👉 Make Money on eBay in 2021

Started selling on eBay a year ago in my spare time.

Anyone can make GOOD money with 5-10 hours/month.

- 400 items sold
- $10k in sales
- 150+ positive feedback

Step-by-step guide to make money on eBay in the coming year:

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1. Why start selling on eBay?

- Extra money every month

- Start and stop as you please

- An established account will benefit you for years

- Take advantage of market opportunities (i.e. a pandemic where sellers made $$$)

- You can scale up & sell full-time
2. Open your eBay store

Open a "Basic" store ($21.95/mo with annual subscription)

You can start with a "Starter" store ($4.95/mo) but you'll want to upgrade eventually.

Basic store gives you:

* 350 listings/mo to start
* Access to Terapeak Research
* Discount on fees
Even if you don't plan on selling seriously right now,

👉 Open an eBay account to start getting established.

eBay "vets" you for around 90-days to ensure you're selling quality items and not ripping people off.
3. Buy Shipping Supplies on eBay

This is the FASTEST way to get positive feedback.

Search for high volume sellers that sell shipping supples:

* Poly mailers
* Bubble wrap
* Tape

Buy items from 5 different sellers.

These sellers automate positive feedback when you purchase.
This means that when you purchase from them,

👉 You automatically get positive feedback from them.

DOESN'T matter that its as a "buyer"

It adds to your "net feedback score" that buyers see when they look at your items.

Getting positive feedback is CRUCIAL.
4. Buy Cheap Toys at Wal-Mart

Next step is getting FAST sales to continue getting positive feedback.

Easiest & cheapest items to resell are small toys:

* Hot Wheels
* Baby Einstein
* Ryans World Toys

- Sell for market rate ($3-6)
- Offer free shipping (First Class)
👉 DON'T worry about profits with these.

Goal is to make QUICK sales & get FAST positive feedback.

The sooner you make sales & get feedback, the sooner:

- eBay will see that you're an established account (which helps with the algorithm)

- Buyers see you as a credible seller
5. Provide ELITE Customer Service

- Ship out FAST

- Ship using the method you offered

- Upload track information (if need be)

- Leave positive feedback for your buyer

- Include a hand written note with your items thanking the buyer for purchasing from you

- Package securely
6. Optimize Item Listings

🚨 IMPORTANT🚨

Making serious sales on eBay requires knowing how to optimize your item listings.

Many sellers are lazy with it and it results in low sales

Don't skip this part...
SEO Optimization isn't just for Google!

👉 Follow this formula for listing titles:

[ Brand ] [ Gender ] [ Model ] [ Type ] [ Color ] [ Model # ] [ Size ]

Depending on the item, you may switch some of these around.

But for the most part, stick with this format.
What NOT to include in listing titles?

* emojis
* symbols
* punctuation
* CAPITALIZATION (except when the brand name is all capital letters)
7. Take GREAT Photos

This isn't hard but eBay is full of crappy photos.

👉 Here's a super simple setup for under $10:

* 4 pieces of white board
* 1 piece of wood grain patterned poster board
👉 Take photos with your iPhone:

1. Take photos in "Square" Mode

2. Use iPhone's "Brighten" feature (tap screen then "Swipe" up before taking photo)

3. Take at least 4 photos (more is better)

4. Use free "SnapSeed" app if you need to edit further
8. Final Tricks

* Promote listings 1-5% (monitor your views & adjust)

* Fill in as many DETAILS as possible in your listing description (helps SEO)

* List DAILY (if possible)

* Sell stuff around your house
You can follow @optimizedfocus.
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