Tuesday, March 8, 2011

How to sell silver on eBay

There are many opportunities for eBay sellers and buyers in the growing market for antique and collectible silver. The fast rising prices of silver and gold assure this but it is easy to make mistakes in this arena.

Fact: An amazing one-third of the eBay sellers incorrectly list and describe items because they've learned just enough information about marks to be incompetent. Often these sellers think because there is a lion, crown, or anchor mark on their item it is English sterling when, in fact, it is a silver plate bearing a pseudo mark.

If least 30% of the 12-15,000 weekly listings in the 'Antiques-Silver' category have inaccurate or misleading descriptions. The resulting buyer confusion and uncertainty will cause low selling prices, lost sales and seller credibility problems.

Those who are just starting into antique silver selling need to be very wary not to misinterpret marks. As already mentioned, one-third of the eBay sellers incorrectly list and describe items because they don’t know enough about silver and gold.

“So, how does one avoid these mistakes to become successful on selling silver on eBay”.

The best answer is, “With knowledge and care”.

Please take a look at the best way to list and silver correctly on ebay and avoid making the mistakes that will lose you credibility and sales on eBay.