Auction Seller Tips

Read through these great eBay auction seller tips and use the information to help you run your online auction business. Check back often as more tips are always being added.

1. If you are new eBay auctions, I recommend you spend some time as a buyer first. In addition to learning and understanding how ebay works you will also build up some feedback. Nobody likes to buy from a seller with no feedback.

2. When you create your auction ad, try and anticipate what questions your potential bidders will want answered and then address them clearly in your listing.

3. Every auction needs a picture, even informational products that you can’t physically touch. Research proves that buyers respond more positively towards auctions with pictures versus auctions without.

4. Take high quality photos. Make sure you can clearly see your item. Use a simple background. Make sure the picture is in focus. Put yourself in the bidders shoes…would you buy because of your photo? Learn more about auction photography in the photography section.

5. 7 day ebay auctions run Sunday to Sunday typically sell the best as compared to weekday auctions.

6. Start your auction so that it ends between 4pm and 6pm on Sunday. These are after church hours when the most people are shopping on eBay. Read the rest of this entry »