First Time Seller on Ebay?

Question

Can anyone give me some tips on how to sell things on ebay and pretty much the tutorial?

thanks much, Jeff

Answer 1

Hi, I have written a tutorial that is great for someone who is just starting out. It talks about some mistakes I had made and how you can not do the same!

http://www.lulu.com/content/1076912

Answer 2

The first thing you need to do is set up a sellers account on Ebay and a PayPal account if you don't already have one. Then take GOOD clear pictures of the item.

Make sure you put the item in the correct category, this is important because if someone is looking for whatever you are selling they won't see your auction if it isn't in the correct place.

Write a clear, HONEST, and detailed description of the item. If there are imperfections, make sure you are honest about them.

There are fees that you have to pay even if your item doesn't sell, keep that in mind.

Do some research. Find similar items already listed and see what they are selling for and if they are actually selling, so you know what to expect.

When you ship the items after the auction make sure that you do it in a trackable way. I have made the mistake of not doing this and then the people claim they never received the item and you have to give them the money back... Always remember that not everyone is honest.

Keep in mind you are most likely not going to get rich selling things on ebay.

Good luck selling your items.

Answer 3

You might want to sign up for a paypal account too. Once you sign up for ebay you should download their turbo lister program so you can upload a lot of items at once.

Just remember that ebay charges fees. Fees to list and fees if it is sold. paypal also charges fees based on the amount.  

Don't be disappointed if nothing sells or surprised if an item sells at a high price. That's just ebay.

Answer 4

well when you type in the description of the item make it sound tempting and like say your item is :"flower seeds" say like anything you know about these seeds and like "this plant has a beautiful flower" and check out other peoples descritions and also to make you item sell better add like a gift like if its jewelry send it with a little gift box to make more people want to buy the item