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Note: Hyperlinks are on several pages to eBay note blue underline
Expectations
7 years experience with lots of buying and selling
Know a reasonable amount
High level overview to get started
Criteria
* Computer
* Email
* Average user with internet access preferably high speed
* eBay account
* Start by buying on eBay
* Sell on eBay
* How many just want to see what the fuss is all about?
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* Welcome to eBay (spelled eBay) Echo Bay
* September 1995
* Computer programmer originally named auctionweb
* Selling a broken laser pointer for $13.83
* 147,000,000 users
* 431,000,000 listings
* 24 countries have sites
* India now most of interest trading zone
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* Express Retail Shopping cart 2006 – 85% buy now,
* Half Sell books, Video and Audio
* International locations all over the world
* Several high end auction houses
* Peoples Encyclopedia & blog
* Live auctions
* Telephone over the internet
* Classified business ads Gumtree
* Retail franchise operations
* Stores
* ProStores for websites wanting to sell through eBay
* Competitors: Amazon, Price Grabber, Yahoo Auctions
Overstock Auctions, Epier, Ubid, Ebid, others for specific collectors
IBM one of largest sellers
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Getting Started – Register –
Look at categories surf around on the site
Get a Paypal account for buying online. Will need email bank account number. Two deposits are made to account to verify.
Monies for Paypal can be taken directly from bank account or use credit card.
Study feedback of seller. Number one most important asset of eBay.
Purchase using Paypal something on eBay so you get a feel for the process.
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#1 Most important aspect of and eBay account
The major fraud prevention mechanism for eBay users is its feedback system.
eBay seller fraud .01%
Disputes
Disputes & Paypal
Buy or Sell day or night, Listed for 3, 7, 10 days, buy now, make best offer, Dutch multiple
Buy anywhere including Thompson Falls Montana
No interaction, no pressure, watch list, exciting when you win, more exciting when you win by snipe (25 cents per win)
*(Downside—don’t get right away minimum 3 days, international weeks) grow accustom
Large base of bidders, lots of products, lower costs
Large base of sellers, lots of similar products, sell in volume
Virtual spiral feeds itself
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Auctions Fees
Reasonable compared to swap market, consignment etc.
Insertion fee + any additional pictures special marketing etc.
Final value fees low, low overhead.
Can charge handling fee built into shipping expense. Watch out for high shipping fees when bidding.
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Store Fees
Just like on store shelf
Buy now price, best offer, or auction
Larger volumes
Listing fees significantly lower
Final value fees about the same
Payments received minus final fees through Paypal.
Payments for listing fees and store billed monthly
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Final Comments (before examples sold):
Links can be built into website
Use eBay features to enhance website like fabric glossary
#2 most important Research, Research, Research – the most fun part!
eBay as the largest appraiser of goods – setting the market value by how they sell.
Something special to sell – animal friendly bear tooth necklace from IT box
Practice great customer service, get great feedback!
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Marketing program to IT, it Fits!
Prohibited
Tobacco
Alcohol
Nazi paraphernalia
Bootleg recordings
Firearms and ammunition
Used underwear and dirty clothing
Teacher editions of textbooks
Human body parts and remains
Certain copyrighted work
Many other wholly prohibited items –stuff bear
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35 bids,
Selling price $2375
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Brand spankin' new! This auction is for 1 (one) tin of Bacon Bandages.
Ouch! That smarts! Treat your minor cuts, scrapes and scratches with the incredible healing power of a designer bandage. And if a fancy bandage isn’t enough to dry up your tears, how about a FREE TOY! Each comes in a 3-3/4" (9.5 cm) tall metal pocket tin and contains a small plastic trinket to help make even the ouchiest owies feel all better in no time. The 3" x 1" (7.6 cm x 2.5 cm) Bacon Strips are cut to look like small slabs of bacon. Fifteen per tin.
$3.99 + 4.50 shipping buy now
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Own A Spot On The Moon "Don’t Miss Out"
16 Bids, Sold $18.50
Well today Power Mix FM Inc Is offering you a piece of your childhood an Authentic Certificate for 50 Acres on the moon. This certificate will also have the state of Maine Notary of public on it.
Just close your eyes and imagine your friends faces when they see that you have a certificate for 50 acres of land on the moon hanging on your wall.
Still having a hard decision on placing your bid on this life altering auction? well lets look deeper into everyone's childhood shall we?
Remember all those childhood dreams that always made you forget about the real world and it always seem to have put a smile on your face.
Or how about that time when mom and dad walked out of the kitchen with your very first birthday cake, Or the first time your eyes open to see two loving people smiling at you for the very first time.
These are moments to cherish forever..
And that's what this certificate will do.
It will remind you that life is too short to let things pass you by, that dreams really do come true if you put your mind to it.
With this said dig deep into your heart and soul and place a bid today for your childhood dream
Nothing ..... absolutely nothing.
Free delivery worldwide!
Auction ended early with Buy It Now.
Air Guitar from Arizona sold for $5.50
100% Positive
Feedback:
walterw2004 ( 16 )
Seller:
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Selling nothing
Sold for $5.50
Kloof, KZN, South Africa
My Collection
No Jeans! Brand sweaters 1980’s My collection
Over 30 sweaters 4 years, seasonal, each unique,
Antique Road show hopeful collection Y2050
BRAND NEW SWEATER BY NO! JEANS, PURCHASED AT MONTOMERY WARD FOR $69.99, FULLY LINED CARDIGAN, BRIGHT COLORS OF RED, PURPLE, WHITE, BLACK, GREEN, GOLD, & YELLOW, FRONT POCKETS, EXTRA BUTTON SIZE SAYS WILL FIT MOST SO CHECK
MEASUREMENTS.
ARM LENGTH: 21.5
UNDERARM TO UNDERARM: 24.5
LENGTH: 33"
Lamb chop in $1.00 bag at Church sale
Sells for $6.00 - $10.00
Coogi sweater 100% cotton like Bill Cosby wears from Australia from Food Bank store $1.00 a bag
Sold for $85
Mambo shirt, vintage, sells for $55-$99
Levi store $4.00
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