What are the most common mistakes that new sellers on Ebay make?

[anytime-buys-official]

1. Taking poor quality photos & not enough of them, can upload 12.

2. Not utilizing the listing heading correctly or seeing it as part of the description, use every space to give crucial details, more & more sellers ignore how useful the listing header is

3. Appallingly lax description, not giving sufficient information/attention to points of note & not adding these issues to item specifics.

4. Presuming the viewer/buyer is a mind reader & should “know” that your used Levis have a hole in the pocket you have not photographed.

5. Slow shipping & sloppy, poor, or thoughtless packaging.

If anyone knows the rather than that, please write it down.😊

[evry1nositswindy]

6.  Not including measurements on clothing, especially women's clothing.  

[downunder-61]

7. Drop shipping items not in their possssion

8. Not listing any items at all

9. Thinking that Seller School has taught them all they need to know

[katzrul15]

Not understanding profit or ROI and being part of the Race to the Bottom when listing.  They have no idea what their true costs are, fees, etc 

Not understanding that the IRS thinks their revenue on their e-Bay or online sales needs to be reported and so does the State they live in.  

Over-stating the quality and condition of the item being sold.  

[glenvonnie]

.7   Selling Women's clothing, that's almost as risky as selling an IPhone

[gjs_16]

* Failing to understand the MBG, and assuming No Returns means No Refunds.

[inhawaii]

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@anytime-buys-official wrote:

1. Taking poor quality photos & not enough of them, can upload 12.

2. Not utilizing the listing heading correctly or seeing it as part of the description, use every space to give crucial details, more & more sellers ignore how useful the listing header is

3. Appallingly lax description, not giving sufficient information/attention to points of note & not adding these issues to item specifics.

4. Presuming the viewer/buyer is a mind reader & should “know” that your used Levis have a hole in the pocket you have not photographed.

5. Slow shipping & sloppy, poor, or thoughtless packaging.

If anyone knows the rather than that, please write it down.😊

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Ok. I wrote it down.

[chapeau-noir]

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@evry1nositswindy wrote:

6.  Not including measurements on clothing, especially women's clothing.  

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Good point! 

Men's clothing, too - the idea that they're much more standard is a huge myth - beyond dress clothing which uses standard tailoring practice, they're all over the place (I wear a lot of men's clothing). 

It's amazing how many clothing sellers don't even bother, then wonder why their stuff doesn't sell!