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Member Workshop: Get the Inside Scoop on one of the Fastest Growing Categor

Nov 28, 2006 9:25 PM
Topic: Member Workshop: Get the Inside Scoop on one of the Fastest Growing Category on eBay!

Host: terapeak
Date: Friday 12/08
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PT
Location: Workshop Board

Description: eBay Motors “Parts and Accessories” is one of the fastest growing categories on eBay, with more than 50 million parts sold on eBay so far. In fact, an automotive part or accessory is sold on eBay every second. If you want to learn more about this amazing business opportunity then you should join the Terapeak team; Sarah Taheri and Dave Frey for their upcoming workshop. They will introduce you to some tools that you can use to learn more about this exiting Category. They will cover researching the profit potential of this Category, how to review the sales history of this categories most successful sellers, researching the sales potential for products/brands, and Using research to get started in this category.

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Deirdre
eBay Community Development
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Dec 8, 2006 11:30 AM
Ok what im getting at is the information provided for research is for ebay motors only or for those listings of auto accessories in all of ebay?
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Dec 8, 2006 11:34 AM
Hi 4wheelonline,

Our motors p&a tool covers everything that was listed under that site. If you are looking for research on the rest of eBay, our Terapeak.com tool covers everything that is listed on ebay.com. For example, sports memorabilia is covered under our terapeak.com tool.

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Dec 8, 2006 11:44 AM
How accurate is the information provided by TERAPEAK?
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Dec 8, 2006 11:45 AM
Anyone have a really hot selling item this year?

Denise
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Dec 8, 2006 11:46 AM
Hi 4wheelonline,

Great question! Terapeak recieves it data directly from eBay every day.

Dave
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Dec 8, 2006 11:46 AM
Sorry im a lil slow but if i purchase mOTORS P&A PRO it will cover all of ebay not just ebay motors.Is this correct?
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Dec 8, 2006 11:49 AM
Hi 4wheelonline,

When you purchase Terapeak Motors P&A you only get access to research for Motors P&A. To get access to all of ebay.com (not including motors) you would need to sign up for our Terapeak.com tool (named Terapeak Advantage).

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Dec 8, 2006 11:49 AM
Is anyone new to or considering to sell motor parts and accessories on ebay?

Denise
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Dec 8, 2006 11:50 AM
I represent an established .com accessories biz and we wish to expand into ebay.What is your advice on how to make this expansion a success?
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Dec 8, 2006 11:55 AM
Hi 4wheelonline,

That is an awesome question! Selling on eBay is a great way to expand your online selling presence. There are definitely a lot of things to know, but luckily there are also a lot of great resources for you to use.

As a new seller coming into the eBay environment, a great place to start is by using research to get a better understanding of the selling characteristics of your products.

We teach people to look at 4 main indicators, when evaluating product to sell on ebay.

i. The first thing to analyze is the selling price. You need to be sure that these items are selling at an average price higher than what you are paying to source them. It is also good to understand what the lowest price, and highest price you can expect for these items.

ii.After you know the Average price, it is best to focus on Volume. In other words, can I sell enough of these items to make it worth my while. Or can I keep enough inventory to keep up with demand. It is very useful to know how much of a certain product is selling on ebay in any given time period.

iii.The sell-through rate is also a good indicator of how well your product will sell. It calculates the percentage of items that actually result in a sale.
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Dec 8, 2006 11:57 AM
iv. The trend for that item. It is a very good idea to view how your product is trending for a particular time period. You can see how well it is selling over the past yearto get an idea if it is increasing or decreasing in popularity.

Dave
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Dec 8, 2006 11:57 AM
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Wrap Up

That concludes the content of our workshop today. We hope you found the information we presented to be useful for your eBay buying and selling. As a token of our appreciation for you taking time out of your day, we are happy to provide you with the opportunity to try out Terapeak Complete for two weeks at no charge!

For the next seven days, anyone can click on the following link and sign up to receive a FREE TWO WEEK TRIAL of Terapeak Complete.

Click on the banner ad below for your FREE two week trial of Terapeak:



*Please Note: you will need to provide a PayPal ID to sign up for the free trial - this ensures that the free trial offer does not get mistreated. You will not be charged anything when you sign up, but YOU WILL be billed after two weeks are up. You must cancel before the two week window is up if you do not wish to be charged for the subscription.
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Dec 8, 2006 11:58 AM
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Goodbye and Goodluck

We had a great time today and want to thank all of you for such a great workshop! Please feel free to email me at the link below if you have any questions concerning this workshop, or suggestions for upcoming workshops.

Take care and good luck with your listings!

Denise
support@terapeak.com
www.terapeak.com

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Dec 8, 2006 12:00 PM
Thanks to everyone for coming. Please be sure to check out the Workshops Calendar, the Announcement Board, and eBay Chatter Blog to stay on top of upcoming workshops.


Ryan K. | Community Development | eBay



Ryan K.
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