Are you a new eBay seller who just can't seem to find success with selling online? If so, it is important to take a good, close look at your eBay feedback. Your feedback will have a significant impact on your success as an online seller.
The first aspect of your feedback that you will want to look at is if you even have any at all. If you have just started selling on eBay, you may not. Unfortunately, no feedback doesn't always work great for sellers. Many buyers will not make a purchase from an online seller unless they have a positive feedback rating. To at least get yourself something, consider making a few small purchases on the website. This will get you a small amount of positive feedback, especially if you pay for your purchases right away.
As for ensuring that the eBay feedback that you do receive from here on out is positive, there are a number of steps that you will want to take. One of those steps involves being honest about what you are selling. One of the biggest complaints made by buyers is that they received an item that wasn't as described, such as a used book or movie that was passed off as being new. Being honest about what you are selling and its condition is one of the easiest ways to have happy buyers, which should result in positive feedback.
Another great way that you can go about getting a good positive feedback rating on eBay is by being upfront with all of your shipping costs or any other fees that you may charge. Although you do not technically have to outline the cost of shipping in your auctions, there are a number of benefits to doing so. One of those benefits is the impact it will have on your feedback rating. By letting all prospective buyers know how much they will need to spend to buy your items, shipping included, you are more likely to have happy buyers, as opposed to angry buyers who are upset with being overcharged at the last minute.
Constant communication is another great and relatively easy way to improve feedback ratings. Although not required by any means, constant communication gives many online buyers comfort and peace of mind, which is likely to result in a positive feedback rating. When you send an invoice to your buyer, be sure to include a little personal thank you note. Once you ship out the merchandise, send the buyer a confirmation message, even if you do not have a tracking number to provide. Finally, send a follow up message making sure that the items arrived and that they were as expected.
As highlighted above, there are a number of different ways that you can go about improving your eBay feedback. As a reminder, when you have a positive feedback rating, you are more likely to make money selling online.