eBay-Basics-Course

Mpire has added some features to its new Researcher tool that allows users to see how well items sold on eBay. The Researcher tool shows listing recommendations, such as best starting price, average selling price, listing length and keywords, based on eBay market data from the last 30 days of closed items.

Users of Mpire Researcher can now save searches, making it easier to track prices. Users may also view their most recent 20 searches to help them avoid wasting time and resources repeating the same search. Mpire has also added an email feature, allowing users to share information. An "Email" link allows users to distribute results to others and include a personalized comment. The recipients receive an email containing a link to the search results and the option of signing up and activating registration.

Mpire launched Researcher earlier this month. Mpire Researcher offers free usage up to 100 searches for the first 30 days, then 10 free searchers per month, with the ability to purchase additional searches for as low as 10 cents each.

For details go to: Mpire.

# posted by benkhoo @ 8:54 AM

The eBay Pulse contains several dynamically created lists showing popular searches, stores, products, and more. These lists are a great way for you to catch a glimpse inside the exciting world of the eBay marketplace!

Refine by category The various lists on the main eBay Pulse page provide an overview of the entire eBay marketplace. You can also use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to refine and filter the lists to show content for specific categories on eBay.

Popular searches This list is based on actual searches performed by eBay users. It's a great way to see what people are looking for across eBay or within your favorite category.

Popular stores Based on the number of active listings from eBay Stores, this list is an excellent way for buyers to see which eBay Stores currently have the most inventories to choose from.

Popular products This list is based on the number of recent purchases of particular products on eBay. Only items that were listed with Pre-Filled Item Information are counted when this list is generated.

Highest priced items
Here you’ll find the most expensive items on eBay, based on current bid price. On the main eBay Pulse page, this list excludes items from the Real Estate category.

watched items Most This list shows items that are currently the most watched on eBay, according to the number of users who have selected the “Watch this Item” link on an eBay listing page.

Go to eBay Pulse

# posted by benkhoo @ 7:03 AM

Deciding what to sell on eBay is probably the hardest part of starting your eBay business. Many people don't know where to find reliable suppliers and often give up after a few days. But with a bit of persistence and some creativity you can find whatever it is you want to sell.

Any powerseller will recommend selling something you have an interest in, or even better - love.

There are many reasons for this off course.

If you love your product and know the value of it, you'll easily find a supplier and be able to spot a great deal.

You're more likely to get excited about a product you love, making it a lot easier to start selling this product.

You'll enjoy your selling experience and continue selling. When you have no interest in the product or time to learn more about it it's very easy to give up isn't it?

"Doing it for the money" might be a great motivator at first, but it will still feel like work - unless you' re selling something you know and love. What would you rather?

Lisa Galasso, one of the contributors to ebook "eBay Selling Strategies" said it best:

"I've had lots of internet and eBay businesses. I've done M L Marketing, Internet marketing, I've bought wholesale and sold retail, I've written eBooks that were highly successful, I've taught eBay professionally to individuals and groups, I even had a very, very successful eBay business selling items for others on consignment.

It wasn't until I started a business that involved my passion for natural healing and herbs that I felt true success. For the first time I was living my passion by helping others with my knowledge and hearing the success stories that my customers related from taking my advice. My advice to you: when you find your passion, live it!"

By all means, start selling anything you can make a profit on, but always be on the lookout for that special product line that gets you really excited. That's when working will become fun !

# posted by benkhoo @ 8:04 PM

You can use search commands to help narrow your search and get more precise search results.

eBay searches are not case-sensitive, so your results will be the same whether you use capital letters or not.

Learn more detail at:Search Commands.

# posted by benkhoo @ 8:48 AM

Buyer and Seller can withdraw negative feedback that they left a transaction if they've resolved their disagreement. The process used to withdraw the negative feedback is called Mutual Feedback Withdrawal.

When feedback is withdrawn, the positive, negative, or neutral rating associated with that feedback comment will no longer show or count in your feedback score. However, the feedback comment itself will remain. It's still always a good idea to try and resolve trading issues before leaving a negative feedback, whenever possible.

Mutual Feedback Withdrawal differs from feedback removal by eBay, where the feedback and all comments are completely removed. We will only remove feedback if it violates our Feedback Removal and Abuse Policy.


The Mutual Feedback Withdrawal Process
After both parties have agreed to withdraw the feedback, both parties will have their feedback scores adjusted at the same time. Depending on the type of feedback withdrawn, each party's score could increase, decrease or remain the same. eBay will add a note to the feedback comment, saying that the feedback was mutually withdrawn.

Note: If you haven't left feedback for your trading partner and you go through the Mutual Feedback Withdrawal process, you will no longer be able to leave feedback for that transaction.

You may only request Mutual Feedback Withdrawal once for every feedback left. You should only make such requests if both you and the other person have already agreed to have the feedback removed in advance.

Important: Members may initiate a request to mutually withdraw feedback within 30 days of either person leaving feedback or within 90 days of the transaction end date, whichever is later.Want to start the Mutual Feedback Withdrawal process? Go to online form.

# posted by benkhoo @ 4:51 PM

“If you post more than a few auctions per week, you’d probably be wise to invest in auction management software. Such software can automate and manage all aspects of your auction AND help you determine what’s selling and what’s not.”—Gary Lewis

# posted by benkhoo @ 4:55 PM

Don’t look at eBay the way 99 % of all others look at eBay. Most people see eBay as a giant yard sale where they can make a few dollars.

Instead see eBay for what it really is. eBay is a huge pool of leads and potential lifetime customers. Don’t just earn money one auction at a time. Capture customers and earn hands free income with eBay !—Jim Cockrum

# posted by benkhoo @ 10:02 PM