Everyone says' vote is everything "on eBay. But when you start out no votes at all right?" It's a chicken and egg – you can not sell very well without comment, but can not get feedback unless you sell! So how to get it and get it quickly?

I recently had an email from an eBay PowerSeller on this issue (more about her later), and was so interesting that I had to pass at the end, if they are in the same position.

As pointed out Amanda, including eBay PowerSellers have no comments as they begin to leave, and look now! You accumulate votes as it progresses, but to get to the position who are currently in can take a long time and a lot of frustration. Here is a way to build the "Quick response.

Sell a quantity of something very cheap in a "Dutch auction.

OK, so you're not sure what a "Dutch auction "is, and anyway, why do you sell something cheaper, the idea of selling on eBay is making a profit is not it? Well, yes and no. Let me explain.

Have you ever heard of a "loss leader"? It is when you sell something at a loss to attract more sales. Supermarkets do all the time. What we are doing here is selling at a cheap price in order to 'buy' information quickly. If care is taken the "loss" that are made will not be very big anyway.

What you do is go to a "pound shop" or similar (I think the stores are called savings in the U.S.) and buy a quantity of 25, 50 or 100 small objects like pens, cosmetics, hair brushes, etc.. Things that are small, lightweight and easy post. When you have these is the time to make your listings.

A "Dutch auction" is a format you can use when you has several items to sell (the same), and is not to be confused with 'Buy It Now ". So what we have to do is to list each item with a starting price of 99p (or its equivalent in other currencies). Want to sell all its items, so this low starting price negotiation should be sufficient for most people. Be sure not to go to make a profit on this, this is a strategy to get positive feedback quickly.

Here's how everything works. I'll try to explain this as simply as possible, which may sound a little complicated at first, but once the hang of it, it's easy.

Bidders will bid above the minimum price (99p) for the item of interest at the close of the auction all bidders high wins at the lowest price points successfully supply.

I bet you're really confused now? All will be revealed!

Here is an example. You have 25 brushes hair in the auction with a starting price of 99p each. 25 people say the 99p offer a hairbrush each. In this case, the 25 would win a toothbrush each. Quite simple one, eh?

However, if 10 people bid  £ 1.50 per brush, and 20 persons for each offer 99p brush. What now? Good, as there are now 30 people bidding on 25 items and then 5 will be lost. But what? The minimum bid for the brushes now go to a £ 1.50, because demand exceeds supply, and the 10 people who offer a guaranteed £ 1.50 each brush as they were the highest bidders. The remaining 15 will be used brushes the first 15 bidders 99p BUT – and this is where the 'Dutch Auction' little within – All winners will pay only 99p for each brush. This is because (as I mentioned earlier) all winning bidders pay the lowest winning bid. Do you have more sense now?

Since your ads start running time you should find as you move up the page, and by doing so even more people will see your "bargain" so you should be able to sell with ease.

This is very important. You must send these items very quickly, and give buyers a brilliant feedback. Send everyone an email asking them to vote for you. Whatever you do not trouble them for feedback, you will not like. Just be courteous, and the answer will come in.

If you ran only two of these "Dutch auction with 50 points each, and sold everything, you can have 100 feedbacks in no time at all!

I hope this is helpful advice for you and get you on the path to successful selling on eBay. To learn more about Amanda and her Power eBay Selling Secrets to visit my blog below.

Bernard Thompson is the author of a number of articles and blogs giving tips and tricks on getting the best from eBay. To find out more and keep up to date on everything go to http://smartauctionprofits.blogspot.com or http://all-for-online-auctions.blogspot.com. To keep up with any new articles published just leave your email address in the box.

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