Forget The Da Vinci Code which made Dan Brown millions, forget the so called hidden codes that lead to the treasures of the Pharaohs or the secret treasure of the Inca’s. What if there were a code that would ensure success on eBay or Amazon. Well there is and I am about to reveal it [...]

Here is Part 2 of The 10 Most Common Mistakes by eBayers Poor description: The length of your description will vary depending on the item you are selling. Look for similar items that have sold using the eBay completed listings function and adapt the description for successful for successful listings. Expecting items to sell the [...]

This often amounts to classical errors and misconceptions. eBay with its cleaver advertising and it’s high media profile has lead too many people to believe (incorrectly) that all you have to do is to list an item on eBay to make money from it. Well I don’t want to burst any bubbles but this is [...]

I doubt that the name Wilfrido Pareto will be familiar but you will know the Pareto Principle under another name, the 80/20 rule. The 19th century economist Wilfrido Pareto was the first to point out that the worlds wealth was split along 80/20 lines, with 80% of the wealth being in the hands of 20% [...]

One of the changes thrust upon us by eBay on September 24th 2008 was the introduction of the “Best Fit Policy”. This is little understood even by eBay itself.  The policy was brought in to “reward” sellers who give great service and who offer incredible value for money. It was NOT brought in, repeat NOT [...]

Hi All, just a few points that came to mind when writing my e-Book, I was browsing the Masterclass forum and read the posts on time management. I though I would share some of the things that I found useful as my eBay business grew and how I have managed to save myself time.   [...]

Having a good eye catching image is the first step in getting prospective buyers to look at your eBay listing. In this case a picture is worth more than a thousand words.   Make sure you have a good clear picture or pictures, many people have digital camera these days so getting a good picture [...]

As a follow up to my posts on wholesale products. There is a little known route that can be taken, used by the most savvy traders on eBay. This route allows you to obtain products for sale cheaply, they are completely unique to yourself and no one else will be selling exactly the same product(s). [...]

If you intend to trade as a business on eBay as opposed to an individual you need to choose your ID with care. A little forward thinking goes a long way; would you buy a health care product from wayneluvstracy27? What about from total-healthcare? It’s a no brainier really. Total-healthcare gives a professional image immediately and [...]

Having established that most wholesale lists are rubbish (I hope) what about other sources of supply?   The following are tried and trusted methods of obtaining stock to resell at a profit. As with all things remember, RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH, check out the wholesale prices against those online, it goes without saying you should be [...]