Tampon Users Turn To eBay As The Shortage Continues

Loyal customers to the feminine o.b tampons are turning to eBay since the popular brand by Johnson & Johnson disappeared from the store shelves since late fall.

Some of the tampons are going for 14 times the regular price of $5.50-lucky are the eBay sellers who have these product in stock because they laughing all the way to the bank.

The bidding intensified Wednesday night as woman turned to eBay for the nonapplicator tampons which Johnson & Johnson blames the shortfall on manufacturing and distribution glitch.

The asking price shot to $150 for 3 boxes these morning as woman search high and low for their favorite product. For most women the choice of a tampon is personal, some women have used the product for over 20 years because of their compact size and comfort. The tampons unlike their competitor come without an applicator therefore more convenient than their counterparts.

Search for ob ultra tampons on eBay brought up 46 listings and 379 listings eBay listings for ob tampons. Johnson & Johnson did promise that the shortage would soon be over but never gave the specific date so the bidding wars continue.

eBay Your Small Business Solution

Your keys to success on eBay depend on how much you really want to succeed. I have heard so many excuses why individuals are not using eBay to make money on demand.

Here are some of the excuses I hear frequently; “I don’t have enough education” I am too young” “ I am too old” “I am just not lucky” “I am not smart enough” the list goes on and on but really what is your excuse.

Remember when Google stock was trading for $100 per stock and everyone ignored the wave, now imagine you had taken the chance, you would be sitting on $500 per stock. Same to eBay since the market is growing rapidly and eBay is making the site more safe and secure for you.

Your worst enemy is you because you are always giving yourself all kinds of excuses as to why you cannot start your business on eBay today.

Start small by helping other business list on eBay part-time and soon you will be a consultant without you ever risking your current job or spending any money.

Here is something I did a few years ago when I was struggling, I went to a family store in town and offered to list their unsold items on eBay instead of them starting a sale or returning them to the vendor.

Therefore, I went to their store every Wednesday took a few pictures of the products they were planning to put them on sale.

They agreed to run the eBay account and so my job was to list these items on their eBay store every week. After four months, they had made so much money they decided to move half of their merchandise to their eBay.

My commission went up, they were pleased, and soon other businesses were calling me.

There is another secret, you do not have to own any merchandise to be successful on eBay. You just need to be creative and put in some hard work.

Let me let you in to my little secret…I make more money in 2 hours than I made working 80 hours a week for my mean ungrateful boss.

How To Start Your eBay Enterprise On A Shoe String Budget

Bill came to me recently with this idea of “venture capital” to start his eBay business. I could not believe what I heard.

First, I congratulating him on his new business plan because eBay is one place anyone can make a buck regardless of education plus business is booming on eBay.

I asked him why he did not want to start his business on a shoestring without going into debt. Honestly, if you want to become rich fast you do not start in debt but you work your way up like a smart entrepreneur.

Well, so my advice to Bill was for him to keep his current job and start an eBay business slowly. Do it on a part time basis, in the evenings and weekends. In other, words figure out eBay first through trial and error before seeking capital.

Bill is a teacher so I asked him to keep his day job and not borrow any money until he was sure of the business. I believe all business should start from the bottom up and not the other way round.

His main interest was to sell vintage clothing so I asked him to sell what was already in his possession then go to the local Goodwill and Salvation Army. Sometimes you can find vintage clothing in consignment stores at relatively low price.

Staying profitable is the key to any entrepreneurial growth and so I asked Bill to raise capital that way and finally get financing.

The problem of getting financing at the beginning of a business is if your business is not successful, you are stuck with debt for a very long time. I have seen so many people make this mistake so many times.

Starting your eBay business from a shoestring budget is better way. Why take the risk now before you test the market. So keep your job for the moment although I am sure you are tired of commuting and that mean boss.

Plan your exist strategy careful and soon you will join the ranks of eBay millionaires.

Five Things You Should know about eBay

Gone are the days when eBay was a walk in the park. You got away with literally anything unless the buyer slapped you with a negative feedback but still a negative was just a negative-sorry not any more.



