How can I get people to view my item on eBay?

Question

I am going to put something up for auction, and I want lots of people to view it. What can I do to make this possible? Is there a certain way I should describe the item? I am selling an antique.

Answer 1

The best thing to do is to go elwhere AND let people know about it.

The best thing to do is advertise it elsewhere for people to click on your ebay link and see your ebay store. It makes sense. Dont just rely on someone to come across it-it wont work if you do that.

There are free good sites like http://www.sellit-right.com there are many sections there. Services are allowed too.

Create a blog and do allow comments too.

Flyers and word of mouth.

Answer 2

The key to getting lots of views on your listing is to have a good gallery photo AND a good title.  You have to put yourself in your customer's shoes.  Think about what words they will use to search for your item and put those in the title.  Don't mess around with words like "Must See" or "Look" or "Great deal" or even words like "beautiful" and such.

If your item could be spelled 2 ways, try to include both spellings.  For example, if you're selling something named AcmePlus, some people might search for "AcmePlus" and others search for "Acme Plus" with a space.

I haven't seen a significant difference in my listings by using any of the "extras" like bold, so you can probably save your $$ on that.

You also might try posting a link to your listing on some classified ad sites, if they allow links to eBay.  Craigslist does NOT.  Also, if you did a video of your item (always seems to improve my sales and buyer confidence that what I'm selling is legit), post it on YouTube and include a link to your "See seller's other items" page.

Hope that helps.