Archive for February, 2009
We all know what a sniper is, it’s a soldier that stays hidden and waits until he has a clean shot as his target.
Did you know that snipers also operate on eBay?
An eBay sniper is a third party that will enter a bid on your behalf in the last moments of an auction, leaving [...]
February 26th, 2009 | Posted in eBay Related | 4 Comments
A spoof email is an email from someone pretending to be somebody else, i.e. eBay, PayPal or your Bank. The reason for them sending spoof emails is that they want to get your details, passwords etc so as to steal your identity.
It’s not every day that I receive a spoof email, but I do [...]
February 24th, 2009 | Posted in General | No Comments
We all know that the competition for sales on eBay is very high, so whenever you make a listing, you should always think like a buyer. You can only make sales from your sales page and you need to get your potential customers to open it. How?
The 1st most important thing is the title; you [...]
February 20th, 2009 | Posted in eBay Related | 2 Comments
Isn’t it frustrating, when your eBay listings just don’t seem to sell. Well I’m about to give you a little tip that may help you make the sales. Before you make your listing, do a little research into similar sales of the item you’re selling. On eBay there’s an advanced search function, which allows you [...]
February 18th, 2009 | Posted in eBay Related | No Comments
In April 2008 eBay changed the policy on the sales of digital items, eBooks. As they thought it may lead to feedback manipulation. Thousands of sellers were affected all over the world, many of which threw in the towel. This in turn left a gap in the market. During my 30 day eBay suspension, as [...]
February 16th, 2009 | Posted in eBay Related | No Comments
So there I was, selling eBooks on eBay, along with the other items of stock that I still had. The difference with eBook sales was that there wasn’t a need to post them, as it was all automated through emails and download links. Because there were no postal charges it enabled me to list items [...]
February 13th, 2009 | Posted in eBay Related | 1 Comment
Whilst browsing eBay I came across an advert for The 90 Day Powerseller Challenge. I didn’t have any thoughts of becoming a Powerseller at that time, but the eBook seemed to have a lot of information that would help me. So I bought it, and it was, and remains to be, the best purchase I’ve [...]
February 12th, 2009 | Posted in Getting Started, eBay Related | 1 Comment
I was selling books and gift items to schools, play groups, nursery’s, nursing homes and offices. It was all going ok, but I had to tie up all my money in stock, and run up a huge bill on my credit card. No stock = No sales = No Income.
Then my car started breaking down [...]
February 11th, 2009 | Posted in eBay Related | No Comments
This is my 1st blog posting and boy oh boy has it caused some wear and tear of the grey matter. After months and months of thinking about setting up this blog, I’ve finally had the push I needed to grab the bull by the horns and go for it, 2009 WILL be a lot [...]
February 10th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments