The Four Keys To Being A 'Stealth' Power Seller With EBay Alternatives

Perhaps you're familiar with the term first coined on eBay: Power Seller.

Or, you might even be a Power Seller on eBay.

What you may not be aware of, though, is the hidden potential in other auction sites, or eBay alternative sites, to be a "stealth" Power Seller.

You won't have a little icon by your user name on these other sites to tell the world you're a Power Seller, but that is probably a good thing as Power Sellers seem to be targeted more by scammers than other sellers.

However, if you take advantage of the many benefits for sellers that are available at other alternative auction sites, you might become a "stealth" Power Seller.

Many of the eBay alternative auction sites do not charge listing fees. Some don't even charge final value fees. So, a lot more of the money from what you sell will end up in your pocket instead of eBay's.

That would be a refreshing change, wouldn't it?

Here are a few tips for becoming a Stealth Power Seller on an eBay alternative auction site:

** Don't put all of your eggs into one basket: **
There are at least 15-20 viable alternatives to eBay. Since most of those don't even charge a listing fee, why limit yourself to only marketing your wares at one site? Instead, list with several of them. The more the merrier! It will just be more free exposure for you and your products and an increased chance of selling more items by reaching a broader audience of shoppers.

** Stay away from Paypal: **
Avoid taking Paypal payments if you can. Since Paypal started its nasty little habit of holding a seller's payment for an item for 21 days and expecting the seller to go ahead and ship it before getting paid---the more you can collect your payments through other channels besides Paypal, the better off you are. Many of the other sites will allow a seller to accept checks or money orders. No fees on these paper payments means more profits for you!

** Cater to the smaller niche markets: **
Many buyers who frequented the smaller niche markets on eBay left when the sellers went elsewhere. You need to be where they are if your products fit into one of these niche categories.

By spreading your items around at some of the eBay alternative websites, you can realize a substantial increase in sales and profits!