EBAY SELLING HELP!!!!

Question

ok so basically i need a credit card and i go on sell

enter my info and i sell automatically right?

Do i need to sign up for anything else? i already have a paypal..

thanks

Answer 1

All you need is an ebay account (which you have) and a payment account.  Then you set up the seller's account and set up how you are going to pay ebay's seller's fees. You can use a credit card, paypal, or whatever. But trust me ebay want's his cut.

Since you have been a buyer for a year or so, you probably have a reasonable reputation which is good for selling. You also should research the going rate on the item(s) you are selling. Then take pics, post the listing and you should be set.

This article is really thorough and even has links to the places on ebay where you do everything.  

Answer 2

and in the eBay agreement,

have you read ALL of the fine print?

really?

Answer 3

Here's a link to a great article on how to use eBay

http://www.americasbestcompanies.com/mag...

Answer 4

You ‘done good’ so far and now that you are in the starting gate to become a seller, you can go to ebay for a tutorial:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/newtoebay/get...

I will also add to help you along:

Be honest and accurate in your descriptions – One-sentence descriptions are for lazy sellers. One paragraph should be sufficient for most items. My general guideline is the more expensive an item, the more you should ‘talk it up.’ It won’t be time wasted. Use lots of adjectives in your descriptions. Adjectives make prose and your items come alive. Without them, prose is dull and your items less appealing.

Be professional - use good English with no spelling errors

ALWAYS include at least one picture, more pictures for higher priced items. Make sure your pictures are clear. There are far too many pictures on ebay that are dark. If prospective buyers can’t see your items clearly, your items, more than likely, will not fetch the closing prices they deserve. To remove darkness, use any photo editor to add some brightness and a wee bit of contrast.  Use a SOLID backdrop when taking your pictures as you want to focus all of the attention on your item. Eliminate clutter. Prospective bidders don’t want to know what kind of cereal you eat or what kind of kitchen table or bed you have. In short, the one and only thing you want in your picture is the item being sold. A solid white or light blue backdrop is best.  And for gosh sake, don’t even think of using a plaid blanket as a backdrop for your pictures as I once saw on ebay. You should also crop the photos in your photo editor.

GOOD Communication is a must - Always notify buyers when you mail their items. It is not only a courtesy you would want and expect as a buyer but it is also both good customer service and good business practice. After all, you are the 'President & CEO' of your 'company' running your business but using ebay as your selling medium. In short, conduct your business so that it reflects well on you as a person.

Tips to maximize profits:

Do not limit your payment options – Offer all of them. Sellers who offer only PayPal or only money orders or money orders and checks are further limiting their potential market and reducing their potential to maximize profits. Some people will not bid on items that do not have PayPal as an option. Then you have a smaller percentage who refuse to use PayPal and prefer to pay by check only or money order only.

Do not limit your auctions to one country. SELL WORLDWIDE. The reason is simple. You now have access to the largest market ebay has to offer. Limiting your auctions to only one country also limits your potential profits. A basic business tenet is, 'the greater the potential market, the greater the potential to maximize profits.'

However, if you wish to limit sales to only one country, such as the USA, never say NO when you receive an email asking if you would ship to Taiwan, Germany, Australia or wherever. The reason is that you have a ‘FISH ON THE HOOK!’ This person will bid! When he or she does, this may force a previous bidder to enter another, higher bid or force later, first time bidders to come in with higher bids. So always say YES to these emails if you want to maximize your profits.  But do say that PayPal is the only form of payment you will accept from these overseas bidders

Avoid selling ‘nickel and dime’ items. People who list and sell a steady stream of items that close for $5 or less are wasting their time. Less expensive, similar items ($5 or less) are best sold as a group to save time. If you have a large number of these cheaper, similar items, divide them up into sub lots of four or five.

More expensive, similar items are best sold separately to maximize profits. There are ebay ‘vultures’ who just love to swoop down on similarly grouped items in one listing. When they win these auctions, they turn around and sell the items individually and, in most cases, get one and a half to 2 times and sometimes three times what they paid for them on an average item basis.  I know this works as, when I had more time, I was one of these ‘vultures.’  This is one of those situations where the parts are worth more than the whole. However, do be cautious if you venture into this arena. You have to know your merchandise. Stay in those areas you are familiar with. You can’t jump in blindly to any and every auction that has grouped items.

If you want to do your listings OFFLINE, download the TURBO LISTER program free from ebay. Once you have finished with your listings, you can upload them anytime or schedule a date and time when you want your auctions to start.

Lastly, keep in mind that experience is the best teacher.  Start off slowly listing only one or two items and see how that goes for you. Once you get your feet wet and gain confidence, start listing more items on a weekly basis.  You will soon learn the ins and outs and the dos and don’ts in short order and ultimately settle on a system that works best for you. If you are conscientious and put in a little extra effort, you will do well. If you are lazy or indifferent in selling your items, you won’t. Good luck & happy selling!

Answer 5

yep you have it all covered