avel, 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 progra.combines verification of sellers with
ongoing monitoring. For instructions on this, go to
eBay.com 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, 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. Build a store. EBay stores are free for the first 30 days. Afterwards, they are $9.95 a 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 about 02 cents, rather than $4.80 for an item over $500. 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:
pages.eBay.com/storefronts/openbenefits.htmlFor examples of
travel stores on eBay, take a look at:
stores.eBay.com/Travel-Ireland-and-Britain_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkmstores.eBay.com/Himalayan-International-Tours_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkmAbout The Author
Mc Nulty is President of Lynott Tours, specialists in
travel to Ireland and Britain. Ellen assists retail
travel agents in listing their wares on EBay. Lynott Tours has been selling
travel for 35 years, and can be found on the Internet at
lynotttours.com.
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