Marketing: Play the eBay Arbitrage Game

Play the eBay Arbitrage Game

Written by Dave Bromley

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It is also quite possible to buy items from eBay and relist them and make a nice profit. Now why should this be? Firstly you have recognised its true value You have described it correctly and added a photograph which shows off its best features.By giving a knowledgeable description you have displayed your expertise and thereby created confidence for your bidders. In other words you have added value. Most buyers start looking for items by using eBays search facility. If repparttar

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words or phrases that a would be buyer will use when instigating a search his item will not be found. Therefore if you can find them it is a good bet that they will either attract only low or no bids at all and you can snap them up. I find that if you use repparttar 138622

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normal search tool. This allows you to include repparttar 138627

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title in your search. Also it can pay to check misspellings, again for example if you were looking for zippo lighters try a search spelling zippo with just one p or with two o’s. As you become more experienced you will be able to build up your own list of words and phrase to search for. When you are developing this list of terms try and think of terms that a person who didn’t know a thing about what they have listed would use. Another error that inexperienced eBayers do is to place their items in repparttar 138630

wrong categories and this can often lead to them being missed by would be bidders and again. With experience you will learn which categories to keep your eye on.

So having found an item that interests you should decide what is repparttar 138631 highest price you are prepared to pay and submit you bid. And that is it, never go back or be tempted to submit another bid. You have decided on a price that you believe you can make a profit on so leave it at that. OK you are not going to win every item you bid on and if repparttar 138632 item goes beyond you price just forget about. If you bid on 100 items and you win 20 or 30 you are doing pretty well and will make a good profit. This can be a particularly good way to build up an eBay business if for any reason you are unable to get out and about so well or have family commitments that keep you tied to repparttar 138633 home. I have to admit that whenever I buy something at an online auction and then resell it at a profit it gives me quite a buzz. To summarise to make eBay arbitrage work for you need to know your subject , know your values and be able to list items to attract repparttar 138634 maximum interest. Do this and you will be able to build yourself a really good business without ever leaving your computer.

.Dave Bromley is a writer and webmaster who specialises in subjects related to eBay and other online auctions. He edits and publishes a monthly newsletter and his web site is http://www.ukauctionline.co.uk" where you can register for his Free 6 part mini course

Are You Wasting Valuable Web Real Estate?

Written by Jason Tarasi

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The people who read these pages are coveted prospects who are willing to spend money.

There are countless marketers in your niche who would relish repparttar opportunity to pitch their product to your customers.

For years, many savvy marketers have been swapping thank you page promotions with one another. They are adding new customers to their businesses, without very much effort.

You can jump on this money train as well, with two simple steps:

- Find a suitable partner to swap promotions with - Then simply add his/her ad to your 'thank you' page

If you are unable to find any willing partners, you can always place related affiliate ads on your page. (Remember these are hot prospects who are interested in your niche).

There is now even a free service to help you exchange "thank you" page promotions.

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By using this service, you simply paste a little snippet of code onto your page and you are done.

For every ad you show on your page, your ad will be displayed on another member's thank you page as well.

Now you have no excuses not to implement this powerful technique immediately.

Remember, you must maximize all of your resources to help your business grow, all it takes is a little imagination on your part.

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