Any eBay experts out there?

I am a full time drop shipper. Did you decide to do this on your own or did you go through training?

I'm not an eBay expert but have a lot of experience with them and once was a Powerseller for what it's worth. One thing I'd drop like a hot potato is the good till canceled listings. People will put off buying because they feel like they can get the item anytime. I did that with one of my listings and have increased sales by 300 percent with that item.

start with thread it will take you time to read

http://www.warriorforum.com/building...marketing.html

There are a host of other E-bay threads here also if you use the search button.

Yes the cheaper stuff is what tends to sell the most but almost half of my sales have always come from high priced items like furniture, cribs, and other various items. I have never sold auto parts so I don't have any advice on what parts would be great sellers but being an import car fanatic I'd imagine that parts for pimping rides would be great sellers. I'm talking like body kits, racing seats, turbo's and other tuning parts but those are just my thoughts I'm not sure how well they would sell but I can imagine they would do pretty good.

I've been selling for 10 years on eBay and Amazon but I've mainly sold adult products and children's clothing, toys and other gear for infants and toddlers. Yeah I know Sex and Babies go hand in hand lol but its always done well for me and neither one doesn't really have that much of a down time as they sell well all year long.

The two things I can spot straight away:
1 - Your name doesn't suggest a reputable company, that would put me off. Although thats just a personal opinion of mine, I would rather see a company name there especially when its a store.

2 - Your Feedback is low, but all you need to do is just ride the slow stage out, build rep bit by bit and be the best seller you can buy. The more your Feedback goes up, the more sales you'll see.

Hey, it sounds like you have all your ducks
in a row. My only other addition to this is
your eBay Feedback and Detailed Seller Ratings.

I've ran an eBay store since 2008 (now Power
Sellers) but one thing I've noticed through my
experiences is that as your reputation improves,
sales do the same.

The connection is almost surreal.

You have a VERY GOOD niche, so don't panic.
Don't only rely on the traffic that eBay provides.
Be proactive and use other sources. Search
engine traffic has been good to me, and it
works. You just have to SEO all of your listings
AND your store categories.

Also, give it time and focus on customer service.
Commit to constantly improving your DSR
and feedback. Over time you'll see!

With the type of products you sell I'm sure
prospective buyers would be more prone to
buy if you had more feedback.

It isn't just the score or percentage of positives
they're looking at - it's also the number of feedback
you've received. To your eBay success!

You have a 100% feedback rating so I wouldn't worry about the numbers, that will come. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from someone with 180+ feedback as long as the percentage is high. My feedback isn't into the thousands and I always highlight my personalized service vs. the bigger names. Works for me.

I agree with much of the above, but would also ask if you have broken out some items to auction instead of buy it now? It never ceased to amaze me how many of my items would sell in auction format for a lot more than they were listed for as buy it now. I always run a mix of both.

GOOD 'TIL CANCELLED -- Don't use it??? I totally disagree.
Unless you are excellent at keeping track of inventory or there is some program that does it for you, a 30 day fixed price listing can make a mess of your ebay reputation.

Example: You have 20 widgets listed for 30 days. 12 of those widgets sell. At the end of 30 days you RELIST you auction. Ebay does not subtract those 12 widgets you sold automatically, they relist the auction as you originally listed it, which means 20 widgets. Ebay does not do inventory control for you.

Now after 8 widgets sell, you are out of widgets, but the ebay listing says you still have 12 more to sell. People buy them and are very disappointed when they win one or more of those non-existent widgets. You are sold out and yet the listing is still active. You get NEGATIVE feedback or NEUTRAL feedback because you cannot deliver their purchase.

PLUS it is time consuming cancelling and refunding on actions you cannot fulfill.

On the other hand, a GOOD UNTIL CANCELLED auction keeps count of exactly how many widgets you have let for sale. When you reach zero widgets left, the auction ends and there is nothing to keep track of.

Hi I have used ebay in the past when i first started i hope the following strategies may help you.

In the past i made in a single day I made £150 from just one product on ebay and one customer at the time. I was so chuffed and yes it may not seem like a lot of money to you, but think how many people make that kind of money every day working a day job, not many.

Here is how my strategy works and i hope it helps you out, i know you sell Nick automotive parts and supplies but here goes anyway..Hopefully you may be able to at least use the following process..

STEP 1: FIND A PRODUCT PEOPLE WANT.

People on ebay are searching for a specific thing, so the first thing I would do is locate such a product. If you do an ebay search based on your keyword. You will see your results come up. Look at what other powersellers are selling ( for your automotive parts) and what prices, also look up ebay pulse for latest trends that are popular.

STEP 2: List your product on ebay with a clear digital photo.
Ebay has helpful tutorials for how to list a product, but when you list your product make sure you have the keywords in your title and a great description as this will really help your potential buyer when making a purchasing decision.

