If your desire
is the latter??”that is, to become a long-term eBay seller
and possibly turn your interest into a business??”there are
two tenets that will help you succeed where others falter.
SELL WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND
Become knowledgeable about a product line so people
come to rely on you as a source of expertise and return
to you for repeat sales.
SELL WHAT INTERESTS YOU
The passion for your products will become evident in
every facet of your selling experience.
Figure 5-10: eBay is the biggest dog on the online auction porch, but it isn??™t the only one.
TIP
A number of calculators that help you determine
selling fees are available from third parties. eB Calc
(www.ebcalc.com), a maker of eBay-related calculators,
offers several calculators for free online use, as shown
in Figure 5-11.
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VIEW INSERTION FEES FOR COMMON AUCTIONS
The insertion fee eBay charges for common listings
depends on how you initially price the item in the
selling form, as shown in Table 5-1.
Table 5-2 displays the insertion fee amount per
category for common listings.
Figure 5-11: Determine most of
your eBay fees before you list an
item using free online calculators.
PRICING OPTIONS INSERTION FEE BASED ON
Standard (single-quantity item) Starting price of item
Multiple item (Dutch) Starting price or fixed price times the number of
items (maximum insertion fee is $4.
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