Best Practices for Selling on eBay

[ws73-60]

I'm relatively new to selling on eBay and I'm looking for some guidance from experienced sellers. I've had a few successful transactions so far, but I want to improve my selling strategies and boost my sales. Are there any seasoned sellers out there who can share their best practices and tips? I would greatly appreciate any advice on product listings, pricing, shipping, customer service, or any other aspects of selling on eBay.

Thank you in advance for your help and support!

[ckimodog]

@ws73-60 

Most people aren't going to share selling tips, etc.  Competition is tough enough.  If you would like to learn how to be a seller here on eBay, the best advice I can offer is to attend the eBay Academy:

https://academy.ebay.com/student/catalog/

There you can learn to be a trusted and proper seller.  Make sure you read all the rules and policies that eBay provides as to what you can and cannot sell.  

Good luck should you choose to enroll and with your future selling journey as well. 

[new_spin_boutique]

It would require a lot of typing to cover such a vast topic with any type of sufficiency. There are just too many variables. I'd head over to youtube and search around. There's a ton of very good info, most of it free. Immerse yourself in it. 

[lamber9347]

@ws73-60 There are simply too many variables for such a question. Different items sell for different reasons. You are posting this question from apparently a posting ID so no one can even tell what types of items you are listing. How can we advise tactics, pricing, shipping, etc. if we don't know what you have? 

It would be easier if you asked specific questions related to specific items or post again using your selling ID so we can see what it is you are dealing with. Best of luck to you....

[blue-ribbon_farms]

The main thing is customer service. Once you get the customer keeping repeat buyers is huge.

[itsjustasprain]

I could swear we've seen this canned speech of a question come up before, not too long ago, posted by multiple new accounts over a few days. It went on and on until Khoros finally got a handle on it somehow.  I wonder why it's started up again now.

[chapeau-noir]

There is SO much guidance online that you can access - after going through Seller Academy you really need to do your own research because your situation is going to be unique to what you're selling, then after you have the basics and get going and have more specific questions we can help!

Most of selling is just plain commonsense.

[mtgraves7984]

Sell what you know; know what you sell.

[ws73-60]

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@ckimodog wrote:

@ws73-60 

Most people aren't going to share selling tips, etc.  Competition is tough enough.  If you would like to learn how to be a seller here on eBay, the best advice I can offer is to attend the eBay Academy:

https://academy.ebay.com/student/catalog/snaptik/

There you can learn to be a trusted and proper seller.  Make sure you read all the rules and policies that eBay provides as to what you can and cannot sell.  

Good luck should you choose to enroll and with your future selling journey as well. 

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Thanks for guide me with best and suitable way.

[dbfolks166mt]

     In addition to what others have already provided following are my canned suggestions that I post to everyone of these posts and there are a LOT of them.

1.  NEVER list anything on eBay you are not prepared to take the financial loss on. 

2. As a new seller avoid listing high value and high target items that scammers love. 

3. If you are wanting to make a profit build a cost model so you know what price to list items at to do so.

    Factor in ALL costs: what you paid for it, supplies, income taxes, fees, POV........... 

4. Diversify across multiple venues not everything is for or can even be sold on eBay and in some 

     cases there are better options that will net you a bigger return and save the buyers some costs. 

5. Read through this forum and learn to identify common scams before you are a victim.

6. Establish a separate bank account to handle your eBay transactions. It keeps things easy from 

     an accounting perspective and you probably really don't want eBay having access to your personal

     bank account. 

7. Make sure you setup the shipping correctly on the listing with regards to the size and weight of the item

    you will be shipping. 

8. While auctions and BIN both have their pro's and con's as a new seller I would recommend you use 

     BIN with immediate payment required and avoid using OBO. 

9. Avoid using promoted listings until you see how things go. PL can become an added and unnecessary 

    expense that provides little to no benefit depending on what you are selling. 

10. EBay customer support is useless these days and they will give out incorrect information simply to get

       you off the phone. 

11.  Utilize this forum to ask questions BEFORE you have a problem, there are a LOT of experienced sellers

      on this forum that can provide sound advice. 

12. Fully read and understand the MBG, when you list items advise that you accept returns. Too many new 

      sellers believe no returns equates to no refunds and that is NOT the case. 

13. While most transactions go smoothly be prepared to deal with issues like returns, NAD's, INR's..... Factor

      the cost of those into your cost model. 

14. Make sure you do everything you can possibly do to keep your feedback and performance metrics in 

      good standing. You do not want to have your account suspended. 

15. DO NOT drop ship. It is a poor business model and in some cases a violation of eBay policy.