Lynn’s eBay e-zine Volume I, issue number 9

Hi there!

I hope you are all doing well. I just got some great news…read on to find out what it is. I taught this past weekend for the Learning Annex in San Diego and Los Angeles. It was great to meet many of you in person. This week’s ezine will share some of the things I spoke about. We will focus on Title in this issue.

This e-zine is published every other Tuesday.

• Keywords in Your Title
• Always Spell Correctly, but Use Misspellings in Your Title
• eBay Radio Today with Griff
• This week’s question…Where do I find bargains?

Keywords in Your Title:

The most important thing you can do when listing for maximum visibility on eBay is to put “buzz” words in your title. When selling antiques and collectibles you need to always use all 55 characters and here is a list of great words to use. Notice that I did a search of completed listings for the past two weeks and these are the numbers of how many titles used these particular words. Very interesting!

I learned a lot from this exercise. I found out that vintage is more important than collectible or even antique. I will try and use vintage, rare, antique and mint in more of my listings.  The ? at the bottom has no number because I couldn’t just search by ?. A lot of dealers use Help or ? in their listings when they are stumped. I know I do. This can be a great way to pick up bargains in your area of expertise.

Even if you don’t sell antiques and collectibles, do the same kind of key word search (completed auctions only) for “buzz” words in your industry. You will learn what words to use most often.

Always Spell Correctly, but Use Misspellings in Your Title:

It is very important to spell correctly when listing on eBay. That said, if there is a common misspelling for your item, you can put the correct spelling and the misspelling in the title to get more viewers. Here are some misspellings in the antiques field.

eBay Radio Today with Griff:

eBay radio will have me on the air live at 12:08 pm Pacific time, today, Tuesday, October 11^th! I get to be interviewed by Griff (eBay’s spokesperson) and be their featured PowerSeller for the month. I will be discussing selling tips and tricks. Be sure to tune in and listen live on the Internet here. How exciting!

But wait, there is more good news! My I Buy and I Sell tracking binders are going to be carried by the eBay Store. They will be featured this week on the front page of The eBay Shop! If you have been thinking of buying one of these awesome organizers, please do so now here.  Let’s show eBay that they have picked a great product. Thanks!

This Week’s Question:

It is getting so hard to find bargains to sell on eBay anymore. Now it seems even the Thrift Stores are using computers for their pricing. Do you have any ideas for getting items at great deals? Sincerely, PI

Lynn’s Answer:

Hi PI,

It has been getting harder and harder to find things in thrift stores. I am still doing great at garage, estate and yard sales. Also, I have one thrift store that doesn’t use computers to price and I try and hit them every day. Also, you may try placing the wanted ads we talked about in the last newsletter. Also, if you can specialize in something like books or clothing and really know your stuff–you can always do well. Another idea, is to buy by the lot or pallet–even on eBay. Break it out and sell the items individually. Another idea is to become an eBay trading assistant and sell for others.

Good luck to you. Lynn

Happy Buying & Selling! Lynn

For more great eBay tips and stories, visit my web site at:

http://www.thequeenofauctions.com

Please contact me with any questions or suggestions for future issues. I would love to hear from you Lynn@TheQueenofAuctions.com

Tagged as: 2005, Keywords, Misspellings, October 2005