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This latest issue is now also available online at
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In This Issue
1. News and Views
2. Something for Nothing
3. What NOT to do
4. More Somethings for Nothing?
5. Someone's auctioning what? Unusual items currently
available
6. Finally
7. My Products Catalogue
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Inspirational quote of the day
"The secret of getting ahead is getting
started."
Sally Berger
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Brian McGregor speaking - you receive the
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1. News and Views
a) Scamming the scammer
If you are a regular reader you will know how I bang on
about
eBay security. How I advise you
to change your passwords every 30
days. And never use the same
password for eBay and PayPal.
Well, this week I came across a story concerning an
attempted
scam.
It started out like any other eBay auction when Jeff put
his
Powerbook for sale on eBay. He was contacted directly by someone
wanting to buy the item outside
of eBay.
Over a period of weeks, Jeff managed to turn himself from
victim
into scammer. Incidentally, this
scammer was plying his trade
from
It's a beautiful story, and you can read all about it
here:
http://www.workwinners.com/nlr601.htm
Bear in mind this really happened. Emotions ran high, and
so did
the language. You've been
warned!
b) No Charge Listing Day
As you may know, Thursday 17th June is a no charge
listing day on
eBay. (I'm avoiding using the f
word which means no charge, as
this could result in the
newsletter being directed into your
garbage box by email filtering
services.)
This is a great opportunity to ramp up the number of
auctions you
run, without incurring listing
charges.
For example, if you have multiple identical items to
sell, you
could try listing some on 3, 5,
7 and 10 day auctions
concurrently. This gives you
four opportunities to be in front of
searchers at the most visited
point in auctions i.e. when they
are about to end.
c) eBay and shopping
According to Nielsen/NetRatings,
eBay.com was the top
shopping/travel online
destination based on unique visitors for
the week ending
eBay hosted 15.8 million unique
visitors that week, more than
twice No. 2 Amazon.com, which
hosted 6.5 million. Next came
Expedia.com at 3 million and Yahoo
Shopping at 2.7 million.
eBay also held visitors on their
site the longest, with an
average stay of 45 minutes and
32 seconds. Amazon was again in
the runners-up spot with 9
minutes 54 seconds.
A further piece of useful information is that the
proportion of
male to female visitors to eBay
was 55/45.
So what, Brian?
Well, it is figures such as these which confirms to me
that eBay
is the place to be if you're
wanting to earn additional income.
The eBay story continues to go from strength to strength.
There
is no reason why any of us can't
join the 430,000 people who make
a full-time living from home
selling on eBay.
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2. Something for Nothing
In researching for this newsletter I often drift across
the ocean
to see what's happening in the
eBay.com world.
I came across an excellent site from a group called
e-Powersellers.
They operate as an eBay agent and are based in a
store. What's that I hear you
say?
An eBay agent uses their expertise to sell goods on eBay
on
behalf of another party. eBay calls this being a Trading
Assistant. The eBay seller is
effectively providing a sales
service, in return for an agreed
sales commission.
The difference with e-Powersellers
is that they operate from a
store front - a shop to you and
me. In fact, they have more than
one, and are in expansion.
People with items to sell can bring them in to a shop and
e-Powersellers
take the necessary digital photos, and create and
manage an eBay auction for the
item.
Does it work?
When I last checked they had just over 2,000 items
currently on
auction. And their feedback was
4,700 plus!
Now, I'm not suggesting any of us should lease a shop and
try and
emulate e-Powersellers.
But - if you happen to own a shop, and
your an eBay seller, why not
extend your current product range by
becoming an eBay
"agent"?
It could be worth having a look at e-Powersellers
site.
http://www.workwinners.com/nlr602.htm
Another reason you might want to visit the site is to get
access
to some really useful auction eBooks which they make available
without charge. Somewhat
misleadingly you will find these eBooks
under the menu item "eBay
Secrets". But I've made it easy for you
- if you click this link you
will be taken straight to the
relevant page -
http://www.workwinners.com/nlr603.htm
I didn't look too closely at the none-auction eBooks they have on
the same page. But I suppose the
eBook on hand-to-hand combat
might come in useful if you're
planning to go to
final stages of Euro 2004!
