Even though there are numerous categories, items that are put up for auction really only fall into one of four categories at eBay: Prohibited, Questionable, Potentially Infringing, and Approved. Approved is the simplest category to define and understand. An approved item is any item that does not fall into one of the other three categories. That is fairly simple, right?
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After the ‘approved’ category, however, it starts to get a little harder to understand – with the exception of prohibited items. A prohibited item may not be auctioned on eBay for any reason, under any circumstances. Prohibited items include alcohol, drugs, animals, tobacco, human remains or body parts of any type, lottery tickets, and governmental property. There is quite a bit more on the list, and that list can be viewed at the eBay website.
Potentially Infringing items are those that violate copyrights, trademarks, and other legal rights. These items are almost always some type of media, such as software, DVDs, and CDs, but the list contains other items as well, such as counterfeit items and illegal recordings. You can find out more about ‘potentially infringing’ items at the eBay website as well.
Questionable items are those that are not prohibited, but are not necessarily infringing. Adult material falls under the ‘questionable’ category. Tickets of any type may also be questionable. Law enforcement related equipment, as well as guns, knives, and other weapons are questionable items. Artifacts, food items, batteries, all hazardous chemicals and materials are also on the list of questionable items. You can auction questionable items at eBay, as long as those items meet certain conditions.
If you are unsure as to which category your item falls into, you should contact eBay with this question before setting up the auction. As a buyer, you should carefully consider the consequences of purchasing items that fall under one of the three categories above. In some cases, it may be very illegal to have some of those items in your possession – no matter how they were obtained. Before making such a purchase, or bidding on such an item, you should find out more details about the item in question, and then get some legal advice.
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Friday, February 6, 2009
eBay University
eBay University is the learning program that eBay established to help people become successful eBay merchants. For convenience, eBay classes are held in many locations throughout the United States, and classes may also be completed from home, using your computer.
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You should note that all of the information you will learn through eBay University can be found on the website – for free. However, understanding that free information isn’t always easy. eBay University will teach you how to open a seller’s account, how to conduct research and create listings, how to improve listings for greater success, how to integrate Paypal with eBay, how to monitor your auctions, and how to complete transactions.
Once you’ve finished the Selling Basics course, you are ready for the ‘Beyond the Basics’ course. This advanced course will teach you how to start and grow an eBay business, how to choose and create listing formats that sell, how to use all of the eBay resources, how to market your business, how to pack and ship your items, and much more. Both courses are reasonably priced, and well worth the short amount of time that it takes to complete each course.
Free eBay Selling Guide
Make Money on eBay >>>>> Free eBay Selling Guide
You should note that all of the information you will learn through eBay University can be found on the website – for free. However, understanding that free information isn’t always easy. eBay University will teach you how to open a seller’s account, how to conduct research and create listings, how to improve listings for greater success, how to integrate Paypal with eBay, how to monitor your auctions, and how to complete transactions.
Once you’ve finished the Selling Basics course, you are ready for the ‘Beyond the Basics’ course. This advanced course will teach you how to start and grow an eBay business, how to choose and create listing formats that sell, how to use all of the eBay resources, how to market your business, how to pack and ship your items, and much more. Both courses are reasonably priced, and well worth the short amount of time that it takes to complete each course.
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eBay and Drop shipping – Getting the Product to Your Customer
All you have to do to start dropshipping on eBay is set up your auction, and sell the product. You then pass the customer’s information on to the drop shipping company.
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The drop shipper does the rest, and they will even use your company information, as well as your company logo if you have provided it to them. When the product arrives at your customer’s home, they will have no idea that your company didn’t send it. The drop shipper will package, label, and ship the products that you sell, allowing you more time to set up even more auctions, for greater profits.
You must establish a relationship with several drop shipping companies in order to become successful.In the beginning, most companies will require you to pay for the items that your customers order before they are shipped.
You need to fill orders in a timely manner, so you should pay for the items with a credit card for speedy service. Eventually, you will be able to have the drop shipper fill your orders, and then bill you for them later.
