I had some vouches which I had no intension of using so I thought to sell them on eBay. I sold $10 vouchers (less than their original value) and pay eBay for listing and selling But Paypal charged fees for money received in my account. That made the me cost a lot. The $10 voucher returned me hardly $5 oho.

Paypal should provide facility for using eBay and helping their business grow but instead people got to pay and I find it unfair deal. For any thing which is used and sold for any price is different thing but for brand new untouched thing. Pay pal should not charge fees for selling its partner site (eBay). Paypal already getting business by getting members and in other words members are paying penalty. May be Paypal look at his seller members as business partners that’s why charge fee.

The about me page gives buyers confidence.  They can relate to you as a seller and as a person.  Include information about yourself that will help to gain the confidence of buyers and you will notice a significant increase in the number of bids that you receive on your products.

Another important part of the about me page is to include your latest feedback.  This will show buyers in one spot your great rating and great customer service.  They won’t have to go and look for your feedback.  It will automatically be there for them to review.

Take advantage of the about me page on eBay to boost your sales. It’s a free eBay resource for you.

The most popular decorative eggs seem to be Emu eggs.  If you are a crafter, you can order Emu eggs to decorate and paint yourself.  If not, you can find many great wholesalers online and through the craft stores to add to your eBay stock.

You can also use the Skype to post on your eBay stores.  This too will enable customers to talk to you directly.  Your true phone number and identity will still be protected.  Yet, you will have a virtual office phone to handle customers directly.

One trick to keep in mind though is to stay logged into Skype when you are available for phone calls.  Customers can leave a message but it is always nicer to talk to someone in person the first time that you call.

eBay has now added the RSS feature.  You can use this feature for searches.  The first thing to do is make sure that you have an RSS feed reader.  You can locate these online for free so you don’t have to spend money to take advantage of other people’s auctions.

Next you will select keywords to search for in the eBay search area.  For example, if you collect Disney items, you can put Disney in the search.  It is best to narrow your search down to something more specific though like Cinderella Dolls.  This will keep your feed from being so huge.

Once you put in your search keyword, you scroll down to the bottom of the listing.  Use your mouse to click the RSS button.  Then set your RSS reader to check your subscriptions every half hour or so.  This will alert you of auctions that are recently posted.

Once the auctions are posted you can be the first to purchase the item with the buy it now features or to bid on it.  You want to try and find these steal and deals with the buy it now options instead of regular bids.  This will ensure that you can purchase the item immediately to turn around and sell it for a much higher price than you paid for it.  This will significantly increase your selling power as a powerseller on eBay.

A short video can demonstrate how a product works or show the condition of a piece better than a written description or even a picture. Videos have to adhere to eBay’s policy that includes among other stipulations that the seller must be the owner of the video. Videos need to be hosted on an approved eBay video hosting site. Some approved video hosting sites include: You Tube, AOL, MySpace, and Microsoft. A complete list is located on the eBay links policy page.

When making videos, there should be ample lighting. Shooting video is different than taking pictures because when shooting video a flash isn’t used. Shooting outside will ensure that lighting is not a problem. If that is not possible, then use a room that has plenty of either natural or artifical light. Keep videos under a minute if possible. While a lot of people do have access to high speed Internet, there are still a lot of people who connect using a dial-up connection.

Here is a nice example of an eBay listing using video. The seller does have an advantage as he is a filmmaker. Making videos takes practice but can be worth the effort and time.

VinStickers.com, the leading Internet automotive inventory management site and AuctionPlus, a certified eBay software developer, today announced a new online feature that will allow automotive dealerships a way to seamlessly move vehicles from their VinStickers inventory and list these vehicles for sale on eBay Motors reaching the national market. This new uploading tool allows the dealership to leverage their existing inventory management database, and a way to automate the listing process on eBay Motors. This new process expands the VinStickers exporting capabilities to include every major web mall and auction venue on the web.

