How to Sell a Car Amp on eBay

Selling a car amp on eBay is very easy to do. Assuming you have an eBay and Paypal account already set up and ready to go, you just need to prepare and post your listing, then let buyers go nuts bidding up your selling price.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Photos of the Car Amp

1. Take a photo of the car amp you are going to sell. Make sure you take your photo in good light and close up. If there is a physical problem with the car amp, be sure to include another close up photo of the problem area.
2. Size the photo of the car amp using a photo editing program. Make sure the photo is cropped correctly and that everything you want seen in detail is seen. Crop out any extra background that is not needed.
3. Upload your digital photo to your web host or a site like Photobucket. Write down or copy and paste the photo url you will use in your car amp auction.

Setting up the eBay Auction

4. Log into your eBay account and click on the link for eBay motors. This section of the site is the best place to sell the car amp. Click on "Sell" and then "Sell Your Item" and decide if you want to sell at an auction or fixed price.
5. Choose the category. The best category to sell a car amp would be Parts and Accessories--- ar Audio and Video---Amplifiers. Click on "Continue" and type the title. The title can be the name brand of the car amp and can include any other information you wish up to 55 characters. Use the drop down box to choose the item's condition as new, used, or remanufactured.
6. Type in your description of the car amp in the box provided. Using HTML, you can include colored text and formatting in your description. Be sure to include all the information you can think of about the car amp-the brand name, the wattage, the size, anything you think a customer may like to know. Preview your description when finished to make sure it's correct, then click "Continue".
7. Price the car amp. If you are selling at an auction, you have the choice of what price to begin the auction. If your research has shown that $0.01 auctions have done well and gotten a good price, then start there. If you would rather not start at $0.01 and make sure you get something for your car amp, then start the auction a little higher, even as high as the price you are hoping to receive for it. If you are entering the car amp for a fixed price, you would enter the price in the box shown. Choose the duration of the auction. Seven days is the default choice.
8. Designate how many items you have. If you have more than one car amp and you want to be paid for each one, then enter the amount of amplifiers that you are selling. They will be sold one at a time. If you would prefer to sell a group at once, say a group of five, then you will click on "Lots" and enter that you have one lot with five pieces.
9. Type or copy and paste the picture url your hosting site into picture area. If you want the picture to be on the search results, you can choose the gallery option for a fee. Scroll down the page and click "continue".
10. Choose the payment method. Paypal is the most popular and anyone selling on eBay should be using it. Type in your Paypal email address so you will receive the payment when the car amp is sold.

Finalizing and Previewing the eBay Auction

11. Enter your shipping fees. You may want to ship to your home country only in order to avoid costly shipping and customs problems. To change the places you ship to, click on the boxes next to the country names to choose them. Don't charge a lot for shipping, but do charge enough to cover the actual shipping and packing material as well as your time spent packing and mailing.
12. Specify a return policy, such as refund within 30 days after return of the car amp. Under payment instructions, repeat once more the types of payment you accept and how they can send it to you. Click "continue".
13. Preview your auction and make sure it looks the way you want. At the bottom of the screen you will see your listing fees. Click "submit listing" and the auction for the car amp you are selling is finished.

Payment Receipt and Shipping of the Car Amp

14. Payment for your sold car amp will go directly to your PayPal account. The customer's shipping address will be included with the PayPal information.
15. Prepare the car amp for shipping by using foam cut outs, sturdy boxes and other packing materials such as foam peanuts or shredded newspaper.
16. Pack the car amp securely within the box. Include a copy of the paid invoice, and write a thank you note to your customer. Tape the box, address it to the customer's address and ship it from your nearest post office.
17. Pay your eBay fees after the car amp has been shipped to your customer, and the rest of the money is yours to keep.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure your auction title is something searchable. Having words such as ike "L@@K" doesn't help an auction show up in the search feature. You can also use a subtitle, but it costs extra.
• When you specify a return policy, state that you will only refund the PayPal account from which the payment originated. This can help prevent fraud. If you are selling items "as is" you may want to state that you do not accept returns.
• You may want to use some type of engraving tool to create an identifying mark on the car amp you sell. This way if it is returned you can check for your mark and know it is the one you sold and not a different one.