Ebay Auction Tools - Ebay Research Tools

Once you have more than 5-10 Ebay auction listings online, you will need to develop an effective system for keeping track of them all. Simply listing the items and sending a confirmation email to the winners is not enough.

For example, if a customer purchases one of your products and asks whether you received payment yet or not, you need to track down the item number and see if you have received his check.

Other customers may want to know when the item was shipped or have other questions pertaining to auctions they won in the past.

Even as a part time seller you will be listing atleast 10 - 15 auctions per week. Full time sellers list more than 100 auctions per week.

There are 2 types of auction management tools - 1. Internet based. 2. Stand alone (or non-internet based). You have to make a choice as to which one do you need. If you are going to management your auctions from multiple computers, then you need an internet-based. If not, then you need stand alone.

The easiest way to keep track of your auctions is to use these tools. Auction Tamer is another popular ebay management tool. There is strong following for Auction Wizard 2000. This has most features but is complicated to use. This is a stand alone and they offer a 60 day trial. There is more information on ebay tools in our Ebay Tools and Resources page.

There is If you list less than 5-10 auctions at a time, you can probably keep track of them with the old pen-and-paper method, or with a simple spreadsheet. If you choose this method, follow these steps for keeping track of the auctions: use a separate sheet of paper for each auction you list. Write down the item number, URL, listing date, listing price, and category, along with any other comments or pertinent information.

 When the auction ends, write down the ending date, the sell price (if any) and the buyer’s contact information. Index the auctions by auction number for quick reference in a file. Again, this method works ok for fewer than 10 auctions online each week.

If you have more than that, you must use a database system of some kind, either Auction Tamer or Auction Wizard 2000 or some other appropriate software. Selling the merchandise is only half the battle - you MUST keep track of your sales or you will quickly find yourself lost and confused.

Also, it is easy to get lost while listing on ebay. You need to keep track of the Ebay fees, your profit margin and your total income. A lot of ebay sellers sell a lot of items but they are running under a loss.

There are several tools that can help you with keeping track of the your profits and losses. Profit Calc is one of the most popular tools that will help you calculate your fees maximize your profits on eBay.

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