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How do you get started selling items on Ebay?

How does the bidding process start; does the seller set the price? What if you purchase an item in a store for $150.00, can I start it at $175. How long are items "available" for? Is there a limit of time; do you have to take a bid, even if it is not the price you want/need to make a profit? Any good books i can buy about starting this up?? Thanks. What is a reserve?? Does that mean, i do not have to accept anything lower than I set my "reserve at"? Just curious. Thanks.

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2. There are a few books that you can find at stores like Borders or Barnes & Nobles on starting an Ebay business. If you go directly to their website you can view a tutorial on the starting up of Ebay site selling. Good Luck to you & hope you make some good profit!!
3. Yes you can sell it at over the cost it is selling for in the store, not likely that you will get a bidder. But you can set the starting bid as low as you want, and you can also set the reserve price much higher, that away if your bidders do not at leaste bid what you want your not obligated to sell to them. For example that I item that you want $175 for. Set the reserve at $175. and start bidding low to attract more people. Maybe start the bidding at $9.99. This will attract a lot of people and once the price starts going up you will already have a handful of people intrested in your product.
4. . I've bought 3 cars, plus a lot of other stuff, on eBay. It's a learning process, but ebay will provide as much help as you need. You just have to read ALL of their instructions/advise ... Twice. And you can find a Pet Rock in your garden with the face of Jesus, or Mohammed, on it and sell it for $1,000 , er, IF there's a buyer. I think there's a 7-day limit, and you can put a minimun asking price on what you're selling. It's FUN. Try it. . And check out the Member's link below >>> .
5. Hope that i can explain easily. Ebay is in a way a glorified bulletin board that you used to see in a grocery store. The beauty is that you may be able to find an item that is not available in your area , or you will be gouged by your local merchant from someone somewhere else in the world who has it just lying around and is found money for them. The seller for a small amount can place an ad that reaches millions of interested parties worldwide . If you figure what a car dealership has to pay for an ad that draws 10 to 20 interested people in - and for a couple of dollars a seler may get a more high end ad that draws 100 to say 500 interested buyers - you now know why newspaper ads are in trouble. You place a maximum bid. First you search the item on ebay - say cartier watches black or something There will be a starting price- say 5 $ If you place a 100 $ bid that is your maximum bid .If no one else bids you would get the item for that $ 5 plus shipping If someone bids $ 50 and you had bid $ 100 you would get it for for $ 50 and one increment up. If someone bids the same $ 100 and you bid first you would win it for $ 100 If someone bid $ 105 ( next increment up) they would win at $ 105 If that person bid $ 200 > they would win it at one increment over you - say $ 105 A reserve bid means that the seller does not have to sell it to you below a floor price they set ( say $ 55) If the initial price was $ 10 > you bid that $ 50 You would be the high bid but below the "reserve bid " of $ 55 and they would not have to hand it over to you The most important things on ebay are 1) always know the shipping price the seller can charge whatever they like ebay will say.... however they could tell you then we only ship by......( high price). 2) look at feeback people rate the buyers and sellers look at the feedback everything has to be put in context a low feedback is not necessarily bad , lots of bad feedback may not be if the sellrer is a huge volume seller - reputable sellers can no leave real accurate negative feedback in many cases - they will be hit back by the poor buyer (disreputable buyers) you have to read between the lines - shipped promp[tly - well packed - good communication - and very importantly - dealt with issues or problems , promptly or well note also how fast the seller responds to your email questions Ebay is a good place to find things. Most of the time it comes down to common sense Remember to read the ads well, ( for example in a laptop if it does not say the battery is good - do not expect a good battery ( $ 100). If it comes it is a bonus You are own with ebay. They will not do anything to help you out of any problems in any real way other than tell you how they cannot get involved. Remember always to read the ads well and ask the seller by ebay any questions before bidding. Bidding on an ebay item is both a contract and an issue of morals to the seller to honor that bid. In the end ebay is a good place to buy for value - do your homework, follow common sense and ask questions. http://www.ebay.com http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/questions/buy-item.html http://pages.ebay.com/help/pay/questions/payment-options.html http://www.paypal.com http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/index.html?_trksid=m37