How to Axe 3 Chores eBay
Sellers Despise
by
Marjory Howes
I don't miss my boss a bit. Or
commuting, or paying daycare, or dry
cleaning fancy work clothes. I mean,
this eBay lifestyle beats a J-O-B any
day, and I don't plan on ever going
back to a regular work place. But
there are things that drive me nuts
about selling on eBay.
1- Daily trips to the Post Office.
2- Sending out a zillion WBNs
(winning bidder notices)/ re- listing
numerous auctions every day. 3-
Answering the same questions from
bidders over and over.
These three things nearly drove me
out of the auction business. Not only
were they taking up too much time,
but the way I was going about them
was holding my business back. Once I
found a solution to these 3 'crazy
makers' my profits skyrocketed and my
kids stopped calling me the old
grouch.
Here's how you can deal with these
same issues:
1-Daily trips to the post
office: Pick up a small
postage scale from your favorite
office supply store, or get one off
eBay. Now you can weigh your items at
home and use www.USPS.com
to ship your stuff from home. Look
for their "click n ship"
feature. By the way, you can order
FREE Priority and Express Mail
supplies from the site too, and
schedule a free pickup of your boxes.
Slick, eh?
For larger items, set-up a
shipping account with FedEx or UPS
and have them pick-up your packages.
2-Sending out a zillion
WBN's/re-listing auctions every day:
eBay requires you to send out
winning bidder emails on every
transaction, and if you aren't
listing new auctions regularly you're
essentially out of business! Thank
goodness for seller utilities like Vendio
(formerly AuctionWatch), Andale,
and others. You can create your
listing once, tell it when to launch,
and turn on the automatic WBN and
checkout system. The service does the
rest. You can set the system up to do
re-occurring listings, re-list
automatically, and (this one is my
personal favorite) email all your
winners for you.
These services aren't free, but
the time they can save you is well
worth the nominal cost, especially if
you are a high volume seller. You can
literally setup auctions to launch
months in advance. Imagine the time
you'll save with automated WBN's and
checkout! For more info and a free
trial to Vendio
visit http://www.auctioncashmachines.com/AuctionWatch.html
More Info on Andale available at http://www.andale.com
3-Answering the same bidder
questions over and over: Okay, this
was admittedly my fault for not
putting enough detail in my
descriptions. If you are getting the
same questions often, answer those
questions in the listing itself so
people don't have to ask, or set up a
FAQ on an auto responder or web page.
Link to the FAQ in every auction you
run.
When you simplify these annoying
tasks, you'll find that you are able
to manage more auctions and make more
money with less effort. It takes a
lot of the self-discipline out of
auctioning and will bring you more
success in the long run.
(c)
2002 Marjory Howes
Marjory
Howes may be contacted at http://www.auctioncashmachines.com marjory@auctioncashmachines.com.
Marjory
Howes is an eBay PowerSeller and
author of "Turbo-Charge
Your Auction Store: eBay Sellers'
Guide to saving 90% on listing fees."
Her e-Book, free articles, and
quickstart guide help eBay sellers
boost profits and enjoy higher
success in online auctions. Visit www.auctioncashmachines.com
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