Chapter 2

Managing Sales with eBay Apps and Third-Party Tools

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Checking out the Apps Center

check Deciding on third-party management services

check Figuring out what to automate

check Looking at three third-party options

When you get to the point of running up to 20 listings at a time, I highly recommend that you begin to use a management tool. At that point, eBay will most likely port your account from My eBay to Seller Hub. But when your eBay business begins to push 100 listings a week, I recommend that you consider getting additional help in the form of an app or software.

Whether you use an online service (SaaS) or software residing on your own computer is a personal decision. You may find it easier to use an online system because you can log on to your selling information at any time from any computer. But if you want to archive your work locally (as I do), you may prefer an app that does the work on your computer and uploads the final products to eBay.

Most desktop-based software packages have features that enable you to do your work on your computer and then upload (or download) ...

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