How does one become a Power Seller?

Hi
good luck with your store...just need to sell a lot (HE HE), that is all!!! ohh and i think you have to have good feedback too...

you have to maintain a 98% positive feedback and I believe gold is 10,000 per month for two months in a row--can't remember exactly.

"LOL" I know that,but is there a quota of some kind you have to maintain?

? U Got Me !!!

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i dont know i have been selling for over 5 years, but there is no way i can sell their requirement total.. i would love to but i cant make $1k a month!

I don't know...but someday I hope to achieve powerseller as well *hears heavenly choir of angels singing aweeeeee*

You have to average $35 a day in sales....that's it.

Weefro..well my feedback went down a bit just recently due to some personal and computer problems and people were just not very understanding and I kissed "behind" big time! "LOL" Are there different level's of Power Seller's??? And, when you say $10,000 per month as in "money" your actually selling on ebay?????
Falls off my chair!

Madcat...$35 a day in sales..hmmmm..doesn't sound so difficult but what happens if you do and then say you have a dry spell, do they strip you of your title????

there are silver, bronze and gold levels and it's $1000 a month for silver, $2000 for bronze and $5000 for gold, I think.

yes. You have to consistently make a certain amount per month. Of course, once your business increases again, then they will invite you to become a PS again.

earth18..."LOL" That's cute! I hear you...and the next time I hear a bell ring..It will be getting your "wings" as a power seller, right???? "smile"

If you start out in the gold catagory, then the only way you'll lose your PS status is to go below $1000 a month.

I may lose my status after I leave for vacation for 2 weeks but that's okay, too.

madcat..I thought I just saw someone have a Platinum Seller...shoot..if I achieved that..starts shopping on ebay for my "dream car" "LOL" and a hunky driver to go with it..

yes yes : )

Checks out madcat's site....see thats my problem...I buy more than I can put online..and ship out..but now I plan to go full steam ahead..They don't give consideration for vacations, or people getting ill...and do you get any benefits of having that status with ebay???

Well, sure, those are the BIG sellers with the shooting stars next to their name. They're in a different league though.

Checks everyone's site out to make them richer on ebay! "LOL"

That's just it....you have to hire people once you get to THAT level! LOL! No, there are really no perks to being a power seller. None I get too excited about anyway.

My motto is Keep it simple, stupid. If I have to hire someone, then I'm working too hard!

Shooting stars...I don't know if I recall ever seeing that...Oh My! Learns something new everyday...so your telling me if I really really work hard at this, I can actually make real money instead of reinvesting it in ebay??? "LOL"

You have to run this, just like you would a brick and mortar business. It's all on you. And it can be 24/7 or just part-time at different times and that's what people like.

I have my hubby who packs and takes the packages to the post office..he's my employee..but my one room in the house is soooo packed I have to definately organize so I don't go nuts looking for things.

Sure, as long as you offer good quality inventory, price it competively and find your own niche, and you can make a LOT of money.

I know what you mean. My guest room and hall closet are filled to the brim. My husband wasn't real supportive until I started making money and then, he saw it was a real business.

Good for you! My hubby was the one that pushed me to sell some of our stuff on ebay being I'm not fond of "garage sales" but he doesn't understand the work involved in this. Its not easy money to be made like people think.

No, definitely not. It's work.

Well, Thank you everyone for your advice...I have to go for now. Good luck to you all in your selling adventures!
Special thanks to you madcat...for all your advice!
Ciao!

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That's easy to become a bronze powerseller. Only get $1,000 selling/month. I am now a silver powerseller ($3,000/month) and trying to become a gold powerseller. I have listed about 80 listings/day with about 1000 inventory listings in my store. To get more detail information to become a powerseller, see the link below:

http://pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/welcome.html

HMMM.... still figuring that one out myself!