When creating an auction for an item, try and catch a bigger audience by including related popular words in your title or description. For example if you're selling an XYZ make of DVD player, in your description you could say something like "it doesn't matter if you're looking for a Sony, Panasonic, Philips etc, you will find the XYZ competes on all features." So when people search for a Sony in the description, your auction will be returned in the list.
2. See my other auctions
Although your auction page on eBay provides a facility which lets people click over to see your other auctions, always include a link within your auction description. Many people don't know of the standard links which are at the top of the page, or they immediately click down the auction page to get to the item description.
3. Shoulder the risk
If you think about it, buyers bear all the risk in an auction transaction. They will probably have to pay the seller before the item is dispatched. This risk could be the final reason why someone may not bid on your auction. Think about removing the risk, and see if you can "afford" to offer a moneyback guarantee in your auction description. If you are honest and your item is as described, this tactic could be a win/win for you.
4. Save time on repetitive keying
You may have noticed during your auction activity how often you key in the same words or phrases over an over again. You can use a lovely little piece of software called Shortkeys which will reduce this keying by around 95%. You can find out about Shortkeys here:- http://www.shortkeys.com
5. Feedback promotion
If you have a web site, include its address in every feedback you give to your buyers. It's free advertising for you which will grow and grow as your auction business develops. For example, you could use something like this as feedback:
Use these tips, and your eBay business will be greatly assisted.
Top Ebay Selling Items
The method of selling and auctioning off old items was radically transformed with the introduction of eBay just a few years ago. eBay has grown to become the most popular form of buying and selling goods online and has spread to countries all around the world. You can find whatever you are looking for in just minutes using eBay's search tool. Hundreds of new items for sale are being put up on eBay every day. However, every now and then, a few items are placed incorrectly or not spelled correct and thus get placed in the wrong categories. These items are known as "lost items" on eBay and do not display in search results. Hence, to find names on eBay with misspellings, one has to hunt for them. As a result of this, these listings get fewer visits and thus fewer bids. You can purchase items on eBay that have misspellings for far less than you could a regular item, as you will have less competition when bidding on misspelled items.
Now, although misspelled items may be great for buyers who can save money when they make a purchase, they hurt sellers greatly as prices can decrease significantly for a misspelled product. Hence, it is very important that when filling out the "Product Title" and "Product Description" categories, all information is entered correctly. It is surprising how many people do not take the time to double check and edit their listings and enter incorrect information. With the enormous number of items that are being put up for sale on eBay each day however, there is bound to be hundreds of products which are incorrectly placed and categorized each day.
Now, for the eBay shopper, finding these gems can be very difficult as they do not display in regular search listings and searching all possible spelling variations of a product, or manually searching through all of the categories on eBay until you find the product you are looking for or come up empty handed. This processes it tiresome and can take very long to complete. Hence, we have developed a free toll that solves this problem. Just type a product into our search bar and we will scan all the products listed on eBay that are relevant to your search query, and then display the results of incorrectly categorized products that match your search query. This toll makes the process of finding misspelled and miscategorized products on eBay much quicker and easier.
There are thousands of misplaced names on eBay right now, and finding these items can save you tens, even hundreds or thousands of dollars. Search for the exact product you are looking for, or the general category of the item at our home page and we will show you which products that may not display properly in the eBay searches, match your query. There are hundreds of gems listed on eBay so do not delay and find the exact item you are looking for now.
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Brian Mcgregor has sinced written about articles on various topics from Bird Flu, Web Development and How to Sell on Ebay. Brian McGregor is an eBay and internet entrepreneur. He recently created the 'eBay Master Class' for eBay sellers. For your free copy, please go to
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