Selling first item

[beast_hub]

Hello,

I am a new seller on eBay. How can I get my first order. What should I do for that. Do you like to share some tips with me. Please help me. 

Thank you, Lasantha

[inhawaii]

If you sell something really desirable at a really good price.  Good luck!

[beast_hub]

Thank you

[chapeau-noir]

Thank you for selling products from your home country instead of plastic rubbish from China.  Good luck with your sales!

[beast_hub]

Thank you very much

[fashunu4eeuh]

Hello and welcome, Lasantha.

I took a look at your listings. They are very nice. But to be honest with you, there are some issues that are obstacles to your sales.  The biggest challenges i see are pricing and shipping time. 

Take for example, your listing entitled “Organic Coriander Seeds 100% High Quality Natural Seasoning Spices Ceylon 50 g”. The product is priced at $13.25 for 50g which is about 1.7 ounces, with free shipping. The shipping time from Sri Lanka is about 4 to 6 weeks. 

Conversely, I can purchase 2.2 ounces (twice as much) of coriander seeds on Amazon mail order for $4.27 (a third of your price) and with my Prime account receive free shipping in 2 days transit time.

Or i can go to my local grocery store 10 minutes away, and purchase it there, and walk out with it, right here and now, for $5.99 for .87 ounces. No shipping fees.

The questions you need to ask yourself are “1) why would make an American shopper buy my items, pay more, and wait weeks to receive them?” And “2) What is going to set me apart from 1100+ other listings for coriander seeds on eBay to make the sale?”. If you can come up with a strategy to deal with these obstacles, your business will benefit.

Wishing you much success. Best of luck to you.

[kensgiftshop]

Try listing something other then what others from Sri Lanka are trying to dropship.

If I need spices or teas, I'll just go to the store and buy them and not have to wait two moneths to receive them.

[retrogames10000]

I have some recommendations : 

1 - Purchase some items from eBay to receive positive feedback - so you are not a seller with 0 feedback.

2 - Adjust your prices to be the lowest price so you get a few sales and positive feedback.

or

3 - Promote your items using a promoted listing so you can receive more views.

I think it would be very difficult to sell only spices as a new seller especially with 35 items listed, you should consider listing 3,500 items and you will have more eyeballs

This is my strategy - if I cannot get the results I want from 100 listings - I will try 1000 and since that is not working - my next goal is 10000.  Good luck!

[mn467462]

Don't even bother. Ebay is a soulless money hungry corporation. If you encounter a problem, ebay won't help or side with you. The best advice I can give is go sell it elsewhere. 

[beast_hub]

Thank you very much.

[beast_hub]

Thank you

[ckimodog]

@beast_hub 

Seeds and plants are prohibited to sell on eBay.  Also customs.  Many from your community have been suspended due to not reading the rules and policies that eBay provides.

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/plants-seeds-policy/

Your prices are WAY too high and the time frame to receive them is more than any buyer would want to wait for them to be delivered.

The best advice I can provide is to sign up for the eBay Academy to learn about selling and having a business platform that will be successful for you:

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

Good luck should you choose to enroll. 

[beast_hub]

Thank you very much