Digital cameras have become very useful to ebay sellers. Different models are coming out in the market and varies from pixel to pixel. Here’s a list of things I think you should look for in a camera:
- A mnimum of three megapixels
- A good close-up capability for small objects and details
- The biggest LCD display you can afford
- An efficient way to move images from the camera to your computer such as the USB port.
- A way to run the camera on AC, or removable batteries, so you can recharge one set while using another.
In using a digital camera for taking pictures for items to sell on ebay is a very easy task. Just remember these few tips before you buy one.
If your garage is getting too full and crowded, powersellers or trading assistants may think of moving to a commercial space. Some ebay sellers rent a warehouse or a retail shop called eBay Trading Post. Trading Assistants usually have their own trading posts. These assistants are ebay sellers who help folks who don’t want to become ebay sellers to sell their items on eBay. They take the customer’s items and do all the selling for them - list, collect the payment, ship the item to the buyer, and soon. Trading posts are the best place to make transactions with these customers. A properly located retail store with a visible sign will attract a lot of attention, and therefore a lot of potential customers. Ebay sellers with trading posts need to sell a lot of other people’s items in order to keep the business going because of the small portion they get from the items they sell. They need to consider the space rentals, advertising & PR, utilities, telephone insurance, office supplies, taxes and licenses including labor if they prefer to have a selling assistant.
Logos signify your company name. It carries the company’s reputation. It’s a visual representation of the nature of business you have. Logos are one of marketing strategies of every company. For example, if you see a check sign, you will easily remember the Nike brand or when kids see an M, they will think of Mc Donald’s restaurant. Make it simple and easily recognized. You want your store to be recognized quickly. When people surf through tons of auctions you want yours to stand out. You want people to remember your store. Be creative without spending much. Logos need not be expensive. You can make a simple and creative logo through MS word, fireworks or photoshop. Be creative. Choose a good color or image or letter. Play with it. Come up with a logo that best signifies your ebay business. Make a consistent look and style. It’s not enough to splash your logo all over town,; you also want it to look the same everywhere. Since it is your trademark, it must be authentic. It must have the same look and style when placed in brochures, business cards, letterheads or any other ads.
Powersellers should know how to make their title look attractive to buyers. An effective title could drive traffic to your site. You need a few easy tricks to do this.
Capitalize Title
An all-CAPS title makes your item more readable and will catch buyer’s attention. It is a very effective trick to drive traffic to your ebay store and your ebay listing.
Bold Title
Bold title makes your title darker in eBay search results lists. This is another important trick to make your item stand out from the rest of the listings.
To advance to powerseller levels you will need to continue to comply with all of the PowerSeller program criteria. Your sales and DSR will be evaluated for 3 consecutive months. The first powerseller level is the Bronze Powerseller with a minimum monthly requirement of at least $1000 in sales or 100 items per month, for 3 consecutive months. A powerseller is required to achieve an overall Feedback rating of 100 and at least 98% positive rating. You must be an active member for 2 months and your account must be in good financial standing. You must have maintained an average of 4 monthly listings for the past 3 months. Ebay will automatically notify and congratulate you when you reach the next level. If your selling success falls below the level for your current tier, you will automatically receive an alert email. You will be given 30 days allowance to bring your account back to compliance. If after 30-day grace period, you account still falls below the criteria, your Powerseller status may be demoted or may eventually lose the ebay Poweseller status.
Powersellers are folks who sell at least $1000 per month on eBay, maintain 98% feedback rating and provide high level of service to buyers. Ebay rewards powersellers with the following:
Prioritized Customer Service
eBay provides priority customer support and technical assistance to powersellers. This includes priority customer support through email, phone or directly calling your dedicated account manager during business hours. Priority email and Telephone support is also provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can email or call you queries pertaining to Trust and Safety such as feedback removal, non-paying bidder, ended listings or suspension. Use of Skype an online phone system where you can call your customer directly from your computer. All you need is to download the Skype software and a headset.
Powerseller Discounts
eBay offers discounts on final value fee to powersellers. You need to go to the Seller Dashboard to know how much can be discounted from your final value fee. The percentage will depend on your DSR rating.
Expanded Seller Protection Program From Paypal
In expanded seller protection program, powersellers are provided with unlimited coverage of Seller Protection Policy with paypal transactions. The coverage limit of ebay seller is worth $5000 per year. As a powerseller this comes unlimited with no more confirmed address where customers can choose any shipping addresses. Also, coverage is extended to more countries in the world. Powersellers need to register to Expanded Seller Protection to paypal before they can avail of such service.
Increase Visibility In Best Match Searches
Powersellers who maintains no less than 4.6 DSR ratings in the last 30 days will have a 5% to 25% advantage of visibility in Best Match Searches than the average ebay seller. This is a new feature ebay has added to Best Match. Not only does the search depend on keywords but also considers the seller performance factors.
Exclusive Networking
Powersellers can participate in discussion boards and forums and share ideas and selling with other members.
One of the most attractive benefits from ebay is the access to additional product sources in eBay Reseller Marketplace. Powersellers get the chance find great values for excess inventory directly from manufacturers, liquidators and wholesalers. Powersellers can buy in bulk for resale by small and medium-sized ebay business.
Johnson & Johnson sponsors a worldwide charity program, babycause.com that supports all the babies in the world. One of its projects is the ebay’s “Johnson’s Celebrity Hand Me Down Auction” an auction of baby items donated by celebrities starting April 29 to May 9. Stars like Matt Damon, Jeri Ryan, Julian Moore, Elisabeth Hasselback showed their baby products in auction selling for a cause.
Categories play an important part in your ebay store. This will guide buyers to search for a particular item in your store. Sellers have must take time to improve ebay categories in order to provide buyers convenience in finding products from the ebay store. If buyers find your ebay store convenient you can actually drive traffic to it. Improving your category is pretty much easy to do. First, make sure that you choose “Show store listing header and the left navigational bar in your listings at the Listing Frame Options found at “Manage My Store” section of My Ebay.
It is easy to ship items on ebay and if you are smart enough, you can save a lot. You just need to know a few strategies to do it. First, you need to know the weight of the item that you are suppose to ship. Second, you need to visit USPS.com where you can calculate postage online. You will have to choose one of the 3 categories: domestic, international and business postage. You can save at USPS.com because of reasonable shipping price. Choose the type of package you want depending on the number of days you the buyer will receive the item. Remember that to profit on ebay, you need to deliver items at the soonest possible time. Choose for priority mail. Most ebay sellers prefer online postage because the online price is lower than the post office price. You may also ship your ebay items at stamps.com, endicia.com or to your local post office.
Today, as I am browsing the news on ebay, I stumbled on this report at ABC news: A “Divorced Man Sells His Life on Ebay”. My first reaction is to laugh. It’s absurd, don’t you think so? The man named Ian Usher offers to sell everything he owns in one package. Everything will be in auction including a house with all its contents, a car, a motorbike, a jetski, a kite surfing gear, his friends and even his job! It will be a 7 day ebay auction and will start on June 22, 2008 up to June 29, 2008 Australian Western Standard Time. The auction will be in Australian Dollars and starting bid price will be AU$1.00 to a maximum of AU$ 402,000.
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May 12, 2008