How to Choose the Best Category

Ok, you have put a lot of thought into your product and completed the introspective phase of getting started.

You're excited about your merchandise and you're ready to start selling it on eBay auctions. The next step is to find your niche market; as applies to online auctions, this refers to the category you will list your item in.

Considering eBay has over 1000 categories to choose from, this should be a relatively easy process. But there is one important trick you need to know.

Before listing your item in any category, follow these simple steps: First, browse through ALL eBay categories and write down which ones you feel are relevant to your product.

You should be able to find at least 5-10 possible choices.

Next, write down the number of auctions currently online in each of those categories (the number of auctions online will appear next to the category name).

An average in any category is about 1000, so if there are more than 1000 you may conclude that the category is active and if there are less than 1000 you may consider it inactive.

I consider categories with over 3000 auctions to be popular and those with over 10000 are most popular.

Using this ranking system, rate the categories that you have chosen for your product.

I recommend listing in active or above categories only because they get the most traffic - if you put your product in an inactive section of eBay™, you may get little or no bids, even if you feature it.

Avoid categories with less than 1000 auctions online!

You'll make more money selling on Ebay if you do this.

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