When a buyer gives you a negative that means you just lost your share of eBay. The more negatives and complaints you receive the worse. Then there is DSR (Detail Seller Rating) where a buyer secretly reports their experience. They give you a positive feedback then turn around and give you low DSR.


Low DSR is a killer because the more low DSR you have the worst your situation. Your listing will fall dramatically and your items will not show in the best match search. I have heard of a situation where sales go down so drastically because buyers can only see your items when they go to your store.


What are the five things you must do to succeed on eBay?


1) Describe your item accurately. Do not lie to anyone because you will receive a serious penalty. Write a complete description with clear pictures and make sure all the flaws are listed.


2) Communicate with your buyer. Inform them when the item shipped and when to expect it and always thank them.


3) Ship fast if possible ships within 24 hours do not wait until the weekend. You can print shipping labels from eBay, get the item ready then drop it at the drop boxes or at the post office. I know most people work and eBay is their second income in that case set time every evening to print shipping labels then request pick up from the shipping company.


4) Be reasonable with your shipping charges. Do ask someone to pay you $8.00 for something you can ship for less than $3.00. Be reasonable because gone are the days you sold something for .99 then charge $19.00 to ship. You cannot get away with such anymore. Your DSR will suffer and eBay will set limits or worse ban you.

5) Watch your DSR like a hawk, I mean check it every time because it is the only way you can make money on eBay. Set yourself on the Top Rated Seller status and eBay will market your products 24/7 and the result will be more money in your pocket.

Accept Offers-eBay Business Strategy

Accepting offers is one fantastic eBay business strategy that most people ignore. Just set a higher price and let the buyers know the price is negotiable and your internet business will succeed. Best offer is a free feature on eBay and so useful and the good thing is you can reject, accept or make a counter offer to your satisfaction.

Best offers is a cost effective method because it allows the buyer to negotiate and you are the one who has control over the final price unlike the auction style where the buyer determines the final price.

How to Sell Online

Blogging is a great way to sell your eBay merchandise or sell online in general. Blogs are not only for people who write for a living, they are great for people who have products for sell. You can use a blog to drive customers to your eBay store.

By blogging, you will be able to communicate with potential customers and you can use it to advertise coupons or sales. A blog also the best place to tell your story, most people like reading stories so use your blog space wisely.

You also must provide excellent content because you want to provide your potential customers with value. Since you are seller on eBay try to explain the benefits of the products you are selling. Communicating the benefits of your products will be much easier if you a dealing with a particular niche.

Talk about the feedback you are getting from your past buyers if possible include their feedbacks on your posts. Look for stories about your products especially in the news; talk about them and always include new products.

Run contests and promotion on your blog especially if the product is in high demand. It will not hurt to give away one item and gain one hundred new customers.

You also have to update your blog on regular basis so your potential customers can know what offers you have for them on a regular basis.

How to start an eBay Business and Succeed

The economy is bad right now so starting an eBay business is a great strategy especially around the holidays. Millions of people are making money worldwide selling on eBay why not you?
Starting an eBay business is a great home based business. The competition on eBay is fierce but it is still the best way to make money fast without going through all the processes of starting a regular business.

Another great advantage of an eBay business is that you can sell to people all over the world. You have to plan your business correctly and you will soon be on your way to great wealth.
Most people succeed very fast especially when they select a niche they are more familiar. It is important you do a thorough research before embarking on your selling venture.

First, open a Pay Pal account because it is the safest way to receive money and send money. Then start selling your unwanted items so you can start gaining reputation, you also need to buy a few items so you can see how other successful seller handle transaction. You have to be very honest in your listing and to your buyers otherwise; your DSR (detail seller ratings) will suffer dramatically also your feedback.

Once you sell the items you own you can start selling items from sale racks, Salvation Army, yard sales and Goodwill. Look for unique items, or items, which are scarce. Do your diligent research because it will pay off big time especially if you can find products, which are in demand?

