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Generating (Quick?) Feedbacks For An eBay Newbie

M marketplacebazaarMember
I have recently established an eBay account and am preparing to list my very first auction. My ultimate goal is to not be a part-time eBayer but have a (successful) eBay business at some point. So, in light of desiring an eBay business, I also know that feedback, while voluntary, is still a crucial part of being successful and showing your credibility as a seller.

My question/comment is this: When I list my auction I will have zero feedbacks showing to any potential bidders. How/what is the best way to create feedbacks in a resonable amount of time for someone new? This may not be possible other than just jumping through the hoops of being new and letting time take its course. Some immediate thoughts I had are: lower shipping costs than competitors with like items, multiple auctions for different items and not restricting myself to just one item to start with....

I realize I can request feedback from my individual winning bidders one at a time, however, this may take some time to establish a number of feedbacks. I also am aware there are some unscrupulous (and illegal, in the eyes of eBay) means of creating mass feedbacks in a short time (penny auctions?) but don't even wish to go there. All that will do is tarnish one's eBay reputation.

Does anyone have any ideas, comments or experiences they might share is creating a number of feedbacks in a reasonable amount of time?

Thanks in advance for your help...

MPB
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M member8880Member
No ideas really...your own sound ok, like lower shipping etc but do you even know how ebay works?? Do you have a scale? I would buy at least a couple of things first and get a few FB that way, while learning a little bit. It generally isn't a good idea to just jump in without knowing what you're doing.

I won't buy from a zero FB seller (for reasons stated above), but even 1 or 2 gives me an idea of how they handled the transaction.

And one thing I can tell you for certain..NEVER ask for FB. Some people give it & some don't But asking for it is asking for trouble. You may end up with a color you don't like Smile

Good luck
M marketplacebazaarMember
I am not totally ignorant to eBay. I have lurked around eBay for years (at the time didn't have the time or the interest), am good friends with a power seller/eBay instructor and have frequented the Answer Center on eBay by the hour. I do have a scale and other tools. I do realize there is more to it than simply listing an auction, MUCH more to it. So I am not approaching it like Helen Keller... Smile...but am doing a great deal of homework first. However, I have to start somewhere and that's at the beginning.

I do, though, take your comment to heart about not buying from a newbie. So (partially) the reason I have initiated this post. At some point every person who sells on eBay was in my shoes. They just didn't start with a 1000 feedbacks to their credit. Experience is the best teacher (either my own or gleaned from others).

There probably is no real answer to my question other than time itself. As with any business it just takes time to establish one's self.

I appreciate the reply!
M member8880Member
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There probably is no real answer to my question other than time itself. As with any business it just takes time to establish one's self.


Exactly right Smile So many people start off knowing nothing, thinking they'll make a fortune..Yes I would still say buy a few things you need, even a couple of FB will help. I bought something the other day from a seller with two FB and it came today, it was a great transaction. Had she had a zero, I would not have bid on her item and would have been sorry. You just never know...I've had horrible transactions with sellers with hundreds of pos. FB too so who can say. But there's no real way to get FB in a hurry. Pennie auctions aren't a good idea (JMHO) because savvy buyers can see that for the FB padding that it usually is.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll do just fine Smile If you are selling what people want to buy, you shouldn't have that hard a timeSmile

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