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| eBay wants your Home business to thrive. That's why it has developed a cutting-edge
suite of sales management tools to increase your efficiency and profitability.
It may be time to revisit how you currently list and manage your sales on eBay to make sure you are getting the most from your selling tool. For example, if you are currently using eBay's Sell Your Item form to list tens of items a day, you may be ready to upgrade to one of eBay's advanced selling platforms.
Big or small, eBay has the right solution for your seller profile! Review our listing tool overview below to determine which one is best for you.
| 1. | Turbo Lister | | FREE |
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Overview: Free downloadable bulk-listing application for Windows
Top Features:
Bulk upload hundreds of items instantly. Schedule listings in advance.
Design and save branded listing templates with the easy-to-use editor.
Create multiple user profiles and preferences. Save items in organized folders.
Best For: Sellers who list more than 10 items per month and already have a basic understanding of eBay.
TIP: Pair Turbo Lister with Selling Manager, eBay's post-sale tool, to efficiently manage the listing process from start to finish!
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Selling Manager |
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$4.99/month |
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Overview: Online post-sale management application integrated into my eBay.
Try it free for 30 days!
Top Features:
Use buyer email templates for increased post-sale efficiency.
Track payment and shipment effortlessly. Print shipping labels and invoices instantly.
Relist additional units or unsold items in bulk.
Best For: Sellers who list more than 10 items per month and who want an easy and affordable way to track the status of your sales online.
TIP: Use Selling Manager with your favorite listing tool, including the Sell Your Item form and Turbo Lister, to increase listing volume and sell more–faster.
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Seller's Assistant Pro |
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$15.99/month |
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Overview: Complete, professional-grade listing and sales management application for Windows desktops.
Try it free for 30 days!
Top Features:
Create and upload professional listings in bulk. Schedule listings in advance. Bulk relist.
Bulk process buyer email, payments, shipments, and feedback.
Sort and filter critical sales data. Create, print, and export sales reports. Manage inventory.
Best For: Higher volume sellers and small businesses that want an automated process throughout the sales cycle - from bulk listing through completing the transaction
TIP: With Seller's Assistant Pro, you can view and print Profit and Loss as well as Tax Collected reports – key to understanding your business!
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Manage your time and business more efficiently with eBay's family of sales management tools!
Have a suggestion for a future Home article -- let us know!
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Ship Heavy Home Items Easily—eBay's Freight Resource Center
Have you avoided selling heavy Home items, such as furniture and major appliances? Figure the work and expense are just too great?
Well, it's time to stop—you're selling your Home business short.
eBay and freightquote.com have teamed up to make shipping "oversize" items simple and cost effective—across town or across the globe.
eBay's Freight Resource Center, powered by FreightQuote.com, is your total heavy-freight shipping solution, allowing you to:
- Compare rate quotes across different modes of transport from multiple carriers.
- Provide your bidders precise shipping quotes with your own freight calculator—integrated into your listings.
- Schedule freight pickup and delivery and print forms right from your computer.
- Track shipments, request proof of delivery, and create a repeat-customer address book.
- PowerSellers: control the costs of inbound freight from suppliers; integrate members of your supply chain.
For a complete demo, click here. Or call freightquote.com toll free: (888) 875-7822.
With eBay's Freight Resource Center, selling big-ticket merchandise is easy.
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Home's Promotional Calendar – May
During the Next Few weeks, the Home Category will be running promotions on Home Décor and Gifts for Father's Day. These promotions will be featured throughout the home category so, be sure to take advantage of increased buyer traffic -- start listing in these areas today!
What's Your Obsession?
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Home Décor (5/12-5/22)
Furniture
Chairs
Dressers, chests
Entertainment Centers
Nightstands
Decorative Accents
Baskets
Bookends
Candlesticks, Candelabras
Sculptures, Figures
Bedding
Sheet Sets
Duvet Covers
Blankets
Bed skirts
Wall Accents
Curtains, Drapes
Plaques, signs
Prints, Posters
Switch plates, outlet covers
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Gifts For Dad (5/22- 6/14)
For the Cook
Gift Sets
Small Appliances
Spring BBQ
Tools & Gadgets
For Baseball Season
Pub décor
Recliners
Beer Mugs
Sport-themed Afghans
For a New Dad
Pictures, Photo frames
Memory Books
Backpacks, Carriers
Baby Einstein & more
For a treasured Dad
Ceramics, pottery
Kids Crafts
Handcrafted Arts
Woodworking
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Finding Your Focus
| Settling on the right product can be a time-consuming process, part trial and error, part patience, and part determination. Just ask Home PowerSeller Olga Leung, owner of Doja Company.
After two years of experimenting with a variety of items on eBay ("I was selling clothes, shoes, anything to try to find out what was going to work for me"), the Rowlett, Texas-based seller finally found her focus: furniture.
"I had a friend who worked at a furniture store," recalls Leung, who offers Gift Services with her listings. "One day he told me they charged over 200 percent of the actual cost. I was shocked at the markup. But then I started thinking why not offer people the same furniture but charge less?"
That realization has led to a thriving eBay business. Leung now employs five people, owns both a warehouse and showroom, and is continually expanding her product line, which includes everything from recliners and wine racks to coffee tables and reproduction Tiffany lamps.
In part, Leung credits the success of her operation to her eBay Store. For one, it has enabled her to communicate a clear value proposition to her customers: "Our prices are 60-75% off your local furniture retailers," reads her store homepage.
Her store also has allowed her to increase her company's volume (store listings are just five cents a piece) and reach a second market that prefers the convenience of buying immediately at a fixed price. That means higher product turnover and increased cash flow.
To drive awareness for her store and increase fixed-price sales, Leung often lists multiples of an item simultaneously, some as fixed-price items in her store, others as auction-style listings. In the latter, she encourages buyers to purchase the item from her store immediately at an equivalent or higher Buy It Now price.
This sort of cross-promotion pays dividends for Doja and its customers, says Leung. The company sells more merchandise faster and its buyers receive their products sooner. Currently, about 30% to 40% of Doja's sales occur through its eBay Store, but Leung says she would like to see that number increase even further.
"I'm trying to get to the point where I'm generating most of my business from my eBay Store," she adds. "It's a great tool."
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Must use Buy It Now and PayPal.
