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Posted over 5 years ago

Best ways to ensure a sale on EBay

The world of online shopping has become the everyday norm at this point. It seems almost as if walking into a brick and mortar store is ancient history. The one shopping platform that started it all was the all mighty Ebay. Ebay has been holding strong since it first began. There has to be a secret behind it all right? People make money on eBay all the time so why can't you do it?

The first and most important thing is to list a new item for sale every day. If you can not seem to do that then try to make a couple of listings in one day and make that a weekly thing to do. This is very crucial in order to survive the online business world through sites like Ebay and Amazon.

Always make sure you take a look at your buyer profile. Any sale can be an exciting moment but not all sales are final through Ebay. People have gotten very smart about how they scam unsuspecting individuals. If you see that there is something fishy about the buyer profile then investigate before mailing off the item. In most cases you may just come across a new buyer in the marketplace or even someone who had to create a new profile. The last thing that any seller wants is to send the package, think they will be receiving the money, and then have a claim put against them for just about anything. Most scams are credit card scams so be careful of any orders being shipped outside of your country.

Make sure your photos are nothing short of amazing quality. The app and website have a quality requirement for any image uploaded for listings. You also want to be able to show off every aspect of your product to the customer so they know exactly what they are receiving without any surprises. This is especially true for cars. If a customer searching for a classic entered "sell my car los angeles", received one result and the images where not clear enough to see the worth in your ride, then they will surely move on to the next.

Always offer free returns and/or free shipping. Both of these are great incentives for your customers if you are able to make a profit after all is said and done.

So you are smart with the way they you price your listing then you are sure to receive the sales that you are expecting. If there are 10 items that are exactly like your item then don't try to list it yet. If you do to side to list it then nature it is as low as you are able to go compared to the other listings on the site and off own the buy it now option.

Always keep an eye on your feedback score in make sure that you can keep it at a 5 star rating and is close to 100% as possible. Many stores go years with a 5 star rating and that never budges. Every now and then store owners received that 1 customer that just has to make a claim, although all policies were followed.

Make sure your descriptions are up to par and Fully researched. The more you know about your item the faster it will sell. Your customer will have a ton of questions about what they are looking at and you must be prepared to answer all of them.

If you have not heard of drop shipping then now is the time to check it out. Ebay and Amazon are perfect websites to integrate your online drop shipping stores. This is especially great because you do not have to store any inventory. This is an online sellers best bet as long as they can properly do the math to gain a profit.



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