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Can anyone tell me how to start selling stuff on Ebay?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Right here goes, before I start, I would like to let you know I am a PowerSeller with 3500 positive feedback at 99.5%.

    Before you start you must think of the product range you would like to get involved in, Be it Car audio, Furniture, Clothing ,Shoes, You name it.

    Once you are sure, you will need to purchase these items from a distributor. The way to find distributors and wholesalers is in directory services (which require registration) like the site below if you are in the UK or USA.

    Once you have found the Product you would like to sell, Look on eBay see if it goes for More than you can get it. If it does, buy it! If it doesn’t, don’t buy it! Simple!

    Once you have found the Product you would like to sell, Look on eBay see if it goes for More than you can get it. If it does, buy it! If it doesn’t, don’t buy it! Simple!

    Once you have sold the item you can ship it and you will have made profit. It’s very enjoyable and can be done for a living like I currently do... Good luck with your pursuits!

  • 1 decade ago

    Every body I know who sells or buys at Ebay gets stolen from. This is because the programmers or themselves are creating a system which is impossible to prevent stealing from. They require very little identification. If you go in do not give out any credit information. The programmer who stole from me called my house threatened me, insulted me. I am still trying to get my money back from my credit card. Paypal is owned by the same company. The only thing you can assure yourself of is Ebay will make money no matter what and will not be held accountable for preventing thefts by anyone including your credit card company. My suggestion is you sell on Yahoo Auctions as they require people identify themselves but do not deal in credit cards or Paypal because the programmer are stealing or the system is so bad that it can be cracked and stolen from. I have enough programming experience to know when it is a programmer(s) stealing from me. I could tell many stories such that I began complaining to my bank, my credit card company and the Better Busines Bureau and the president of Ebay made up a lame excuse to get out of paying for it so that my dispute was dropped saying it was my fault etc. So I put in another and they would not accept it saying I had an open dispute so that is a mess with complaining about them to the BBB in silicon valley. I even wrote a woman personally at the BBB about it to never recieve anything back so I am going to have to write it by hand to them I guess. So until your numbers are up and people trust you because of feedback selling is slow to start at Yahoo. Keep in mind shipping can be high consider this when you sell because most people know what they can get something for at a thrift store or a discount store. If it is something currently being sold then it will be more difficult to sell it. If it was mass produced then it may not sell high. If it is not wanted or desired it may not sell at all. And you may have to sit on it and wait until someone decides they want it. Details and information help. Know your subject and shipping because I have lost on shipping often. Fedex or UPS is often less than USPS I prefer Fedex. Take a chance but I guarantee you that at Ebay you will be stolen from and your personal information will not be safe there. My bank told me when I called them at the top we have known for awhile that the stealing is within the Ebay and Paypal system itself so obviously they did it to other programmers.

  • 1 decade ago

    As far as I know, Ebay has instructions on the website.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    go to ebay and read all the instructions.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Ditto!

  • 1 decade ago

    Yeah, it's www.ebay.com and there's a whole interactive tutorial you can use...very simple..

    geeez.

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