5 Mistakes Made By Dvd Sellers on Ebay

By: Brent Crouch


Selling DVDs on eBay can indeed be a very lucrative business endeavor. However, many DVD sellers go belly up within the first year. Is it a simple matter of the luck of the draw? Absolutely not. Almost every DVD seller that's failed on eBay has done so due to common selling mistakes. If you want to maximize your chances of eBay success, these are some things you need to avoid.

#1 - Unprofessional Auction Listings

You never want your Ebay auction to appear as though a child built it. The fact of the matter is that the less professional your auction site looks the fewer the amount of bids you will receive. Be certain that your online business appears professional to the consumer. Make your auction page appear orderly, and with plenty of images and good descriptions. Check it for grammatical or spelling errors to make sure that your DVD auction looks credible.

#2 - Underestimating Overhead Costs

If you see that the profit from the sale of your DVDs is not enough to cover your overhead costs then you are doing nothing but losing money. A big mistake that a lot of online business owners will make is that they do not calculate the overhead costs when they are deciding what they should charge for a DVD. When you calculate your overhead costs it is imperative that you include the listing fees, final value fees, shipping fees, and the cost of purchasing shipping supplies. After you figure these fees, then you can decide what you need to charge for a DVD.

#3 - Falling Behind On Shipping

Once you start selling hundreds of DVDs a week, you're going to have to hone up on your time management skills. It's critical that each DVD gets shipped out in a timely manner. Nothing will irritate and upset your customers more than having to wait a long time for their DVD to arrive. Once you let yourself fall behind, it can be almost impossible to catch up. To avoid this problem, don't let yourself fall behind in the first place.

#4 - Not Focusing on Repeat Sales

Even though your winning bidders are technically eBay visitors and not exclusive customers, that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to develop a business relationship with them. Many eBay bidders have been known to develop loyalty to one eBay seller over another. If you want your eBay customers to be loyal to you, send them email newsletters and one-dollar discount coupons to keep them coming back. By enticing previous customers to check out your current auctions, your auction items will receive a higher number of bids. The more bids you have on an item, the more money you'll make.

#5 - Bad Customer Service

Even if you don't ever plan on doing business with a customer again, you should never give rude or unprofessional customer service. After all, they can leave you negative feedback and if more than a couple eBay bidders leave feedback complaining about your rude and unprofessional behavior, it's going to cost you some business. Treat everyone with respect and make a good name for yourself and your eBay business.


Brent is the owner of Jillian Entertainment. He has spent the last 3 years teaching others how he took his startup business to over 1 Million Dollars in revenue selling wholesale dvds.