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Re: Ebay Tips
*Research, research, research!
Look around ebay.ca and ebay.com for what other people are selling their items for. Don't just focus on the auction that ended the highest, look at several of them (I usually watch at least 10 items of the item I want to sell to get an average)
*Don't over price your items to begin with.
Sure ROTF Bruticus sold for $329 recently but that doesn't mean you should start the bid at $300 it would probably scare a lot of people away at first.
*Look at the bid history of already ended listings to see how people bid
**You don't have to do "auction style" listing, you can do "Buy it now" instead to see what offers you get (in this case you can list the item as high as you want, within reason, and "negotiate") or you can do BOTH (with or without a reserve price).
*BEWARE: if you have do "buy it now" or hybrid listing style, you will make a smaller margin*
*Be as accurate a possibly when you describe the item
*The shipping cost from Canada to anywhere in the world can get scary so make sure the buyer understands how much it would cost to ship the item(s). You can limit to where you are willing to ship your items (ex USA and Canada only)
*When you ship an item NEVER lose the receipt because you need it for proof and insurance (just in case)
***Pay attention to all the fees (ebay and paypal), auction listing (ebay and Paypal fees combined are around 25% on the grand total (item + shipping cost)) and "buy it now" listing (from what I remember it's at least 30% of the grand total)
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