Selling Tactics

Just Some Guy asked:


This has been confusing me for some time, any help would be appreciated. I can’t seem to tell if it’s the same as exercising the option then selling it, or if it’s just selling the option at the bid price. Which one is it? Thanks in advance.

JULIAN

Princess M asked:


I am wanting to put my house on the market and sell it quick. In order to not lose any $$$, I need to sell it with out a realtor. Are there any tips that you may have to selling for sale by owner? Also, I am a single woman so what are some ways that I can keep myself safe while showing the property? Are there any red flags to be aware of?
Thanks!
I work at a title company so I have access to all the information as far as paper work goes.

KENNITH

Jane asked:


I know it may sound weird but I need a hawaiian type dress for a dance coming up and i know hollister and abercrombie sell those types of dresses.
Do you think they will have a new set of clothing and start selling dresses again starting after Christmas?
(Because of spring clothing)
Thanks everyone!

NORMAND

Charleston Home Buyers, LLC asked:


Due to the current down market, more and more people are looking for alternate, non-traditional ways to sell their home. The days of sticking a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) sign in the yard or simply listing it with the realtor that your friend at work used, just isn’t having much effect these days. Depending on your selling situation, selling your home to a professional home buyer can be the right selling decision. As with other home selling options, selling your home to a real estate investor has benefits.

Working with an experienced investor can really simplify and expedite the process. Some of the great benefits of selling your house to a professional property buyer are: you are able to sell your house fast, “as is” on the date or your choice, you do not have to pay large real estate commissions to a Realtor, you do not have to spend your time, energy and money updating and making repairs and you only have to have one showing. There are many other benefits that an honest, experienced and well trained Charleston real estate investor can provide, such as knowing exactly how to handle problem properties or situations where Low Country folks are taking the brunt of the current economy on the chin and are facing many of the more and more common financial problems like foreclosure that need short sales in order to sell their over leveraged home and avoid foreclosure.

I would recommend selling your house to a local real estate investor if you are in any of the following selling situations:

I am behind on monthly mortgage payments I need to sell my home fast I am moving out of state or out of my local area and can’t afford two mortgage payments I have been transferred by my job I am going through a Divorce and need to sell my house My home is 100% financed and I do not have enough equity to list my home with a Realtor I need to Stop Foreclosure and avoid ruining my credit I am currently in Bankruptcy Someone in our family has health problems and can not work, therefore we can not pay our bills I am tired of being a Landlord and do not want to deal with tenants anymore My home needs lots of repairs and I do not have the time or money to fix it up My home is in pre-forclosure I want to cash out of my investment property My home has been on the market with a realtor for many months and my listing agreement is now expired, I want to sell my house fast, now We recently inherited a property and want to sell it quickly and want someone familiar with an estate sale and the probate process I own my house free and clear and am willing to wait for the market to turn around but would consider taking payments for my equity if I can get my asking price now



As you can see there are many reasons why you should consider selling your home to a local home buyer, and these are not all of them. Simply put, listing your home with a Realtor or trying to sell your home FSBO cost you money and time, it also does not get you offers within just a few hours/days. If you do not have time, do not have money, or simply do not want to deal with the hassles of selling your home, then sell it to a real estate investor. You may be happily surprised by the offer you get.

Before calling some random number on the side of the road off one of those “We Buy Houses” signs, it is important to make sure you know who you are dealing with. Unfortunately, there are a few unethical investors, like in any business, and currently the real estate market is a prime target. Thanks to the Internet it is relatively easy to locate information about a legItimate business. South Carolina business owners are required to register with the South Carolina Secretary of State and you can see if they the business you are calling has bypassed even that basic requirement. The Attorney General’s office handles consumer complaints, as does the Better Business Bureau. Realtors and brokers are licensed through the Real Estate Commission. These agencies can help to ensure you are working with a licensed, legitimate, complaint-free business or real estate investor.

