You need to try to buy before you sell, for a number of reasons. One is to start collecting positive feedback and increase your credibility. The other is to experience what your customers will be doing when they make a purchase from you on eBay. Take note of the things you like and dislike about an auction, and see how your listings can be better.
- Find items by browsing through lists of titles called categories or searching by keywords.
- When you use eBay.ca to search for items, you’ll only see items that Canadians can purchase.
- Your bid will be a Proxy Bid, which is the highest amount you are willing to bid on the item. Then eBay will place small bids for you up to your maximum limit and only when you are outbid. Your Proxy Bid can be increased before the auction ends.
- Sniping is when a bidder comes in at the last minute of the auction and places a high bid to win the auction. You place an auction on your Watch List and wait to bid instead of attracting more bidders to the auction by bidding early.
- When the auction ends, the seller sends an email to the winning bidder giving complete payment instructions.
- Next the buyer will send the payment and the seller will ship it when payment is received. The buyer pays the shipping.
- The seller should leave positive feedback if the item was paid for within a reasonable period of time and when the buyer receives the item, he should also leave feedback.
- Try not to leave negative feedback. If there is a problem, contact the other person and try to solve it.
This entry was posted by Mrs C. on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at
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