I’ve heard some eBay users remark that feedback isn’t all that important, that no one reads that stuff in the first place. Quite the contrary. While newbies and eBay novices will often overlook the feedback for lack of understanding and inexperience, almost ALL veteran buyers will view your feedback before buying your product.

If they see comments such as:

Product not delivered.
This guy is a fraud.
Terrible seller.
Would not trade with again.

then they will never purchase your merchandise. You need to have an outstanding feedback rating brimming with positive comments to really make huge profits on eBay.

Also, you need a feedback rating of 10 or more to list dutch auctions or to feature an auction. The way to ensure quality feedback is simply to deliver a quality product quickly, efficiently, and honestly. If you are looking for a “quick fix” or a “hit and run” scheme then eBay is not the place for you. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve heard some eBay users remark that feedback isn’t all that important, that no one reads that stuff in the first place. Quite the contrary. While newbies and eBay novices will often overlook the feedback for lack of understanding and inexperience, almost ALL veteran buyers will view your feedback before buying your product.

If they see comments such as:

Product not delivered.
This guy is a fraud.
Terrible seller.
Would not trade with again.

then they will never purchase your merchandise. You need to have an outstanding feedback rating brimming with positive comments to really make huge profits on eBay.

Also, you need a feedback rating of 10 or more to list dutch auctions or to feature an auction. The way to ensure quality feedback is simply to deliver a quality product quickly, efficiently, and honestly. If you are looking for a “quick fix” or a “hit and run” scheme then eBay is not the place for you. Read the rest of this entry »

Once you have a product in mind, you need to pinpoint your niche market. This is very easy to do. Brainstorm a list of interests, hobbies, topics, subjects, and ideas that are similar or related to your product.

For example, if you sell knives then you would consider the following interests/hobbies relevant to your product:

• Camping
• Hunting
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Boating
• Knife Collecting
• Diving
• Martial Arts
• Sporting Goods
• Kitchenware
• Cutlery
• Tools
• Collectable Hand Tools
• Knife Making, Ect.

The eBay users who visit such categories on the auction site make up your niche market.

Once you know where your customers go, you need to KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS. Brainstorm a list of their interests: Read the rest of this entry »

I’m going to assume you are familiar with all of the basic features and functions of eBay. Before you even entertain thoughts of making a six figure income online, you need to hash out a few basic ideas.

• What do you want to sell and why?
• Who do you want to sell to?
• Will your product appeal to everyone or only to a select niche market?
• Are your potential customers pre-qualified for your product? (We’ll discuss what that means in a later section).
• Where can you obtain your product?
• How popular is your product?
• What is the age-range and income-range of your potential customers?

Start thinking about all of these questions right now. The most important advice I can give you about online marketing in general is to develop a marketing strategy before you even start selling your merchandise. As we go through the eBay Business Guide we will examine each one of the above questions

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