Charleston Home Buyers, LLC is an Accredited Member of the Better Business Bureau, a registered LLC with the South Carolina Secretary of State, and an active member of the Charleston Real Estate Investors Association. “We pride ourselves on our integrity and conduct business under strict ethical principles. We say what we mean and do what we say!” Many references and testimonials are available upon request and some of which are posted on our website. We buy houses in Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley County and work with a group of nationwide investors. We currently are looking to buy more real estate in Summerville, Goose Creek, North Charleston, Ladson, Hanahan, West Ashley, James Island, Johns Island, Mt. Pleasant, Downtown and all other area in the tri-county area.

If you need to sell your house quick, submit your property information via the “Sell My House” form at our website today for a Free, Confidential, No-obligation offer or call our toll free 24 hour recorded message at 888-52-BUYER (888-522-8937) for more information about selling your home to a professional house buyer. You can also always call us direct 843-72-BUYER (843-722-8937), however it is usually better to take 5 minutes to fill out our property information form first so that we can save you time by having the information already and do some research so that we can get an offer to you right away.

Here’s what some of our sellers have had to say:

“I had been trying unsuccessfully to sell my house for 9 months with a realtor…tired of having the house perfect… we closed the following week” Frank P. - North Charleston

“In less than a week’s time, all of my headaches were over… I would recommend anyone who needs to sell their house to this group of caring people…” Rev L. Greene - Summerville

“My experience with Charleston Home Buyers began and ended with extreme kindness, genuine concern, and sympathetic professionalism…” Brenda M. - West Ashley

“Selling a house can be quite difficult and stressful unless you can find someone like Charleston Home Buyers …… They saved me from losing my house to foreclosure and I was able to make some money and not lose everything.” B. Harvey - West Ashley

“….selling our home to Charleston Home Buyers was the best decision we made. They handled our affairs with the utmost care and efficiency…..” The Daniels Family” - Charleston

Copyright © 2009 Charleston Home Buyers, LLC. All rights reserved.



JOSEPH

Sell Timeshare asked:


Upfront Fees

To start with, old-timers of Timeshare owners know this most important rule: Never pay an up-front fee in an effort to sell your Timeshare! Either if the fee has been called in many terms such as: appraisal fee, market analysis fee, marketing fee, advertising fee or even new “fee” terms not been heard in the timeshare trading market, I tell you, all the results turned out historically bad ever since.

Mostly, these companies do it through cold-calls and that is one important tip that you must remember.

There are times that you may have faith in the credibility of the company and he has a legitimate buyer or even a list of several buyers that are waiting to do a deposit on your week. That the company needs is a small hundred of pounds as a deposit from you and that it is refundable. Even if that the company does have a money back guarantee scheme.

Once you fall into this trap and your money is deposited in these companies, then wave goodbye to your hard earned money. Even after going through all the efforts of trying to contact these companies and despite guarantees or promises they told you, the bottom line is that you won’t get your money back. Never bother complaining to them, it will be just a waste of your time.

Timeshare Appraisal

Now, the tip here is that try to be as realistic as you can be you’re your price if you plan to advertise this online or through media (newspapers, tv ad). What you should know is that timeshares being sold in a resale market will have a par value of only 10%-30% of the price when you bought it with your developer. Please don’t be shock by this realistic figure coz it’s true.

One more thing to consider is that there are lots of multiple listings for the same or similar timeshares throughout the web and buyers do know where to find these listings and tends to buy the one listed with the lowest bid price. So if you plan to list your timeshare week, do it with the low price scheme. Or else expect then that your week will be in that listing for a period of time.

Online and Offline Advertising

One great move is to advertise your timeshare offline and online. Meaning, advertising through your local town through fliers, newspaper ads, radio or TV and inform friends, colleagues and other networks that you may have about your timeshare and give them commissions. While doing online advertising is visit websites that offers free timeshare resale services that you can advertise for free or for a low cost (e.g. Timeshare’s Largest Multiply Listing Service, e-Bay).

