If your Christmas Day was spent perfecting your ‘OH MY GOSH I LOVE IT’ face to the point you could now win an Oscar for playing the dutiful daughter/grandaughter/cousin you're not alone my friend. Each year all of us end up with what we like to call the 'At Least You Had A Go Presents'. From dresses suited to 9 year olds to jewellery you're hoping you're still too young to wear, not *every *Christmas gift can be The One.
Here's how to eBay the ones that didn't make the grade (sorry Grandma).
Don't rush the pictures
The value a good picture can add onto an item is unreal. If it's an item of clothing you're trying to shift, rope in one of your coolest mates to model it and present it in a variety of different styles - take one picture with a coat over the top, one with tights, one with high heels - you know - let people see the potential in the piece of clothing that you yourself can't. If it's an object you can't shoot on a model, then stick a brightly coloured piece of card behind it; you'd be suprised how much a bright blue background can make a crappy purse pop.
Think about the time
Even the biggest and bestest items on sale are going to fail hard on eBay if they're ending at 3AM on a Tuesday morning. Nobody wants anything that badly that they'll get up in the middle of the night to bid on it. Sunday evenings between 8 and 10PM are traditionally the busiest times on the site so set anything you’re selling to end then.
Be description savvy
Don’t describe that dress as ‘pretty’, that’s absolutely *not *what anyone’s going to be searching for. Instead focus on key words that you’d be on the look out for if you were trying to find something nie to buy. Words like ‘size 12’, ‘Cos', 'Alexa Chung' ought to do the trick. Make sure you've a clear, concise description of the item too using proper grammar; nothing but nothing makes you look shifty like a lack of captial letters.
Be super friendly to anyone asking questions – no matter how stupid
Think about it; who are you more likely to buy from, the faceless computer bot or the person that sends you a nice funny message when they answer a question? Humanising yourself gives you more of a connection to the buyer and encourages them to part with their hard earned cash. So be nice, no matter what kind of crap you get asked.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.