If you're having a bad month like many of us, try out these 2 tips. I've improved my CPC by around $2 by testing these. I'm using PHPBay so I'm not sure if you'll be able to do this with other plugins. 1. Display Buy It Now Items only. I saw someone who tracked what their ACRUs were doing. He said HALF of them didn't even buy an item, but only made a bid. This is really bad for your ACRU quality score - the more items your ACRUs buy the better quality your ACRUs and the more money you'll make. Test out displaying only BIN items to get instant sales. 2. Display Highest Priced Items First. Am I crazy? Well, maybe not. The highest priced items are the best. They have the best pictures, titles, and are usually a cool product. Many people will click thru to the item just to check out this cool product (even if they aren't going to buy it) and then navigate thru ebay to buy something else. I know many of the products I get comissions for have absolutely no relation to any of my sites' niches. That is all.
2 very good tips! I already display most of my auction listings by highest price first, but I've never actually bothered to limit the auction listings to Buy It Now. It's a good idea, I'm going to implement it right now. +REP