23-02-13, 07:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 23-02-13, 11:06 AM by purplebear7.)
:\ Following on from the good advice above .. there are lots of 'little tricks' to learn if you want to be really
successful on eBay .. buying or selling.
One good idea is to 'slow down' and think it all through before you put anything up for grabs .. you need a calender and a clock!
Consider when your auction will be ending .. the exact time of day and day of week. If things are going to end at .. lets say 1400 on a Sat .. most guys might be watching a bloody football match. If it's all going to end at 1700 on a Friday .. most potential bidders will be on their way home. Evening endings can be good, but too late if guys have gone to bed .. or are still in the pub .. and so on.
It is quite an 'iffy' kind of feeling to start an auction at 99p and then get no action for days .. stay cool .. don't panic .. watch for the number of watchers. If someone bids a £1 early on .. it shows they are interested .. once they have a bid in you can't change things .. the deal has to go ahead .. this stops you pulling out!
All auctions end bang on the second at end of the set running time .. not thereabouts. The Snipe system allows people to set their bids (automatically) so they go in during the final 5 or 7 seconds .. so any higher bidders have no time left to respond .. the Sniper wins 8) !
Never put anything up for auction if you are not going to be happy about selling it .. you might only get a few £s and once the auction ends you are committed to letting it go.
My advice .. I'm only up in the 200/250 'green stars' level .. lots of people make a full time job living with EBay .. check their feed back, star count, shop ownership, etc. Don't try and bend the rules .. these guys will spot it and report you. :\
PS Edit: Start your auction on a Ten Day setting .. in order to get two week-ends of Bidding Time in
Good Luck
Stay Safe. Polar Bear
successful on eBay .. buying or selling.
One good idea is to 'slow down' and think it all through before you put anything up for grabs .. you need a calender and a clock!
Consider when your auction will be ending .. the exact time of day and day of week. If things are going to end at .. lets say 1400 on a Sat .. most guys might be watching a bloody football match. If it's all going to end at 1700 on a Friday .. most potential bidders will be on their way home. Evening endings can be good, but too late if guys have gone to bed .. or are still in the pub .. and so on.
It is quite an 'iffy' kind of feeling to start an auction at 99p and then get no action for days .. stay cool .. don't panic .. watch for the number of watchers. If someone bids a £1 early on .. it shows they are interested .. once they have a bid in you can't change things .. the deal has to go ahead .. this stops you pulling out!
All auctions end bang on the second at end of the set running time .. not thereabouts. The Snipe system allows people to set their bids (automatically) so they go in during the final 5 or 7 seconds .. so any higher bidders have no time left to respond .. the Sniper wins 8) !
Never put anything up for auction if you are not going to be happy about selling it .. you might only get a few £s and once the auction ends you are committed to letting it go.
My advice .. I'm only up in the 200/250 'green stars' level .. lots of people make a full time job living with EBay .. check their feed back, star count, shop ownership, etc. Don't try and bend the rules .. these guys will spot it and report you. :\
PS Edit: Start your auction on a Ten Day setting .. in order to get two week-ends of Bidding Time in
Good Luck
Stay Safe. Polar Bear