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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 - Auction Listings that Appear Unprofessional

If your eBay auctions look as though they were created by a fifth grader, the number of bids you receive on your auctions are not going to be nearly as much as they could be if your auction listing had a professional appearance. Do yourself a favor and make sure your auction listings look great and read well. This means using a professional auction template filled with quality images and well-written content that is free of grammatical errors and typos.

#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 - Getting 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

It is imperative that you try and build relationships with your customers. Sure, with your online business you are not dealing with them face to face, but the moment that they make a purchase from you a relationship begins. To be successful and maintain a repeat customer base, implement ideas like sending out a monthly newsletter and even sending them coupons for a dollar off of their next purchase. By enticing customers to come back and visit you, you stand a better chance of getting more bids on your auctions. Remember more bids lead to more money.

#5 - Bad Customer Service

Even if you have no goal to build a repeat customer base it is never a good practice to provide rude and unprofessional customer service in your online business. The reason that you should hone your customer service skills is because customers can leave you positive or negative feedback. The more positive feedback that you have, the more credible your business will be and vice versa. Treat all of your customers like V.I.P. customers and you are sure to be a success.

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Brent Crouch is the owner of Jillian Entertainment. He has spent the last 3 years teaching others how he built a 1 million dollar business buying dvds wholesale and reselling them for profit.

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