The article "Seven Surefire Ways to Make Your eBay Auctions Fail" talks about auctions, it was written by Pamela Bruce.
I don't know how many books there are by now that propose to tell you how to succeed on eBay, how to make lots of money on eBay, or how to become a millionaire through eBay.
Here are a copule of of my tips on how not to make money with an eBay auction:1. Use irrelevant titles.
I have actually seen eBay acutions with titles such as "This is nice". I am sure that many people are going to look for such a title! It is inconceivable that something like "Vintage garden sundial, copper, 1930s" might lead more potential buyers to your auction.2. Use ALL CAPS, ALL THE TIME. Everyone likes the equivalent of being shouted at, and long tetxs in ALL CAPS are so fast to read, aren't they? 3.
Show your educashion.
Nothing attarcts buyers like spelling errors and grammatical goofs. If you really want to impress customers, misspell the name of the item ("Dell latpop for sale").4. Skimp on descriptions.
Why should you tell the buyer the size, age or conidtion of the item?
All those details would just confuse people...5.
Forget Feedback. I am certain that eBay buyers will just flock to your auction for a $3,000 diamond ring, even though you have zero feedback. Some people may slowly build up their feedback by buying and selling before offering costly items, but who can be bothered?
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Harsh words sell. Of course every buyer loves terms of sale that contain such phrases as "Absolutely no returns" or "Don't bother me with complaints"!7.
Oh, say can you see? Naturally, people love out-of-focus pictures of your items, particularly when phtoographed against the background of a dark shag carpet. Who cares about the details of that diamond ring - they are going to trust you, arent't they? Pamela Bruce lievs in Austin, TX. She is the onwer of Love Beads Unlimited and sells the bead jewelry she creates at http://www.Lovebeadsunlimited.Com
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