When you set up your eBay auctions, make sure that your reserve price is set higher than the price that the drop shipper will be charging you for the item. The idea, of course, is to earn a profit! Depending on the item you are selling, a markup of about 10% should be about right, but you should do some research to see if the item is selling for a lower price in another eBay auction, or through other online sources.
By starting an eBay business using the drop shipping method, there is essentially no financial risk
involved. The product will be sold before you pay the drop shipper for the item. This is one of the few businesses where you can actually turn a profit before you have expenditures!
Here's a list of Free eBay Wholesalers
Here's a list of Free eBay Wholesalers
The drop shipper does the rest, and they will even use your company information, as well as your company logo if you have provided it to them. When the product arrives at your customer’s home, they will have no idea that your company didn’t send it. The drop shipper will package, label, and ship the products that you sell, allowing you more time to set up even more auctions, for greater profits.
You must establish a relationship with several drop shipping companies in order to become successful.In the beginning, most companies will require you to pay for the items that your customers order before they are shipped.
You need to fill orders in a timely manner, so you should pay for the items with a credit card for speedy service. Eventually, you will be able to have the drop shipper fill your orders, and then bill you for them later.
When you set up your eBay auctions, make sure that your reserve price is set higher than the price that the drop shipper will be charging you for the item. The idea, of course, is to earn a profit! Depending on the item you are selling, a markup of about 10% should be about right, but you should do some research to see if the item is selling for a lower price in another eBay auction, or through other online sources.
By starting an eBay business using the drop shipping method, there is essentially no financial risk
involved. The product will be sold before you pay the drop shipper for the item. This is one of the few businesses where you can actually turn a profit before you have expenditures!
Here's a list of Free eBay Wholesalers
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
eBay Selling Tips
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eBay Selling Tip #1
Spy On Other Peoples Auctions To Find Winners.
Expanding on the Keyword ideas above, if you are doing searches to see what others are selling, click on some of the auctions, scroll down the auction to near the bottom, some of them will show how many viewers have seen the auction. This is great information because it will tell you
how popular the item is and how well their title keywords are working.
If they have a decent amount of views and bids then checkout their other auctions to see what kind of products they focus on selling, their success rate and how it can help you sell more, find new products and get more auction views.
eBay Selling Tip #2
Put Your Keywords in The Auction Title.
This should be a no brainer by now, but I still see people do it.
75% of people who buy on eBay rely on the search feature to find what they are looking for. The basic search feature which would be what is used when you simply enter something on eBay's homepage or listing page searches all the Auctions Titles for the keywords you enter, this means
you need to put keywords that a customer shopping for the item you're selling is entering.
One way to do this would be to simply do a search for the item and see what others are entering in their title and see how well they rank in the results.
This will give you a general idea of what kind of keywords to use. There's another trick called Keyword.eBay.com and it will tell you popular
searches people use, you can use this to narrow down your keyword selection and make sure you're using keywords that get a lot of searches.
eBay Selling Tip #1
Spy On Other Peoples Auctions To Find Winners.
Expanding on the Keyword ideas above, if you are doing searches to see what others are selling, click on some of the auctions, scroll down the auction to near the bottom, some of them will show how many viewers have seen the auction. This is great information because it will tell you
how popular the item is and how well their title keywords are working.
If they have a decent amount of views and bids then checkout their other auctions to see what kind of products they focus on selling, their success rate and how it can help you sell more, find new products and get more auction views.
eBay Selling Tip #2
Put Your Keywords in The Auction Title.
This should be a no brainer by now, but I still see people do it.
75% of people who buy on eBay rely on the search feature to find what they are looking for. The basic search feature which would be what is used when you simply enter something on eBay's homepage or listing page searches all the Auctions Titles for the keywords you enter, this means
you need to put keywords that a customer shopping for the item you're selling is entering.
One way to do this would be to simply do a search for the item and see what others are entering in their title and see how well they rank in the results.
This will give you a general idea of what kind of keywords to use. There's another trick called Keyword.eBay.com and it will tell you popular
searches people use, you can use this to narrow down your keyword selection and make sure you're using keywords that get a lot of searches.
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