Thursday, August 5, 2010

Managing your time as an eBay seller.

As you start to become successful on eBay you will notice you become busier and it can start to take over your life.Well what if I told you I usually spend no more than an hour or two a day running my eBay business. I actually spend more time doing things like writing/compiling eBooks or doing things like this review. The last thing you want to do is have eBay take over your life, especially if you hold a regular job too.This is where you have an advantage as an eBook seller, every single task apart from support can be automated. You can automate delivery, feedback, listing items, re-listing, everything. If you were selling something like DVDs or regular books you would constantly be printing shipping labels, packing parcels, going to the post office, dealing with lost parcels, etc. Believe me I have done that and it really can start to take over your life.When I discovered eBooks I could not believe how easy it can be once everything is set up correctly. Here are a few things you will want to automate. Delivery This can be done with outlook express or special software Listing items - Check out turbo lister Feedback and re-listing - Check out Selling Manager ProThe tools above can make a dramatic effect on the time it takes to run your business. I would personally recommend them all. However, Selling Manager Pro comes at a cost but for me the small cost is nothing compared to the time it saves.So now you have everything automated and running like clockwork, this leaves one thing, support.You will be bombarded with questions from buyers and potential buyers, how you run your support is what can make or break you because if you give poor support you can be open to negative feedback. Here are a few tips to help your business run smoothly.1, Always always always be polite in any communications with other eBay members. You will receive arrogant emails from buyers with no manners and may be quite shocked in the early days just how rude some people can be. Just rise above it and answer their query in a polite and professional way. After a while you will become immune to the rude people out there. You will also receive a lot of questions from newbies, can you remember when you first got started on eBay? I know I can, well newbies don't know it all yet and will ask some very basic questions indeed and it can be quite easy to send a short, sharp response, just remember to be as helpful as possible as you could be their first eBay experience.Remember! Good manners cost nothing.2, Keep things business like, you will get someone telling you their life story in a 2000 word email. It is quite easy to spend 30 minutes a day with one person if youre not careful and this is not good for business. I would recommend you simply reply by answering any questions related to the product you are selling and nothing else.3, Keep on top of your emails, I usually have 100 emails a day to get through so I try and keep on top of things by answering my emails at least twice a day. If I go over 24 hours I am usually looking at a 2-3 hour session so try and keep on top of your emails, plus a fast response is always appreciated.4, Very important. You will find you get asked the same questions over and over again, especially from the newbies. What I do is save pre-written responses to my most common questions in a folder as text documents. Then all I have to do is copy the text document and paste this in my reply and hit send. This makes what could be a 5 minute response take 10 seconds. Over time you will find the best responses to save. You can also save responses as email signatures or email documents but I personally prefer text documents.So there you go, all the above methods put together mean I can have 100s of auctions running and spend no more than 2 hours a day running my business. If there is one thing we all need more of in life it is time. So have a look at the tools I have suggested and see if it can help you run your business.

Windows XP

Recently I came across sellers of Windows XP OEM on eBay. One seller stated that in order to keep with Microsoft and eBay policies one piece of hardware chosen at random will be provided.Please be aware, Microsoft Windows XP OEM version is only to be issued with a new PC. It states this clearly on the packaging so anyone selling without a PC is breaking the law.If you buy this particular software, you may have trouble activating with Microsoft online. This is one of the reasons Microsoft did away with re-activation of OEM software online.Please beware if you decide to purchase this software.Happy bidding.

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Buyer Scam Nigeria

Watch out for buyers who say they are interested in buying your item and offering high amounts of money for them, and asking you to send the item to their son in Nigeria. My one tried to send the money via Money Gram, but I've heard someone else who nearly got scammed got offered payment through PayPal. It seems they are scamming mobile phones, but they may be on to anything.


These are some of the messages I got.


From pkm9aa1y5mc463g:


Hello i am interested in the immediate purchase of this unit and will be making payment right away,i shall also be ready to pay for the shipment fee.I will offer you $350.00 including the shipment fee through USPS Global Express.As for the payment i will like to pay you through Money Gram.i will like to ask if you would be able to ship as soon as payment is confirmed and approved by Money Gram(M O),this is due to the fact that its demand is high in my store and so i will want to complete the transaction in a very timely manner.if you can do this, email me with your name, contact address and your phone number including your full email address so that i can proced with payment right away.let me quickly say that i will prfer the shipment of the unit to be made GlobaL Express .also i will not want you to email me into my ebay account cos if you email me into the account the mail will not show up that mean i will not be able to read it.mail me back to this address perish_morgan04@ yahoo. com



Dear Seller, Thanks for the quickly response that you gave to me.I really understand what you mean by this mail.yes as soon as you receive the confirmation notification of my payment and you will pack the package well including the manual and take it to USPS Global Express post office and tell them that you want toship this item to nigeria,it cannot cost you $120 it will be around $60-$80to ship the item to my grandson in Nigeria and i am ready to bear of it which means that i will pay for it.. As to make the payment i will need your full name and your address including your mobile phone number.I promise you that once i get all the information from you.I will quickly arrange for the payment on time.I will be more than happy if you can make this transaction with you..Thank's Mrs perish


okay i will pay for it.my grandson Shipping Address. OLAYEMI ADEDAYONO 125 KATE 1 STREET IDI OBI AIRPORT AREA,IBADAN.IBADAN,OYO STATE 23402NIGERIA.Kindly help me to pack the item well for my grandson as help me to including all the manual with it.Thanks for making this transaction with me email me with your name, contact addres and your phone number including your full email address so that i can proceed with payment right away.let me quickly say that i will prfer the shipment of the unit to be made via TNT or Royal Mail.


Thank's


Mrs perish morgan......


Andmore from becksigg90ts552 who is obviously on the same scam. Note the address is the same:


Dear Seller, I am a medical Doctor from Caterham, Surrey in the UK.I am on a medical research program in West Africa in connection with the World Health Organization(WHO). I would need your item for my private usage here.I will like to know the present working conditions of the item.Does it have it's accessories and it's box.I will be offering 220 for the item including shipping via RoyalMail Service down here. I will be making payment via Postal Order or Paypal, I can increase my offer if the offer is not enough.I need this item urgently so i would be expecting a quick response from you. Please reply with your email address where i could contact you to. Regards, Beckly.S 07024084037....


Hi,



The delivery address is Ibadan,Oyo State,234-02,Nigeria...



Regards,


Beckly..


Watch out!


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If you are buying off ebay consider the following:


1. Is it real?


2. Does the seller have any proof? IE Genuine photo and not a copied one!!!


3. Search other similar listings and make sure you are not getting ripped off.


4. Do not buy if you are not too sure.


5. Check it out with the seller before you buy.


6. How long has the seller been a ebay member.


Hope you found my guide helpful.


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