Your questions about how to sell things on ebay

admin answers:

Just go to the Ebay Singapore website at ebay.com.sg and they will give you the correct directions on how to make these types on sales and shipments. Be sure you are equipped to sell this merchandise properly with the online auction software platforms you are provided. There are many available and it is recommended to review such items to make sure the entire process goes forward properly.

admin answers:

Assuming you live in the US the cheapest and most cost effective way of shipping merchandise is to utilize the US Postal Service. Here are some of the benefits:

* Their costs are very competitive with other domestic carriers
* They offer package tracking (so you know when it’s delivered) as well as insurance
* They will pick up the items at your door
* You can print postage & shipping labels online (provided you have a credit card or PayPal)
* They will ship you packaging supplies (basically boxes) for FREE (http://www.usps.com/)

From a cost and convenience perspective it is hard to beat the services they offer.

The only equipment you would need to buy is a decent postal scale to weigh your packages before you ship them. Most office supply stores sell analog style scales for around $30 and while you’re there you should plan on picking up some packing tape and packing material (foam peanuts, bubble wrap).

All packages should ship with a return address (yours) and a recepient’s address (your buyer) clearly labeled on the front of the package. It is your best way of guaranteeing safe delivery.

Good luck.

admin answers:

I have a couple of different suggestions. Depending on how much you want to sell you may want to attend a class or pay a tutor to help you list the first few things. eBay also has excellent resources on its website. If you choose to do it on your own, start by listing something small. That way if you make a mistake, it is not over something very valuable. eBay is really not that difficult, by the time you have listed five to ten things you will feel like a pro.

admin answers:

When you sign up to sell, eBay will ask for a credit card to charge their fees to.

When you sell and are paid via Paypal, Paypal will take their fees each time you are paid.

Step 1. Find something you want to sell. (Clean house!)

Step 2. See if anyone bought one in the past 2 weeks. You want to find an item that had LOTS of bidders. That way you sort of know some people are looking for your item. Look at the price the 3rd person down was willing to bid.

Step 3. Find a box. Priority mail boxes are free, but you have to pay at least $4.60 to mail it. The same size item in a plain box might be $2 in 1st class postage, but then you have to buy the box. Make sure you have a box and then get the box weighed. Be sure to find some bubble wrap or put the item in a clean grocery bag and pad with crumpled newspaper.

Here’s where it gets tricky. Buyers like flat rates IF they seem reasonable. $5 is fine if you can ship for that (the post office has flat rate boxes, but they run $4.60 and $8 something), but it’s a turn off if your item is cheap. Larger items will vary by distance…if you use eBay’s shipping wizard test it. You want to make sure if someone in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or Guam wins, you got the postage right. (Don’t list internationally at first.)

(Note, I have two eBay wins in front of me. Each seller charged $5 postage. One sent it priority and probably lost money doing so; the other paid $1.88 in postage, had to buy a box and probably gets the occasional groundless complaint about not refunding the overage. I’m happily noticing I paid $10 total each for items that originally sold in the store for $12.50.)

Step 4. List. Put the starting bid at the least amount you will accept. Double check the price breaks. $10 vs. $9.99 is a waste of listing fees as eBay charges 25c more for $10 than it does for $9.99. Buy-it-Now is *not* a guaranteed way to get a higher price.

Step 5. 7 day listing and be patient. It either doesn’t sell, sells to the first bidder or you have a few bidders.

Step 6, it sells, email a thank you, wait to get paid and as soon as you are paid, ship. (If you were set to go in step 3, you’re ready.)

Step 7, when the bidder indicates they have their item (by mail or by feedback), leave feedback.

Step 8, calculate what you actually made. Was it worth it?

admin answers:

Your first stop should be eBay’s Guide to Seller Services http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/services.html

eBay’s Seller Central has all the resources you need to learn about the basics of selling on eBay http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/index.html

The key to a successful eBay selling is simple — Sell products that people actually want.

Selling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.

eBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace:

Items In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html

Hot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select “Hot Items by Category” from the menu on the left.

eBay Pulse = “a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay”. Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action.

Merchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html to view the current Merchandising Calendar.