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eBay Courses – Are They Worth It?
There are numerous eBay courses that are available on the Internet today.
These books and courses are designed to help you become more successful on
eBay. Unfortunately, not all of these courses are worth the money that you
will pay for them. Some of them are full of what used to be good
information – when it was relevant – and others are simply junk
information, written by someone trying to make a quick buck.
Before you purchase any eBay course, find out when the course was written.
If it was written in 2004, for instance, you don’t want it. Even though
that hasn’t been very long ago, eBay changes so fast that much of the
information will not be relevant. However, if the original issue of the
course was written several years ago, but the course is updated each year,
this will probably be a good course for you.
Again, use care when purchasing eBay courses. They can be quite helpful
and enlightening, but only if the information in them is still good. Talk
to other eBay sellers – preferably successful ones – to find out what
courses are recommended.
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eBay Business Solutions
If starting an eBay business is your goal, as opposed to just auctioning a
few items off for some
extra cash, you need to use the eBay business solutions that are available
to you. Because eBay’s success depends on the success of its sellers, they
strive to help you at every turn. eBay Business
Solutions is the key to starting an eBay business.
eBay Stores is one of the better solutions for eBay business owners. An
eBay store will allow you to list multiple quantities of the same item,
and allow you to keep them listed for longer time periods. eBay Store
owners also enjoy lower auction fees, and have access to advanced
merchandising tools. Eventually, you should consider upgrading to an eBay
Pro Store, which will allow you to customize your storefront with your own
brand and web address.
There are many other eBay Business Solutions, such as seller tools, the
eBay solutions directory,
and the merchant solution center, but you should definitely start with
your very own eBay store,
followed by an eBay Pro Store.
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eBay Data and Research – How Important Is It?
eBay is a business anyway you look at it. Sure, it is a great deal of fun
for both the buyers and sellers, but when you look at it from another view
point, you will see that it is a business from the seller’s point of view,
the buyer’s point of view, and eBay’s point of view. 40 million dollars a
day travels through eBay. Selling items on eBay successfully is an art,
and eBay offers many different forms of Data and Research to ensure that
you are selling the right items, to the right people, in the right way.
Some of the data and research is not free, but much of it is. The
available resources include hot items by category, eBay Pulse,
merchandising calendar, sales reports, marketplace research, buyer
behavioral report, and the eBay solutions directory. These tools are quite
easy to use, and the information that can be gleaned from them is
extremely valuable.
The Data and Research tools are all accessible through your seller’s
account, by clicking on the
‘Advance Selling’ link. Learn to use those tools, and get your piece of
that $40 million eBay revenue each day.
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