Dealers can now efficiently and conveniently create eBay Motors listings based on their online inventory listings already listed by VinStickers.com. The tool enables dealers to list their vehicles in the eBay marketplace in less than 5 minutes per car, a significant improvement over any existing software. Vehicle management is simple to organize, easy to manage and more profitable for dealers. The manual part of the process has been streamlined so dealers only need to enter vehicle pricing information. VinStickers.com allows the maximum photos per vehicle to be stored and uploaded to eBay, therefore making uploads to eBay, and all other web partners, seamless. The cost of selling a car remains the same for eBay users.

“Dealers now have a one stop remarketing solution for their pre-owned inventory. Not only does VinStickers.com produce the FTC mandated buyers guides, vehicle VinStickers, VinBrochures and new car addendums, we now can export a dealers online inventory to all online auto malls, including eBay Motors – all in one easy step,” said Eric Hinkle, COO, VinStickers.com. “We have the capability of pre-populating nearly the entire listing which streamlines the process and more importantly, increase dealers’ productivity and sales. Professional graphics, multiple photos and important factory data compliment every listing – and that’s what impresses customers when viewing online ads.”

The complete VinStickers program is available to all dealerships, and for more information, you can contact the company at www.vinstickers.com.

To read the complete Auction Wire article click here.

SquareTrade, the leading provider of smart, protective shopping services for online consumers, today announced the SquareTrade Protection Package, available only when buying from SquareTrade Seal Member merchants on eBay.The SquareTrade Protection Package offers key extended purchase protections to ensure that eBay consumers get what they paid for — whether it’s an iPod, perfume, socks or more.

Other features include:

100% fraud protection up to $10,000 per item — in the event the product purchased arrives ‘not as advertised’ or never arrives at all.

Low-price guarantee – SquareTrade will pay the price difference, up to $100, if the same new item is found for a lesser price outside of eBay.

Identity protection – alerting consumers of online phishing and fraud scams using the SquareTrade SideBar, which proactively warns users when viewing fraudulent websites.

To read the complete Auction Wire article, click here.

To get to SquareTrade’s Protection Package click here.

Vendio, a leading provider of services that empower merchants to reach consumers and manage online transactions. The Dealio Toolbar operates unobtrusively within a consumer’s Web browser and provides coverage for millions of products from tens of thousands of online merchants of all sizes without requiring consumers to visit a website each time they want to conduct a search.

The Dealio Toolbar is also the first comparison shopping engine to incorporate auction and fixed price listings from hundreds of thousands of eBay sellers, further expanding the range of prices available. The Dealio Toolbar is not adware or spyware – it does not record consumers’ individual Web movements or adversely affect system or Internet connection performance, and it does not generate pop-ups or any other advertising on a consumer’s computer. Dealio is free to consumers and is available for download at Dealio.com.

Other key features of the Dealio Toolbar include:

The Dealio Toolbar is hidden during normal browsing so it does not take up space in the user’s browser; it only appears when needed.

Users can search by keyword by entering a specific product make and model, or a general category term like “plasma TV” or “digital camera”.

By entering their ZIP code, which is stored on their computer, a consumer can see the total “true” price of any product, including tax and shipping.

The Dealio Toolbar automatically saves a history of the consumer’s last 50 items viewed, for easy, one-click retrieval of common searches.

For more information on Vendio, click here.

For more information on and to download the Dealio Toolbar, click here.

To read the complete Auction Wire article, click here.

eBay will make some changes to the Second Chance Offer feature in several Business & Industrial categories for capital equipment. When an item in one of these categories ends without the Reserve price being met, sellers will be able to send a Second Chance Offer with the price set at any amount below the Reserve Price, even if it’s higher than the non-winning bidder’s final bid amount.

For example, if the highest bid is $4,000, but the Reserve of $5,000 is not met, the Seller could make a Second Chance Offer to the high bidder at a price of $4,500 instead of going all the way down to $4,000.

This feature will be available in the following categories, as well as their subcategories:

Agriculture & Forestry > Tractors & Farm Machinery

Construction > Heavy Equipment, Trailers

Food Service & Retail > Concession Trailers & Carts

Healthcare, Lab & Life Science > Imaging & Aesthetics Equipment

Industrial Supply, MRO > Fork Lifts & Other Lifts

Manufacturing & Metalworking > Manufacturing Equipment

Manufacturing & Metalworking > Metalworking Equipment

Office, Printing & Shipping > Commercial Printing Presses