Selling on eBay? Heres a Success Tip for Your Online Auctions
Are you planning to sell on eBay? Or have you tried in the past but not had much success with your online auctions? If so, here's a strategy that has worked very well for me.
In my experience, the auction lots where I created a useful collection of related items got more bids and closed at higher prices than auction lots that were all one thing.
For example, instead of listing an auction lot of a simple strand of rose quartz oval shape beads, why not create an auction lot of a neat little "designer collection" of beads?
In this case, you could group some of those rose quartz oval beads with garnet rondells and freshwater pearl beads. These three stones work really well together, and this auction allows the winning bidder to have a lot more creative fun than he or she would with a group of all the same kind of bead.
Combo auction lots like this tend to be more valuable and useful to bidders. In a single auction and for one shipping price, they can get a variety of items instead of just one.
Another advantage of making combined auction lots is that your auction listings will contain more keywords that are being searched for by a much bigger group of bidders. For example, our designer bead collection auction could be found by bidders searching for rose quartz beads, bidders searching for garnet beads, and bidders searching for freshwater pearl beads.
That's a significantly larger group than just bidders searching for rose quartz beads. And a good portion of bidders from all three keyword searches will be watching and considering your designer bead collection auction.
Now here's where it gets really good:
Not only do you have a higher demand for your combo auction lots - you also don't really have any competition for the exact auction lot you're offering. Other sellers might offer rose quartz ovals, or garnet rondells, or freshwater pearl beads - but not all three together in one temptingly color-coordinated auction lot. If a bidder wants this bead combination, your auction is the only one available to bid on.
So according to Economics 101,
high demand + low supply = higher closing price.
You can make tempting kits or package deals of other auction lots no matter what your niche is. Here are a few ideas:
* assorted colors of polymer clay plus some basic clay tools
* inkjet cartridges plus two packs of fancy printer paper
* padded shipping envelopes plus tape
* scrapbooking pens, stickers, and a paper cutting tool
To bidders, these combination auction lots are much more appealing and valuable. If you're a regular seller of combo auction lots, you'll quickly gain a following of eBay buyers who always check your current auctions to see what irresistible new combinations you have available.
Writer and jewelry artist Rena Klingenberg publishes jewelry marketing secrets several times a week in http://www.jewelry-business-blog.com. You'll also find wisdom from eBay experts in her site's collection of eBay success tips: http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/sell-jewelry-on-ebay.html.
Latest News
 Wall Street Journal Blogs | Bush Takes Steps to Ease Holiday Air Travel Delays New York Times, United States - The airlines would pick half of the slots to be auctioned and the government would choose the other half. Transportation officials said the auctions at the ... Video: Bush Tries to Ease Air Travel Congestion Bush Unveils Operational Initiatives Bush: Government should 'make airlines more accountable' |
 Edmonton Journal | Is the sky falling on auto auctions? Canada.com, Canada - A 1938 Bugatti Atalante was up for auction in London last month. Mind you, the cars that have been demanding and receiving huge money at auction have to be ... Barrett-Jackson to auction off first Thunderbird |
Austria Clearingbank in first interbank auction Forbes, NY - In Wednesday's maiden auction, banks could say how much 2-month and 3-month money they were either offering to lend or requesting to borrow. ... |
Bargains Galore During Extended Happy Hour Auctions At eBid.Net PR Web (press release), WA - In the run up to the holidays, online auction site, eBid.net is giving bargain hunters the chance to snap up the best deals from the comfort of their own ... |
Mass. regulator accuses Oppenheimer & Co. of fraud The Associated Press - The complaint alleges Lowenthal sold nearly $1.8 million in such securities two weeks before auctions began to fail in February. The complaint also alleges ... Oppenheimer Accused in Auction-Rate Complaint Brokerage is charged with fraud The Region in Brief |
UK auctions 4 million EU CO2 permits Reuters UK, UK - LONDON (Reuters) - The government said it auctioned 4 million European Union carbon emissions permits on Wednesday at 16.15 euros (13.5 pounds) a tonne. ... Bloomberg to be the Auction Platform for UK Carbon Allowances in ... UPDATE 1-EU carbon rises following UK permit auction |
UPDATE 1-Bank of Canada to adjust purchases at auctions Reuters - TORONTO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada said on Monday it is adjusting its purchase of nominal bonds at auctions for balance sheet purposes, ... Bank of Canada says no transactions for term PRA Bank of Canada gives details on liquidity measures |
ConocoPhillips auctions off plant KFSM, AR - The company is hoping for a minimum bid of $1.25 million in its online auction. The buyer will need to move the plant out of Ponca City. ... |
Study Suggests Buying Toxic Assets Could Work NPR - Ausubel and Cramton had run these auctions before, and on a large scale. They began working on a plan with officials at the Treasury Department. ... Gaming The Financial System |
Joey Kramer Auctions off the Ultimate Aerosmith Experience! Aerosmith - Joey Kramer is going to attend the live auction on Thursday in NYC to hand off his drum set from his last tour to its NEW lucky owner! ... |
Resources
-
SeizedRealEstate.com :: #1 In Property Auction Bargains!
SeizedRealEstate.com :: Official Site :: House Bargains
-
Free Government and Private Foundation Grants - Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back (See Guar
Auto auctions
-
Bad Credit Loans - Personal Loans - Credit Cards - Home Loans - Auto Loans - Credit Repair
Bad credit loans and credit cards - personal loans - high risk loans - credit repair - free government grants - government auctions - police auctions - debt consolidation - filing bankruptcy
-
Garage Sale Strategies for eBay Success - Find Profitable Hidden Bargains at Garage Sales
The eBay® Sellers Guide to Finding Profitable Hidden Bargains at Garage Sales to resell on online auctions.
-
Government Seized auctions - CarAuctionSources.com
Government Seized auctions - Listings in every US state. Instant search.
-
auctionsPASS Government auctions - Seized, Surplus, and Unclaimed Cars and Property Items.
auctionsPASS covers all types of government auctions including seized, surplus, and unclaimed property items : luxury seized cars, boats and vessels, real estate, personal property items, unclaimed money and more.
-
SeizedElectronics.com ::: Official Website ::: Cheap Brand Name
Electronics
1 in 40 Conversions With Google!
-
SEIZED LUXURY HOMES Your #1 source for Real Estate Bargains!
SeizedLuxuryHomes.com Your #1 resource for government auctions including seized, surplus, and unclaimed property items : luxury seized cars, boats and vessels, real estate, personal property items, unclaimed money and more.
-
RepoAutos.org - Repossessed Cars - Seized Vehicles - Public auctions
RepoAutos.org - Repossessed Cars - Seized Vehicles - Public auctions
-
BoxesOfCash.com - Secrets of the Storage Units. find info on storage unit auctions and more
Storage Unit auctions are one of the greatest places to find merchandise. You will find some of the most incredible deals.