A lot of people want to know that magical time to list their item for sale on eBay. That precise moment when their item will sell for the best possible price. What they don’t wan to hear are those dreaded two words: it depends.

My eBay selling experiences have always put me squarely in the camp of “Sunday night is the best time to list on eBay”. For me, anyway, it seems my items have always sold best with a 7-day auction that I began (and ended) at 7PM to 7:30PM PST on Sunday. The second best day and time for me has always been Monday at 7PM to 7:30PM PST. The worst day for me has been a Tuesday, any time. I never tried Fridays because I always perceived Fridays as being a bad time for an auction to end.

The truth, of course, is that it depends on quite a number of factors, and what you’re selling is a major component to what day and time is the best. For example, if you’re selling office and business products, Tuesday through Thursday during the day might be the best times. Why? Because that’s when people from businesses might be bidding for office supplies and equipment. And, I would have a tendency to exclude Monday and Fridays because some people might be taking a three-day weekend.

If you’re selling items that school-age kids might want to bid on, then the hours immediately after the school day would be good.

If you’re selling items that appeal to young adults, it’s good to take a look at the television schedule. Maybe ending an auction during an episode of “Lost” isn’t the best time. Nor would a Friday night be a good time.

Why is the beginning and ending time so important? It seems the bidding for items is most active when an item is just listed and several hours before the end of the auction. Of course, you’ll always get bidders between those times, but it does seem that the intensity of the bidding builds up in the last hour or two. Therefore, you’d want to have your auctions end when your target audience is at home and available to follow the last-minute bidding. (Which is why Sunday night has gained a reputation for being a good time to begin and end an auction — most people are home on Sunday nights.)

Of course, if you have items that are in high demand you don’t have to worry too much about not having enough bidders. Any time would be a good time to list your items. But, for the most part, you do want to make sure you have the most bidders as possible. Be sure you check for any special television programming that would take your bidders attention away from your auction. And, if you have an auction limited to a geographic area, make you don’t end an auction during a special event, like a concert in that area.

If your item is not particularly in high demand, make sure your item’s not going to end when an auction for a similar item is going to end. You want all potential bidders focused on your item, not split between yours and theirs.

As with all online selling, research is the key to a profitable outcome.

Shari Hearn is a writer and owner of http://www.ebaysellingideas.com.

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Posted on December 4th, 2008 by sowhat2
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EBay has become one of the internet largest selling portal today, it has offered a variety of business an excellent market of getting their products to their customers in a fashion that is unmatched throughout the entire internet. Many sellers have been able to increase their income and wages and make thousands and millions each year just by using this online auction portal. By offering your customers the conveniences of using EBay to purchase your goods, you are letting them know you are serious about your business and your products. Prior to becoming a seller on EBay there are a few things you should know and do before you begin your new venture.

The first thing you should do is read over the EBay rules and regulations, this will help you avoid conflict and know what you can and cannot do. There are some rules on what can and cannot be sold and how you can and cannot sell them. It is important to thoroughly read and understand all these rules and regulations prior to selling, so you will have the ability to protect yourself.

The next thing you should do is know who your customers are, by fully understanding your market and whom you want to sell to, you will be better able to determine what titles, details, and content you should put to target the specific audience you want to target. Additionally, make sure you are aware of all fees involved with EBay, they have a specific chart of selling fees, many sellers will integrate these fees into the price of their items so they will not lose out on any money.

Another important aspect of selling on EBay is to know the payment schemes that are available and that you are willing to accept. EBay allows you to make use of credit cards, checks, money orders, and Pay Pal payment services. When you list an item you should clearly state what you are willing to and not willing to accept, this is extremely important and you should make sure your customers fully understand this when bidding. EBay is not all about auctions, though this is a large portion of it. EBay also offers “Stores” for business that want to sell as “Buy Now” instead of putting up for the highest bidders. EBay comes with a great amount of different options for sellers.

Some options include the ability to specify the area in which your customers can purchase from, the currency type they can use to purchase your items, for bidding items you can specify if you want bidders who have negative feedback or not. There are a lot of different features with EBay that can help you make a good deal of money if used correctly.

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Posted on December 3rd, 2008 by sowhat2
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Sometimes just a few small tasks make all the difference between making a few dollars profit on eBay and generating a small fortune each month. These ideas will help you make more from your listings.

* Be warned against fantastic eBay testimonials placed for various sellers and products. These testimonials might be fake and placed by sellers or their agents purely to induce confidence in their products which may not actually deserve the glowing accolade.

* If a description is unclear, be sure to check with the seller or risk buying something you do not really want. For example, ‘old’ postcards can in some people’s eyes mean souvenirs of last year’s holiday, while in purist collectors’ eyes the term really means pre-1939 only. Only recently I bought 1000 ‘old’ postcards from a major offline auction house specialising in postcards, only to find they were all less than three years old. For my purposes, not worth the paper they’re printed on. But the fault was mine, as were the postcards that I was not entitled to return for refund.

* What to do if you under-price an item. If you make a mistake and price a product at

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Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by sowhat2
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