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• 1. Thought for the Day
• 2. Supply and Demand on eBay
• 3. Talking About eBay Searching
• 4. News & Views:
  Your eBay Account Has Been Suspended!
  Your View Requested
  Announcing the Demise of Yahoo Auctions
• 5. Someone's Auctioning What???
• 6. Newsletter Archive
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When you're trying to decide what are the best products to sell on eBay, some of the eBay guru's approach the issue from the wrong end of the spectrum - in my humble opinion.

They tell you to find those eBay categories which have the most listings. Their logic is that categories which have the highest number of listings must contain the most popular products. Whilst such categories well have lots of products for sale, that is only looking at the supply side.

I would suggest that what you really want to know is what are people looking to buy and bid on. In other words the demand side of the equation. But can you find out what people are searching for in eBay?

The answer is yes. With eBay Pulse.

USA eBay - http://pulse.ebay.com/

UK eBay - http://pulse.ebay.co.uk/

Canada eBay - http://pulse.ebay.ca/

Australia eBay - http://pulse.ebay.com.au/

For other countries, the quickest way to find your eBay Pulse page is probably to go onto eBay's Site Map. The Site Map link is at the bottom of the home page - and you'll find the eBay Pulse link under More Ways to Find Items within the Site Map.

The beauty of eBay Pulse is that it shows you the most searched words on eBay by category and sub-category. In other words, these are the words input by searchers looking for items to buy. This information is priceless. You're being told what buyers are currently looking for.

Now that's highly valuable market intelligence - real information you can use to determine the best products to sell on eBay.

Talking about finding products to sell, I'm currently using a superb software program created by James Jones. He's just made some short videos that show you 5 different ways anyone can profit from what he calls micro under-the-radar niche markets. One of the videos is about making more money on eBay. It's a real eye-opener.

http://www.workwinners.com/nichefinder/

Did you know that eBay was currently experimenting (again!) with the way in which they decide which listings to return in response to a normal search?

As you probably know, eBay's standard search takes the word(s) input by the searcher and returns auctions which contain those keywords in their auction titles.

The change they are experimenting with involves item specifics. You'll know that in many categories when you're listing an item to sell you are invited to complete item specifics fields from drop-down boxes. I know many sellers just ignore this section of the seller's forms figuring that as all of the facts about their item is included in the auction description that it is a waste of time completing the item specifics.

Well, now there is a reason to make sure your item specifics are completed. It's because the search return experiment I mentioned takes into account the information contained in item specifics.

It's early days, and it's only an experiment. However, my advice to you is to get started and make sure you have items specifics fully completed for all the items you're selling on eBay. You can read more here:

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200705031513002.html

Your eBay Account Has Been Suspended!

There's a debate going on at the AuctionBytes website about how to tackle eBay when they unfairly suspend a member's account. Whilst I have every sympathy with anyone who loses their eBay account in this way, there is something you can do BEFORE the event to protect yourselves. For what it's worth, here's my input:

http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2007/6/1182798373.html#1182928391


Your View Requested

I'm using a new technique on the website for my ebook 'The eBay Formula':

http://www.more-auction-sales.com

I wonder if you could take a look and see if you think it works. I don't need to tell you what the technique is - it's instantly obvious.

The effect is called peelaway ads. If you're interested in using them on your own websites or Wordpress blogs, you can get all the information here:

http://www.workwinners.com/peelawayads/


Announcing the Demise of Yahoo Auctions

You may have noticed that Yahoo Auctions ceased trading from 16th June. What was started as an attempt to compete with eBay has died with a whimper.

Personally I think it is a shame. The more competition eBay has, the harder they have to try to please their members.

However, if you're looking for a free place to list items for sale, you can still post them on Google Base. It's a great place to get more exposure in Google search results, plus Google Base also makes it easy to import all your listings in bulk from eBay. Check it out here:

http://base.google.com/

Nothing surprises me when it comes to internet auctions. Amuse yourself with some of these beauties.

I just wondered if the chinese meal container came with this? See photo number 4.

Want to let people know you're a hard guy? This could be for you.

Like the first daffodil of spring, here's another first sighting in 2007.

Don't look at this if you're easily offended!

How come I didn't see these. I only live 5 miles away!

Disclaimer - I have no association with any of the sellers of the above items.

You can check out my portfolio of products and services here:

"The eBay Formula"
My best selling ebook on eBay selling - time, after time, after time.
www.workwinners.com/rd01.htm

Make sure the color scheme on your website, blog or eBay auction description page isn't LOSING you business!
www.cash-colors.com

Your own eBay digital product sales business
A superb offer to have your own digital product sales business on eBay, from Platinum PowerSeller Justin Ormerod.
www.workwinners.com/emediadirect

Keyword Pro
Put the most popular keywords on eBay into your titles and watch your auctions explode! Special Offer for Newsletter Readers!!!
www.workwinners.com/nlr1202.htm

First Page on Google
How to get massive free traffic to your websites by getting on Google's first page.
www.first-page-on-google.com

Adsense Images
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www.adsense-images.com

Easy Niche Products
The ultimate niche product membership. At least 3 brand new digital products to sell every month.
www.easynicheproduct.com

Article Park
For loads of free articles on all aspects of buying and selling on eBay.
www.article-park.com

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Up to 256k speed instantly with this incredible software for less than 7p per day.
www.workwinners.com/nlr1002.htm

How to grow your own beautiful rose garden.
www.garden-rose.com

How to start an investment club for fun and for profit.
www.start-investment-club.com

"UK Dropshipping Sources"
Twenty six genuine UK dropship companies.
www.workwinners.com/rd02.htm

Get your own website selling information and sources of dropshipping.
http://trading-web-solutions.com/workwinners/dropshipww.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.
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.
www.workwinners.com/rd04.htm

"Sourcing Maternity Clothing and Baby Needs at Trade Prices"
Where and how to buy at trade prices.
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.
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.
www.workwinners.com/rd07.htm

"The Streetwise Buyer's Guide to Radar Detectors"
Don't buy a Radar Detector system until you read this.
www.workwinners.com/rd08.htm

Get your own ecommerce website selling watches, fully stocked, with items dropshipped by suppliers direct to your customer. Special Price offer to newsletter readers.
www.workwinners.com/nlr1110.htm

Do you trade stocks and options online? Here is a new software system which is aimed at helping if you're interested in utilising the principles of swing trading.
www.workwinners.com/swingtrader/

Finally, a book well worth reading. In 'The eBay Book', long time eBay user David Belbin, explains how eBay.co.uk works and how to get the most out of it, whether you are a buyer or seller. Step-by-step, he takes you through the key features of the site, advises on bidding and selling tactics, explains how to minimise the fees you pay and why feedback is so important. He explores the best ways to pay for goods, and what to do if your transactions go wrong. This hugely readable book also contains a
wealth of case studies covering a wide variety of eBay users. It's available at Amazon here:
www.workwinners.com/nlr809.htm

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