| Are ready to sell your unwanted items? eBay is the | | | | for hosting your auction online. I consider this a small |
| place for turning your unwanted items into cash. | | | | price to pay for a good service like eBay. Be aware |
| The first step to selling on eBay is to setup an | | | | that there is a final fee added after the item sells. It |
| account. Even if you are not ready to sell, you should | | | | will be a small percentage of the winning bid that the |
| setup an account as soon as possible. | | | | seller will pay to eBay. If the item does not sell, there |
| After setting up an account on eBay, you will want | | | | will be no final fee, only the insertion fee. |
| to start building up your eBay reputation. This is easy | | | | After you have a few buys under your belt and |
| to do. Start by buying an item, you don't have to | | | | have a good idea of what other people are selling |
| spend a lot of money to get good feedback. | | | | and how they display and describe their item, you |
| Feedback is what builds your reputation on eBay. | | | | can start looking for items to sell. It can things you |
| Every time you buy or sell, the other party in the | | | | already have at home or you can go to some garage |
| transaction will be asked if they had a positive or | | | | sales. |
| negative experience. Paying on time, as a buyer, | | | | I'm always looking for a garage sale, and what a |
| should earn you positive feedback. If you are a seller, | | | | could be a better excuse to stop at one. Finding |
| the buyer will leave you feedback. Shipping on time | | | | good bargains and making a profit. I like that excuse. |
| and having good costumer service should earn you | | | | I look for items that are in good condition. You have |
| positive feedback. | | | | to ask yourself, would you consider buying this item |
| Starting as a buyer will help you understand the eBay | | | | online? Is it a hard to find item? Will it still be a |
| buying process and helps you get acquainted with | | | | bargain for your buyer, and don't forget to factor in |
| the web site. Knowing how it feels to be a buyer will | | | | shipping charges that the buyer will have to pay. |
| help you be a better seller. | | | | Now that we got our shopping fix in for the day, |
| Take a look at eBay for a current list of insertion | | | | let's focus on getting the item prepared for eBay. |
| fees. An insertion fee is what the seller pays to eBay | | | | |