OK!  SO YOU HAVE STARTED YOUR FIRST SET OF AUCTIONS - AND YOU HAVE FOUND OUT IT IS A LOT OF WORK.  AS THEY SAY, YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET.  THE WHOLE WORLD OF SELLING AND MAKING MONEY ON THE INTERNET IS A LOT OF WORK!  YOU WILL NO DOUBT KEEP A KEEN EYE ON THOSE AUCTIONS, TO SEE IF THEY ARE BEING WATCHED, BID ON, AND HOW MUCH TRAFFIC THEY GENERATE.  I DO HOPE WHEN YOU FILLED OUT YOUR AUCTION LISTING FORM YOU CHOSE THE HIDDEN TRAFFIC NUMBER SO ONLY YOU KNOW HOW MANY ARE VISITING YOUR ITEM.  ALSO, I HOPE YOU CHOSE COMBINED SHIPPING.  THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CHOOSE SO IF A BUYER PURCHASES MORE THAN 1 ITEM FROM YOU, THEY SAVE WHERE YOU SAVE, ON SHIPPING.  IT IS A GREAT INDUCEMENT DOWN THE LINE FOR BUYERS TO BUY MULTIPLE ITEMS AT ONCE.

NOW, YOU WANT TO DO MORE.  YOU ARE THE MUCH FEARED "NEWBIE" ON E-BAY.  THE ONE OTHERS ARE AFRAID TO TRUST.  YOU NEED TO BUILD SOME TRUST UP.  WITH YOUR FB SCORE, ALTHOUGH THAT TAKES TIME, AND WITH YOUR PERSONALITY.  SO HERE GOES! 

GO TO THE E-BAY BLOGS AND READ THEM.  SEE HOW PEOPLE USE THEM, WRITE IN THEM, SELL THEIR ITEMS IN THEIR AUCTIONS AND STORES.  DO THIS EVERYDAY.  FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.  JUST LEARN.  MAKE APPROPRIATE COMMENTS WHERE YOU CAN, AND REMEMBER KISS.  KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.  :)  DON'T DEBATE, DON'T ARGUE, JUST MAKE SIMPLE SWEET COMMENTS SO PEOPLE NOTICE YOUR NAME.  EVENTUALLY

WHILE YOU ARE DOING THIS, I WANT YOU TO FIND 10 MORE ITEMS IN YOUR HOME, ATTIC, GARAGE, OR SHED.  CLEAN 'EM UP.  FOLLOW MY FIRST GUIDE AND LIST THEM.  NOW YOU ARE LEARNING HOW TO LIST WITH E-BAY TOOLS.  SOON YOU WILL USE ANOTHER MONEY SAVING TOOL.  BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, LEARN.  IF THIS STEP TAKES A DAY OR TWO OR THREE, THAT IS FINE.  YOU ALREADY HAVE 10 LISTINGS, AND YOU ARE JUST BUILDING UP TO 20.

HAVING TROUBLE FINDING ITEMS?  ANYTHING IS A POTENTIAL SALE.  BOOKS AND COOKBOOKS, KNICK KNACKS, CLOTHING AND SHOES, JEWELRY AND WATCHES, SHEETS AND BLANKETS, TOYS, TOOLS, VHS TAPES, MOVIES, GAMES, LAMPS, DISHES, ANYTHING YOU DO NOT USE ANYMORE IN GOOD CONDITION.  LIST HONESTLY AND NOTE ALL AND ANY DEFECTS OF YOUR ITEM.  INCLUDE ANY DEFECTS IN THE PICTURE.  YOU WILL BE HELD TO YOUR LISTINGS.  BE VERY SPECIFIC!

REMEMBER NOW TOO THAT YOU WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FIRST 10 LISTINGS TO END.  MAKE SURE YOU PICK UP SOME BOXES IF YOU ARE NOT USING ONLY PRIORITY SHIPPING.  PICK UP A ROLL OF BROWN WRAPPING PAPER AND PACKAGING TAPE.  PICK UP SOME ENVELOPES WITH BUBLE WRAP INSIDE.  ANYTHING YOU WILL NEED TO PROTECT YOUR SALE IN ROUTE TO YOUR BUYER.

AND THAT IS IT FOR WEEK TWO.  YOU MAY GET QUESTIONS FROM BUYERS.  ANSWER THEM HONESTLY AND COMPLETELY AND QUICKLY.  ALWAYS.  MONITOR YOUR TRAFFIC TO YOUR ITEMS.  SEE WHICH THINGS GET THE MOST HITS.  LOOK AT OTHER LISTINGS IN THE SAME CATEGORY FOR PRICING.  WHICH ITEMS ARE BEING BID ON AND WHY?  IS YOUR PRICE TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW?  YOU CAN ALWAYS ADJUST YOUR LISTING BEFORE A BID IS PLACED.  CLICK ON YOUR LISTING, CLICK ON REVISE ITEM, AND SCROLL TO THE CHANGES YOU WANT TO MAKE.

DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF OVERCHARGING FOR SHIPPING.  OR UNDER CHARGING.   MAKE IT A "CALCULATE SHIPPING RATE", AND ADD $1 - $2 UNDER THE HEADING FOR s&h TO COVER YOUR EXPENSES FOR TAPE, BOXES, ETC. FOR EACH ITEM.  ALSO, IF YOU USE PAYPAL, YOUR ITEM IN THE US IS INSURED FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE.  SO MAKE SURE YOUR AUCTIONS SAY INSURANCE IS INCLUDED IN s&h.  BUYERS LOOK AT THIS TOO.

GO AHEAD AND LIST YOUR NEXT SET OF 10 ITEMS AND KEEP IT UP!  YOU WILL SEE BENEFITS SOON!

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