eBay Selling Tools
eBay wants you to succeed when you are with them. For sellers,
they provide a number of tools available for free and for a
monthly fee. Each of these tools allows you to manage your items
and your auctions. Keep reading and find out what tools are
available.
Free Selling Tools
Lets start with the free tools. Theres nothing wrong with free
and eBay knows it. So, make the most of what is available to you
before signing up for more advanced tools.
1. Turbo Lister This is a free eBay selling tool that you can
download to your PC. Before you log on to your eBay account and
create listings, use Turbo Lister. It allows you to design your
listings on your desktop and finalize them before you upload them
on eBay. You can design more than one listing at a time and
upload them in bulk. It takes some of the work out of getting
your auctions up and running quickly.
2. File Exchange This tool is available for free to qualified
sellers. If you have been on eBay for a while and are doing high
volume business with a ton of positive feedback points, you can
access it. The tool is online and accessible through My eBay. It
allows the user to create and upload listings in bulk. In
addition, the seller can also download selling reports and
manager listings to relist items when needed.
Monthly Fee Tools
Each of the following tools is accessible for a monthly fee. To
give you a chance to check them out, each also has a 30-day free
trial.
1. Selling Manager Listings are followed through from the
beginning to the end with this tool. Not only can you look at new
and active listings, but you can manage items after they are
sold. For easy customer communication with your buyers, Selling
Manager features email templates you can send to follow up with
them. The online program (accessed from My eBay) can be used to
print invoices and package labels. The cost is $4.99 per month
after a 30-day free trial.
2. Selling Manager Pro Its a step up from Selling Manager for
medium and high volume sellers. You can do everything that you
are able to do with Selling Manager plus schedule listings, print
labels in bulk, access profit and loss reports and manage
feedback and emails. The cost is $15.99 per month after a 30-day
free trial.
3. Blackthorne Basic With this tool your listings can be
managed offline on your PC and information uploaded to eBay as
you need it. Also, it assists with communication with buyers. The
price is $9.99 per month after a 30-day free trial.
4. Blackthorne Pro For high volume sellers, Blackthorne Pro
allows you to manage your inventory, active listings, relist
items, upload listings in bulk, print labels and involves in bulk
and receives monthly statements to track how business is going.
The price for this all-in-one application is $24.99 per month
after a 30-day free trial.
Before beginning to sell on eBay, check out the tools available
to sellers. Using them can increase your profits and eliminate
many beginner errors.
