Don't bin, just sell
Sell everything! When it comes to eBay, one man's junk is
another's dream, and it's astounding what people will fight for. For example,
faulty electrical items and clever bods, people buy them to fix anything or
just use them for spares. Of course, always be upfront about an item's
condition.
Learn all terms of eBay
These abbreviations are useful for stuffing additional
information into titles without exceeding the character limit. Here is the most
commonly used eBay jargon:
BN: Brand new.
BNWT: Brand new with tags.
BNIB: Brand new in box.
BIN: Buy it now.
VGC: Very good condition.
NR: No reserve.
NWOT: New without tags.
NWOB: New without box.
HTF: Hard to find.
FSH: Free shipping and handling.
VTG: Vintage.
Lower your starting price
Set the start price too high and no one will bid; set it
low and there's a risk it will sell for the knock-down price. Consider lowering
your start price. Not only will it reduce the initial listing fee, but your
listing may draw more attention. Boffins at London University did some research
on this topic, and found auctions with modest start prices sparked more bidding
and fetched higher final prices.
Use eBay as removal service
Don't pay anyone to collect old sofas or broken machines.
Just sell them on eBay and people may collect them. People with fixing skills
often buy broken washing machines and TVs.
Perfect your pictures
Download any free photo editing suite, and then you can
crop, resize, touch up and polish your pictures before sharing them on eBay but
without masking flaws and scratches.
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