Archive for May, 2008

Considerations Before You Buy on eBay

If you click “Buy It Now”, or if you are the winning bidder of an auction, you will be under contract with the seller to buy the item. If you buy items outside of Canada, be aware of possible import duties, taxes and longer shipping times because of customs inspections. It is also your responsibility [...]

Open a Paypal Account

Go to www.paypal.com and sign up for a free account. Choose your password and write it down. Choose Premier as your account type so that you can accept credit cards. Enter your personal information. Fill in rest of questions and agree to terms. Enter the characters shown for security measures and select Sign Up. PayPal [...]

eBay Listing to Critique

I have put up a listing on eBay for you to critique. Look carefully at all the details of the auction: starting price, shipping, title, headline, description, photos, etc. Think about what could have been done better, what was done well. Click here to see the listing.

Buy Before You Sell

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 [...]

Why Sell On eBay?

Why Sell on eBay? Largest single on-line marketplace Perfect entrepreneurial breeding ground Over 700,000 people make primary or secondary income Use it to expand your market Develop a company brand Liquidate inventory Acquire customers Sell lower priced products (even at a loss) to gain a life-time customer – for example 99 cent ebooks For example, [...]