Selling Price vs. Timeshare Loan

Does your timeshare have an outstanding loan? To tell you frankly, there are a few potential buyers that will be having an interest in buying timeshares that has a loan on it.

The best way to deal with this is to consider refinancing your loan. Getting a financial institution that offers a low interest rate with a monthly payment plan that will not hurt your budget. Other ways that may save your timeshare is to get a home mortgage refinancing scheme or open up a home equity loan that will help you pay that timeshare loan with high interest rates. Solving this problem will increase the marketable price of your timeshare.

Buyers Need Accurate Information

When the time comes and you have been receiving calls and emails from prospective buyers. Be prompt in replying through those email messages and practice courtesy with all your calls, to be able to be considered for a successful purchase of your timeshare. One more thing to consider is to have a reasonable counter offer once a buyer offers less than what you have offered.

Accurate information from your advertisements and online postings are also a measure of your credibility as a seller. Providing wrong information from what they actually read and what you are telling them will be a disaster of losing a prospective client. In short, nobody wants to deal with sellers who are not consistent with their information especially with your Timeshare week details.

Handling your Positive Buyer

In the event that you and your buyer is in the closing stage, my tip is that every little detail of the Timeshare sale is indicated in black and white or in a contract such as ownership transfer and payment terms. Getting some assistance from a lawyer of an online Timeshare consultant will even make the transaction smoother and eradicate further hassles in selling your Timeshare.

Donate your Timeshare

In the event that after doing all the necessary tips indicated in this article and still there has been no success in selling your timeshare then the last option to do is to donate your timeshare and make a tax deduction claim for it.

Generally speaking, selling your Timeshare would really take a lot of your time, effort and patience to make a successful sale. Hence, if you need more advice from experts on this field then I recommend you to visit the site in the author’s bio of this article and they can help you out further for free.



JAME

laceynixon asked:


I need to sell a car that has a title and registration for Washington State, however I am selling the car in Texas. What paperwork do I need to complete to protect myself?

VALENTIN

janis.hoshi asked:


Hi all,

I am planning to set up a street stall selling japanese pancakes. And so would like to know,

Where do those street stalls selling takoyaki, japanese pizza, japanese pancakes etc get their stove?

Thanks A MILLION!

LONNIE

Ellen McNulty asked:


Becoming a seller on ebay can be daunting. Becoming a travel seller can be impossible, unless you know the secrets. My tips on selling on eBay can apply to all categories of items, but some steps are unique to selling travel.

The travel industry is highly regulated on EBay, as it should be. High standards keep out disreputable sellers and scam artists, and adds to your own company’s trustworthiness when you are approved by eBay..

1. Before you are even thinking about selling travel on eBay, it is important to get a username and email address just for eBay. Registration is free and only takes a few minutes. Register as a seller and you can use the same username to buy as well. Choose a name that reflects what you sell i.e., “Bermudabound” rather than “sexyblueeyes”. Other eBay members will come to recognize you by your User ID, so it’s a good idea to choose one you’ll want to use for the long term.

2. Your eBay name has sunglasses (i.e., read “shady character”) for the first 30 days, so don’t try to sell anything while you are wearing shades. Use this time to buy on eBay and learn good practices from other sellers.

3. Set up a PayPal account. EBay buyers feel more confident purchasing something from a seller who accepts PayPal. According to PayPal, “Listings that offer PayPal are 6% more likely to sell and experience a 5% average increase in final price.” Go to www. Paypal.com. Get a business account. Registration is free.

4. In the first 30 days, buy small items on EBay, pay for them promptly. I have always found eBay sellers to offer good values, provided that you check their feedback listing first.

5. Pay your seller promptly, because then you will always get positive feedback from your seller. Your feedback profile is the most important aspect of your reputation at eBay. Feedback is extremely important on eBay, as your future buyers can evaluate you at a glance. Even one strike against you counts heavily.

6. Create your “About Me” page on eBay. Use this page to tell other eBay users about yourself and your interests, your experience and your products.

