Why are most wholesale lists rubbish? Here’s why. Ok, let’s make some quick money, let’s feed the appetite of all those eBayers or potential eBayers and show them where they can find products for resale.   Here’s the recipe on how to do it: Look at the main categories on eBay, look at the “hot [...]

Hi Guys   Ever thought of selling items on other eBay sites but dona speaka da lingo?   It’s easy on eBay.com and ebay.au etc as I am informed that English is widely spoken there. But what about elsewhere? One of the knock on effects of the current exchange rates is the GBP to Euro [...]

 Yet more ideas on how to deal with the Awkward/Abusive buyer.   Answer all messages, question and e-mails promptly and courteously. Never repeat never react even if the sender is rude and never allow your follow up comments on negative feedback to get personal. Keep it factual and professional, these comments are public and posted [...]

Dealing with bad eBay feedback and complaints Part 5.   Some further ideas on how to deal with the Awkward/Abusive buyer.   This next one may sound a little strange. In fact most traders will tell you not to do this! On dispatch of a product I always leave positive feedback. I am unusual in [...]

Dealing with bad eBay feedback and complaints Part 4.   How to deal with the Awkward/Abusive buyer.   It really goes without saying that your aim selling on eBay apart from making money is customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction is the key to repeated sales which is how to grow your business.   Some simple things [...]

Dealing with bad eBay feedback and complaints Part 3.   So what other circumstances would I think it would be a good idea that negative feedback can be left?   Well there is no problem as a buyer you can! It’s the circumstance the seller finds themselves in. This one is really easy. Fraudulent, fake [...]

Dealing with bad eBay feedback and complaints Part 2.   More on feedback.   If you have a lowish feedback score early negative feedback can at first appear devastating. Remember that you will receive MANY MANY more positive comments than negative.   Some time ago I was reading Mike Enos’s e-book eBay Zero to Hero [...]

Dealing with bad eBay feedback and complaints Part 1.   The eBay feedback system changed several months ago to only allowing sellers to leave positive feedback for buyers. This caused a great rumpus at the time in the eBay forums, with weeks of mostly negative comments about the changes.   So what was the problem [...]

On the last post I briefly spoke about selling books and particularly in niche markets. When people ask my advice on listing items they are always fixated on selling through eBay.   There is an alternative and profitable alternative that we know about and that is Amazon. Amazon allows, even encourages you to resell your [...]

Remember when selling your own stuff there is a limit, remember you are unlikely to make a profit on most of your personal items. All you are doing is recouping an amount of money that otherwise would be dormant.   The good news is that you now have some seed capital to obtain new stock. [...]