Posts Tagged ‘ebay merchant’

Finding Products to Sell on Ebay

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Selling your products through ebay  is so convenient both to the buyer and the seller. There are two kinds of seller on ebay. The business seller and the garage seller.

The business sellers are people who buy and sell their products for profit. They consider ebay as a business that needs to earn profit on every product they sell. Research is the marketing strategy on ebay. Ebay offers you a cheap source of research without going away from your computer. Being a massive market place, products that are being sold on ebay are those the buyers really need and want. The garage seller are people who sell products on ebay but they are not profit-oriented. They just want to get rid of the stuffs they don’t need or are no longer useful to them. They are happy making money out of their trash.

If you are a business seller, it is essential to research first on the product before deciding on what to sell on ebay. Here are some research guidelines for you to follow.

  1. Search for the categories that are most popular products. You need to look  at how many bids does the product have.
  2. Look at the ratings of the products in each category and study their profiles. See how many products they are selling and how many they have sold in the past.
  3.  Analyze the prices. You need to become an expert in your category and in pricing the products. Try to know  at which price is worth buying and the expected final winning price of your auction.
  4. Select at least not more than two categories. Specialization is another basic rule in marketing. Expertise on your product makes your potential customer confident on you and they will ive you their trust. Online marketing is all about trust.

In buying and selling products on ebay, you need to research online to be able to save  time.

Finding Your Way Around the Jungle Called eBay.com

Friday, October 24th, 2008

There are so many web pages in the internet offering ebay tips or help.  They are all good but you might get lost in the jungle call ebay.com because of their huge number. There are so many tips that an ebay beginner cannot put into practice, It is important for an ebay beginner to know the best possible  information on how to be successful in doing business on ebay. Here are some important factors an ebay beginner should know.

  1. Get a good “How-to” instruction. There are millions of tips you can find in the internet but the “no-frills” versions for me is the best. 
  2.  Learn some HTLM. Try to be familiar with HTML basics. Learn how to modify texts and links, how to add colour or how to add pictures on your site. Your auction listings should look impressive.
  3.  Study some books on sales language. Learn from your own experience on how to bid or purchase on ebay. Study your buying or bidding strategy.
  4.  Learn to make high quality picture. Without a picture on ebay gallery, your ebay business will not grow. Do not upload item pictures that are too big because it took more than a couple of seconds to download the picture. Customers can’t wait that long.
  5. Don’t be afraid to get started. If you are not confident in selling, start in buying. Get familiar with the ebay rules and policy and online payment system. Get yourself a paypal or stormpay account to pay for items and receive money each time you sold your items.

What to Sell on Ebay

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Now that you are becoming an ebay expert. you are ready to do business on ebay. Here are some ideas where you can source the products.

  1. Write your own e-book and sell it.  If you have any passion in writing, write your own book on the subject for which you can find a niche in ebay. Selling information product will give you a very profitable business.
  2. Use drop-shipping. Find a supplier or a manufacturer that will sell products and ship it to your customer in your behalf. Just give them the complete name and address of your contact.The advantage of these system is that your investment is minimized.
  3. Buy from Ebay. Be an expert on how to buy and sell on ebay. Reasearch is very essential. If you know your category very well, you can easily find opportunities that will allow you to buy and resell and make a good profit. You buy products on ebay and be able to sell the same product at a higher price.
  4. Buy Asiatic Products. You can easily start importing asiatic products via internet at www.alibaba.com. If you are willing to carry some inventories, you can invest on asiatic products and buy them at a very cheap price.
  5. Sell local products. If you live in an area that produces local products. You can invest in it. Local products are cheaper than the imported products. You can ship the products to your customer who will pay you more than the original price.