Monday, December 31, 2007

Ebay Selling Mistakes

Selling on Ebay has never been easier. With the few clicks of a mouse, nearly anyone can get started selling online. Some people start with something to sell. Others search out garage sales for merchandise. Whatever the case, one key to making money by selling on Ebay is to accept Paypal as a payment method.

In some circles, Paypal has a bit of a bad name. Truth be told, that reputation is outdated. My guess is that if you're relatively knew to the Internet game, it's more likely that you’re unfamiliar with Paypal and less likely that you actually have a grudge against Paypal. Back in the day (before Paypal was acquired by Ebay), there were plenty of kinks in the system. Those are gone now and Paypal is highly reliable.

What's most important to you, as an Ebay seller, is that you make Paypal available as a payment option on all of your auctions. Some sellers fail to do so and it’s a huge mistake. If you do not allow Paypal, you are cutting off at least 80% of your potential bids.

Savvy Ebay buyers are used to using Paypal. They find Paypal as a payment option on nearly all of the auctions they participate in. If they look at your auction and don’t see Paypal as a payment option, it may arouse suspicion about your auction.

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