im pretty confused. Ive read alot of things on the net and nobody seems to have my answers. There was a Waylon Jennings song once about, Looking for love in all the wrong places. You ve been looking for answers in all the wrong places. Here s your answers with links to all the right places. I m interested in learning how to sell items on ebay Tips for successful sellinghttp://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/seller-t�� And ive made some purchases on ebay. So you ve been on the site and bought things that appealed to you. Think about what made you make your buying decision. As this involves credit cards... You already have an eBay ID, To create a buyers account you ll need a credit card to verify your identity. Also, select eBay checkout for your buyers and how you ll pay for your seller s fees.http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/seller_a�� Is there something i have to pay for or enable on paypal to accept other people s payment? Yes, your Personal PayPal account will have to be upgraded to a Premier account; no charge for the upgrade. But the cost for each sale is 30 cents plus 2.9% of the total including shipping.https://www.paypal.com/helpcenter/main.j�� do you get their address to mail it? You will get a confirmed buyer s address through PayPal. If you ship anywhere else, you will not be protected by PayPal s Seller Protection Program!You can start selling safely and inexpensively on eBay by taking five easily-mailed items from your closet, garage or basement that you no longer want, but think might sell. Take a picture of each (if you don t have a digital camera, borrow one).http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/insertio��You can list five Single quantity Auction-Style listings with no upgrades with FREE insertion fees every 30 days. Only a Single picture for each and as long a description as you want. Set the starting bid for the lowest you ll accept and if they don t sell, you PAY NOTHING.http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fvf.html��If any sell, the most you ll pay in Final Value fees.is 8.75% of the sale price. Should I also go to the post office and get a price on the postage of the items i want to sell? Determine correct postage in advance and ALWAYS include Delivery Confirmation on any sold items when you ship with the USPS (Post Office). It adds less than $1 to the postage and is your ONLY protection against item not received claims.http://postcalc.usps.gov/http://www.usps.com/shipping/deliverycon��Five plain, single item auctions a month is an easy way to get your feet wet on eBay. You can do that every 30 days until you re comfortable with eBay, PayPal and your Post Office. Start with everything that s easily mailed and work your way from there. Don t expect to make a fortune. Please help, i know this is a bit of a long question. Naw Aidan, don t mind a bit. Hope you don t mind long answers, I added some additional information.
Aidan you are already about there. Before you list an item for sale you will also have to know the size and weight of the box. During the listing process you will be asked about which shipper you want to use (UPS or USPS), and you will also be asked for the size and weight. After you have entered that info, ebay will calculate if for your buyers.As far as getting payment from your customer, require immediate payment through paypal once they are the winning bid. This is also something ebay asked you during the listing process. It is fairly easy and after you do a couple, you will be a pro, lol. If you would happen to make a mistake during the process, you can always delete the item.I hope you sell lots of stuff!
