Selling Internationally on eBay
Many sellers are looking outside the boundaries of the United States as a way to increase their customer base. eBay offers these five solutions for selling internationally:
1. Accept paypal as a payment option. PayPal is now available in 56 countries and territories and accepts multiple forms of currency, including euros, Canadian dollars and yen.
2. Offer international shipping. Maximize your global exposure by choosing which countries you’re willing to ship to.
3. Include shipping costs. eBay’s Shipping Calculator makes it easy for you to offer international shipping options and instant pricing to your buyers.
4. Use item specifics. A little-known eBay fact: When you fill out the item specifics for your item, such as the size of those shoes you are selling, that number will be translated on the eBay international site it is viewed on.
5. Download the International Selling Toolkit PDF. This in-depth report is the best place to start when targeting your international buyers.
clare on July 5th, 2008 5:14 pm
Good post. As an addition to this I also recommend another post which gives you an idea on how to evaluate different ebay websites for listing with google trends, http://scrobbld.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/analysing-international-ebay-market-using-google-trends/
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