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Ten Sure Fire Ways To Lose Bidders
The way some auction sellers approach their auctions, it's clear there are as many ways to lose bidders as there are to skin a cat. If you spend enough time in the auctions you'll see a lot of basic mistakes, but the question remains: why do so many people consistently make the same mistakes over and over again. Is it that they are just placing auctions for the fun of it - without expecting to sell the item- probably not! Here's our top ten sure fire ways to lose bidders (in no particular order): Weak Headlines Let's look at each one in a little more detail and see if you're making the same mistakes. Weak Headlines Bad Photographs Short, Sloppy or Excessive Descriptions Unreasonable Terms No Shipping Amounts Lack of Response to Emails Unrealistic Reserve Price Low Feedback Rating No Condition Information Bad Start/Closing Time Making sure you don't make these few mistakes will improve the number of bids your auctions receive. © Copyright 2005 Steven Woodward - All Rights Reserved About the Author: No permission is needed to reproduce an unedited copy of this article as long the About the Author tag is left intact and included. We do request that we be informed where it is posted and reciprocal links will be considered.
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