eBay is one of the hottest online business transaction platforms. There are many strategies that sellers should follow in order to become a
powerseller. Professional virtual Assistants share the most important strategy that most eBay sellers are unaware of - offering safest payment option s to their customers.
Generally buyers feel a bit worried about payment security during online shopping. As a seller you should satisfy your customer by offering payment methods that are safe, easy to use, reliable, and flexible and offer high levels of protection. This in turn would increase more traffic to your store as buyers would always look on their convenient and safer method of buying.
Virtual Assistants share few safest payment options for eBay sellers:
ProPay:
Benefits of Using ProPay:
Payment is traceable.
Payment is immediate and safe.
Payment is convenient.
This is the best payment option eBay is following as it involves higher protection and faster transaction
PayPal:
Pros
Payment is traceable.
Payment is quick, convenient and safe.
Payment is directly deposited to your account.
Customers can track the status of their payment
Confirmation is sent to you before you ship the item to your customer
The best and pretty way to be used for online selling.
Cons
Per-transaction and percentage fees apply
Some buyers less inclined to trust PayPal than credit card merchant
Credit/Debit Card:
Pros
Payment is traceable.
Payment is convenient, Immediate and safe.
Customers can track the status of their payment.
Cons
Per-transaction and percentage fees may apply
Some initial fees/start-up costs
Extra paperwork/overhead hassles
Best for medium-to-large sized companies.
Moneybookers:
Pros
Payment is traceable
Payment is immediate and safe
Payment is convenient
Cons
Difficult to track sales when you sell more number of items in eBay
Bad customer service during transaction enquiries.
Paymate:
Pros
Payment is traceable.
Payment is safe.
Payment is convenient.
Cons
Payment takes 3 business days to get cleared.
It hard to process for refund claims
Payment options such as Cheques, Demand Drafts, and Cash on Delivery, Escrow, and Money Orders are risky payment options for both you and your customers. So make sure you avoid using such payment options in your listing.
These are some of the best and safest payment options suitable for both the buyer and seller which is one of significant factor to increase your sales.
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