How to avoid disappointing eBay auctions
You should be able to find several essential facts about eBay in the following paragraphs. If there’s at least one fact that you didn’t know before, imagine what a difference it could make.
The eBay auction information presented here will either do one of two things: reinforce what you know about eBay, or teach you something new. Both are good results.
Many first-time eBay sellers have one thing in common: their eBay auctions fail. Many of them fail over and over again, and the salesperson never understands what is wrong. The seller ends up researching for hours looking for the perfect item to sell, prepares the auction and waits for the bidding to begin. Hours pass and no offers are made. Days go by and there are still no bids, or there are very low bids. Finally the auction ends and it turns out to be a total failure. Considering the large number of sellers conducting eBay auctions, there are specific things you must do and specific things you must not do to be successful.
There are many reasons why eBay auctions do not occur. The most common reason is that the item is not in high demand. This problem can be avoided by doing the necessary research to determine which items are selling well and which items should be avoided. This research is time consuming, but in the end, you will find that it is time well spent.
Another reason for the failure of the eBay auction is the price. No matter what your reserve price is, your opening bid price should never exceed $ 50. A low starting price is how you will attract potential bidders to your auction. If you set that opening bid too high, most people won’t even click the link to read your item description. Another pricing problem is a lack of research. Before setting your reserve price, you must determine the actual value of your item and the price of similar items that have been sold in previous eBay auctions.
Misspelled descriptions are another cause of failed eBay auctions. Bad grammar and misspelled words scare people away. Not posting an image of the item will also prevent people from visiting your auction page. The pictures show the buyer exactly what they will receive and give them an idea of the true condition of the item. Make sure your item description is well written. A well-written description with enough detail about your item is essentially your sales copy.
The exorbitantly high shipping prices also scare people away from eBay auctions. Find the lowest shipping prices you can find and consider paying for shipping yourself if it doesn’t cut your profit too much. Do not charge handling fees.
Provide excellent customer service for all of your eBay auctions and ask your buyers for feedback. If the items you sell are everything you said they would be and you offer excellent customer service, you can expect great feedback, and these feedback will be a great help in your future auctions.
Those who only know one or two facts about eBay auctions can be mistaken for misleading information. The best way to help those who are misled is to gently correct them with the truths you are learning here.
