eBay Auction Training

Welcome to TrainingU4auctions!

Dear eBay Seller,

Remember that class you took in high school or college “How to Make Money 101?” You know, the one that gave you a step-by-step methodology for making money in business or the stock market? Well, neither do I.

I took college courses in Marketing, Economics, Finance, Accounting and Business Management. What I do remember is that they all talked “around” the subject. Not one of them taught me how to make money.

Let’s look at an important fact. There are over 724,000 eBay professionals making a very nice living either full or part time on eBay. So the question is not whether it CAN be done, but HOW is it done? Just what is it that all those eBay professionals know that other sellers don’t?

As with the college classes, many of the eBay books currently on bookstore shelves seem to merely talk “around” the subject. I may read a good tip here or pick up a new strategy there, but there are virtually no books I have read to date that provide what sellers need most which is a step-by-step guide with a proven methodology – how to start, build, and maintain a successful eBay business!

This site contains information that will change your thinking about your own eBay business. You’ll progress from your current questions, possible frustration and discouragement to solutions, encouragement and discover what strategies, tools and methodologies actually work – no matter your selling level!

Truthfully, I have invested too much time learning, then refining these methodologies not to share this information. In fact, I developed this website for eBay sellers just like YOU!

Do You Know the #1 Mistake that New eBay Sellers Make?

I’ll let you think about it for a minute. Here is a hint. If you have been selling on eBay there is a good chance that you have made it already, or are continuing to do so. Unfortunately, repeating this mistake, as well as others, can lead to the early failure of an eBay business. I don’t want that to happen to you.

Who am I and Why Trust Me?

I am a professional eBay Seminar Instructor, Author, Coach and Consultant. As an active and experienced eBay seller for six years, I have certainly made my share of mistakes. Now, as an eBay professional, I travel the country consulting with clients and teaching eBay seminars. Unfortunately, I continue to see several eBay sellers make the same mistakes I did, as well as many others. I realized that eBay sellers needed a solid methodology and support system to cut through the hype, avoid the traps and put them on the path to eBay success. I developed this site, TrainingU4auctions, to fill that need.

Three years ago, I resigned my position as Vice President of a market-leading Healthcare Cardiology software company and became a fulltime eBay Seller. I was earning well into six figures from my corporate job, but after a 23 year professional career, I had my fill of corporate politics and disappointments. I wanted to be in total control of my future and no longer place my career and financial future in the hands or at the whim of a corporate boss. After I resigned, other similar corporate opportunities were offered to me. I turned them all down, flat. Yes, I simply walked away from the corporate world and have never looked back.

I have now replaced my corporate income with eBay income. Thanks to eBay, I am independent. Best of all, for the first time in my professional career, I can honestly say that, “I NOW LOVE WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING!”

“Who needs eBay Training? Anyone call Sell Stuff on eBay!”

In class, I ask my students if any of their friends asked them this question before attending my seminars, “Why do you need to take a class about eBay selling? Anyone can sell stuff on eBay!” In most seminars, several people raise their hand. After they have attended all three of my eBay selling seminars (eBay I - Basics, eBay II - Intermediate and eBay III - Advanced) they have then attended over 10 hours of my in-person instruction. I then ask that question again. The response is usually unanimous and they actually laugh at that question. Their friends don’t have a clue what they have just learned in my seminars. Not even close.

There is a vast difference in knowing “How to list an item on eBay” to understanding exactly “How to start and run a successful, profitable eBay business!” Please reread that last sentence.

The question about their friend always makes me laugh as well. It is like asking a professional photographer, “Hey, why take a class on photography, I know how to click that button on my camera!” Right! Well, if you want to make money selling your pictures, you had better take a few classes and learn some tips from a top-notch photographer. Likewise, if you want to make money on eBay you had better learn how to do it right from an eBay professional!

Maybe you are an experienced eBay seller or just starting out. Regardless, I want to help you avoid the many common mistakes I continue to see sellers make over and over again.

So, What is the #1 Mistake that New eBay Sellers Make?

It is this; They purchased their items to sell on eBay simply because the items were cheap!

Maybe they came across a liquidation sale and picked up a large quantity of product. Then they rushed to list their items on eBay only to discover that the items they just purchased are selling on eBay for less than what they paid. Yikes!

Worse yet, they continue this pattern over and over again with costly hit-or-miss results until they finally give up saying, “You can’t make any money on eBay!” Does this sound like you or someone you know?

Back in my corporate days, I can only imagine what my CEO would have said if I entered his office and told him the business plan for my division was to pick up several items to sell to our customers simply because they were cheap!

Was there any proven sales methodology that I based my decision on? Did I conduct a marketing study? Did I determine that a market demand existed for the products? Was there enough demand for the products that customers would pay the price required to make the items profitable? “No boss, let’s just pick up these items because they are cheap and then try to sell them to our customers.” Wrong!

Yet many eBay sellers continue to make this mistake over and over again with their eBay items. Unfortunately for these sellers, they don’t have a business, they have an expensive shipping hobby that never seems to get out of first gear and rarely turns much of a profit.

Don’t be embarrassed if you have done this. I did. So have most eBay professionals when they were starting out. The main problem is that you have not yet learned the proven methodologies for how to find a profitable niche then search for and source the right products the way professional eBay sellers do. Your solution is as simple as that.

