Shop Victoriously

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Shop Victoriously!

• Mark Rupp
• Intro to the Computing World
• Professor Lopez
• 02/23/08

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Outline

• Short Description of eBay
• Types of Auctions
• Costs of Selling on eBay
• Lowering Sales Costs
• Tips for Selling an Item on eBay
• Closing Statements

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What Is eBay?

• eBay.com is an online auction and
  shopping website in which people and
  businesses buy and sell goods and services
  worldwide.

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Types of Auctions

• Auction-style listings
• Fixed Price format (Buy it Now)?
• Dutch Auctions

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Costs of Selling on eBay

• Insertion
• Listing Designer
• Buy It Now
• Scheduled Listing
• Reserve
• Gallery Plus
• Subtitle
• Ending Value

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• Featured Plus
• Gallery Featured
• Home Page Featured
• Extra Pictures

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Fancy Gadgets

• Turbo Lister
• Accounting Assistant
• ProStores
• Selling Manager (Pro)?
• Blackthorne BasicPro
• File Exchange
• etc....

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Selling More for Less

• Use HTML!

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Tips for Selling on Ebay
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Selling Tip 1

• Maximize Profits with Low Priced,
  No Reserve Auctions

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Selling Tip 2

• Include Reasonable Shipping Prices

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Selling Tip 3

• Accept Online Payments

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Selling Tip 4

• Maximize Your Item Title

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Selling Tip 5

• Describe Your Item in Detail.

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Selling Tip 6

• Include Photos

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Selling Tip 7

• Bring Them Back With Great Communication

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Selling Tip 8

• Get Free Boxes, Online Postage,
  and Pick-up

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Selling Tip 9

• Establish Yourself as an Expert

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Selling Tip 10

• Sell for a Cause

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Summing it Up

• Keep Costs Low
• Be Precise
• Expect to Only Receive 85 of the Final
  Value