It’d be hard to mention eBay to almost any resident of the UK, or for that matter most of the western world, without people knowing what you meant. The thriving online market place has everything you could possibly want up for auction, from boats to cars and from celebrity-chewed gum to ‘this pencil that I found last week.’

Anything is for sale, and many people make their livelihood from online stores selling all sorts of products. Most people can easily make a sale, and the step by step guides available make it as user friendly as possible. However, there are a few things that can help you maximise the money you make from your sales that aren’t in the manual.