. You can
block subscribers in bulk using the checkboxes on the left side
of the subscriber list and the Block Buyer button at the bottom
of the page.
Note:
By blocking buyers from your mailing lists, you are also preventing
them from ever bidding or buying on any of your items."
Other
important hints:
Study
up on Ebays policies such as Keyword Spamming and misc.
You can print them out from Ebays site and study them.
Also:
Do not say "like new" in a listing or your auction
may be pulled. Its just not allowed.
Advertise
your store on your blog and your signature on email.
The
About Me page/Website
Make an
About Me page on Ebay. It is part of your area. Add a picture
or designs on a picture posting service such as Photobucket.
Make a
personal website OR use Paypal buttons with it for immediate
payment on your website and you can sell more things. Have a
link to this page on your About Me page.
Use a free
AUCTIVA listing.
USING
AUCTIVA
They have
a full step-by-step how-to on Auctiva. It takes a while, but
you can make different templates for each thing you sell.
You can
also post your pictures there.
Photo size
is 300 x 400 pixels. Auctiva automatically sizes your pictures
for you, which saves a lot of time. They also have free templates
there you can use.
You get
one free photo on Ebay, the others cost. They dont on
Auctiva many photos free.
Taxes
is your business making money? Then go 4 times a year to report
your income.
Do not
mess with the IRS.
AMAZON
Many Ebay
sellers are going here. Some Amazon sellers say never to give
hints about selling here. There are a lot of people jumping
on this bandwagon.
It helps
to know what things are going for. MANY sellers are selling
very cheaply, which doesnt help anyone.
Selling
on Amazon can be a great money-maker if you sell books, games,
or other items. Look for "sell yours here" button.
Must register and give credit card.
There are
automatic programs that reprice lower than anyone else selling
on Amazon. Some other sellers dont like these.
Dont
believe everything other sellers tell you on the Amazon Advice
Boards. Some only want new sellers to leave. Others really want
to help. So... until you know for sure, take your advice with
a grain of salt.
Listing
here on Amazon is free. They take a portion of your money when
you sell an item, but on the good side, they also include shipping.
They use a chart for this that you can access to find out how
much each listing will be allowed.
Be careful
to include extra shipping with your price if you are selling
a heavy book. The shipping price may not cover them.
Give a
good description, and describe every little thing, same as you
would on Ebay.
Allow Delivery
Confirmation or Insurance with books (same rule use $20.
value as your guide here.) Incorporate that price into your
selling price.
SUGGESTED
PROGRAMS, SITES, AND MATERIALS TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR ONLINE
BUYING OR SELLING
For buyers:
- A sniping
program
- Ebay
misspelled auction site address
- The
check peoples feedback site address
- Ebay
bad sellers? Put them on your blocked list.
- My
Ebay Tips page :-)
For sellers:
- Auctiva
free lister to sell with (or a pay service)
- Do your
research. Dont sell a treasure for a pittance.
- Be realistic
about your price. See what others are getting, too.
- Dreamweaver
to help you make your About Me page plus your web page or
blog. You can get an older version to save money. These are
very intuitive. You can even import Microsoft Word documents
into it to make web pages.
- Use
your camera or movie camera to make a short film about your
product or service. OR you can add an optional speaking description.
This can bring a lot of traffic to your site. I am going to
do that later.
- Free
or pay website hosting. This could be another demo!
- Be clear
take a lot of photos. Pretend its you in the
store. What do you want to do with the item? Take pictures
like you would want to see to decide if you want an item.
- Ebay
fee checker site.
- Check
out the Ebay bad sellers or buyers site.
- Pack
very carefully. Use insurance for items over $20.00. Use Delivery
Confirmation for orders under $20. to save you money.
- Think
positive! :-) You may wait awhile before you find your niche.
- Packing
materials boxes, all sizes, bubble wrap, a tape gun
with clear tape, a word processing program to make packing
slips with and labels, scissors, newspapers.
- A 3-ring
binder for all your packing slip copies, receipts, etc. You
need to keep track of everything just in case the IRS needs
these. Be Prepared just like in scouting.
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