1. Study the eBay Store Traffic Reports. With this information, you can make educated adjustments to your store that will improve sales.
2. Run low-reserve and 1-cent auctions to drive traffic to your store. Think of these auctions as “advertisements” that will drive shoppers into your store.
3. List your entire inventory in your eBay Store. Shoppers can’t buy what they can’t see.
4. Register and assign a domain name to your eBay Store. You can assign any domain to your eBay Store through your store manager.
5. Accept PayPal as a payment method. Over 80% of eBay users have Paypal, …read more

As an eBay Power Seller since 2003, I have sold over 15,000 items. I have experimented with many, many, different products along the way. Most of my inventory has come from garage sales, thrift stores, and consignment stores. My eBook, “Thrift Store Shopping for eBay,” contains information about how to find items to sell at thrift stores, what sells for the best profit, and how to get additional discounts when purchasing items to resell.
For example, did you know that you can get additional discounts by shopping on certain days of the week, or just buying items with certain color …read more

Have you seen the Sharpics 30″ D-Flector Portable Studio Background? This portable studio unfolds into a perfect seamless background for small or medium sized items.
The background itself is made of a silver, white, or black material (your choice) that disappears when you take the photo – so no photo editing software (or skill) is needed! Below is a photo taken by a member at the eBay Coach Forum who told us about this product. She said it “works amazingly” and “is well worth the money.” Works great for items like shoes, clothes, books, toys, jewelry, handbags, kitchen items, ceramics, …read more

Selling on eBay is more than just filling in spaces on a computer screen. If you are a new seller and aren’t sure how to manage listing an item, these steps will help you.
1) List items in batches of 5-10 items. Batching items is more time efficient than listing one at a time.
2) Prepare the item to be photographed (iron it, remove stains, clean it, etc.).
3) Take pictures. Click here for tips on taking good photos.
4) Edit pictures. If your pictures don’t turn out well, retake them. It is worth the time investment.
5) Put items that have been photographed in …read more

You will have to spend some time researching to determine the value of an item you want to sell on eBay. The fastest and easiest way to determine a fair starting price or buy-it-now price is to study eBay’s completed listings for similar items that have recently sold.
Studying completed listings is one way to gather information about selling price, auction starting price, buy-it-now price, shipping fees, and other criteria to help your item sell. Click here to learn the specific steps involved in searching eBay’s completed listings.
Remember in the real world, an item’s value is determined by how much someone …read more

A common question on eBay groups, forums, and blogs is, “How can I get more for what I am selling? Other sellers are getting higher prices than I am getting for the same item.What am I doing wrong?” Maybe nothing. Here are 5 suggestions for strategies for getting higher prices on your eBay listings.
1) Choose the best category for your listing. For example, for years I sold men’s golf shirts. For a while, I listed the shirts in the category SPORTING GOODS/ATHLETIC APPAREL/GOLF. Then I realized that I made more sales by listing the item in CLOTHING/MENS SHIRTS/CASUAL/POLO SHIRTS. It …read more