Getting eBay PowerSeller Status In 3 Months - Advice From An eBay Employee And Powerseller - By Danny Gard

eBay has become the world-wide market place for those who want to retire, work for themselves or have a second income. Selling on eBay is simple, but becoming a power seller with regular repeat customers is the difficult, but fun part.

To become a PowerSeller you have to sell a $1000 worth of merchandise on eBay while having over 100 positive feedback, and maintain that trend for three months.

To do this in three months is very possible, as long as you follow some general guidelines.

1. Don't start selling until you have at least 10-25 positive feedback

I would buy some small things until you have at least 10 feedback, most eBay shoppers are very leery of newbie sellers

2. Sourcing

Whatever you decide to sell make sure you have more than one reliable source. Also, this from an eBay employee who has seen more sellers get burned than he cares to remember, DO NOT GO WITH A DROP SHIPPER such as DOBA or WorldWideBrands.

3. Find when the biggest seller of your product ends his auctions, set your ending time for the same time as his, and start your auctions lower.

4. Answer all calls and emails.

Most sellers as they become bigger stop answering emails and calls. It sounds insane, but it happens. Don't fall into that trap.

5. Include payment instructions, shipping requirements, about us, return policy in your description page.

The less questions the buyer has, the more likely they are to buy

6. Include every letter possible of your 60 keywords on each item.

Only use words that buyers would naturally put in the search.

7. If you open a store, I would put 4 items in the auction for every 10 items in the store.

Store inventory is very cheap to list but is not normally found in the eBay auction search. On your auction items I would include lines such as "for more of this item...or for a different size...or to see similar items...go to my store"

8. Create a custom page.

Your custom page should be about your products and big sales since every word is keyword searchable on Google.

9. Frequently send out sales to your email marketing sign-ups if you get a store.

You will need the repeat business.

10. Ship ASAP!

Those who ship quicker than others get more business.

To make your business successful as a new eBay seller these steps are vital. If you decide to become an eBay seller good luck! You will enjoy your new success.

Danny Gard is an eBay PowerSeller and employee of eBay. He specializes in teaching eBays biggest sellers on how to increase revenue and traffic. His personal website, which sales the nets best tee-shirts, can be found at http://www.shibbyshirts.com.