tips for a new ebay seller

tan160581

hi
wondering if any1 can give me some advice im new to ebay and want to start selling what are the best things to sell
i sold some things last week but once i paid listing fees and paid for the product i was selling and then paypal fees all i made was bout £2 is that the usual outcome
any top tips and advice would be greatly appreciated
cheers
tania

jaffa30

Hi

I wish i could tell you what exactly sells and what doesnt.

You need to find a place in the market for your goods.

I sell alsorts of different things , i always do a bit research on anything i buy to sell on ebay to make sure i will make money on the items.

Make sure you have a good picture of the item you are selling, if you need to add any more pictures use a photo hosting site like https://www.photobucket.com or a similar free site.

Make sure the decription is clear and lists any fault the item may have


If you havent got a set of scales in the house take the item to the PO to be weighed for a accurate price . add a bit extra on for the packaging .
If you have scale use this site for postage costs. https://www.royalmail.com


I should have said weigh the item with all the packaging and then add a bit extra on for the cost of the packaging. ( cheers nightswimmer i should have made it a bit clearer. )


Jaffa

nightswimmer

tan160581 wrote:

i sold some things last week but once i paid listing fees and paid for the product i was selling and then paypal fees all i made was bout £2 is that the usual outcome

Apart from the excellent tips from jaffa, I would add...

Make sure you read and understand the fee structure of both PayPal and eBay. They are quite complicated, but if you can understand them, you can save a little bit of money by starting items at the best price, etc.

Make sure you know how much your item will cost to ship. Don't just weigh the item, you need to weigh it and the packaging. Also take into account the cost of packaging, and getting it to the Post Office, etc.

Do your research, and see if people are selling similar items, and if so how much for. Then use this to work out the best times to sell, the best price, or whether it is worth selling that item at all.

If you are going to be selling a lot of the same items on a regular basis, try to make sure it is something you are actually interested in. It can get very laborious selling the same items over and over again, so having an interest in the subject takes off some of that tedium.

jaffa30

Nightswimmer..

You have given some very sound advice there.


Jaffa

pug_in_a_bed

My advice which I'll add to the excellent tips given by jaffa and nightswimmer, is to communicate with your buyers. Nothings irks me more than having to email a seller to discover if my item has been dispatched, for instance. Just a quick email to keep your buyers informed is all thats needed, but I really feel it makes the world of difference:).

There was a useful tips thread started t'other day.....
here it is.

jaffa30

Fair Point well made Pug.

Comms with the buyer is always a good thing.


Jaffa