First and foremost in all auctions - BE PROFESSIONAL - Use good English with no spelling errors.

PICTURES

ALWAYS include at least one picture, more pictures for higher priced items.  Make sure your
pictures are clear.  There are far too many pictures on eBay that are dark.  If prospective buyers
can't see your items clearly, your items more then likely will not fetch the closing price they deserve. 
To remove darkness, use any photo editor to add some brightness and a wee bit of contrast.

Eliminate clutter.  Prospective buyers don't want to know what kind of cereal you eat or what kind
of kitchen table or bedspread you have.  Use a solid backdrop when taking pictures as you want to
 focus all of the attention on your item.  In short, the one and only thing you want in your picture is
the item being sold.  A SOLID white or light blue backdrop is best.  However, there are certainly
items that won't show well on a white backdrop.  In these cases, use a darker backdrop.  And for
goodness sake, don't even think of using a plaid blanket as a backdrop for your pictures as I once
saw on eBay.  You should also crop the photos in the photo editor.  Good pictures can add 5% to
10% to final closing prices.

GOOD DESCRIPTIONS + GOOD PICTURES = GOOD PRESENTATION. 
That is what you should strive for.

COMMUNICATION

GOOD Communication is a must! - Always notify your buyers when you mail their items.  It is not only a
courtesy you would want and expect as a buyer but it is also both good customer service and good
business practice.  After all, you are the 'President & CEO' of your 'company' running your business
 but using eBay as your selling medium.  In short, conduct your business so that it reflects well on you as
a person.  Treat everyone as a human being, not a living being and this includes people who have inquires
about your items, not just your buyers.

TIPS TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS

Most sellers don't always sell worldwide including us but if your looking to get the most profit you can, do not limit your
 auctions to one country.  SELL WORLDWIDE.  The reason is elementary.  You now have access to the largest
 market eBay has to offer.  Limiting your auctions to only one country also limits your potential profits.  A basic
 business tenet is, 'the greater the potential market, the greater the potential to maximize profits'.  But do note in your
listing that PayPal is the only form of payment you will accept from overseas bidders/buyers.  Through experience,
you will learn that there are certain problem countries.  Italy seems to be one of them.  Mail sent to buyers in Italy
very often 'mysteriously disappears.'  If this is the case, just note in your listing you sell to all countries EXCEPT
(name(s) here).

However, if you decide to limit sales to only one country, such as the USA, never say NO when you receive an
email asking if you would ship to Taiwan, Germany, Australia or wherever.  The reason is that you have a 'FISH
ON THE HOOK!'  This person will bid! When he or she does, this may force a previous bidder to enter another,
higher bid or force later, first time bidders to come in with high bids.  So always say YES to these emails if you
want to maximize your profits.  But do say that PayPal is the only form of payment your willing to accept from
these overseas bidders.

Avoid selling 'nickel and dime' items.  People who list and sell a steady stream of items that close for $5 or less
are wasting their time.  Less expensive, similar items ($5 or less) are best sold as a group to save time.  If you
have a large number of these cheaper, similar items, divide them up into sub lots of three, four or five.

More expensive (higher priced), similar items are best sold individually to maximize profits.  There are eBay
'vultures' who just love to swoop down on similar grouped items in one listing.  When they win these auctions,
they turn around and sell the items individually and, in most cases, get one and a half to 2 times and sometimes
three times what they paid for them on an average item basis.  I know this works.  This is one of those situations
where the parts are worth more than the whole.

If you want to do your listings OFFLINE, download the TURBO LISTER program free from eBay.  Once you
have finished with your listings, you can upload them anytime or schedule a date and time when you want your
auctions to start.

GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY SELLING!

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