Buy Before You Sell!

The next thing you might say is, “Okay, I'm ready to start. I want to start selling.”

No. Actually, you don’t want to start selling. What you want to do is you want to start buying.

Most people just want to jump in and start selling. I'm going to explain to you why you do not want to do that.

The way that you rate whether or not to trust a seller (or buyer) is by the eBay feedback system.

Think of this yourself. Although you are reading this because you want to be an eBay seller, you're probably still an eBay buyer.

So, when you're looking for an item to buy and you see that somebody has a zero feedback, does that give you a comfortable feeling?

Do you want to go and buy that item from this person? Probably not.
Actually, you're probably more likely to NOT buy the item from them. Chances are you will search for someone else having better feedback who is selling the item you want.

In fact, you'll probably even pay more for somebody who has a good feedback rating. Why? Because you feel secure. It’s the same for you in the role of eBay seller. If you're going to be selling at a zero, you're not going to be getting as much money for the item that you could if you had a better feedback score.