It took me a long time, with expensive trial and error mistakes to figure it all out as well. But I finally did. I realized that I was treating my eBay selling as a hobby. Once I determined, refined and applied my business building methodologies and started using them consistently, my business became profitable and started growing almost immediately. My first gear business shifted to overdrive!

I now never purchase any item to sell on eBay until I have a guaranteed profit first! How do I do that? It is one of my eBay business building methodologies that I have developed based on my own practical experience as a professional eBay seller. I will share it all with you!

eBay is changing folks. It is shifting from the garage and fire sale items toward more profitable products. The eBay sellers that I consult with have discovered this as well and using my methodologies, they are now running very successful eBay businesses – part or fulltime.

“So, How is Your eBay Business Doing?”

Please be honest with yourself. Are you selling items on eBay with trial and error, hit or miss results? Don’t be discouraged. I can help you correct your mistakes and solve your problems because I have experienced the same problems and know exactly what you are going through – no matter your level of selling.

I not only provide you with hope, I will show you, step-by-step, exactly how to correct your mistakes and build a solid, profitable eBay business. In fact, it is much easier than you may think. You simply need to stop doing hit-or miss selling and follow the methodologies that eBay professionals use to run their businesses.

If you have been struggling with your eBay business stuck in first gear you no doubt have wondered:

“What do these eBay Professionals Know that I Don’t?”

Probably a lot. Some are self-taught through trial and error but many became successful simply because they now approach their eBay business professionally with proven methodologies. This is exactly what I finally determined. Once I developed and refined the proper methodologies, my business became profitable immediately. It is easier than you may think and can be used on any size eBay business – from part-time hobbyists to fulltime eBay professionals. Whatever your desired level, you can do it profitably.

As I teach my eBay students and consult with business clients I see many of the same problems and mistakes repeated over and over again. They needed help and I suspect you do as well. So I decided to open a site where the theme is to answer the question,

“If I were to start my eBay business over again, knowing what I know now, how would I do it today?”

I explain it all in TrainingU4auctions. I don’t hold back. I simply lay it out for you. Best of all, most of the information on this site is FREE!

I even offer a FREE Newsletter to all members of this site. To sign up all I need is your email address and I will add you to my Newsletter list.

In fact, I am even giving away a FREE report to every person who signs up for the newsletter. The report is:

“The Top 25 Mistakes eBay Sellers Make!”

You have already read mistake number one above. There are many more. Unfortunately, if you are making just a few of these mistakes, it can lead to eBay failure. The good news is that correcting these mistakes can turn your business around immediately and place you on the road to eBay success!

Click Here to Subscribe to my Newsletter and get your FREE Report now!

Folks, I hate spam as much as you do. I guarantee that I will never provide your email address to anyone, for any reason. Plus, you can opt-out of my Newsletter list at anytime and I will never contact you again. You have nothing to lose and a successful eBay business to gain.

Meanwhile, take your time and review my site. It includes valuable FREE eBay information for Sellers of all levels with Tips & Strategies in areas such as:

Selling
Buying
How to Conduct eBay Research
Kevin’s Seller Approval Test (a checklist to determine whether a seller is reputable before you place your bid)
Shipping
Selling & Shipping Internationally
Photography
Drop Shipping (The good, the bad and the ugly. How to do it safely, correctly and profitably with reputable drop shippers)
FREE Seller Tools!

Plus under my Gold Star Recommended Resources you will find:

1. My Recommended Product Resource Sites:

The actual sites I use to find my products from reputable liquidators, distributors or drop-shippers. (and, if you are wondering, no, it is not from me. It is honestly how to find reputable sources of products!)

2. My Recommended eBay Seller Supplies:

Such as Postal Scales and professional, yet affordable Photography Equipment, my recommended Books for further reading, whether you are a Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Seller, these books will provide you with my proven methodologies to start and build a successful eBay business!

As I mentioned before, most of the information above is FREE on my site. People have told me I am “Giving away the store.” Perhaps, but as an eBay Instructor, I sincerely want to help new eBay Sellers stop making mistakes and build the solid and successful eBay business they desire.

“How Critical is this Methodology?”

It is the difference between success and failure. In fact, I can summarize my consulting experience with struggling eBay Sellers in a few simple formulas:

Expectations + Mistakes = eBay Disappointment
Then
Expectations + Continued & Costly Mistakes = eBay Failure

You need to replace the losing formula with a winning one. How? Correct the mistakes and replace them with proven methodologies, take action and you will obtain eBay success!

Expectations + Proven Methodologies + Action = eBay Success!

A Methodology is made up of many Components. The Required Components for Building a Successful eBay Business are:

1. Information (provided from my site)
2. Tools (recommendations of the tools I use everyday in my eBay business)
3. Support (provided from my site)
4. Action (provided by you!)

If any of these components are missing, an eBay business will never reach its full potential and may even fail.

Okay folks, I am providing three of the four components for your success. You need to take action! Don’t be a “professional” eBay student by attending courses, reading books and then never doing anything with that knowledge.

"The man who chooses not to read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." (Anonymous)

Don’t procrastinate by trading your big dreams for tomorrow with the distractions of today. Learn it, then DO IT!

Ready to Get Started?

First, make sure you are not making the same mistakes many other sellers are making. Click Here now to sign up for our FREE newsletter and I will immediately send you my report:

“The Top 25 Mistakes eBay Sellers Make!”

Give your eBay business an honest assessment as you review this report. Correcting just a few mistakes can often be the difference between eBay success and failure.

Then review this site for additional, powerful seller support information.