) I also suggest you take at least 5 to 10 digital pictures of the item and then find the best two and use them. If it is a higher priced item, then more pictures is best.

Once you have a solid title, subtitle and the image is posted, you want to type your description. Being as specific as possible is also a good practice. Letting anyone who looks at your item know exactly what they are getting when the bid on or win your auction goes a long way to get repeat business. Being honest and open with potential bidders can never be a bad thing. Never mislead a potential buyer with false advertisement as it is very easy to irritate someone and then you get negative feedback. You name is your brand and having as much positive feedback from buyers and sellers is another way for people to trust you and buy from you. Making sure you send money to the seller quickly, or ship the item to the buyer quickly also helps with getting a good reputation and positive feedback.

I could go on and on about what to do and not to do, but then I wouldnt be in business. I want you to try all this on your own, but if you do not have time or the patience then that is where we come in. We can do all this for you and more at a very reasonable rate. Check us out on eBay by searching illsellyourstuff1. You can also follow us on Twitter by searching @illsellyourstuf and we also have a Facebook page, just search illsellyourstuff.net .

I suggest you do some research, and if you have items you want to sell and need help, just email us at illsellyourstuff@gmail.com or reply on our site here.

Good luck and happy bidding!