I Can Sell That!
A Beginners Guide to Selling on eBay
Have you got spare books, DVD's, videos and other stuff lying around cluttering up your home? Why not make yourself some pocket money by selling them on eBay?
I love books! I mean, I really love books. I always scour the bargain bins, and I cannot walk out of a bookshop without buying at least 1 book.
So - you can imagine what my house looks like. It got to the stage where either I was going to have to buy a bigger house, or get rid of some of my books. Some of my bookcases had books 3 deep on the shelves.
My problem was I hate to throw out a good book - it seems such a waste!
So, I thought I'd try selling some at our local markets. I lugged down about half a dozen boxes full of books which I tried to sell for $2.00 each. Now, let me tell you - that's 6 heavy boxes! And talk about boring - I had to stand around all day hoping someone would come and pay me $2 - it's not really worth the effort.
I mean, so many people will spend 10 or 15 minutes browsing through your books - you get your hopes up they are going to buy one, and then they walk away! With nothing!
Then I remembered eBay. People buy some crazy stuff on there - maybe they'd buy my books.
So I got on to eBay and had a look around at what people were selling. Goodness - there's tons of stuff on there - everything you can think of (and probably some you can't). And loads and loads of books.
So I thought - I'll have a try.
I realised the first thing I needed to do was to figure out how this thing worked. I thought I might buy a book about selling on eBay - heck - I assumed eBay would have one for sale themselves, but No!
I checked out the eBay education centre, and there's some pretty good stuff there, but it's not easy to follow - it's all online and you jump from subject to subject - there's no overall flow to it. There's not a clear map of what you need to do when.
Now I don't know about you, but I like something I can touch and read and scribble notes on, highlight important stuff. I can't do that on the computer screen.
So I tried googling for eBay books. Most of the stuff that came back was either from Internet Marketers (who are just looking to make a quick buck) or from "so-called" eBay PowerSellers, offering to teach me how I can become an eBay Powerseller in 30 days.
Man - I don't want to be an eBay PowerSeller - I just want to sell my books and make a bit of pocket money!
So I did it the hard way. I spent hours on eBay finding my way around, learning the tricks of the trade, learning through trial and error.
And boy - the stuff you don't know that you don't know! One of the things that none of these books tells you is how to make sure that your item sells, and what the chances are of that.
Did you know that
- 54% of items on eBay receive no bids at all
- 23% of items receive only 1 bid
- so over 75% of items receive 1 bid (your starting price) or less!
That's not good odds folks!
So, I continued my education. I didn't necessarily sell a lot of stuff (although I did list a lot of stuff!). Are You Crazy?? I hear you ask - why tell us that? Because you learn more from your mistakes than from your successes. Some sales I made were simply through dumb luck!
So, if by now you're thinking "Geez - that's too hard", don't worry. I've basically pulled together everything I've learnt into one guide that I like to call I Can Sell That! A Beginners Guide to Selling on eBay. It's the book I wish I could have bought when I was just starting out!
I Can Sell That! A Beginners Guide to Selling on eBay guides you by the hand through everything you need to do to get started selling on eBay.
It even lets you in on some of the insider secrets, to make sure you get the most money you can for your items. Great tips such as what is the best time to end your auction, how to develop an attractive listing, and how to get a high eBay ranking so people know they can safely buy from you.
And with lot's of screenshots so you won't get lost!
Available now at Go For Broke - Do It Yourself at the unbelievably low price of $17.99.
Here's What You'll Learn
I Can Sell That! A Beginners Guide to Selling on eBay will let you in on all the tricks of the trade, including
- a step by step guide to how to register as a seller (it's not as easy as you think)
- the quick way to get your first feedback Star (and some credibility!)
- the right way to price your item (DON'T start your auction at 99c)
- postage tips and tricks (or how NOT to lose all your profit beacuse you estimated the wrong postage)
- getting the correct finish time for your listing (and why it's different depending on who your buyer is)
- free tools you can use for your listings (that's right - FREE)
- a Guide to Using Turbo Lister (and you won't find this on eBay)!
- secrets of a good listing (how to make sure your item sells when others don't)
- how to get your customers coming back for more
- how to track your profits
And all this for the unbelievably low price of $17.99.
Did You Know?
Did you know that most newbies on eBay actually lose money on their auctions? Just by following eBay's recommendations!
Let's look at a real life example (yes - OK - it was me....)
- I decide to list a set of 3 books by the same author. I follow eBay's recommendation and set the auction start price at 99c. This will incur a listing fee of 30c.
- I also follow their recommendation to include a gallery picture - that adds another 59c to my listing fee.
- So I am listing 3 books at 99c, and so far it has cost me 89c in fees.
- I know these books weigh more than 500g, so I set postage at $9.00 because I know I can get a prepaid satchel (up to 3Kg) for $9.00 at the post office.
- My item ends up getting one bid and sells for 99c.
- eBay charge me a final value fee (like a sold fee) of 5c.
- So my net profit at the moment is 5c.
- Then I get to the post office to post the item, and find out the price of those satchels has gone up to $9.30.
- I am now 25c in the red!
And all I did was follow eBay's recommendations! OK - I messed up on the postage, but even 5c isn't much of a profit margin!
If I had seen those stats I showed you earlier that say that over 75% of items on eBay receive 1 bid or less, then I sure wouldn't have set the start price at 99c.
I Can Sell That! A Beginners Guide to Selling on eBay gives you all the inside information so you can make sure you don't have to make all the same dumb mistakes I did when I was trying to learn.
A bargain at only $17.99.
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So Will My Stuff Definitely Sell If I Read Your Book?
Look - I can't guarantee everything you list on eBay will sell - nobody can!
However, I am so confident that I Can Sell That! A Beginners Guide to Selling on eBay will teach you what you need to know about selling on eBay that I am offering a 60 days, no questions asked, money back guarantee. That's right - if you don't like it, don't keep it. Just send it back to us here at sales@goforbroke-doityourself.com within 60 days, and we'll send you your money back.