eBay Articles

Negating Negative Feedback On eBay by Stephen Pope Within minutes (perhaps seconds) of the auction's end, I was being awarded negative feedback. Not only did I not receive any chance to fulfill the order or to right any wrong that I may have committed, I also received an e-mail from the perpetrator threatening to have me suspended from eBay if I didn't meet certain demands. Learn more

How To Create Your Own Info Product by Tim Knox In the last article we talked about why informational products are the best type of products to sell online. An informational product can be a digital book (known as an e-book), a digital report or a white paper, a piece of software, audio or video files, a web site, an ezine (electronic magazine), or a newsletter. Learn more

The Elusive eBay Product Niche by Simon Slade There’s nothing more disappointing than doing the research, getting the product, and then finding that no one wants to buy it. It can also be quite a shock. It’s not unusual to research the item, see it listed in eBay’s hot list, hear everyone talking about it…and still no one buys. This is one of the most disheartening experiences known to eBay sellers! So what’s going wrong here? And more importantly, what can you do about it? Learn more

Taxing Your eBay Profits by Tim Knox As a small business person-slash-advice columnist I dread the first quarter of the new year. Not because in my mind my own business fortunes start at zero again every January or because I have already dismissed every New Year’s resolution I made when the clock rang out the New Year. No, the reason I dread the first quarter of the new year is that my email box floods with questions about business taxes and the IRS, my two least favorite subjects on earth. It’s not that I am opposed to paying my fair share of business taxes. It’s that I consider the IRS to be a little like Beetlejuice, the movie demon who appeared only after his name was called three times in a row. My fear is if I write too many IRS columns their dark agents may appear on my doorstep, ready to drag me away to an uncertain fate. Learn more

eBay Description Writing Tips by Kirsten Hawkins Once you’ve drawn the buyers in with your title, the next thing to do is to tell them all about your item with the description. But just what should you write in your description? Learn more

Don't Fall For The Latest Internet Identity Theft Scam by Tim Knox The shear number of PayPal customers is one reason it has become a popular target of scam artists trying to steal personal information from individuals and businesses alike. Identify theft is on the rise. Thanks to the Internet stealing someone's identity has never been easier. At any given moment, there are any number of Internet thieves using all manner of high tech wizardry to steal personal and business information from unsuspecting souls, and many times they can gain access to this information simply by asking the person to provide it through fraudulent means. Learn more

Auction management Services and Software by Skip McGrath Once your eBay business starts to grow and you are launching fifty or more auctions a week (large power sellers routinely launch hundreds of auctions a week), you are going to need some automation and a good system for recordkeeping, launching auctions quickly, organizing and sending emails, posting feedback, keeping track of payments and inventory. Learn more

Turn Your eBay Shipping Costs into a Profit Center by Kirsten Hawkins You might think that shipping costs are simple: surely you just add up the price of your item’s postage and the price of packing materials, and charge that - right? Well, you could do that, but there are better ways to make your shipping costs work for you. Learn more

5 Secrets To Make A Killing on eBay by Jason James Do you know what one of the biggest problem is to be successful on eBay? "What should I sell?" I can tell you, I get many emails per day from eBay sellers, asking me what they can sell. Let me explain this more in detail. Learn more

Six Steps Towards Successful Buying at eBay Auctions by Stephen Reynolds Buying on eBay can be very rewarding, either in terms of being able to pick up items cheaply or for hunting for hard to find items. Although generally the experience is good, there are instances where things can go badly wrong. These tips, based on experience over the last seven years, should help to avoid some of the potential pitfalls. Learn more

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