Become An Ebay Top Seller Part 2

Do Your Homework
According to eBay, 90% of top sellers online do some form of market
research before they list their items. Doing a Completed Listing Search will
only give you two week’s worth of data. If you want to go more in depth,
and if you want to become a top seller on eBay, then you’re going to have to
engage in some homework. You remember homework, right? It’s what
helped you get good grades in school. Now it’s going to help you earn a
lucrative income on eBay.

EBay offers a paid service which allows you to do the following:
 Access 90 days of Completed Items information
 View and analyze everything from top search data, starting prices,
average starting prices and average selling prices
 You can track items that you want more information on and see what
the sale price was
 View graphs with average buying and selling trends
This service comes in three flavors, FastPass, Basic and Pro. You’ll be
charged a graduated fee for each one. Since the best sellers are using this
method of market research you may want to jump into it as well. But only if
you want to become a Top eBay Seller!


Use Seller’s Central
EBay makes it easy for those who wish to become top sellers—because it’s a
win-win for them in fees. Seller Central is an excellent resource. Just click
on the SELL tab located at the bottom of the SELL page. This will send you
to a page that offers you search tools and the following:
 What’s Hot tab will show you what items are selling well and are in
high demand on eBay right now so you can get in on that trend.
 Merchandising Calendar will give you advance notice of which items
eBay is going to be spotlighting on their home page and their
promotions.
 Category Tips will give you an edge when you’re working on your ads
because eBay will show you exactly which keywords are in demand in
your category. By using the most in-demand keywords buyers will be
more likely to find your auction and click on it. If they click on it,
they’re more likely to buy it.

Click on the What’s Hot to find the link to eBay Pulse. That
will show you what items are red hot and selling fast! Use the category
selector and that will give you the Pulse report for any category you are
researching. This will also allow you to delve deep into subcategories, give
you the top ten searches for a category and will give you a list of the five top
stores in that niche. This will help you see how successful these sellers are
and give you an idea on how you can do what they do. Make money!
Use any of the searches to take you right to the search results and then you
can click on store names to check out the stores, and see sellers’ profiles or
feedback scores.

Another search option offered by eBay are from third party vendors that
offer research services. These third-party vendors can tell you when the best
time is to list your auction and they’ll instruct you on the features that the
Top Sellers are using. Click on the Sell tab, go to Sell Hub and click on Third
Party Services located towards the bottom of the page, then click on eBay
Solutions Directory and go to the Marketplace Research link located under
Other Solutions.