7. While you are waiting the 30 days, also become a) ID verified and b)square trade approved. a) Get ID Verified through eBay as an extra sign of security for buyers. When a member gets ID Verified, a third-party company working with eBay confirms the member’s identity by cross checking their contact information across consumer and business databases. You’ll see the ID Verify icon in verified members’ profiles.

B) The Square Trade Seal is one way for sellers to show bidders that they are committed to high selling standards and have had their identity verified by a third party. You will need a credit card and your IATA, ARC, or seller of travel number. Both are requirements for selling travel, and you must place these numbers as the first lines of your ads on EBay. All members listing airline tickets, cruises, vacation packages, or lodging must be participants in the Seller Verify by SquareTrade Program. This program combines verification of sellers with ongoing monitoring. For instructions on this, go to eBay.com.

8. When you are ready to list your items at auction, sell small stuff first, building customers and credibility. Sell all items with no reserve, at the lowest price you can afford to accept, and fill all orders promptly.

9. Choose carefully what you will sell. You cannot sell some travel certificates, or vouchers and all listing must list the exceptions, blackout dates, and extra taxes and shipping charges. Travel agents, and other businesses selling travel services are regulated in eBay. According to the eBay rules for selling travel, “Businesses and individuals who sell and/or arrange air or sea travel or accommodations (but do not directly provide the travel service themselves) may list air and ship related travel items (i.e. airplane tickets and cruise trips), along with accommodations, on eBay only if they are licensed as sellers of travel lawfully able to do business in all 50 states and they themselves will be booking the travel for the winning bidder. Their listings should clearly set out their California seller of travel license number as well as any other license information required in other states. It is against eBay policy for travel clearinghouse affiliates, that are not actual agents booking the travel themselves, to list travel auctions on the site. Sellers are required to include the following disclaimer in all listings for travel exactly as it appears below and in a text size and color that can easily be seen and read by all bidders:

“By listing this auction I verify that I am the actual travel agent or travel provider and not a third party affiliate. The travel/accommodations in this auction will be booked directly through me and not an outside agency. I also verify that, other than the government taxes and related government fees stated within the listing description itself, there will be absolutely no additional fees, charges or after auction purchases associated with booking the travel within this listing.”

For travel services other than air or sea travel, businesses and individuals may offer gift certificates or coupons that are issued by a specific provider of travel, such as a gift certificate to a particular hotel. They may not, however, offer travel club memberships or “choice travel” certificates.”

10. Setting your price

Selecting your starting price requires balancing between how much money you want for the item, and what buyers will pay for it. As part of your pricing strategy, you can research the ending bids for similar items. You can look at similar item completed eBay listings using the completed listings search.

Be sure to include in your price enough to cover your insertion fees, final value fees, and your paypal fees. Set the LOWEST possible price you can afford to accept, but don’t offer something at a price you really don’t want to accept. Buyers expect bargains on ebay purchases, and you may, in the beginning, only get one bid on your item.

Attractively priced items (such as those priced at 99cents) may receive many bids, but unless it is a really outstanding items, the winning bidder may not have bid anything near your cost.

Setting your price involves not only deciding the starting price of your item, but also selecting pricing options based on which selling format you select.

Pricing for the auction-like listings:

The starting price is the lowest price you are willing to sell your item. Bidding will start at this price. Sellers have found that setting the starting price too high may discourage bidding.

If you do not want to sell your item below a certain price, you can specify a reserve price. A reserve price is an option you can use to stimulate bidding on your listing and reserve the right not to sell below the price you want. I do not recommend this option as it discourages buying.

Pricing for fixed price listings: In my experience, this is not a good way to sell anything, since the ebay method is based mainly on auction items. Enter the price at which you wish to sell your item or items as the Buy It Now price.

