Man In Desperate Need Of Tips!

Just follow it in your My ebay page and you should see all the auctions you're selling.

pictures are very important if you are selling coins. crop your images. I use gimp it is a free image editor.

1. Fill the title. Use relevant, searchable words - just because "everybody" knows that Morgan dollars are silver won't capture the potential buyers who search for "silver" to invest. The title is where you're going to generate 90% of your Search results.

2. Good pictures are imperative. If you can't get a clear photo of at least 400 pixels, then post a scan. A poor photo causes the discerning buyer to click "back."

3. Write a clear, concise description. Don't include six paragraphs of boilerplate history - you'll bore the buyer. Some of my listings are two sentences. Uze the spelchek.

4. Have a reasonable return policy. I've offered a 7-day return policy since 1999. Never had to use it. Not once.

5. Time your auction to end in primetime on the weekend of your target demographic. I end US coin auctions at 8-10PM EST on Sunday; Australian and British coins get timed to end appropriately in their respective countries, even though the likely buyer will still be American. That's a gesture of respect that will bag an International buyer when you might not otherwise.

This rule isn't so important for established sellers who already have a clientele - I probably don't need to do it any more - but as a new seller you want the most possible "accidental" customers in front of the keyboard when the auction ends. ebay traffic (according to Alexa) spikes every Sunday.

6. Free shipping is a nice touch, but if you want to be compensated for shipping, or your margins are small, charge as little as possible. I'm sorry - as a buyer I don't want to compensate you for gas spent running to the Post Office - so don't add "extra" charges above and beyond exact shipping. Generally, I make Insurance mandatory, but even if I don't I pay for Insurance whether the buyer wanted it or not. Anything worth over $20 is worth Insuring.