Week 08 E.O.C. Chris Murch eBay-The World’s Online Marketplace

“There is no magic formula for selling on eBay. Successful selling on eBay requires the combination of a proven track record (high feedback ratings from the eBay community); superior, professional listings that stand out from the competition; along with trial and error.” (p. 141). This passage seems to go on and inform us what really needs to be known when it comes to selling goods on eBay; it all greatly deals with how you are, not what you sell. Sure, you can sell the great thing that would appear to be a must-have for everyone but if you tend to demonstrate and offer poor service with rather low ratings in regards to you, you are not likely to run a successful market through eBay. Making it so that you really stand out from others on eBay that are offering/selling the same products as you is a very good way to go about it and would really show who you can be. If everyone else has a page that just seems “thrown” together at the last minute but has no appeal, along with low feedback ratings, the chances seem rather high that they really don’t have that much to offer and that it just might not be the best. Being sure that you make the effort to stand out and making yourself look really professional with top quality products should really make you a respected seller on eBay. This is how I am viewing this passage and how I see eBay should really be done in today’s society. So do your best to make it seem like you are running a business and not like you were just bored and want to make some money fast.