3 Time Saving Tips for eBay Sellers!

As an eBay seller, you’re well aware that time is money.  In fact, it might be even more precious than that. Because chances are, you never seem to have enough of it. So I’ve come up with 3 time saving tips for eBay sellers.

These 3 timesaving tips will help you to carve valuable minutes and even hours out of your day — time that you could use to source, list, ship, or just enjoy your off-eBay life!

Speaking of sourcing, listing, and shipping, those are what you spend most of your time doing. Let’s see how each of those activities could be done more efficiently by better managing your time.

First timesaving tip, let’s talk sourcing.

To begin our time saving tips, map out your route to and from various stores and/or sales. Could you hit them in clumps? Or combine them with other errands? Want ideas on what to source while you’re out shopping? Check out my blog post  , ” eBay Selling, How To Best Prepare!”  

So, maybe your post office is near a great yard sale, or there’s a terrific thrift store enroute to the restaurant where you’re meeting your BFF for lunch. Mapping your routes on a regular basis saves both time and gas money!

I list my route, errands, and stops in the Reminders app on my iPhone. Feel free to use the app of your choice, or go old school and jot down the pertinent information on paper.

Second timesaving tip, think listing.

Did you know that ALL sellers can create listing templates? Yes, you can! And they’re free! You can create up to 50 different templates.

And these are not the old-style templates from back in the day, loaded with all kinds of unnecessary embellishments that slow down your item pages. These are lean, clean templates that you create yourself. You can save listings as templates or make a template from scratch.

Listing templates allow you to give buyers more consistent information across all the items you have for sale. They also make it easier for you to manage your listings and they are a HUGE timesaver. Need to list a mug? Open your Mug template, and voilà!

Third timesaving tip, consider shipping.

Labeling and systematically storing your inventory, then finding, packing, and shipping sold items is the most time-consuming part of your business.

When you’re first starting out, it’s wise to handle this yourself as you learn the process of selling on eBay. You can set up an inventory storage system right in your own home (using your basement, garage, a dedicated eBay room, even a freestanding shed) or in a storage unit or other rented space.

But as your business grows, you’ll need to look at ways to successfully handle your online selling without working 16-hour days.

One solution for growing your business while also managing your time is to outsource inventory storage and shipping. This used to mean hiring local help to process, store, and ship inventory, which in turn means hiring, training, and paying full- or part-time employees. All of this can prove daunting.

Dave and Laurie Bilyeu, who sell on eBay themselves, came up with a solution: eBliss provides inventory storage and order fulfillment for online sellers.

So, you send them all or part of your inventory to store for you, then ship when it sells.

eBliss offers sellers two options — The Start-Up Plan and The Freedom Plan — and their handy calculator lets you figure out exactly what using eBliss would cost you.

Let’s break it down: Say eBliss would cost you $350 per month. That $350 saves you from putting away inventory, pulling sold items, and packing those sold items. Let’s say those chores usually take you about 15 hours each week. That’s 60 hours a month.

So using eBliss would give you back 60 hours to list, source, enjoy a hobby, or spend time with family and friends — at a cost of just $5.83 an hour! Using any of my affiliate links for eBliss you save 20% off your first month on whichever plan you select.

In closing, look at your online selling and the amount of time you spend on it. Then use these timesaving tips to free up time and gain more profit in your business on eBay.