Better Sales On eBay With The Right Plan

By: Eric Scott

eBay sellers should use the auction tools and resources that are out there to help with setting up their eBay seller sites.

You can find the eBay tools and resources you need for setting up and designing your auction sites at eBay and other auction themed websites.

eBay Seller Listings

After you have found a product that you want to sell on your auction site search the eBay seller item listings and locate the same and similar items.

List the seller sites and their prices for the same item you'll also be selling.

Next to the seller sites in your list write down when their auctions began and when they will be ending.

Go back to them many times and check out which of the sites are getting the most sales of the item you also want to sell.

eBay Seller Sites

Take note on the auction sites that get more sales than the others, how they are set up, designed, and their overall look.

You can also compare these seller sites to the other auctions that didn't do as well as they did.

You'll have a lot of auctions that have ended or are ongoing to compare to when you start setting up your own eBay seller site.

You'll save a lot of time and get better results from this part of your plan.

Compare Prices

Add up the price that you could sell the item for at a profit after paying your best priced and reliable supplier.

eBay sellers that are doing well with the product.

You have found a good product to sell on eBay if you can match or beat these prices and make a profit.

eBay Tools

You can find a lot of articles, ebooks, eBay tools, and resources that will show you how to set up an eBay seller site that looks like it was designed by an experienced eBay store owner. By using these tools you can have more sales and be a successful eBay seller.

eBay Sales

Start off with a small to medium inventory. You can raise the price to cover your costs and profits or you can lower the price to increase your sales after the auction has begun.

There will be more new visitors and customers going to your eBay seller site or store and any improvements you add to the setup and design will increase the sales in your current and future auctions.

You can buy more from your supplier if the item does well in your auctions.

Buyer Discounts

You can offer your customers a discount when they buy more than one item from your eBay auction site or sites that are listed in your eBay store.

Your customers will appreciate any discounts that you offer to them. Your customers will say that you are a good eBay seller because they got a good deal on something that they needed or wanted.

eBay Shipping

If two or more items are ordered from your auction site that can be shipped to the customer together in the same box or as part of the same eBay shipping order you can offer a discount on the s/h cost.

you can charge your customers a more accurate rate for shipping that is based on their location by including a shipping calculator in your auctions.

You can find this eBay tool on the eBay business page.

Auction Details

Put all of the buyer discount, shipping, and other important details in your auction where your customers and visitors can easily find them.

If you have an eBay store with other related auction items you can mention that and you can list some of them with their description and picture towards the bottom of your auction listing.

eBay Seller Plan

A good sales plan will help you find the right products to sell in your eBay auctions.

You can also use this plan to set up a well designed seller site.

Have a good sales plan in place and you will do well as an eBay seller !