What am I doing wrong?

[dlt9254]

I have not been successful selling any of my products on Ebid. I feel the prices are good and the items are of excellent and new quality... someone please check my items out and give me suggestions as far as what I should do to generate sales...… thanks so much for any input

[cornishmaid1961]

Well for a start I had to go to the US site to see your listings as you don't offer them overseas.

Having them on 7 days - 1st bid keeps them at the bottom of the eBid lists just like run until sold so I would change them to ten automatic reposts for however many days so they rise to the top.
Have you made sure you have the word 'Exempt' in the bar code box, if they have no code, to get them onto Google Shopping ?
Also a bit about yourself and your terms and conditions on your all about me page wouldn't go amiss either.

eBid is a small site with low fees so they don't advertise like the big sites. You will need to do some promotion work to let people know you are selling here. Use the plug forum (one thread allowed which can be bumped every 24 hours) and social media sites.

Good luck.

[rocks2dust]

Change the "Start Listing" option from "On First Bid" to "Immediately" and set the "Auto Repost" to 10. This will get your items more exposure. If they just sit without any activity, they will drop in visibility.

Yes, when the "Reposts" remaining get down to 1 or 2 you will have to review the item and reset the "Auto Reposts" back to 10 (easy to do using the Bulk Edit feature). This is worth doing, however.

Also, you should add some information to your "About Me" page for those prospective customers who would like to get a broader view of you as a seller. That is also a place to state in more detail your shipping and other policies.

Your photos, prices and descriptions are great. Other than the above, you should add your store links to your social media posts, emails, sales receipts, business cards, forum posts (including here), etc. On any platform, it can take time for people to find you, and you need to do whatever you can to let people know how to find your store.

[FirstGreenIsGold]

Some good information here.

Hope that you see some sales soon. But, as Becky wrote, since you don't offer any international shipping only buyers in the United States will see your listings, not that I'm suggesting that you should change your shipping policy. I can understand why some sellers choose not to sell internationally.

[JanetB]

1) Offer international shipping whenever possible to widen your potential customer base.
2) If seller+ use your 5 free stores to organize your items.
3) Use BIN prices whenever possible (in addition to auction style if desired) to ensure your items are uploaded to Google shopping.
4) Use Plug Your Auctions section of the forum (1x per 24 hours, delete/close old post before adding new one) to advertise your items for sale.
5) Use social media sites to advertise your listings.
6) Add a signature link to your forum posts so members can click to view your listings.
7) Tell everyone you know and meet about eBid, including former customers on other sites.
8) Use MaO if it's your thing or offer combined shipping or similar to give buyers more incentive to purchase from you.
9) List as many items as possible to give buyers more choices.
10) Use 7-10 day listings instead of RUS to ensure your items move up searches.
11) Participate in the forums and eBid activities (as the monthly YDC charity auctions if it's your thing) so members get to know you.
12) If you don't have ISBN numbers for your items, then use the words EXEMPT
13) Create an informative About Me page with your payment options, shipping, returns etc. (this one is really important on eBid).