<p>Selling with a simple listing is one thing, however being active in the answer center, chat rooms and discussion boards can boost your sales and views and can help buyers feel safer when they buy from you.  I myself, am quite active in the answer center where i offer an opinion to another members questions and in the discussion boards where I offer opinions about a variety of topics.  With the answer center, a new buyer or seller can take my opinion to heart and they in many cases, will see what I am selling and maybe I have something they want?  SInce I am answering their questions, they will feel better doing business with me, they'll feel more confident, i might have a late issue with a package but im sure more than likely i'll get any neg feedback if that occurs or another issue arises because one hand washes the other.</p>

<p>  The community discussion boards are where a topic is spoken about an members answer.  I sell handbags and deal mainly in Louis Vuitton, so i answer all lv threads.  The OP (original poster) and other people will see my response, and I bet you a dollar, they'll see if I have anything for sale and maybe they'll bid or buy?.  There are discussion boards for everything they sell on ebay so if you have expertise in anything, this is a helpful hint I am offering, to get involved.  If my posting helped you please let others know and vote that this was helpful.  The more of you that vote it helped, the more other ebay members will benefit from my posting,  thanks and good luck</p>