5 Tips for Selling Your Stuff on eBay

Selling things on eBay can be a great way to make some extra cash. If you want to make the most profit on the items your selling then make sure to use these few tips in order to see a great difference in the amount of money that you’re able to make. Here are five tips on selling your stuff on eBay.

End Your Auction on Sunday

It’s very important to follow this strategy, since ending your auction in the middle of the night on a Tuesday will likely only have extremely dedicated eBay users bidding for your item towards the end of your auction. Instead, Sunday evening is the best time to end your auction. This is due to the fact that many people are in their house relaxing, and not working. This means having your seven-day listing start on Sunday evening or using eBay’s scheduling tool to end on Sunday can greatly benefit your profits. In the evening at 9pm is a perfect time to start your auction, which will cause your auction to end at 6pm West Coast, which will have the entire country awake and potentially bidding on your auction.

Take Great Pictures

There are many auctions on eBay that only contain a single blurry photo of the item being sold. The title of this auction could say “new”, however no one will have any idea if this is the case because they can’t see the item. This can also make it appear like you’re trying to hide something about your item. Instead place the item that your selling on a solid background like a white sheet of paper and make sure to take quality photos of it.

Give Details

In order to make the most profit out of your item it’s essential that you write a great description. Make sure that you include important information such as colors, model number, etc. This will ensure that your potential buyers know exactly what they’re looking at. However, make sure to avoid too many details, as you can save that for the end of your auction. You should also include the reason that you’re selling the item in your description. This will make you more connected to your potential buyers, and will make them trust you more. Your buyers will rest assured knowing that you’re not just selling them a piece of junk and so will be willing to pay more for it.

Use a Bulk-Upload Tool

You can use a bulk-upload tool that you can download from the Internet for free in order to create several listings on your item at once. You usually are not permitted to save any draft listings without beginning your auction, however a bulk-upload tool will allow you to create auctions without submitting them. It will also allow you to save your auctions, which means you can create a description and then upload photos the following week. This tool was created by eBay itself, and will create auctions offline, as well as offer good deals on templates to create auctions that are more appeasing to the eye.

Go Global

By selling your item all around the world you can boost how many potential buyers you have. You can expand your market abroad in two ways. The first is to sell your items to oversea bidders though your country’s eBay and the other is to simply list your auctioned item on other country’s eBay website. If you believe that an item you’re trying to sell is more popular in a certain country then it could be worth your time to list it on that country’s eBay website, as doing this will make locals take your auction more seriously.

 

Finances - 22 Sep, 2014 - No Comments