Does anybody here do ebay?

[Lee-Lee]

42. I've done it for years as a seller, at times my only income. My tips

Learn every think you can about shipping- rates, methods, how to save, etc. Sign up with Fedex as a ground customer and offer ground shipping on things over about 6-7 pounds as it is usually cheaper.

Learn about USPS regional rate boxes. Best kept secret in shipping. Use them to your advantage.

Always, no matter what, ship with a tracking number. If it's an item valued at over $200 get insurnace and require a signature for delivery. Otherwise the scam artists will claim they never received it and get a refund.

Use the iPhone or android app to list. It's so much faster and easier to list that way taking pictures with the device than using a digital camera and importing pictures.

Take the extra time to write good, accurate descriptions. Take the extra time to add good, clear photos.

Ship fast. As soon as you take the picture have the item prepped and in a box so you can ship quick.

Never sell women's clothing, handbags, jewelry or anything like that. You get the worst, hardest to deal with customers most likely to cause you grief.

Know what you are selling. Take the time to research it before listing so you get it right. One of the best tools is searching closed auctions- next to the search bar click advanced and then click completed auctions. Prices listed in red didn't sell so were too high, green means it sold and gives you an idea where yours will sell. Pay attention to how the high sellers wrote listings and what category they used.

Don't sell used phones and computers. Too many scammers.

If your new don't offer overseas shipping. Once you have feedback built up you will be offered a chance to use the eBay overseas shipping service- do it. Then eBay does all the customs paperwork and overseas shipping and takes the liability if something goes wrong and it doesn't cost you a cent. It's 100% the only way to ship overseas.