how do i start selling on ebay after i’ve been buying for a while?
i have an account already on ebay and have been buying stuff for 3 months on there i think. i want to start selling on there and i would sign up for paypal using my debit card. after i sign up for paypal what do i do to start selling on ebay?
btw, how much does ebay take away from you when you sell something? or when do they take away money and how much?
Read the "how to start selling" tutorial on Ebay would be my advice. There is a lot you need to learn and easy mistakes to avoid making. The sellers fees are listed clearly there, it depends on your starting price, whether you use Buy It Now or auction format etc. You may have to pay an insertion fee? Definitely a Final Value Fee (depends on the final selling price) and a fee to Paypal for accepting a payment. Bear these things in mind when selling :-
See how much similar items are selling for by "watching" one in My Ebay and check after the auction ends. It might not be worth your while bothering for low value items once the fees are paid.
Take a really good clear photograph to upload, don’t copy off the internet.
Weigh the item in its packaging before you work out the P&P, packaging can weigh heavy.
Heavy items do not sell well, people won’t pay a fortune for P&P so think before you sell esp. books which can be quite heavy.
Describe any defects/faults in full it saves having to issue a refund later on to an unhappy buyer.
Always get proof of posting stamped at the post office (this is free, not the same as registered post) because buyers can sometimes turn round and say an item never arrived. If you can scan/email proof of posting to them and have a clear refund policy stated on the auction this takes the wind out of their sales.
Always send expensive items by registered post only, choose that option from the list and sort out how much this is before you list the item.
Good communication is the key on Ebay, communicate with your buyers, answer questions promptly and keep them informed when you post the item.
Look at your Ebay page. At the top right hand corner it says "My Ebay, Sell, Community…"
Hit the Sell button.
Follow the wizard/instructions. It makes you make an ad. Have your pictures already on your computer so in a few minutes when you get to that part of adding pictures, you are ready. It is really easy. The wizard will say let you categorize what you are selling "antique/chair/leather"
If you are not what category something goes in, find something similar on ebay and see what category it is listed under. Find that old chair that is listed already from someone elses ad. Is it Antiques/Old/1800??? And if that is a category that makes sense or is listed for use, use it.
For Paypal. As a Seller, when someone pays you, it just goes to your actual Paypal account. To get the money out, you can get it out two ways. 1. Have an actual Paypal credit/ATM card. 2. Have the money send to your bank account. This cost an additional fee of like 4%. The ATM card is better. Plus when you have the ATM card and someone pays you today–you can walk to the ATM machine today and get paid. With paypal sending the money to your bank electronically it can take 3-4 days.
For Ebay selling fees. Expect for your listing fees, AND selling frees, to pay about 10% of your total selling price (and I say 10%, but look under Ebays Selling Fees. I generically say 10, but they have limits as to how much they can charge). Then add in the 4% for paypal transferring to your bank account if you do not do the ATM card. You are paying about 14% per deal.
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Oh, there is also a fee as an Ebay seller for when the person PAYS you for buying an item via Paypal. I think it is 3%. That is how paypal makes its money. So add that in also.
Read the "how to start selling" tutorial on Ebay would be my advice. There is a lot you need to learn and easy mistakes to avoid making. The sellers fees are listed clearly there, it depends on your starting price, whether you use Buy It Now or auction format etc. You may have to pay an insertion fee? Definitely a Final Value Fee (depends on the final selling price) and a fee to Paypal for accepting a payment. Bear these things in mind when selling :-
See how much similar items are selling for by "watching" one in My Ebay and check after the auction ends. It might not be worth your while bothering for low value items once the fees are paid.
Take a really good clear photograph to upload, don’t copy off the internet.
Weigh the item in its packaging before you work out the P&P, packaging can weigh heavy.
Heavy items do not sell well, people won’t pay a fortune for P&P so think before you sell esp. books which can be quite heavy.
Describe any defects/faults in full it saves having to issue a refund later on to an unhappy buyer.
Always get proof of posting stamped at the post office (this is free, not the same as registered post) because buyers can sometimes turn round and say an item never arrived. If you can scan/email proof of posting to them and have a clear refund policy stated on the auction this takes the wind out of their sales.
Always send expensive items by registered post only, choose that option from the list and sort out how much this is before you list the item.
Good communication is the key on Ebay, communicate with your buyers, answer questions promptly and keep them informed when you post the item.
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Ebay powerseller, member since 2002