An eBay store (as opposed to selling your wares on eBay individually) is a great way to ease into selling online.
There are very few requirements.
- You need an eBay account
- You need a feedback score of 5
- You need to keep a credit card on file.
Getting an eBay account is free and easy. You could use your existing personal account – but you should consider getting one specifically for your business, among other things it will make it easier to sell later if you so decide and it keeps things nice and separate and easier to manage. Signup in a couple of minutes and come back to us.
With all the pre-paid and saving account linked credit card options these days there is no reason you can’t get your hands on one. You really should get one regardless, it s awfully hard to get anything done on the internet without access to some form of credit card. Ask your bank or check there website – they will have something for you.
Getting a feedback score of five basically means that you need to sell 5 things – and have those five buyers leave you positive feedback. Simple ? Before you go out and try and game eBay there are a few things to consider. You have to have been a member for five days (at least, at the time if writing) so you can’t setup 6 accounts and buy your own stuff before lunchtime. What you can do is put up 5 products, cheap, with the Buy Now option and get some friends and family to buy your products. Otherwise you can setup five auctions and sell your products for real. It is great fun (and slightly addictive) and will give you a great indication of the competition, the demand and the process involved in selling on eBay.
I know it sounds a little sleazy but eBay have some pretty advanced “scumbag detection tools” so they will let you get away with this to join – trust me – if you try and scam people once you have a shop they will slam the door shut on you quicker than you can cash a cheque.
Once you have completed the five sales, you are can apply for an eBay Store and start getting down to business. Come back in a day or two and we will walk you through building your new eBay Store.
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