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Approximately 1.5 million people in the United States make successful livings selling items on eBay, the online auction site that has transformed the art of shopping and taken it to an entirely new level. eBay enthusiasm has been going strong for well over a decade and shows no signs of slowing [url=http://www.rtnagel.com/airjordan.php]nike air jordan pas cher[/url] down. It remains the single most popular online auction site.

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Learn basic photography and place several pictures of the item in your eBay ad. If there is a blemish or defect on the item, take a picture of that and include it as well. Honesty is always the best policy.

Make your ad informative, fun and easy to read and understand. If you get e-mail queries on the item, respond immediately. I sent a question to a buyer, recently as in five days ago, and Im still waiting on an answer. Needless to say, Im not exactly enthusiastic about bidding.

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Always conduct your business in a manner that will make customers want to leave good Feedback scores for you. In the eBay world, Feedback is everything. I personally will not purchase from anyone whose Feedback score is lower than their body temperature. Make sure your buyers have nothing but praise for your product and business practices.

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Now go and make a lot of money.

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