Auction Mechanics was created as a eBay seller’s resource to help you BUILD your business. And I’m still setting up the resource directory.

But if you want to get started on eBay right away, you need to set up an eBay account and register online. eBay is a private club and you can’t buy or sell if you aren’t a member. All you can do is browse around.

You also need to set up a PayPal account for sending and receiving eBay payments. PayPal is accepted by thousands of eBay sellers worldwide and is the preferred payment method on eBay.com. And eBay owns PayPal.

Here’s My eBay Newbie #1 Tip: If you haven’t ever bought anything on eBay, forget about starting an eBay business until you learn how to bid and buy on eBay first!

You simply need to experience the entire eBay process from a buyer’s point of view to learn how it all works before you start selling. You also need to buy eBay items from several different sellers to see how each seller handles your order.

And if you don’t like buying on eBay, or you think it’s too much trouble, I promise you will hate life as an eBay seller because it’s 10 times more work.

Forget the eBay ads about how much fun it. It is a great home business, but it’s also a real JOB. EBay is not a set-and-forget business. It only works if you work at it!

But if you do like being an eBay customer, and aren’t afraid of hard work, you can start learning how to sell on eBay (for FREE) with the eBay online video classes. These step-by-step guides, from the eBay University Learning Center, will show you how to set up to sell on eBay.

Have fun!:-)

My name is Sara Quick and I created this blog to help you build your own successful eBay business.

I learned a lot as a Platinum PowerSeller and I’ll love to share some of the tips, tricks and techniques I picked up along the way.  I’ll tell you some true eBay seller horror stories and (hopefully) show you how to avoid all the mistakes I made.

It doesn’t matter if you are just learning how to sell on eBay or if you’re a PowerSeller and want to take your eBay business to the next level, I’ll help you anyway I can.

And if you’re like me, you probably HATE email, since you spend hours everyday trying not to drown in eBay’s email tsunami.

Here’s why eBay sellers get so much eBay mail:

There are at least a dozen different kinds of eBay-related email you may receive on every item you sell, including eBay bidder’s questions, eBay buyer’s questions, eBay buyer’s special requests, auction product questions, auction shipping questions, auction payment questions, auction side deal questions, stupid auction reduced price offers, after auction offers, winning bidder confirmations, PayPal and payment confirmations, shipping confirmation, ect. 

Now multiply the number of auction listings you have on eBay times 12.

It’s shocking, isn’t it? I remember the day I thought I had a computer problem because I only received 30 eBay emails in a half an hour.

Here are 3 timesaving ways to cut down on your eBay emails:

• Put Your Standard Policies In The Buyers Face - Make sure every one of your auction listings includes your Standard Policies (for payment, shipping, returns, etc.)
• Use Your eBay About Me Page - Use your About Me page and include FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) with detailed answers.
• Use Canned Replies (Pre-written Form Letters) - Every time you get a new, but generic question, answer the customer, and then save your answer as a text file. Title it with the question. The next time someone asks the same question, you just copy and paste the reply.  If you do use pre-written form letters, try to personalize them or at least use the email sender’s name. 

Sign up for this blog and you can ask me your biggest eBay question.  I don’t know everything, but I’ll do my best to give you an honest, helpful answer. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll try to find it or find someone who does know. That way we’ll both learn something.

Or follow me online at www.Twitter.com/AuctionMechanic … and I promise I will not to send any junk to your over-flowing eBay email box.

Thanks for reading,

- Sara Quick 

And if you want to learn how to reach new customers — and get WAY ahead of your competition by using free social marketing techniques – go sign up right now for the 30 Day Challenge.  It’s fun, it’s FREE and it starts on August 1st. 

Look for me because I’ll be there, too.  I just signed up as ‘AuctionMechanic’.

But if you are reading this blog after the start date, no worries, because you can start it at any time.

So… what are you waiting for? Go sign up today!

Sara