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There are many people who have opened eBay stores on eBay for the many advantages it offers. The greatest advantage is the increased exposure it gives you. On opening an eBay store, you get an average of 25% increase in sales.

With an eBay store you also find an increase in the number of repeat customers to you store. This is because if you sell your products as an individual, other members may not remember you or your services.

However if you operate an eBay store, people remember your store name and may refer your eBay store to friends and family.

With an eBay store, you are also offered an automatic relisting of all your unsold items. Moreover, you get to list your items for one to four months at a time. This is much better than the 10 days offered to normal users.

And with an eBay store, you become more professional and people will believe you more as they consider you to be reliable and honest.

One of the major changes implemented in the policy of eBay site is that it is no more possible for sellers to leave negative or neutral feedback of their experiences on eBay. The reason eBay has done this is to avoid visitors deciding not to visit eBay again.

This is because eBay feels that by being extremely rude to buyers, not only are the buyers hurt, but all of eBay gets hurt. On feeling hurt, not only does the buyer not come back to eBay again, but he also advises his friends against visiting eBay too.

Moreover, by providing negative feedbacks, eBay is indirectly reducing the number of visitors to the site. This is running against the policy of eBay, which aims at bringing buyers back, and not chasing them away.

Your eBay feedback score says a lot about the type of seller/buyer you are. An increased score with a high percentage of positive feedback indicates that you are an honest person and that the transaction will go smoothly. Getting started out can be rough though, if you only make occasional purchases.

Steps

1. Search for “penny auctions”, those whose Buy-it-Now price is only $0.01 and that don’t charge for shipping.

2. Win at least twenty of those and make prompt payments.

3. Leave positive feedback for the seller (some sellers don’t leave feedback unless it is left for them)

4. Now you’ve increased your eBay rating at a minimal cost, and in a fraction of the time it would have taken otherwise!

Tips

* Start selling inexpensive items to build up your feedback.

* Don’t sell expensive items until you reach a feedback of at least 50.

* Maintain at least 99% positive rating.

Warnings

* Many experienced eBay sellers and buyers consider ‘penny auctions’ to be dishonest, as a clear attempt to pad one’s feedback score.

* In May 2007, eBay allowed feedback to be sorted by feedback as a buyer and feedback as a seller. Just buying cheap items will not help your feedback as a seller.

Why you should open an eBay store?

It is a platform where you can maximize your online business in a very short period of time. Give a professional look to your eBay store with tools, manage your site and grow your business.

The eBay store features are great and you would love to enjoy all.

More profits and savings: Once you open an eBay store, you can expect 25 per cent increase in your online business.

Save your precious time: Do not relist your product every time – use store inventory listing, which can save your time.

Personalize your store: Build your own brand on eBay. Moreover, you can also control the looks of your site. Create custom categories on your site and merchandise listings in a better way.

So, what are you waiting for – get a free trial for 30 days, absolutely free.

Join Turbo Lister Beta program on eBay

Welcome to Turbo Lister Beta program on eBay. However, those who are experienced users on eBay will be more benefited. Many users enjoy using new features that are made available on the eBay site. All the members of the eBay community are welcome for participation. It is to be noted that that the beta version does not come free of cost and it is not fully supported.

Those who are willing to access beta version – go to the tool menu within the Turbo Lister Application – select Option and Join Beta Program. Access all the features that are available on eBay. Enjoy browsing the features. So, what are you waiting for – join Beta Program now.

What is neighborhood feature on eBay?

Meet people with same passion as you. Yes, you can search the people of your type through neighborhoods – a feature that has been incorporated on eBay site. Share your passion for shopping, the products you like and more. Many active members participate in topics such as coffee lovers, jewelry, Harley Davidson and many more.

So, if you really want to meet people of same passion then sign in and access all the neighborhood members. You can write blogs and share your thoughts with others. Using the search option, you can find a particular member in just a second. So, what are you waiting for – share your feelings and experiences with others and also make friends through eBay.

Registration on eBay

If you want to join eBay, you will have to register, which is absolutely free. In addition, it is also absolutely free to bid and buy items. It just takes less than five minutes to open an account on eBay. However, there are certain requirements that you need to fulfill for registration. These are as follows:

· Your should have completed 18 years

· You must provide a valid Credit Card number. Though you need not to pay any charge for browsing the eBay site, the number is required when you participate. Buyers do not need to pay to the auction sites, and the credit card number is used for security purposes only.

· You must possess a valid email address

Once you complete the registration process, you can customize your account. Access eBay features now.

What is eBay countdown?

Experience the new and advanced eBay countdown feature. This unique feature lets you bid in a exciting way – bid and win on eBay. It’s a new and fast way if tracking and winning of items on eBay. The eBay countdown provides easy updates of items for your current bid. In addition, you can also search last minute deals easily.

However, you need not to download the tool to start with eBay countdown. It’s an optional tool and you can access items via eBay Website. And if you are a beta user, you can add eBay countdown. So, use this tool and bid online. Win money and enjoy. This is the user-friendliest feature that has been incorporated on the eBay site.

Try the new eBay Desktop feature. Using this tool, you will be able to search, bid, and buy products on eBay. No browser is required – it’s all fun. Download this tool now and find items easily. The main attraction of this tool is that it shows watched items and favorites. You can also see the purchase history.

Moreover, the search results that are shown graphically on the left side are excellent. And on the right hand side – item information are displayed. In addition, a real time countdown display is also shown – you can bid there as well. So, what are you waiting for – download eBay Desktop and enjoy using all the features and shop online.

Connect your mobile with eBay Web

Get connected with eBay world all through your mobile phone. Yes, eBay now enables you to stay connected with the site and the links like My eBay; you can search and view item details as you see on your PC screen. In addition, you can bid and buy products as well.

The process of connecting the eBay site to your mobile is quite easy. Simply enter http://m.ebay.com in your phone browser and install the program. The only requisite is that your mobile phone model should be compatible and mobile Internet should be there. So, now, you need not to switch on your PC for online shopping on eBay. This mobile facility is really great.