The holidays are around the corner so this is the best time to get your business going, especially if you do not already have an account. Use eBay to do your research especially on items that sold last year during the holidays. So start your eBay business today and you will be successful at the end.

Auctiva Acquired By Alibaba

Auctiva has been around the block for a while I just wonder why it was sold out. Auctiva was free for a long time now I understand why they started charging a fee-it was a way to attract investors.



I was with Auctiva for at least 7years and never left when they started charging a fee but for some reason my sales went down drastically. I did not think it was fair to leave Auctiva because they were charging a fee but their services deteriorated after they started charging a fee. I did send them a question and never received an answer for at least 48 hours.


Jeff Schlicht will remain the CEO and it will remain separate from Alibaba. Vendio is also part of Alibaba Empire. Alibaba is trying to find a channel for it is products and so members of Auctiva and Vendio will receive an enticement to sell Alibaba’s products-Brilliant idea on their part. Where is eBay in this deal?

Profit in 2011 With eBay Business

How to profit from eBay in 2011 without fail


Starting your own business on eBay is not that easy but you have to be determined so you do what others have done in the past. Here are some of the tips that took me from $0 to thousands in a span of a year-You too can.


Offer Unique Products- Before launching your eBay business do some research and see what is selling and what is the demand. Because if there is a high demand and few sellers then you are on your way hoping no competitor will ruin the going price. Remember eBay is one market place where competition is so fierce so pay close attention to your competitors. Look for unique items that you can source at a reasonable price and resell at a profit.


Be An Expert- Learn everything you can about the product you are selling because knowing your products will help you retain customers for along time. Be an expert of your own products by writing detailed descriptions and answering questions accurately and promptly.


Limit Your Terms Of Sell- You do not want to scare people with a laundry list of your terms. Three to four are reasonable but do not include threatening terms such as “If you do not pay I will call the police” well I have seen such a term on eBay. So put reasonable terms on your listings and 2011 might be the year you succeed with an eBay business.


Listings- List at least 50-70 items at one item if you are serious with your eBay business. Listing 10 items will not make you serious profits so attempt to list more items. You can also mix your listings so you have half on auctions and the other half on buy it now section.


Drop Shipping- Drop shipping is not easy because you are essentially paying some else to do your work and they might not do as well because they are not you. Another issue with drop shippers is they have been known not to ship on time or charge higher price so you are left with no profit or very little. You also have to avoid drop shipping scams otherwise you might end up in debt instead of profit. Source your products instead from genuine wholesalers.

Sell On eBay

Starting your own eBay business can be a great challenge especially when you are a newbie. Here are some of the mistakes people make on eBay that will cost you an arm and a leg.

Price Reserve- Putting a reserve price will kill your auctions because the reserve might be too high that means fewer bidders or the reserve can be too low and that means someone will get the product at a throw away price for resell. Be careful. The best way to compact these is to set the starting price at the price you expect.

Wrong Time-Most inexperience sellers start their auctions at the wrong time of the day or night. Depending on where you live you need to pay attention to time. On the eBay site there is a time zone map on the bottom make sure you use it to your advantage. Research as also shown that starting your auctions on Sunday evening is the perfect time.

Using Too Many Bells And Whistles- That is using all kinds of color and animation in the hope of attracting customers. You have to remember that buyers are on eBay to buy products and not your flashing animations. Go to websites for big companies and you will see the difference. They focus on the product details and values because that is what the buyer is looking for so do the same.

Pictures- Take good pictures if you expect to not only sell but get the highest price possible. Do not sell yourself short because you have a lousy picture. I do spend a lot of time on eBay looking at products and sometimes I wonder what the seller was thinking . You will find pictures taken on kitchen tables, floors, beds, doors or outside in the yard. If you want to start a serious business on eBay you better learn to take good pictures. Take your pictures behind plain back drops. Avoid flashy colors and you will be successful selling your products on eBay.

Follow those tips when you sell on eBay and you will be successful. You can also take advantage of the free tutorials found on eBay to your advantage.