Comments on: eBay Buying and Selling Online Auction Tips

By: Emory Rowland

Emory Rowland — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:51:25 +0000

Imogene, you can just go to ebay.com and click “sell” then “sell an item.” There’s also a seller information center to explore. Good luck!

By: Imogene Frye

Imogene Frye — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:32:19 +0000

i have several trays, sterling silver,plated to sell.
very pretty. new at this and not sure what to do.
can you help.

By: Ebay Guru's

Ebay Guru's — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:04:37 +0000

Definitely some good tips. I love using ebay to buy and sell. The most gratifying thing I have found is receiving good feedback. To date I haven’t had any negative feedback (touch wood), but I double check everything I do before submitting a listing.
Good luck to anyone wishing to sell items on Ebay. It is definately worth it, you just need to keep ahead and sites like this are very helpful.

By: eBay Money Guy

eBay Money Guy — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:24:53 +0000

Good tips for anyone just getting started. Using PayPal is a good tip for sellers too though I think. By taking just a few minor precautions (using delivery confirmation/tracking for example), sellers can easily protect themselves against false claims.

I’d also say go with a reliable shipper. I used USPS to ship right around 10,000 orders, and they consistently failed to reliably deliver about 1 in 200 shipments. Doesn’t seem like much, but over 10,000 items it adds up. I’m a Fed Ex man now.

By: Andrew Cox

Andrew Cox — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:39:45 +0000

Some really good tips here… My biggest lesson on eBay came when I miscalculated the postage on an item by $3 and overcharged the buyer… it was an accident but it cost me dearly – the buyer gave me negative feedback within minutes of receiving the item…

I refunded the postage costs and they agreed to remove the negative feedback, however, eBay wouldn’t let them for some reason.

Eitherway, I learnt a valuable lesson about postage!

Despite this fact – I still love eBay…

By: NZ Trademe Tips

NZ Trademe Tips — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:20:08 +0000

Good point about sending up a follow up email. I recall once getting a business promo card, and a link to a seller’s general website, which were quite informative and useful.

For Selling,
- It helps if you can list equivalent model numbers for some items (e.g. mobile phones and their batteries), as some identical items, as I have discovered are re-branded differently in overseas markets.
- Perhaps list benefits, dimensions, and even alternative but genuine uses for some items. This well help target specific buyers as well as un-targeted buyers. I eventually sold an old rope, but after I described it’s thickness, number of strands, “bundle height, length, (in feet and metric) and added photos as a tow rope between two vehicles, and as a kid’s swing, and described a range of possible uses.

By: OnlineAuctionAddict

OnlineAuctionAddict — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:14:41 +0000

eBay is the biggest and arguably the best, especially for beginners, however there are many smaller niche auction sites for experienced buyers and sellers that offer a far more personalised service than eBay, well worth a look for the enthusiasts

By: Marcy

Marcy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:14:22 +0000

icctrade, I really hope you are just be sarcastic. I am a hard working and honest Ebay Powerseller with 100% positive feedback. Sadly, life is full of dishonest people and it’s easy to just assume that if one person is dishonest, so is everyone and everything involved. There are many many hardworking Ebay sellers, just like myself that give Ebay a good name…not bad.

By: icctrade

icctrade — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:21:05 +0000

Ebay is good just to place scams through the net…
Ebay, AKA “The Mother of All the Frauds.”

By: Jackie Anderson

Jackie Anderson — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:43:34 +0000

My Sister has a red rider BB gun for sale, ingood condition, used, but has all the neccessary things on it.
It has the Red Rider Logo on the side of it.
Thanks
Jackie Anderson