 

11. Build a store. EBay stores are free for the first 30 days. Afterwards, they are a small fee per month. ($15.95 / month) According to eBay, Store sellers see on average a 25% incremental increase in sales the 3 months after opening their Store.” Here is where you can list all those other items that are higher priced, but good value at a low listing fee - at Insertion Fees of .03-.10 per month - use good til cancelled

Note: The Insertion Fee covers a single listing (with any quantity of items in the listing), whether you list 1 or 1,000 of the same item. Final Value Fees range from 12.00% of the closing price for cheap items to

Over $1,000.01

12.00% of the initial $25.00 ($3.00), plus 8.00% of the initial $25.01 – $100.00 ($6.00), plus 4.00% of the initial $100.01 – $1,000.00 ($36.00), plus 2.00% of the remaining closing value balance ($1,000.01-closing value)

Auction and Fixed Price listings appear in your eBay Store as well as in eBay Search and Listings. The store allows your buyers to peruse your other items in addition to your auction items. Go to: http://pages.eBay.com/storefronts/openbenefits.html

12. Completing a sale: Remember, your reputation is of utmost importance. If your item sells successfully, the sale needs to be completed. This includes contacting your buyer, accepting payment and shipping the item.

13. I also recommend a “buy it now” listing, using the actual price of your item, i.e, what you really want. Using the “best offer” option allows members to make you a lower offer. Tip: Set a limit on “best offer” minimum bids, or you will get absurd offers of 1 cent or more.

14. Don’t use Listing Upgrades when you are new. Use your own hosting for pictures or eBay Picture Hosting.

15. For free templates for use on ebay, I like http://www.template-o-matic.com/

16. Examples of actions that are not allowed on eBay:

Bidding on your own item, or having family members, roommates or employees bid on your item (called shill bidding). For policy and examples, see Shill Bidding.

Interfering with another member’s transaction.

Accepting payment and sending an item that is significantly different from the item described in the item listing. For policy and examples, see Seller Non-performance.

Refusing to accept a buyer’s PayPal payment using a credit card when the seller included the PayPal logo in the listing.

Charging buyers an additional fee for their use of ordinary forms of payment including acceptance of checks, money orders, electronic transfers or credit cards.

If something goes wrong, including having problems with your buyer, there are options to help with your transaction problems.

17. Some ebay fees:

When you list an item on eBay, you’re charged an Insertion Fee. If the item sells, you are also charged a Final Value Fee. The total cost of selling an item is the Insertion Fee plus the Final Value Fee. The minimum insertion fee is 15 cents and goes to $4.00, depending upon the starting price of the auction. Final Value Fees:

Item not sold No Fee

 

$0.01 - $25.00**

8.75% of the closing value

 

$25.01- $1,000.00

8.75% of the initial $25.00 ($2.19), plus 3.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00)

 

Equal to or Over $1000.01

8.75% of the initial $25.00 ($2.19), plus 3.50% of the initial $25.01 - $1,000.00 ($34.12), plus 1.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($1000.01 - closing value)

 

 

 

For examples of travel stores on eBay, take a look at: http://stores.ebay.com/Travel-Ireland-and-Britain_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm

 

Ellen Mc Nulty is President of Lynott Tours, specialists in travel to Ireland and Britain.. Lynott Tours has been selling travel for 38 years, and can be found on the Internet at www.lynotttours.com and www.cruisetourplanners.com as well as www.australiatravelmaster.com



BLAINE

John V asked:


power selling on ebay is fast become a very lucritive business to have online. Everyone at least knows someone who has sold an item on ebay at some point in time. But power sellers on ebay are a rare breed that earn a full time income by selling lots of individual items of ebay for big profits and big rewards.

It doesn’t take much effort as a hobby to sell your items on ebay, but alot of people fall in love with the fact that you can work from the comfort of your own home and make tons of money selling other peoples stuff. This extra step further has infact made Power Selling On Ebay highly lucritive.

Imagine giving up your full or part time job to work on ebay. Exciting, but before you begin you need to know what you need in order for things to run smoothly.

Heres what you will need in order to become successful Power Selling On Ebay :-

1) Sign up for an account with http://ebay.com

2) A printer and computer with internet access.

