e-bay tips

[wallot]

From a buyers point of view


3) Title:
word spamming sucks. i would not buy from someone with a totally misleading title


4) Description:
this is the most important part along with pics. if the description looks like it was written by my cat i am leaving the page


5) Ship internationally:
ofcourse :) tho i got a shipping adress in the US for shopping purpose it's always nice to have it shipped directly as long as shipping charges are fair

6) Starting Price:
7day auction starting at .99 just makes no sense (unless there is a reserve price). everyone with at least some common sense knows it will grow up in the last few minutes/seconds. no one can expect getting something with a $100 value for .99


8) Timing:
If its something with high demand i would recommend ending time no later than 6pm EST so people in europe have their chance to get it. i get up in the middle of the night only if it's something really, really good

9) Pictures:
bigger the picture the better. if i can see the details, i wont buy it

[rschoi_75]

Originally Posted by wallot

From a buyers point of view


3) Title:
word spamming sucks. i would not buy from someone with a totally misleading title

I guess we need to discuss the "keyword spamming" issue. At no time did I suggest that you mislead the potential buyer. Like I said... include RELATED keywords. For example, lets say you are selling a MM system. This is what I would write for my title:

"Mamba Max Brushless ESC Motor, not quark, novak, lrp"

I don't believe that is misleading at all. If a viewer is confused.... all they have to do is read the description. Period.

If some viewers are offended by this method... that's fine with me. I know that for every one person turned off, there will be 10 people who will find my auction, who otherwise would not have.

Originally Posted by wallot

6) Starting Price:
7day auction starting at .99 just makes no sense (unless there is a reserve price). everyone with at least some common sense knows it will grow up in the last few minutes/seconds. no one can expect getting something with a $100 value for .99

That's the entire point... Think about it.... If you are in the market for a MM, which auction are you more likely to view? The one that starts at $80 or the one that starts at $0.99? Which do you think will have more hits by the time the auction closes? My basic point is that you can use the starting price to attract more views.

[suicideneil]

Well choosen keywords are fine, but its when you see stuff like this, I get annoyed.

[Jbreddawg]

Although I do sell my share of buy it now auctions , I find when I price very low and let the bidding go, it usually sells for more. I have even had buy it now auctions end up selling for more then the initial buy it now price !!
Start at 5 bucks, it might be a day or so for the first bid. Start at .99 and it will increase like mad right away !!!
I think theres ALOT of people on there that just plain dont understand how it works ,period .
I dont know why people bid more in an auction when you can buy the same item buy it now for less but they do . It's a bidding war thing . Thats the prime reason I never bid till the end. Let the person think he's got high bid all week and at the end, I come in and win.