| I remember when I first started to sell on eBay. I had | | | | on eBay for less than that! |
| been going to flea markets, selling at garage sales, etc. | | | | #4: Take good pictures. If you are selling clothes, take |
| A neighbor of mine asked if I had ever heard of eBay. | | | | a picture with them grouped together, then separately. |
| Of course, I had heard of it, I just never actually went | | | | This costs a little more, but is well worth it, as it brings |
| to the site. I was amazed by what I saw! There were | | | | more and higher bids at the end of your auction! |
| people on here selling and buying everything you can | | | | #5: Proven fact all eBayers must know. End your listing |
| think of! It was incredible! It was then that I knew I had | | | | on Sunday night, between 9pm and 12 pm. This is |
| to get in on this action. | | | | when most eBayers are on, and you get both the |
| But where do you start? That was my first question. | | | | buyers looking for the 'what's new' listings, and the |
| So I went to the eBay seller's pages. There were so | | | | buyers who are looking for that perfect deal, the last |
| many links, I just clicked out of eBay entirely, and didn't | | | | minutes of the auction. |
| go back for a while. I did stay with eBay, but only | | | | #6: Ship worldwide. Why? Simple. Quite a few sellers |
| buying. After I was involved for a while, I decided I | | | | won't go to the additional 'trouble' of shipping |
| would really try to sell. Hey, everyone else was doing it, | | | | worldwide. (trouble being you have to fill out a paper |
| why couldn't I?a | | | | for the Post office) This takes about a minute of your |
| I will give you 7 very helpful tips, when you are starting | | | | time, and a lot of my sales have come from overseas! |
| to sell on eBay. | | | | #7: Treat each and every customer you have as your |
| #1: Go to your local bank and open a free checking | | | | friend. Actually, they are-they are the reason that |
| account. You will need it. I don't want anything I do in | | | | you're in business, right? Wrap their item with care, |
| cyberspace to mess up my actual checking account! It | | | | enclose a personal thank-you note, etc. Just one |
| takes a few minutes, and could easily save you a lot | | | | simple extra step from you can bring many happily |
| of aggravation in the long run! | | | | return customers, and word-of-mouth customers! |
| #2: Sign up with PayPal. This is a must! More and | | | | There are so many tips and tricks to the 'eBay trade'. |
| more eBayers use PayPal, for buying and selling. It is | | | | And some sellers may get mad at me for telling you |
| the safest way for money transaction on the net. | | | | these secrets, but I don't care. I finally became |
| #3: Get a GOOD digital camera. I don't mean to go out | | | | successful, and these are only a few of the things that |
| and spend a thousand dollars on a camera, my first | | | | I have learned, through my trials and errors with eBay. |
| one was 50 dollars. You can even find a good camera | | | | |