QuickTips Index
Analyze Your Search Visibility
If you've ever wondered how your listings are positioned in eBay's search results and why, give the eBay's search visibility analyzer tool a whirl. Not only does it tell you how you're doing; it tells you what the top sellers in your category are doing as well.
Take eBay Wherever You Go
Even if you have a web-capable phone, you may imagine that eBay is too hard to use with a tiny screen and keyboard, or that only users of the latest, greatest phones can carry eBay with them. Today, in fact, most everyone can eBay on the run. Here are some quick tips.
Selling on eBay: Quick Tips at a Glance
Just the quick and dirty tips on how to sell most effectively on eBay. What to do, what not to do, and links to more information.
Add eBay Apps to Your Selling Strategy
eBay's Selling Manager is now free, but there's more to the story than that; with eBay's recent initiative to engage developers and social networking tools, Selling Manager now incorporates an "app store" for your seller account that promises to grow over time.
Seven Tips to Trim Your eBay Purchase Price
When every dollar and every cent counts, eBay is often the place to go. But you can trim even your eBay purchase price by shopping with a few simple techniques in mind. Here are seven tips to help you save 5-10 percent or more on your purchases.
Make Money on eBay Without Selling a Thing
If you have a website and are a happy eBay customer or seller, you may also be interested in eBay's affiliates program, which can earn you money based on traffic that you send to eBay.
Shop on eBay U.S. from Outside the States
If you're living outside the U.S. you may have found that though you'd like at times to shop eBay's United States site, it can be difficult to find sellers or items that are officially available to you as an international buyer. Here are some ways to improve your success rate.
Ten Tips for Cross-Border Trade
Making a few of your auctions available to international buyers is one thing, but if you plan to incorporate cross-border trade into your business model in a serious way, you're up against a more serious set of issues. Here are ten tips to help you thrive as an international seller.
Six Ways to Maximize Your Visibility
If you want to get the best price possible for your items, it's not enough just to list them. You've also got to be sure that they appear in search results. Here are some tips to make that happen.
Quick Guide to Describing Item Conditions
Whether new or used, all items are not created equal. Sometimes, however, it's hard to
Second Category
Second categories are supplied by a seller in order to display an item listing in search or browse results in more than one category.
Drive Sales with Markdown Manager
Markdown manager gives eBay store owners the ability to hold "sales" during which selected items in their inventory will be visibly discounted in order to encourage sales.
Listing Designer
The Listing Desienr offers sellers the chance to easily create visually appealing designs and layouts for their listings.
Quick Tips for Shipping Insurance
Shipping insurance is generally a good thing for any eBay transaction. Here's a quick rundown on how much to buy, how to use it, and what to keep in mind as you buy insurance and (if necessary) make insurance claims.
Five "First Items" to Get You Started Selling
Sometimes the hardest part of becoming an eBay seller is deciding on and making your first sale. This can be especially true for would-be casual sellers that don't have a "business model" and aren't particularly interested in developing one. Here are some basic "what to sell first" ideas for the casual seller.
Five Tips for Better Feedback
Lots of people think about avoiding negative feedback, but have you ever thought about actively pursuing positive feedback? The results will speak for themselves.
Gallery
The "Gallery" option displays the item in gallery view results so that buyers can find and bid on the item by photo in addition to being able to find it by description and display the item's first photo next to the description in standard search results.
Don't Steal Photos From Other eBayers
Photos used to sell goods on ebay, like photos in any other industry, are copyrighted works belonging to the photographer that took them.
Donate Proceeds
Through the eBay Giving program, sellers can donate a portion of auction proceeds to a selected nonprofit.
Finding Out What's Hot
To really get an edge, you want good market research. What's going to sell on eBay this season or this quarter, and what is eBay going to promote on their front page and through marketing channels? Fortunately, eBay makes this information available to sellers for free.
Five Ways to Integrate eBay Into Your Small Business
Even if your primary business and life lie outside the confines of eBay, that doesn't mean you can't enhance your business by using eBay strategically. Here's how.
Starting Bid
The "Starting Bid" is a seller-supplied amount that will be used as the minimum first bid when the auction listing is posted.
Quick Guide to Listing Formats
eBay offers a variety of listing formats to help buyers and sellers connect and transact. This quick guide runs down the basic set of eBay listing formats to help you decide the best way to move your goods.
More eBay Website Goodies
Want to personalize the way that other eBay members see you? Need to search for underpriced listings that are ending immediately? How about an enhancement to Internet Explorer to make eBay use easier? Here are a few more eBay website goodies to streamline your eBay experience.
Payment Details
The "Payment Instructions" feature provides prospective buyers with additional details about the payment methods(s) that a seller requires or accepts.