You can start your own eBay business and sell on ebay either part or full time.

There are several ways to sell on ebay

 Learn How To Sell on eBay

The first thing you need to do is sign up for eBay. A Standard eBay account is free and you can buy or sell using this type of account. If you only have a few items to sell on eBay or if you want to buy items this is the the type of account you need. Sign up for a free eBay account

If you have a large inventory of items that you would like to sell, you should consider opening  an ebay store. You can get your own ebay store for as little as $15.95 per month. eBay is now offering a 30 day free trial when you sign up.   Sign up for your own ebay store now

Now that you are registered you can buy or sell on eBay.  Sign into your eBay account and start selling  !

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A Beginner’s Guide to the Different eBay Auction Types

Over the years, eBay has introduced all sorts of different auction types, in an effort to give people more options when they buy and sell items on eBay.

 For every ebay seller who doesn’t like the idea that their item might sell for a far lower price than they intend, or for someone who wants to sell hundreds of the same item quickly. eBay has the right type of auction for you.

Normal eBay Auctions

These are the bread-and-butter of eBay, the auctions everyone knows: buyers bid, others outbid them, they bid again, and the winner gets to buy the item. Simple.

eBay Reserve Auctions

Reserve auctions are for sellers who don’t want their items to sell for less than a certain price – a concept you’ll know about if you’re familiar with real auctions. They work just like normal auctions on eBay, except that the buyer will be told if their bid does not meet the reserve price you set, and they’ll need to bid again if they want the item. If no-one is willing to meet your price, then the auction is cancelled, and you keep the item.

Fixed Price ( Buy it Now ) eBay Auctions

Buy it Now auctions can work in one of two ways. You can add a Buy it Now button to a normal auction, meaning that buyers can choose either to bid normally or to simply pay the asking price and avoid the whole bidding process. Some sellers, though, now cut out the auction process altogether and simply list all their items at fixed price. This lets you avoid all the complications of the auction format and simply list your items for how much you want them to sell for.

Recently, eBay added a twist to fixed price auctions: the ‘best offer’. This means that buyers can contact you to negotiate a price, which could be a good way to get sell some extra stock at a small discount. The only downside to reserve and fixed price auctions is that you pay a small extra fee to use these formats. In general, it is more worth using reserve auctions for higher-priced items and fixed price auctions for lower-priced ones – but remember that you can combine the two formats.

Multiple Item ( Dutch ) eBay Auctions

These are auctions where you can sell more than one of a certain item. Dutch auctions can be done by bidding. Buyers bid a price and say how many items they want, and then everyone pays the lowest price that was bid by one of the winning bidders. If you have trouble getting your head around that, then don’t worry – everyone else does too! These auctions are very rare.

What is more common is when a seller has a lot of one item, and lists it using a combination of two ebay auction types.  a multiple-item fixed price auction. This just means that you can just say how many of the item you they have, and offer them at a fixed price. Buyers can enter how many they want and then click Buy it Now to get them.

Now that you know about the different types of auctions, you should make sure that the items you plan to sell don’t violate eBays listing policies.

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