eBay Holiday Selling Checklist

The holiday selling season on eBay is right around the corner. Will you be ready? Here is a quick and dirty checklist of tasks to complete before the holiday season gets into full swing.

Use Buy It Now on all auctions from November 1 until Christmas.

Add Best Offer to all inventory items. You don’t have to accept the offers, but you will give your customer more options.

Order packaging early. Go to the USPS website and order plenty of boxes and Tyvek envelopes. Check your supply of packing materials for your particular products. You don’t want to have to stop in the middle of a busy shipping day because you have run out of something.

Know the shipping date deadlines. Again, visit the USPS website for this information.

Stay focused on your business – complete your income producing tasks first.

Stay current with your shipping. You will be tempted to keep listing items when sales are in full swing. Take care of customers who have already paid before listing new items.

Find the balance. Don’t get so sucked into your eBay business that you can’t spend time with your own family and enjoy the holidays. Sometimes, you will have to walk away from eBay and take a break.

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