Want to maximise your eBay selling profitability?
Here’s our mini guide on how to save some money on your eBay and PayPal seller fees.
- Make sure you know the auction start price cut off points
- Use the correct category – some attract lower fees
- Use listing upgrades sparingly or not at all
- Use Turbo Lister to save on Listing Designer fees
- Use relist where applicable to get a relist credit
- Make use of Second Chance Offers
- Host your own photographs – don’t pay eBay for multiple photos
- Keep your listings topped up with stock before they end
- Consider opening a shop
- If your turnover is over £1500 a month apply for PayPal merchant rate
- If most of your items sell for less than £10 apply for PayPal Micropayments pricing
This is a mini guide based on our article Save Money on eBay and PayPal Fees on our main site.
Have you ever asked yourself ‘how do I find stuff I can sell on eBay’?
Here’s our mini guide on sourcing stock for sale on eBay.
- Search on Google for words such as wholesalers, suppliers, distributors and trade login
- Look at the packaging on items, they often have the suppliers details on the back
- Look in the phone book or yellow pages – not all suppliers have websites
- Look in bargain bins in shops, or go to closing down sales
- Keep an eye out for clearance & liquidation auctions in your local area
- Buy wholesale clearance joblots on eBay and sell the items individually
- Visit trade fairs and meet suppliers face to face
- Look at on-line trade directories
How do I get my website seen in search engines? This is a common question and here’s our concise guide to basic search engine optimisation.
- Pick a domain name that contains your main keywords
- Use a domain extension that’s relevant, IE .co.uk or .com
- Make your page title relevant
- Fill in the meta tags properly
- Use the header tags correctly
- Write keyword rich content
- Submit a sitemap to Google
- Create internal links using anchor text
- Get some quality links to your site
This is a mini guide based on our article Basic Website SEO on our main site.
Want to get your eBay items seen in Best Match 2 search? Here’s our concise guide to understanding Best Match 2.
- Use only relevant keywords in your listing titles
- Keep a good sales history
- Never ‘Sell Similar’, use ‘Relist’ unless you’re changing something
- Offer lower than average or free postage
- Offer good service so that your buyers rate you highly
- Try to attain Top Rated Seller status
- Fill in item specifics accurately
- List in the correct category
- Write accurate, detailed descriptions
- Use 30 day or GTC listings
- Offer a good balance between item price and postage price
- Look at other items that sell well and use (but don’t copy) ideas
This is a mini guide based on the full article Understanding Best Match on our main website.
