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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th
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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Mar 30, 2006 9:09 AM
Topic: Member Workshop: Sell Smarter - New eBay Seller Using Market Research

Host: terapeak
Date: Thursday 04/06
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 PT
Location: Workshop Board

Description: There are a variety of free and paid tools that eBay Sellers can use to find out how long to list an item, what time of the day or week to end an auction, how to increase the sell-through and ultimately the total sales. Please join Sara Taheri and Dave Frey, Brand Managers from eBay Certified Provider Terapeak as they walk you through a number of examples of research tools, show you how to use research in your sales strategies, and demonstrate how specific events and seasonal changes can result in huge sales spikes and interesting market trends on eBay.

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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Apr 6, 2006 10:00 AM
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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Apr 6, 2006 10:02 AM
Members Workshop- Sell Smarter – How market research can help new eBay sellers

Hello everyone!

Welcome to our eBay workshop, “Selling Smarter Series” tailored towards new eBay sellers as well as any eBay sellers that have not yet utilized market research.

We are Terapeak marketing team, Sara Taheri and David Frey. As usually we like to keep this session very interactive, so feel free to jump into the discussion any time you like, we are here because we want to answer your questions!

Today we are covering factors that could have a significant impact for your auction, with timing as the common theme.

Here is what we will be covering today:

* Best Time to List (day and week)
* Different Auction length
* Seasonal Trend
* Market Trend
* Wrap up
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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Apr 6, 2006 10:02 AM
Best Time of Day to Sell

One of the big mistakes we see beginner sellers making is that they neglect to account for the time of day that their auction will end. They sit down in front of the computer, post their listing, and let it close at whatever time of day they happened to list it. But the fact is, the time that your auction ends will have a big impact on the number of people who see your auction, the number of people who bid on your auction, and thus, the price you get for your item.
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Apr 6, 2006 10:03 AM
Hi everyone,

Jump in with your questions! We love to answer any questions you may have!!!

Dave
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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Apr 6, 2006 10:04 AM
What are the best times to list and where can we find that information?

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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Apr 6, 2006 10:04 AM
To illustrate our point, we will demonstrate two examples that have similar Sell-Through rates on a daily basis, but fluctuate dramatically when analyzed hourly.

Below is a typical graph showing the number of total listing vs. the number of successful listing for each of hour of day. The item is “Titleist Used Balls” and it has a 30-day success rate of 57%.

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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Apr 6, 2006 10:05 AM
Hi there,

I just relocated from the US to Australia and would like to use those tools.

Can you confirm if your research tools cover ebay USA only or can be used on other ebay sites, such as ebay Australia (ebay.com.au) ?

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- yann
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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Apr 6, 2006 10:05 AM
I'm new to this and feel i'm starting to understand the timing thing but. i heard that weekends are the best and i do horrable on weekends why?
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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Apr 6, 2006 10:06 AM
Hi Dick,

Great question. We will show you some great tips on when to sell. You will see all the different ways that Terapeak Research can help you find the optimal times to list! Stay Tuned!
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Apr 6, 2006 10:06 AM
Hi my name is Bernard and I live in South Africa. I have been listing since Feb-04. I look forward to this workshop.
Thank you for the opportunity given to us.
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Member Workshop: New eBay Seller Using Market Research - April 6th

Apr 6, 2006 10:07 AM
Is it really the time and day that matters or is there something else driving this? For example, traffic is high on ebay on Sunday nites because that it a time that most people are home and getting ready for the work week. I am trying to determine the underlying factors behind the times and days. Thanks.
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Apr 6, 2006 10:07 AM

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Apr 6, 2006 10:07 AM
hi, does time zone matter?
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Apr 6, 2006 10:07 AM
Hi Yann,

Terapeak tools are currently available for the US only. But we hope to offer international data in the future.

Dave
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