3) Some merchandise

4) Camera to take photos of stock

The most important part of a proper set up is finding legit merchandise to sell to the people that will be attracted to your auctions. But before you even do this, you must be aware there are things that people want. Yes. Why sell stuff to people that they don’t want. If there is a need to be filled, then you need to fill it and sell what those people want. If you spend 20 or so minutes you will find that there are waves of popular items that people will want to buy online.

Once you find what people want to buy, you need to start selling it. Power Selling On Ebay means you sell high volumes of items instead of one or two different items. The real intelligent thing to do is to start off small then work you way up. It would be embarrassing, and stupid to buy in bulk and not test first. Otherwise you will be stuck with merchandise that nobody wants. That would be a nightmare.

You also don’t want to buy things that are heavy and bulky, or that have a high cost. Power Selling On Ebay is alot easier if you sell smaller items with less weight.

Flea markets are well known to successful ebay power sellers. It would be stupid to go to the markets and pick up the first thing and buy with hope that you will make a killing when you post it up in your ebay auctions. Before you buy think to yourself “Is there really a market for this”. Even if you think that market is a little bit weak move on to something that is popular and has a better chance of selling.

When it comes time to posting your auction you need to do the following :-

1) Select suitable items to sell.

2) Make sure you photograph items and they are clear.

3) Make sure you descriptions are clear, precise, and descriptive to increase the chance of more bids.

4) Make sure you are quick to respond to the buyer.

5) Send item quickly and communicate with the buyer during this process.

The biggest mistake you can make Power Selling On Ebay is not adhering to the rules and regulations of ebay. Follow the guidelines and give people what they want and get ready to fill your pockets with boatloads of cash.



EMMANUEL

Vikram Kumar asked:


Buy and sell is one business opportunity that is easy to start. You just have to look for items that offer very low prices so that you can add a reasonable markup and offer the items to new buyers at still affordable prices. You could buy and sell just about any item. Mostly they are available in free buy and sell sites or any wholesaler items.

Although buy and sell business is easy to start, not all of them end successfully. This is because not all people who enter the buy and sell business knows what to look for and how to strategize well. Below are some of the things that you should keep in mind when considering buy and sell:



Look for free buy and sell sites. With a free buy and sell site, chances are the classified ads are also free. This means that sellers get to offer very low prices compared to other sites that offer fees for the display of for-sale items. This is because they do not jack up the price that they spent for the advertisement. The price of the items that they sell is just the plain selling price excluding any advertising cost.





Look for reliable sellers. Although free buy and sell offers you low price, it should not be the only basis for buying the item. You should be sure that you get the items just as it is displayed on the site. It would surely cost you more if you think that a Prada bag is original for instance, and you paid for its authenticity and when it is delivered to you, it turns out fake. As much as possible, contact the seller and ensure that what is displayed in the site is real and worth the cost. In other words, scrutinize the items well before actually buying it.





Buy and sell items that are popular in your target market. The nearest markets you have are your friends, colleagues, and peers. Know what is hot and saleable to them and search those items in the free buy and sell site. Once you know what they are looking for, you can buy the items from the site and sell it to them at still affordable price.  Most likely, you get the items at very low bargain so you can still offer a very competitive price than when they buy it somewhere else.





Register to a buy and sell site so you’ll get updates. Some sites offer free registration and still you get the privilege of knowing the newest items sold in the site. If you think you have buyer for the new items sold, at least, you’ll be the first to grab it and sell it accordingly. This would surely be a continuous business for you.  



A free buy and sell site is not hard to find in the Internet. One of the sites where you can start your buy and sell business is Fbbin. The name means Free Bargain Bin. As the name indicates, it is offers free classified ads with low prices of just about any item. All items offered here are categorized so that you can easily find the things you want to buy and sell. Whenever you find something that you want to buy, you can easily contact the seller so that you can be sure that what is sold is true. You can even ask for more bargains from the seller if you like. Indeed, this is a place where you can start your buy and sell business. 



MASON