Students! Learn How to Make and Save Extra Money on eBay^®!

Placing a Bid

Placing a bid on eBay can be exciting, but how do you know if you are bidding on the right item, at the right price? eBay has a section on its web site full of user-friendly buying guides. Whether you are interested in electronics, CDs, movies or more, eBay users have created easy-to-read guides to help you buy and sell confidently.

So you are ready to place a bid. Video Professor has a 3-disc tutorial that will help you use eBay with ease. John W. Scherer, CEO and founder of Video Professor, will guide you through the ins and outs of eBay. By the end of the third disc, you will be an eBay expert, placing bids like a pro, thanks to Video Professor!

Say you want to place a bid for an MP3 player. eBay is advantageous for you, the shopper, especially when buying electronics. Rather than going to a store and paying the retail price, when you shop on eBay you can find wholesalers and get better prices on those same new products! eBay has hundreds of items to choose from. As you use eBay more and more, you will understand how and when to bid.

eBay tip: Use the auction time as a guide for when to place a beginning bid and when to bid aggressively. Let Video Professor fill in any missing details you don’t have, but need to know. Video Professor can help you get the best deal on your favorite items with its comprehensive video tutorials. 

Making Your Item's Page

There is a little bit of a pack rat in all of us. eBay lets us lose that extra junk and make some extra cash. “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” Never forget this motto when sifting through the attic and basement.

Video Professor’s CD tutorials will teach you the best way to list and display your auctions on eBay. Appearance is everything with eBay. Take great photos of your old tiaras and baseball gloves that you only wore twice. The better the photo, the more people will be inclined to read the item description.

Okay, so you found some great items to list on eBay. You have some old CDs, a few DVDs you don’t watch and some jewelry that no one wears anymore. How would you sell these items to yourself? Describing your items on eBay is second to taking a great photo of them. Be aggressive with your descriptions. For example, “This is a GREAT item, ALMOST NEW!!! Perfect for you and your family!” Writing a catchy description will help promote a faster sale. If there are interested auctioneers already looking, your description could be the tie that binds.

Video Professor is a great resource if you are interested in using eBay to help make some extra cash. Video Professor’s CD tutorials cover everything you need to know about eBay. From beginner information about site navigation, to setting up your own shops and payment accounts, John W. Scherer has created a comprehensive learning program for people of all ages and all computer skill levels!

So, your item page is set up. Now all you have to do is wait. Be patient and re-list if necessary. Eventually, if you wrote a good description and listed your item well, you will find a buyer. Because millions of people buy and sell on eBay every day, the odds are in your favor!

Receiving and Sending Payments

With eBay, it is easy to collect and send payments. Using PayPal®, eBay’s preferred choice for payment transfer, you never have to worry about the check getting lost in the mail! PayPal transfers payments online using your favorite form of online payment. Video Professor’s third disc explains how PayPal works, and how to set up a PayPal account. Before you know it, cash will be coming in and going out towards those important things, like books, school supplies, movies and the mall!

Let eBay and Video Professor give you more financial freedom to do the things you want to do and the confidence to feel good doing it!