10 Things You Should Know Before You Bid On A

By Anders Eriksson - Owner and Webmaster of
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Business Product From An Online Auction

1. Know the value of the product before you bid. If
the product is brand new, check to see what price
retailers are charging for it. If the product is used or
reconditioned, you will want to pay way less than the
retail value.


2. If the product's description or picture isn't detailed
enough for you, contact the merchant to get more
information before you bid. You don't want to take a
chance to waste your hard earned money.


3. Know the highest price you will bid for the product
and stick with it. Don't get caught up in a bidding war;
you may end up paying more than the product's worth.
Don't forget to add in the shipping price with your bid.


4. Visit a few online auctions before bidding because
some merchants auction the same product in many
auctions. You usually can purchase the product for
a lower price in a unpopular auction because there
are less bidders.


5. Know the time the auction begins and ends. You
also want to know how long it will take to ship. If
you need the product by a certain date, you'll want
to estimate the time it will take to receive it.


6. Know the payment options the merchant accepts
before you bid on their product. If they only accept
checks or money orders, it may take even longer to
get the product because the payment has to clear. If
they accept credit cards make sure they have a secure
server.


7. Know if the merchant offers a warranty or money
back guarantee or before bidding on a product. You
don't want to get stuck with a product that does not
work or you're not satisfied with.


8. Online auctions will, sometimes, allow you to check
the merchants history with their auction. Check to see
if people have complained about the their products or
business practices before you decide to bid.


9. It's important to place a bid early in the auction to
show other bidders you are interested in the product.
If someone does out bid you, don't be afraid to out
bid them. Remember not to go over your maximum
bid price.


10. Another reason to know when the auction ends;
you can place a last minute bid. The other bidders
may not be keeping track of when the auction ends
or may not have the time to bid again.

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Use a "P.S." at the end of your ad copy. This is
where you either want to repeat a strong benefit
or use a strong close, like a free bonus. For example,
"P.S. You can get (product), worth over ($), for
the low price of ($)!" Another example, "P.S. I can
not guarantee the (No.) bonuses will be here
tomorrow!"


Team up with other e-zines that have the same
target audience. Combine subscriber bases and then
publish one e-zine together to increase subscribers.
You could all include your ads and announcements
in the e-zine. You could also take turns for the top
advertising space.


Develop a relationship with all your visitors and
customers. Tell them how much you appreciate
them visiting your web site or buying your product.
Invite them to online and offline events like free chat
room classes, parties, dinner gatherings, business
events, etc.


Make sure all your web pages load fast or your
visitors will get bored and leave. Time is precious;
they won't waste it waiting for your site to load. Do
not use too many graphics and high tech gizmos.
They may have a hard time finding your product ad.


You could offer your visitors a free subscription
to your private web site if they subscribe to your
free e-zine. For example, you could say, "Subscribe
to our free e-zine and get free access to our private
membership web site!" Another example,
"Subscribe to our free e-zine and get a 3-month trial
membership to our Members Only web site!"


Tell your potential customers special events your
business has sponsored. It could be charities,
fundraisers, charity auctions, etc. You could tell your
prospects that you will donate a percentage of their
order amount to charity. This could increase your
profits because it might persuade them to buy more.


Tell your potential customers about the innovations
your business has discovered. It could be inventions,
new technologies, patents, new products, etc. Your
prospects and customers will be impressed that you
are constantly researching new ways to make their
lives better.


Use reward programs to keep people revisiting
your web site and buying your products. You could
reward them with gifts or discounts for revisiting or
buying. For example, you could say "Buy Over ($)
Worth Of Products And Get (product) Free!"
Another example, "Buy (no.) E-books And Get A
50% Discount!"


List any publications which have written about
your business in your ad. It could be a product
review, on a top ten list, an article, etc. For example,
“(title) magazine says....,” “(title) Times say....,”
“(title) news says...,” etc. Another example, "(title)
magazine rates our product 10 out of 10!"