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Hi there, I'm a fairly new seller and I'm wondering if there are any requirements to having a store--does it cost extra? I am at my wits end today after finding out that I have $207 worth of fees on my account (not to mention $350 credit racked up) and my bank/paypal is empty--as are my bids for stuff. I'm growing frustrated and overwhelmed and am not sure whether to give up or try harder.
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Greetings!
some things that might help...
in your titles, dont use puncutation, such, as, commas,....
they take up space you could use...
because, they, are, (sorry, just teasing you..) taking up space that you could use for words that you have in the subtitles...
at the very least, stop using subtitles, they cost money, and using words like L@@K are not considered search terms.
think of it this way, no one really uese
"reebok L@@K"
as search terms
"NEW REEBOK FOOTBALL UNIFORM PANTS, GREEN, ADULT L
NWOT,U WON'T FIND 'EM CHEAPER ANYWHERE!L@@K-FREE SHIPN!"
use the most important keywords first...
reebok green pants football uniform adult L NWOT
dont use subtitle, and the free shipn is clearly shown in the list of items in a search result..
i.e.
item title... item number.... price... shipping......
when it comes to descriptions of the item...
try using some bullet points..
the html is
ul
li
li
li
/ul
(put the < and > before and after the code elements)
size
length
color
etc....
large paragraphs that look like block text, are hard to read.
break up the text, its easier to follow.
your original post is an excellent example of how not to do descriptions, break up thoughts and sentences, make it easier to read...
(like my post, eheeheh)
"GAP SHERPA PEA Coat,GRLS/JR'S sz.XXL,GORGEOUS-L@@K! GUC"
try:
Gap Sherpa Pea coat girls misses jr's size XXL GUC
pictures for this item are a little dark.... you may want to add a couple more lamps for better representation.
the top pic makes the jacket look dirty....
again, use bullet points, for size, material, anything else you can do. information buried in paragraphs tends to get lost.
the buyer wants info, and wants it in a clean, readable and easily found format. the list items ( li ) bullet points allow you to do that.
"XHILARATION GIRLS/JR'S/WOMENS CLOGS SZ 6.5 *L@@K,CUTE!*
VERY CUTE,POPULAR, STYLISH CLOGS-GREAT FOR ANY SEASON!!"
Xhileration sz 6.5 girls jrs womens clogs all season
on the bottom picture, there are a couple of loose threads hanging... use some nail clippers to trim them back, make them more presentable (then retake pics)
as to the description, mention the material they are made from, mention that they are sturdy construction with rivets, mention the little turquoise bead / button on the top. and to the sides of the main button.
mention the soft wool like interior for added foot comfort.
"LANDS' END FOOTBALL SLIPPERS,SZ 7,NEW!VERY CUTE!! L@@K!"
lands end slippers sz 7 football new blue red
if you search on ebay,
lands end gives 5000+ returns...
land's end give only about 600 returns..
always search your search terms to get maximum usage of spelling etc.
and as you can see, extra punctuation can kill you...
for the description for that item...
change the colors, the blue on green text is VERY hard to read....
"GORGEOUS WHITE FUR LINED DOWN COAT,M,BRAND NEW W/TAGS!!"
JJ Basics Nordic White coat Med faux fur trimmed NWT
use faux because the fur isnt real fur... the label indicates acrylic decoration...
pictures are very yellow except the first one... again, better lighting
mention the contents (as shown on tag)
again use bullet points, also mention that it has a hood
do some general research to learn the name / technical terms for parts of clothing... it will help your sales.
"VALENTINES GRLS BERET HAT W/RHINESTONE HEART&PURSE INCL"
Beret hat rhinestone heart girls w purse you go girl
in your auction terms...
"Payment required within 3 days of auction end."
take it out... ebay gives 7 days for the buyer to pay, you cannot set terms like this. the only thing you CAN do, is to require immediate payment upon purchase (its a setting (check box) in turbo lister and i think in the sell your item form)
also remove this stuff...
" If payment is not made within 3 days of auction end and there is no contact made with buyer we will refer the issue to Ebay for nonpayment."
again, 7 days PER ebay...
on your templates... try to limit the width... i have a widescreen monitor and i have to scroll left / right to see the entire description... limit it to say 900pixels (in the table command, set width from 100% to 900)
OSH KOSHB'GOSH CAMOUFLAGE SHOES, SZ 7,NEW! CUTE!! L@@K!
OshKosh shoes sz toddler 7m green camoflage
Osh Kosh or OshKosh, either turn up the same for search terms... but bgosh gives 33 and b'gosh gives 336.... so this time, the apostrophie helps...
but.. your best bet is to just use oshkosh.... as that search term gives like 4000 results...
for titles in general...
you have 55 characters you can use for your titles... maximize them... leave out the / , and such as words/seperated/like/this can appear as one giant word, not as several searchable terms. put the most important words to the front, like brand and size and such.
pics for the camo shoes...
the 2nd and 3rd are blurry.
the 6th picture shoes junk / garbage in the treads... clean them out...
in general, when dealing with cloths, clean them well, truly inspect it all. remove extraneous threads, remove stuff from crevices etc. and then make sure to mention any wear, tear, stains etc. (if you dont, you will regret it when you get a particularly particular (read as anal...eheheh) customer...
terms...
"All sales are final. "
if you are accepting paypal, this is not true, the buyer can file a SNAD (signifigantly not as described) or other type of complaint and you will be forced to take a return.)
"We will ship within one business day of end of sale, unless there are unavoidable circumstances (sickness, death, etc), and even then we will try to have a back-up seller to tend to business."
change to
We try to ship within one business day of payment
kill that stuff about death and dismemberment, and the backup seller stuff too....
also you hvae the 3 day payment stuff here too.
i would remove it from all of your auctions.
you might want to move your about us stuff to a "me" page
i.e. create a "me" page, see the "me" link next to my user id? click it, make one of them.
put other stuff in there too, like general shipping info, general terms of sale etc, (always good to have backup info)
use it to explain more about you, your family, why you sell etc.
as to a store, they are pretty cheap, 16$ / month, and it allows you to put up items (under 25$ for like 3 cents for 30 days) sort of like the fixed price in core for 30 cents for 30 days
and items for over 25% for like 5 cents or so... click help in the upper right, then search seller fees and do some research.
and when researching your items in general, dont research just oshkosh, research oshkosh shoes try to narrow your searches....
also... try researching like you were trying to buy yourself....
so i hope some of this helps you and others.
im not trying to be mean or anything, just giving you an overall review of your items.
michael
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