An example of a description might be:

Complete Make Money Online Home Study CD Course (If in IM Niche)

11 Secrets to success with Facebook ( Daily strategies to guarantee success)

Small add, big Profits ( How to turn $40 into $500 in 1 day)

Guru Facebook advert Secrets on the internet to make six figures in Six months

How to set up your website in 1 day even with No Experience

What and where to sell on facebook for maximum profit.

How to create your first information product in less 60 minutes from home

How to automate your facebook fan page so other people do your hard work for you.

Minimize your risk and double your profits in less than 14 days.

ALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME

Don't forget to check out my other auctions for more great products on direct mail, twitter, Seo and Product launches etc

The process will be the same for nicks case but replace for part and supplies etc.

This is just an example to give you one idea. I have bullet point benefits and features of the product. And at end mention good condition and if you are unsure to email me. I also mentioned I have other auctions they may be interested in. Next you will need to upload a good quality picture of your product.

What I like to do is set the price at 0.99p, as this will attract many buyers and have a postage cost of £1.50. I am not looking for profit as this stage just want the buyer on my list.You can build up a really cool buyers list like this.

When someone buys the 0.99p product I put this onto CD and ship to the customer right away. Now here is where it gets interesting. I send a double CD case to the customer, one having the product the customer paid me for and the other an upsell CD.

When the customer receives the product they notice another CD. They get curious and put the other CD into their diskdrive and it auto loads. ( Always set this to auto-load) and on my upsell CD will be a sales page of another higher priced product/service.If they buy this your in pure profit. Cool hey!

Now not everyone will purchase the upsell right away, some will not others will buy later on. Using this method I made £150 in a single day with a dating product I had acquired the rights to.

STEP 3. Rinse and repeat and keep selling more stuff to your customers.

Good tip: On your first CD try and capture the name and email address of your customer by asking them to sign up for updates, it has worked for me.That way you can follow up with any ebay customers by email and direct mail.

I hope this was of some help, i do realize this is for info products but you may adapt/tweek some elements of the process for other types of goods to make it work for you.

Mark

It takes time to build a good reputation on eBay or your own website. just keep reading and learning new information.

Not an ebay expert. But I agree with canceling the "good til cancelled" because it doesn't create any urgency.

It's hard to say without knowing your costs and profit margins. Do you run auctions?

If it were me, I'd do anything to build a reputation. I'd use my company name as my ebay name. And set reserves at breaking even. Or not listing a reserve if you find that all your auctions are going over your cost (or minimum price you're allowed).

The other issue is not knowing what you're selling and what the competition is selling. Are your items priced cheaper? The same? Does the competition have a bigger/better reputations than you?

I sell on Ebay for time to time. To increase your sells you need to find products that are more in demand and sell those products. When go on the ebay site. Go to advance search on the right of the page and type in the item your trying to sell and check completed items box and push search and you can see the items that sell most on ebay in your category . If the dollar amount is green and you see lots of green that means that item sells alot. Stick with those items.. That's the key..

Does anyone know of a good drop shipping service for eBay and Amazon?

I will come out and call myself an eBay expert.

Now, with the 'Good Til Cancelled' duration, the purpose of it is not to create a sense of urgency.

No, the description, and how to 'brand' yourself (the brand funnel) it's that guy's job to do that.

In fact, when you sell the product, you must also sell yourself. You must also put in copywriting elements to sell the item quickly.

Remember, every eBay listing also acts like a webpage where the purpose is to 'compel the visitor to a specific action.' Namely, a sale, an offer, a bid, or even a watch.

Why? Because these are measurable actions that eBay uses to determine if the listing has a high probability to sell.

Hence the views-to-actions ratio.

And also why you need a good til cancelled duration.

When you list as a Good til Cancelled duration you have the opportunity to accumulate actions. The more actions you have, the higher you rank - because eBay sees these listings as 'more likely to convert' thus making eBay more money.

If you list it as a 5,7,10 or even 30 day, and it goes unsold, then your actions are lost, the ranking benefits are forfeited, and you start over on the bottom.

But, the longer you're listed, the higher you rank over time in a Good til cancelled. All those actions and rankings boosts are retained.

If your items AREN'T selling, then it's more likely a matter of your adcopy/titles and how you're selling to your audience.

If you can compel them to buy the item, and buy from you, you'll be fine.

(Assuming you're listing at fair market value and not some contrived price you've picked out of the sky)

-Auction Debt Eliminator-

One thing that I have learn with the program that I am with is your title are very important to your sales. So I would say make sure you use keywords in the titles and words that have something to do with the title.

I actually just started selling on Ebay and because of the train that I use I has really been working for me.

Much Success to you!

Great info guys. Thank you for sharing. I am recovering from a stroke and starting back online to make a living so any help is greatly appreciated. I just started on Ebay today