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I would like input on other ebay sellers? Do you like the fees and cost, of being just a ebay seller? Or is the cost and benefits better using or having your own Ebay Store? I am a Mother of 3 children which I adopted each of them ( at different times, but they all ended up being the same age which they are all raised now), I am a disabled female I barely could ever afford New items that is when I discovered estate sales, thrift stores, Which has led to a huge collection of vintage and antique items, clothes, jewelry, one of a kind items, filling a home and storage facility. Mostly all items that I began collecting or buying over 35 yrs.
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Mentor11 months ago@antiquesdelite25 Just use the 250 free insertions that you get a month for now. You do not need to subscribe to a store to sell on eBay. Also as a new seller you have limits on the number of items and $ amount you can list each month. Subscribing to a store does not increase your selling limits.
It sounds like you have some good inventory to get you started. Listing at least a few items daily is a good way to help your items sell. You can schedule listings to start on a certain day and time too which is a convenient way of keeping your account active.
Here's some general info to get you started:
The first thing you want to do is check the sold listings to see how much your item has been selling for in the last 90 days. You can also see which format worked best, auction or Buy It Now. This is the research I do when listing my items.
Search sold listings:
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/selling/pricing-items?id=4133&st=
You can search up to 3 years worth of listings using Terapeak:
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/selling-tools/terapeak?id=4853&st=
Once you have an idea of what the item sells for then you can create a listing. You can even use "sell one like this" from a sold item if you find an item like yours in the sold section.
If I have an item that I just am not sure of the current top market value then I use the Auction format and start the listing at a price I'd be happy with even if I receive just one bid. If you get more bids then that's great!
How to Optimize your listings for Best Match:
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/listing-tips/optimising-listings-best-match?id=4166&st=
eBay selling fees. Be aware optional upgrades such as reserve price have fees that are due even if the item doesn't sell. Anytime you see a fee at the bottom of the screen before you submit the listing that fee is due even if the item doesn't sell. Most items are free list as long as you don't use upgrades.
See the full fee list here:
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4364&st