Marlin's eBay Training Lesson 2

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Posted on: 21st Aug 2014

What You Need to Know BEFORE You Get Started on eBay.

So you've decided that you'd like to get started as any seller on eBay. There are a few things that you should know before you go and throw yourself in at the deep end.

What to Promote.

First off, you need to know what it is you're going to sell: what's your speciality? You'll do far better on eBay if you be a great source for certain style of products, as people who are keen on those products will come back to you again and again. You simply won't get any loyalty or real reputation when you just sell rubbish at haphazard.

When you think about what things to sell, there are a few things to consider. The most important of these should be to always sell what you realize. If you try to sell something that you simply don't know anything about then you'll never write a good description and sell it for any good price.

You might think you aren't especially interested in anything, but if you think maybe about what kind of points you usually buy and which websites you head over to most often, I'm sure you'll discover some sort of interest. If all else fails mention it to your family and friends: they'll almost certainly say "Oh, well the trend is to sell�", and you'll slap your forehead.

Out of the things you understand enough about, you should then consider which things you could actually get for a up to scratch price to resell, and how suitable they would be for posting. If you possibly can think of something of that you're knowledgeable about and it's tiny and light enough for postage for being relatively cheap, then that's great!

Don't worry if you think the thing you're selling is too obscure - it may not be. There's a market for just about everything on eBay, even things that wouldn't sell once in a year if you stocked them in a shop. You'll probably do more desirable if you fill a niche than when you sell something common.

Tax and Legal Matters.

If you earn enough money, you should remember that you're going to have to get started on paying tax - this defintely won't be done for you. If you choose to sell on eBay on any full-time basis, you should probably register to be a business.

Prepare Yourself.

There are going to be ups and downs when a person sell on eBay. Don't pack it in if something goes somewhat wrong in your first handful of sales: the sellers who are successful on eBay are classified as the ones who enjoy it, and stick at it whatever takes place.

Anyone can sell on auction web sites, if they believe in themselves - and should you choose decide it's not for a person, then the start-up costs are so low that you simply won't really have lost anything.

If you're ready to commence selling, then the next thing you need to understand is the different auction types, so you can decide the ones you will use to advertise your items. Our next email offers you a guide.

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