Due to circumstances beyond my control I had put my 3 children back in school however, my last one that is in High School is now begging me to home school her for her remaining 3 years…so it is off to eBay I go.
I figured since I've done this so many times before why not help others with selling their items on eBay as well.
Determine what your item is worth. There is nothing more discouraging then listing an item and not getting one bite on it. I've watched this happen over and over again and one of the reasons is because sellers price their items a lot higher than what people are willing to pay.
Before I get started I like to do a little bit of Research to find out how much the same item has sold for in the past.
This will show you all the listings that actually sold the item.
The reason I do this next step is I've been caught on to many occasions where I got all my information just right and didn't have an image of the item. I had to stop what I was doing and go take the picture. If you already have the image taken and edited, it will be so much easier to just drop it in your listing as you are going along.
Describe it: Fill in the Title, add your photos, select the condition of your item, add any item specifics and more details.
Set the Price: In order to attract more buyers I normally start out at the $0.99 but if you have a large ticket item set your starting bidding appropriately. You can also choose to have a buy it now button as well.
Select the shipping: You can either choose to set your own shipping option or choose to select the shipping option most sellers use for that item. This is where you can also choose to ship internationally.
Review: This is where you review your listing. If you see anything that is not right then simply click on the blue Edit button beside each section and change whatever you need to change.
List It: Once you click on the List It link then your listing will be live unless you scheduled it for a date in the future.
That's It! You are now well on your way to selling all sorts of items on eBay.
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Got stuck? Have some questions about listing your item? Don't hesitate to ask me in the comments me below. I'm here to help in any way I can.