Tried And Tested Ebay Arbitrage Strategies For You To Try
In doing my own eBay arbitrage deals, and whilst observing other traders methods
, I've found that they can be simplified into these top tactics:
Look for auction titles with incorrect spellings. These are very common on eBay. There isn't aspellchecker included on eBay. eBay's current search engine for eBay does spot some of the problems but it can't spot them all. Misspellings are still a excellent source of income.
To find misspellings I recommend the search engine used by missingauctions.com. It's free and is the best source for this type of eBay arbitrage.
Missing information can also be lucrative. This is a common mistake made even by long term eBay sellers. They're rarer than misspellings but can be more lucrative, particularly on high ticket items. This is how you find them.
Go to Advanced Search, type in the item that you are searching for in the search box then tick the box named Completed Listings Only.
This is an example of missing information. A seller offers an iPod Touch 32 GB model. It's crucial that this is included in the title information because of the different hard drive capacities of iPod Touches. If someone is looking specifically for a 32 GB model they will probably miss the advert, especially when there are hundreds of similar iPod ads all listed at the same time. As a result there will probably be lower bids and less bids. This is where you can get real bargains.
What niche are you interested in? How you could apply the above criteria and make money from it? There are many niches that are potentially lucrative if you apply the same search criteria.
Look carefully at auction end times. Listings ending the morning of a working day usually sell for lower prices than auctions that end within the evening when more people are at home than at work. eBay.com is a good source for items ending in the very early morning because lots of overseas sellers from different time zones use eBay.com and forget about the time difference. Some sellers make these same mistakes repeatedly.
Bid early on poorly listed auctions with a low start price. Once you have bidded the seller can't alter the title.
I recommend a low cost snipe tool like the one from auctionstealer.com to make your final bid a few seconds before auction end.
Try using these top five strategies, because I guarantee that they work if you use them properly. If you want to know more, try my best selling multimedia product The eBay Auction Arbitrage Secret.