Auction Listing Tools

When seriously wanting to stat selling on eBay, the fist thing after signing up is opening up a store. After that it helps to get some fee, basic auction tools to enhance you listings, and even late get some really cool options and info systems to take you business to the next level!

 

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Auctiva:

* Completely free! Price can't be beat
* Short learning curve. Options are intuitively placed.
* Supersized images, along with some automation tools such as buyer tools and automatic feedback
* Powerful cross promotion tool that can automatically be inserted into all of your existing listings if you want
* Over 600 listing templates to choose from
* Now has consignment features! If you sell items for other people it can help you track these and create contracts

Cons for Auctiva:

* Some cite reliability issues, especially during eBay listing sales.
* They rename your images to numbers, which makes it harder for search engines to know what they're about
* Some templates can be distracting, and appear to advertise the Auctiva service more than your actual item

Inkfrog

* Extremely intuitive. The easiest to learn tool of the ones I've tried
* Lets you easily launch your items in one of 8 eBay markets including the UK, France, and Germany with a single drop down menu
* Stable service, haven't ever heard of any reliability issues
* Powerful automation tools including inventory control (I.e. Tell Inkfrog you have 5 widgets and to keep relisting them one at a time until they all sell and it'll do it)
* Profit tracker to help you analyze your sales and see what you should really be focusing on
* Keeps your file names what you named them for easy reference by you and also helps search engines like Yahoo and Google find you through your pictures.
* Has consignment features to help you keep track of orders and invoices if you're selling items for other people
* Does just about everything you'd want from an eBay listing tool

Cons:

* Higher priced than alternatives at $9.95 a month
* Does not currently support eBay Giving Works, so you cannot give a portion of your sales to charities

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