What do i need to know about selling on Ebay

livelyred

I have just started to sell on Ebay,what do i need to know about selling the do's and the dont's in selling and what to watch out for ? Thankyou

livelyred

Can anyone help

soolin

The question is a bit broad for a one off answer really which is why probably no one responded.

My suggestion would be to start by buying a few odds and ends, see how it works as a buyer, see what you like and what annoys you about other sellers and use that for your business model. You'll need some feedback anyway before you start to sell as otherwise your goods will go too cheaply.

Basic things to watch for, make sure you have a premier paypal account all ready to go and when working out profits remember to factor in paypal fees. Check complete dlistings for the items you want to sell, if they haven't sold in the past then they are unlikely to do well for a new seller. Watch your post and packing charges, if it is too high your stars will suffer and people may be put off from bididng in the first place.

If you are buying items to sell on ebay remember to register with HMRC within 3 months of starting to trade.

As for the rest, stick around here, read a few of the other threads, try the sticky threads on this forum and just get used to the concept of how ebay works.

chickflix

My advice would be not to bother selling on ebay. Their system has become beyond a joke and the seller fees are ridiculous.

Join something new like thebigwardrobe.com it looks pretty decent and you can sell on that for free at the moment! :T

frivolous_fay

chickflix wrote: »

Join something new like thebigwardrobe.com it looks pretty decent and you can sell on that for free at the moment! :T

Have you tried it?

soolin

chickflix wrote: »

My advice would be not to bother selling on ebay. Their system has become beyond a joke and the seller fees are ridiculous.

Join something new like thebigwardrobe.com it looks pretty decent and you can sell on that for free at the moment! :T

I realise you have an agenda with Big Wardrobe but can we please try and keep the posts useful. We have no idea what the OP wishes to sell and can't assume it is clothes so suggesting a niche site is not going to help if the OP has, for instance, electronics or Cds to sell. Also, realistically BogWardrobe is not growing anywhere near as fast as it might be hoped so to sell anything it is way down the list of alternative sites, if OP asked for other sites then surely ebid or Tazbar would be the next most logical for general items.

astral_dolphins

I tend to agree with chickflix about ebay, but if you're still set on using it there are a few things on their site to have a look at...

Have a look at the Reviews and Guides section - here's a search for Selling Tips. They are written by eBay users so they're generally unbiased and quite useful.

Then there's the Help Pages, which you've probably already looked at

Laura xxx

livelyred

soolin wrote: »

The question is a bit broad for a one off answer really which is why probably no one responded.

My suggestion would be to start by buying a few odds and ends, see how it works as a buyer, see what you like and what annoys you about other sellers and use that for your business model. You'll need some feedback anyway before you start to sell as otherwise your goods will go too cheaply.

Basic things to watch for, make sure you have a premier paypal account all ready to go and when working out profits remember to factor in paypal fees. Check complete dlistings for the items you want to sell, if they haven't sold in the past then they are unlikely to do well for a new seller. Watch your post and packing charges, if it is too high your stars will suffer and people may be put off from bididng in the first place.

If you are buying items to sell on ebay remember to register with HMRC within 3 months of starting to trade.

As for the rest, stick around here, read a few of the other threads, try the sticky threads on this forum and just get used to the concept of how ebay works.

I already buy i have been for 6 years and have a 100% feedbck

livelyred

soolin wrote: »

The question is a bit broad for a one off answer really which is why probably no one responded.

My suggestion would be to start by buying a few odds and ends, see how it works as a buyer, see what you like and what annoys you about other sellers and use that for your business model. You'll need some feedback anyway before you start to sell as otherwise your goods will go too cheaply.

Basic things to watch for, make sure you have a premier paypal account all ready to go and when working out profits remember to factor in paypal fees. Check complete dlistings for the items you want to sell, if they haven't sold in the past then they are unlikely to do well for a new seller. Watch your post and packing charges, if it is too high your stars will suffer and people may be put off from bididng in the first place.

If you are buying items to sell on ebay remember to register with HMRC within 3 months of starting to trade.

As for the rest, stick around here, read a few of the other threads, try the sticky threads on this forum and just get used to the concept of how ebay works.

Whats HMRC please ?

matt1234

livelyred wrote: »

Whats HMRC please ?

The awful man that collects your taxes.

soolin

matt1234 wrote: »

The awful man that collects your taxes.

:rotfl: I can imagine that said in a very 'Carry on' type of voice!