Ross Goldberg: How to Buy and Sell on Ebay and Save Money.
Ross Goldberg
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Article Title: How to Buy and Sell on Ebay and Save Money.
Author Name: Ross Goldberg
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Author's Email: ro...@memoryfoamfurniture.com
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How to Buy and Sell on Ebay and Save Money.
Written by Ross Goldberg
How to Buy on Ebay
We have made some great decisions and purchases on Ebay. We have also
made mistakes and bad decisions on Ebay. Most importantly we have learned
from the mistakes we have made and would like to pass on some advice to
you. There are some simple rules to follow when making purchases on Ebay
that will save you money.
Buying on Ebay has become so popular because you can find almost anything
you want in its auctions. Here are the most important things to do when
looking for an item on Ebay:
· Rare items are normally easy to find, but using the right keywords will
help you find the best deal. Don't think like a buyer, use keywords that
you would use if you were selling the item you are looking for. Be as
vague as possible with those words and you will find some very interesting
items. You can always narrow down your search if the words you use don't
find the right item.
· Try looking in the category that you think the item would be listed in.
By checking the category, you will find misspelled titles and other items
that you may not have found otherwise. Other sellers put their items into
a category that is too vague, so make sure you check every possible
category that the item you want may be listed in. Many people do not
research items properly before purchasing on Ebay. Take advantage of this
and make sure you leave no stone unturned in your search for the best
deal.
· Check out all of the small print! Sellers used to apply huge shipping
costs to items and hope that buyers would not notice until after they
agreed to purchase the item. This is not done as much today, but should
you pay shipping for something that is delivered through Email? Make sure
you read the fine print. Larger sellers have typos in their listings and
you would be best off to check with them before agreeing to buy from them.
It is easier to get a question answered than it is to back out of an
agreement to purchase.
· Use the Watch function while doing your research. This will leave items
that you are interested in buying in an easily accessible area where you
can find them when you are ready to purchase. It will also leave you time
to research and think about your purchase. Impulse buying on Ebay can cost
you a lot of money if you aren't careful.
· It is extremely important to look elsewhere online! Google Base or
Froogle, as well as other price comparison sites, are a great place to
check whether the deal you found is as good as you think it is. Normally
you can find the best deal right here on Ebay, but it is always best to
look around before you buy.
· Ebay's feedback system is extremely important. If a seller is by far
the cheapest seller for the item you are looking for and has a -1 feedback
score, odds are that they will take your money and run. The system is in
place to make you feel more secure about buying from a person on Ebay.
Keep in mind that even the best sellers get a negative feedback here and
there. If they have a score of 10000 and they have 2 or 3 negatives, they
will be a safe purchase for you. We have personally been robbed on Ebay
and never saw our money or the product. Ebay does the best they can to
protect all of its customers, but there are too many scammers out there
for Ebay to save us all.
Selling on Ebay:
Selling on Ebay can be a great home business in itself. There is a lot
that has to go into making a business out of Ebay. Research is extremely
important here:
· Research your product on Ebay before you look anywhere else. If you are
purchasing an item for a certain amount, you must make sure that you are
not paying more than it will be able to sell for on Ebay. You must be
able to be competitively priced to get sales.
· Research your product on Google and other search engines. Find out what
the most prominent sellers are charging for your product. Pay special
attention to the details used in the listing of items you will be
carrying. Most of these companies have been in business and have already
tried and failed with different sales pages. You can give similar
information in your listings and not have to worry about trial and error.
· Contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer may be willing to work with
you or steer you to a company that will. Most manufacturers want you to
buy in quantity, but if you are unable to do so they can steer you toward
reputable companies that would work with smaller amounts. NEVER spend
money on wholesale lists.
· Search for your product name and the words “drop shipper” on search
engines.
· Check the prices they offer for your product line. They will normally
be in the same price range that the product is selling for on Ebay. Most
try to charge a monthly fee for selling their products. These are not
true wholesalers or drop shippers. You will be paying their “middle-man”
fee to be able to work with them. It would be easier to buy in small
quantities and handle shipping of the items yourself.
· Make sure you research shipping prices carefully. The postal service
has a calculator and offers free shipping supplies on their website, UPS
is great as well. If you can afford to do so, make your shipping cost
lower than all of your competitors. Customers don’t want to pay you
profit on the shipping of their product and will not buy from you if they
think you are robbing them on shipping cost. Make sure you ship as often
as possible. The Postal Service will pick up from your home or office for
no charge. If you have heavier items, UPS charges a small fee to pick up
from your business or home. The fee to ship larger items through UPS is
much smaller than the post office.
The most important part of listing on Ebay is the actual listing itself.
Your sales presentation must go a step further than your competition.
Ebay is extremely competitive and you must be ready to fight for your
share of the marketplace.
· The single largest help we have had with our auctions has been with a
company named Auctiva. Their service does not cost you a cent and you can
actually make some money off of them. They save you money by adding your
images to the inside of the auction itself. You don’t have to pay Ebay
extra for more pictures. They have beautiful templates you can use to
make your auctions stand out from you competition. You can schedule your
listings for a specific time for free. They can do this by offering
shipping insurance to your customers. You even get paid a portion of what
your customer pays!
· Be sure to add every important detail to your listing. Remember that
customers on Ebay cannot hold the product in their hands. You need to
provide every imaginable detail in your listing to avoid forcing customers
to ask you questions that most people would want to ask. Check your
competition and make sure you add every imaginable detail before you list
your items.
· Pictures are extremely important. Take the best pictures you can. Most
digital cameras are very inexpensive (especially if you buy them on Ebay!).
Try to use at least a 3.1 MP digital camera and you will get clearer
pictures. A white backdrop will make your pictures look professional.
Use a cardboard as a backdrop with a white sheet over it to use any light
to your advantage and create the best pictures possible. The more high
quality pictures you add to your listings, the more sales you will get.
If you follow these steps when buying or selling you will have much less
trial and error using Ebay to get great deals (or give them).
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Ross Goldberg is a disabled veteran of the Desert Storm Era. After being
diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, and Permanent Nerve Damage, he
purchased an expensive memory foam mattress for himself. Upon using it he
became obsessed with understanding why it cost so much. What you are
reading is the result of years of research and comes from a true expert in
the bedding industry.
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