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Are you ready for the ideal Home Business"
Thanks to the current financial situation there has never been a time when so many people have been looking or opportunities to make an extra income. One of the obvious choices is to start a business selling items on eBay, the online auction site.
The reasons why eBay represents such a good opportunity are:
- Low start up costs
- Can be run either full or part time
- Home based
- Hours to suit you
- Opportunity to start small and build a real business.
You will probably have either read or heard about the many thousands of people who have started their own online auction selling businesses. You may also have been told how easy it is to do. Yes, it is easy but only if you know what you are doing. It is just as easy to waste a lot of time and money if you go about it in the wrong way.
The purpose of UK Auctionline is to help you make a start and provide you with the knowledge and information that you will need to be successful. There are over 450 articles relating to all aspects of buying and selling through online auctions. We are re-launching our free monthly newsletter and it will also keep you abreast of the latest techniques, tips and news from the world of eBay and online auctions. New articles are added on an almost daily basis and we feature contributions from many of the leading names in online auction selling.
Although the site is aimed mainly at users of eBay.co.uk the information you will find it is also applicable for users of many of the other eBay International online auctions such as ebay.com. You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter and if you are new to online auctions then you may benefit from our http://www.ukonlineauctionnews.com which takes you through the basic steps of how to get started on eBay. You can also subscribe to our 52 weekly email course packed full of useful information.
At one time it was possible to sell practically anything on eBay with the minimum of effort but times have changed. Now it is the people who know what they are doing and why they are doing it that are coming out on top. By joining the UK Auctionline community you can become one of those people.
UK Auctionline will help you get started and get the maximum returns both as a buyer and a seller on eBay. But eBay may be by far the biggest but it is not the only player on the block. We look at all UK sites, as well as specialist online auction sites. Online auctions are changing the face of selling around the world with well over 200 million registered users on eBay alone. Some people have called it a marketing revolution and if you want to be part of that revolution make sure that you bookmark this page and become a frequent visitor.
I received an email yesterday from Sponfeeder the listing tool and photo hosting service. They announced that with immediate effect they were closing down and could no longer support their software. Spoonfeeder owner Gene Chandler has subsequently said that the problems were cause d by their failure to resecure a new loan on their commercial property.
Currently there are somewhere between one and two thousand regular users of the software and possibly up to 14,000 casual users. Most users appear to be based in the USA but it is believed that there are UK users of the software. Anyone who is using this software should change their eBay listings as soon as possible.
eBay Boy has to pay just £1
Twenty two year old Phillip Shortman, 22 who is currently serving a 30 month prison sentence for online fraud after having fleeced eBay buyers of over £100,000 was today order to repay £1 or face a further 7 days in jail.
He was back in court facing a recovery order for £7,000. However, he has spent all the money that he cheated people out of and has no funds. This left the court little choice but to settle for a nominal pound. However, in the future if Shortman should ever have any assets then he could be bought back o court for recovery action. A police spokesman said the “the best chance of anyone getting their money back is if Shortman should win the lottery”.
Posted by Dave Bromley on Feb 6, 2010 | Permalink
Think of any situation, and there are likely pros and cons. The same is true when deciding whether to expand your sales to Amazon. The fact is, neither eBay nor Amazon can claim to be the best across the board nowadays.
Continue reading "12 Points of Comparison - eBay and Amazon" »
Posted by Dave Bromley on Feb 4, 2010 | Permalink
Ebay.co.uk have given more details of the changes that they are implementing this Spring. Currently, international listings are only displayed on the US or Canadian site when there are either a limited number of similar items being sold, or if the buyer chooses to search using the parameters “Location: Worldwide”. This is the case even if sellers have said that they will dispatch the item worldwide.
From 29th March sellers will be able to purchase a listing upgrade that will enhance their visibility in the general search results for fixed price listings on eBay.com and eBay.ca. At the moment, this is available for auction-style listings only.
To qualify to get a listing upgrade a seller must have
A minimum of 10 Positive Feedback.
An eBay account that is in good standing.
A PayPal account and be PayPal Verified.
Meet the selling requirements of eBay.com.
eBay have now also announced details of the new lower powerseller sales requirements. To become a powerseller you will need a minimum of 100 UK & IE transactions per 12 months/minimum UK & IE sales volume of 2000 pounds per 12 months. At the same time, it will raise the minimum performance standard for selling on the site by instituting a maximum number of low ratings.
A new maximum postage and shipping charge is being applied to the Clothing and Shoes categories. The maximum that can be charged from 29th March will be £4 Clothing and £6 shoes.
Posted by Dave Bromley on Feb 3, 2010 | Permalink
eBay have just announced that it is lowering the sales level needed to reach Power Seller status with effect from April. They claim this will more sellers to receive the discounts and benefits of having the status of being power sellers. In conjunction with this the minimum performance standard of selling on eBay will be raised. This eBay say will l help ensure a consistently high level of service across the entire marketplace and will continue to help deliver sellers with the highest buyer traffic and conversion rates online.
No doubt more details will follow.
Posted by Dave Bromley on Feb 2, 2010 | Permalink
In this article I am going to put forward a very simple and profitable business plan that will help you make money initially selling products on eBay. What I suggest you do is to take a leaf out of the supermarkets that attract the customers to their store with reduced priced loss leaders.
Continue reading "eBay Selling – Think like the supermarkets." »
Posted by Dave Bromley on Feb 2, 2010 | Permalink
