Once you’ve decided on all the above, you’re ready to list your item. Now you’ve got to enter all this info on the sell your item form. You’ll also have to choose which categories to list your item in. If you list in more than one category, you’ve got a bigger chance of exposure which should make it worth the small fee you’ll have to pay.
Next you’ll have to choose a title for your item – take some time to think of what buyers would search for if they wanted to buy your item. Then try to get some keyword into the title. For example, if you’re selling a dress you might want to list the colour, size, make or style.
Spruce up your listing with different fonts, colours and formatting. Don’t go over the top though – as over-complication can be off-putting.
Decide the length of your listing – refer back to your research and see whether a longer listing is more profitable than a shorter one. List your item over at least one weekend as people are more likely to search eBay in their leisure time than at work.
Longer auctions will allow more potential buyers to stumble onto your sale, although most bids take place in the last few hours of an auction, so running an auction for more time doesn’t necessarily mean it will make more money.
Now it’s time to decide a starting price. If you start under 99p it’s free, and sometimes it’s worth taking a risk and starting at a lower price because it will encourage people to bid on what they think is a bargain. If you’re happy to start the bidding low, but want to make sure it reaches a certain amount then use a reserve price to protect the item. This means that unless someone exceeds the reserve price the item will not sell and you can list it again.