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3. What NOT to do
There are many places on the internet where you can find
out
recommended ways to sell on
eBay.
I thought it might be useful if I presented some thoughts
about
what doesn't work, what won't
succeed and what to avoid doing.
Don't time your auctions so they end on a Bank Holiday.
Don't use a negative tone in your listing.
Don't waste any of your 55 characters of auction title on
words
or symbols like "L@@k", "Wow" or "Nice".
Don't worry about accepting international buyers.
Don't use music, animations, or multicoloured
background in your
auction description.
Don't use the term "As is" in your listings.
Don't try to make a profit out of P&P.
Don't fail to identify defects in your item.
Don't delay in shipping your item.
Don't wait for the buyer to leave feedback first.
Don't rush to leave negative feedback for a non-paying
bidder.
I'm sure there are plenty more where these came from. In
fact, if
you'd care to let me have your
list, I'll try and include them in
the next newsletter.
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4. More Somethings for Nothing?
You may know I am the author of an eBook
called 'The eBay
Formula', which is designed to help
selling on
Firstly, I would like to thank you if you have purchased
'The
eBay Formula'. I hope you are
finding it to be helpful in your
eBay selling.
What I'd really like to do is remind you of one of the
additional
items which you automatically
acquired with 'The eBay Formula'
package.
That additional item is me! Or rather,
my input to you.
If you have any questions or queries about using 'The
eBay
Formula', or about anything to do with your eBay selling
business, please feel f (oops I
nearly used THAT word!)to email
me.
If you'd like to know more about 'The eBay Formula' you
can read
about it here. You will see that
this page is specifically for
readers of this newsletter, and
gives you the opportunity to
acquire 'The eBay Formula' at a
reduced price.
http://www.workwinners.com/nlr604.htm
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5. Someone's auctioning what? Unusual items currently
available
Nothing surprises me when it comes to internet auctions.
Amuse
yourself with some of these
beauties ...
Do you have a spare million, or perhaps two? If so you
could be
in luck here
http://www.workwinners.com/nlr605.htm
I remember these. And the bruises that went with them!
http://www.workwinners.com/nlr606.htm
Talk about lock, stock and 2 smoking whatsits!
The boys in blue
might be asking this seller a
question or two.
http://www.workwinners.com/nlr607.htm
Oh! That's what he meant! I see... I've been watching too
many
American movies!
http://www.workwinners.com/nlr608.htm
And you thought the Irish had all the luck? Three leaf
clover
anybody?
http://www.workwinners.com/nlr609.htm
Disclaimer - I have no association with any of the sellers
of the
above items.
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7. My Products Catalogue
All the following are original products, services and
opportunities written and
created by myself.
"The eBay Formula"
How to sell successfully on
time.
http://www.workwinners.com/rd01.htm
"
Twelve genuine
http://www.workwinners.com/rd02.htm
"Sourcing DVDs, CDs and Videos at Trade Prices"
Where and how to buy DVDs, CDs and Videos at trade
prices, and
how to sell for profit.
http://www.workwinners.com/rd03.htm
"Sourcing and Selling Electrical Products for Big
Profits"
Where and how to buy Widescreen TVs, DVD players and VCR
players
at trade prices, and how to sell
for profit.
http://www.workwinners.com/rd04.htm
"Sourcing Maternity Clothing and Baby Needs at Trade
Prices"
Where and how to buy at trade prices.
http://www.workwinners.com/rd05.htm
"Sourcing and Selling Jewellery
for Big Profits"
Where and how to buy jewellery
at trade prices, and how to sell
for profit.
http://www.workwinners.com/rd06.htm
"Sourcing Mobile Phone Accessories at Trade
Prices"
Where and how to buy mobile phone accessories at trade
prices,
and how to sell for profit.
http://www.workwinners.com/rd07.htm
"The Streetwise Buyer's Guide to Radar Detectors"
Don't buy a Radar Detector system until you read this.
http://www.workwinners.com/rd08.htm
Oil Painting Marketing Business
Become my partner in this pleasant money-making venture.
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See the whole catalogue here:
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