Choosing The Right Category
Research is Back!
This is yet another section where all of that research
you did earlier comes into play.
 
We have already established that the auction was successful and well written.
They clearly were found by their customers to acquire 16 bids.
 
So lets take a closer look at what categories they chose to list under.
 
This is an image of an Ebay Listing with the Categories section highlighted.
 
As you can see by the area highlighted in yellow,
This person chose to list under the categories:
 
Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop > Cards > Baseball
 
Sounds like a good decision to me.
However it is never a bad idea to check a few auctions, just in case.
S.E.O. (Search Engine Optimization)
F.Y.I.
 
The categories you select are one of the key components
of what the Ebay Search Engine will look for.
 
Make sure you choose wisely.