GO FOR THE GOLD (powerseller status)

[atariaction]

hi fellow canadian power sellers!!!
i am a silver power seller from london, ontario. i am about to take a 6 month leave of absence from my "real" job (taco bell) to work on ebay full time and see how well i can do. i am aspiring to become a GOLD powerseller.
any tips for me on how to do that?
please and thanks!
mike dymus (atariaction)

[aabros]

best of luck!

[zarzuella]

Hi Mike,
Greetings from a fellow Londoner!
I'm bronze, and happy to keep it part-time at this stage so I can't offer much in the way of advice - but let me also wish you best of luck!
Ann

[ospreylinks]

Mike, Good luck as well....

I don't know many people who can make Ebay their primiary source of income, but then maybe I just don't know many people....

Selling on Ebay reminds me of a joke from a few years ago....

A farmer (read Ebay vendor) wins $10 million on the lottery. The person who gives him the cheque asks him what his plans are for the money and he replies... oh, I don't know, guess I'll just go back and work the farm (read sell on Ebay) until its gone.


Jeff

[gloriaguides]

Hi Mike, Best of luck on your venture. SIlver is a great color, but I expect that gold would be nicer. You've had enough experience with vintage video game buyers to know that you have to keep after the NPBs. Aside from ensuring that you have a good supply to sell, there is no reason that you couldn't do gold if you spend more time at it. Gloria

[atariaction]

thanks all for the wishes and advice!!!!

[mapleleafcollectibles]

Hi Mike:

Good Luck on your venture!

We have 14 different eBay user id's - three of which are Silver Powersellers...it's a lot of hard work, but we love being able to work from the home and spend time with our children.

My advice would be:

Treat your customers right, and treat your repeat customers like gold.

Offer discounts if possible on multiple purchases

and

Utilize the Second Chance feature (this would work great for what you sell, if you have duplicate games!)

Also, Don't take Negative Feedback too seriously!!!

All the Best,

Jamie