How can I get items to sell more on ebay?

saenbateman

What's a good way to layout my page? should I phrase it in a certain way? etc.

StaffsSW

This thread should give you some ideas of what NOT to do!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1775799

maggie111

Perhaps you would get a better response if you gave a bit more information or asked for more specific advise. What do you want, everyone else to do the work for you?

Perhaps a link to an item you have sold, or are currently selling might get some help.

montyrebel

Shill bidding?

DoWhatULove-LoveWhatUDo

Look at identical and similar items to yours which sold for significantly more and try to work out why they were more successful than yours.

More details would be helpful.

How do you normally write a listing?

Loads of info / colour/ font sizes etc? Like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ojon-Restorative-Leave-In-Treatment-85ml_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a3Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem29ffd8b7c5QQitemZ180386052037QQptZUKQ5fHealthQ5fBeautyQ5fHairQ5fCareQ5fShampooQ5fConditionerQ5fPPQQsalenotsupported

or short and sweet? Like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OJON-RESTORATIVE-LEAVE-IN-TREATMENT-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a3Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem23020e1dc4QQitemZ150358334916QQptZUKQ5fHealthQ5fBeautyQ5fHairQ5fCareQ5fShampooQ5fConditionerQ5fPPQQsalenotsupported

DoWhatULove-LoveWhatUDo

Just had another thought, is there anything in your feedback that might be putting people off? A lot of people do check a seller's feedback.

TurkishDelight

DoWhatULove-LoveWhatUDo wrote: »

Loads of info / colour/ font sizes etc? Like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ojon-Restorative-Leave-In-Treatment-85ml_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a3Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem29ffd8b7c5QQitemZ180386052037QQptZUKQ5fHealthQ5fBeautyQ5fHairQ5fCareQ5fShampooQ5fConditionerQ5fPPQQsalenotsupported

I love the bit where a powerseller says "small sellers like me" :rolleyes: OP, sorry, can't really help- there is no definitive answer.

Saffronsmum

I think the summer is the hardest time to sell on e-bay, i find it picks up in september-october.

In my listings, i describe my item not using too much information but enough for the seller to know the condition, size, what the items for etc.., I try and take as many photo's as i can to show any damage or detail of the item.

I have 100% feedback so i always state in my listing ' please see my great feedback from other items i have sold' and i also ask seller to view my other listings as i offer combined postage.

All my items are offered world wide as i find 75% of my customers are from the EU.

Keep postage low, weigh your items and use the royal mail web site to get a postage quote, use light weight packaging and re-use packaging to keep your postage prices low.

Make sure your listings end in the evening (as e-bay is busy in the evenings), don't end listings on a bank holiday, i find sunday evenings are the best nights to end things on.

Make your listings stand out by using capital letters and **** where ever you can.

DoWhatULove-LoveWhatUDo

TurkishDelight wrote: »

I love the bit where a powerseller says "small sellers like me" :rolleyes: OP, sorry, can't really help- there is no definitive answer.

Missed that bit the first time. It was more the wordiness and colour I was going for, but I guess "small" is a relative term.

What do you have to sell to be a power seller these days anyway?

Jacks_xxx

One of them has sold...

TurkishDelight

DoWhatULove-LoveWhatUDo wrote: »

Missed that bit the first time. It was more the wordiness and colour I was going for, but I guess "small" is a relative term.

What do you have to sell to be a power seller these days anyway?

300 items or £2,250 over three months for the lowest level. We're stuck between bronze and silver at the mo