When is the best time to start/stop an auction on ebay?
491187
stop it around six seven on a weekday
425354
I would suggest E-bay as a starting point.  You can start at a particular price, and you may even get higher bids for your items.
454347
Ebay actually has a section on this in the Help area.  \nHere is what they say:\n"Buyers and sellers should contact each other within three business days after the listing ends. It is perfectly fine for you to make the first contact with the seller, using the seller’s email address provided in the End of Auction email."\n"If you cannot contact the seller by email after you purchase an item, or you don't receive a response, you should request the member's contact information and call them. Remember, in order to obtain this information about another member, you have to be involved in a transaction with them."
381843
Just some suggestions.  Pick something that you know about or that you're willing to learn about.  For instance if you like video games, then you will know what's hot, what's about to come onto the market, etc.  These items alomst always are in demand on eBay.  Generally, when they are out there 'before' they hit the regular marketplace in volume, it drives the price up on eBay.  That's what you want and that's where you make the profit.
584370
I will not bid on an item on Ebay if the seller does not accept paypal. I am not sending a check or money order to the person, I will not pay extra money to do so. I suggest you use paypal, it is much easier and you may even get more money just for allowing users to use paypal to pay you.
755241
I haven't followed eBay promotions lately, but I experienced in the past that they send you an email like "free listing on <date>", but when you actually click on "details" and read the whole thing, then there are lots of "if-s" and "but-s". Like "Buy Now" being excluded, or certain categories, or if you add a photo and bold headline then it's the usual price, and so on.....
925443
Sometimes I see an item and I already know the maximum amount I would pay and I bid accordingly early on because I may not be able to get back to it or remember it when it ends.  Other times I do hold off till the last few seconds.  The latter is a lot of fun if you know you're going to be there when it ends.  Also sometimes I like to bid early hoping others will pass it by when they see the item already has a bid.  It just depends on the item and the price and the starting bid.
1058997
There are a couple of ways to do this. First you can list the buy it now price for 1 lot. In your item description be very clear on what they are bidding on. If you have 10 lots put 10 total and in your description tell them what comes with a lot. The other way you can do it sell individually. I would not recommend this as if you are selling something for 1.00 ebay automatically charges no less that .35-.50 cents to list... then you have a end of auction fee... if you do them in lots and you sell them lets say for $5-$10 then you are only hit the one fee for each lot and not for each piece. So you still have the .35-.50 to list and your end of auction fee probably .30 . This is opposoed to selling them piece by piece and only making a few cents or sometimes you can even lose money!!!!
519675
lol lame! i guess i would wait until the auction had only 3 seconds left and then click buy now.
353532
it will be very difficult\n\nyou are better off trying to sell some clothing or something else you own on Ebay-it will take about 2 weeks for you to run the auction and get a check or money order from someone- but it works great
1122432
Trying to get through all the information on eBay can be a challenge especially if you don't have that much extra time. \n\nFirst thing I would do is search for "like items" and see what other people have sold theirs for. If something you want to sell is only selling for $5.00 or so and you were expecting $10.00, now might be the right time to post your auction.\n\nBut there is a great alternative to YOU selling on ebay.  Using a drop-shop where they take your item and sell it for you!  They take the pictures--writing the description and shipping it out. They charge a commission of course, but sometimes it's worth it just to have a sale be hassle free!\n\nThe link below is to their main web site and you can click on whatever state you live in to see if there is a store near you.\n\nThere is also people on eBay (TRADING PARTNERS) who will sell for you too--you can find them by zip code.\n\nThere's also TURBO LISTER which is free software that you can download into your computer.  It's so you can get your auctions ready to post on eBay off line and then just upload them when you're ready to post. \n\nSomeone mentioned in an answer a few above me what happens if you don't sell something. It's true that you can list it again within a time frame (check with eBay for exact data) and if the item sells the 2nd time you don't have to pay for the ad again.\n\nWhat is correct is:\nIf you DON'T SELL the item the 2nd  time around, you pay for that ad too.
328670
EBAY was going to be my choice! Sorry! Good Luck!
386921
Craigslist is better because there are no fees for listings. The major drawback with that is that you will run into more flakey and cheap people. I personally use craigslist if I want to sell something without having to pay out the nose for fees on ebay. But, I don't hold my breath if someone says they are interested until I have the money in hand. Ebay is good because of the customer base. If you have something rare, go for it. I always check prices of similar items I want to sell before actually selling it on either site.
639755
You might check into the auctions to see if there is a way to block unrated bidders from bidding on your items. Or maybe you could set a reserve.
713847
Your first stop should be eBay's Guide to Seller Services http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/services.html\n\neBay's Seller Central has all the resources you need to learn about the basics of selling on eBay http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/index.html\n\nThe key to a successful eBay selling is simple -- Sell products that people actually want.\n\nSelling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.\n\neBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.
487844
if you already excepted payment you just need to contact the buyer and work out something you really don't want to get a bad mark people really do look at these so don't waist any time you could have canceled the auction before that point good luck
930987
Sell lots of stuff cheap on eBay using 'Buy Now' at prices people can't refuse.\n\n///