Introduction: How to Sell on EBay? Beginners Guide

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Ebay is an awesome platform to sell your brand new as well as used goods. Every small company wishes to own an eBay store. You, as an individual can also set up eBay store and can sell on ebay by following these step by step guidelines:

Step 1:

Open the website of eBay. If you are new to eBay, click on “Register”
If you have already registered, “Sign in” your ID and password

Step 2:

Fill in the details and click on the “Submit” button.

A pop-up window will confirm the email that you have selected for your account.

Just check it and click on “Continue”

Step 3:

Now you will return to your homepage. Click on “Sell” at the top of the screen and open the page titled “Update your information”


Fill in the required details and click on “Continue”

Step 4:

Now you will see a page wherein you can start listing your items for sale. Type the name of the item and click “GET STARTED”

Step 5:

A new page will appear asking you the details about your product like- title, description, image, condition, specifications etc.
Once you have filled in all details, click “List with displayed fees” A window will ask you if you want to edit your listing. After making necessary changes click on “Continue”

Step 6:

If you are registering for the first time, they will ask a few more details and lead you to the payment procedure because the website charges a small fee for selling items on ebay.
If you have sold products before, you will be taken to the following page:

Step 7:

You can click on “Track your listing“ in My ebay to see if anyone is bidding for or buying your item. My ebay will help you keep a track of all the details and questions about your item via email.

Step 8:

You will receive an email from ebay the moment you sell an item.

Now go back to ‘My ebay’ and click “SOLD”

You need to send your buyer an invoice. So click “Send payment details”

Step 9:

You will get a confirmation email from PayPal. To check whether the amount has been credited, go to the website and login to your PayPal account. Click “Withdraw” and then Withdraw funds to your bank account to transfer the payment to your bank account.

Step 10:

Once you’ve sent your item, go back to “My eBay” and click “Sold“. Click “More actions” on the right-hand side of the screen and further click click “Mark as dispatched“, which will let the buyer know that the item has been sent.

If you have any queries, do comment below.

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