Ebay 101: Everything You Need To Know To Get Started Today

Greg is an eBay expert who makes a nice living listing auctions on the site, but when he first started out he was only selling unwanted stuff from his garage. He says his family and friends used to laugh at him… until they found out how much he was making. Now they bring over their unwanted stuff for Greg to sell online as well.

Greg is what’s known as a PowerSeller, which means he consistently sells more than $1,000 in merchandise on eBay a month. And the most amazing part is that he does it from a small town in the middle of nowhere. So you know if he can do it, you can do it too. And in this two-part interview, he shares everything you need to know to get started today.

Part One: The Basics

According to Greg, if eBay were at all hard, millions of people wouldn’t be buying and selling stuff on the site every day. In fact, he says the hardest part about selling on eBay is taking pictures of your items.

And in Part One, you’ll hear all the basic steps including…

√  Exactly how eBay works and the best ways to get your feet wet
√  All about Paypal – why people use it and how
√  How to edit and crop your pictures for eBay
√  Easy ways to know what category to list your items in
√  How to write attention-grabbing titles for your auctions – and what to leave out of them as well
√  How to make sure your auctions end at a good time – and why you’ll probably want to cater to the eastern time zones
√  Why Greg recommends you wait until the auction ends to wrap items up for shipping
√  Greg’s golden idea that just about guarantees his items will go for top dollar

Part Two: Shipping Is Not As Hard As It Seems

If you’re like most people, you may feel intimidated to sell on eBay because you think shipping is going to be a hassle. Maybe you wonder what will happen if someone claims they didn’t receive a package or, worse, if an item breaks in the mail. According to Greg, shipping is easier than you think, but you will want to make sure you go the extra mile to protect yourself against lost or broken items.

And in Part Two, you’ll hear how to do that along with some quick and easy ways to simplify the whole shipping process including…

√  An easy cheat-sheet for knowing the best ways to ship any item
√  How to ship glassware and other fragile items – and get them there in one piece
√  Where and how to get the cheapest shipping supplies around
√  When to use USPS for the cheapest rates and when you may want to look elsewhere
√  Why you should always get delivery confirmation – and what can happen if you don’t
√  How to know what to charge for shipping
√  How Paypal protects you against fraud – so long as you do this when you mail out your items

Ebay may seem intimidating at first, but Greg says not to worry – if you can send and receive emails and look at webpages, you can succeed at eBay. And in this interview, you’ll hear exactly how easy it is.