Using BEST OFFER on inventory listings

When you move items into your store inventory, you have the option to ACCEPT OFFERS FROM BUYERS. This is a terrific feature. BEST OFFER gives shoppers the power to bargain with you, and it gives you the opportunity to sell more items. Let’s say that you have a child’s coat in store inventory at a fixed price of $10. It has been sitting there for a while. A shopper comes along and offers $8 for it. Certainly, you would accept their offer and take the $8. You have made another sale, will receive another positive feedback, and have created a relationship with another customer. The customer is happy because you accepted her offer. You have empowered that customer and made a sale at the same time. Everyone is happy.


The idea is to get more sales, and keep people coming back to your store. I see this happen all the time, the shopper may not spend much on the first item, but the next time around they will spend more. Once the customer experiences your great customer service, polite emails, and fast shipping, they will be back.

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Information products

I spend alot of time on eBay every day. I am posting new items, checking my listings, and answering questions. Here's an interesting observation.

Do you ever see listings for eBay information products like:

How to sell on eBay and make $500 a day! or

We quit our jobs and make $8,000 on eBay a month!

The majority of these information products are being sold by eBay members with less than a few month's experience, and very few feedbacks. Isn't it obvious what they are doing? They are trying to sell you some information that someone sold them....probably written by someone who has never even been on eBay. You can see a common denominator on these types of information products- a picture of a happy couple on a tropical vacation; a photo of their mansion with them by the pool sipping on fruit drinks while they work on their laptop; or a photo of their extravagant new car.

Please don't fall for these scams. If you think you have found a good information product, please ask the seller some questions before buying it. You might ask how they can be an expert if they only have 20 feedbacks and have only been on eBay for 2 weeks. If you don't get an answer, which I normally don't, you'll know they are not for real. Look for information from real sellers, with real experience, and current feedbacks from current sales. These are the sellers who are out there in the trenches with you every day and know how to use eBay.

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