Some help
"Hello, this is from Prime Market. I'm a new seller on eBay and just opened my account. I'm feeling a bit lost and uncertain about where to begin. Could someone please offer me some guidance or assistance? Thank you!" Any one willing to assist my email :-
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ckimodog
·2 years ago@leulmtreads
If you are unsure about what to do as a seller, don't do anything until you read all the rules & policies eBay posts clearly. Do not jump in head first because you can get hurt, financially and other wise. If I were you, I would start here:
https://academy.ebay.com/student/catalog/
And tagging along with @dbfolks166mt , don't drop ship. It is a poor and risky business platform. Most don't do well and many are often suspended before they get a chance to build their seller reputation on eBay. It's bad business all the way around.
Good luck to you
leulmtreads
OP2 years agoThank you I will try to read all
dbfolks166mt
·2 years agoFirst it is never a good idea to put your personal email in postings. As a new seller read through a couple of key eBay policies starting with the following.
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822
https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy?id=4210
Read through some of the postings on this forum regarding issues sellers have encountered to try to help you avoid some common mistakes new sellers make. Following are a few pointers.
1. NEVER list anything on eBay you are not prepared to take the financial loss on.
2. As a new seller avoid listing high value and high target items that scammers love.
3. If you are wanting to make a profit build a cost model so you know what price to list items at to do so.
Factor in ALL costs: what you paid for it, supplies, income taxes, fees, POV...........
4. Diversify across multiple venues not everything is for or can even be sold on eBay and in some
cases there are better options that will net you a bigger return and save the buyers some costs.
5. Read through this forum and learn to identify common scams before you are a victim.
6. Establish a separate bank account to handle your eBay transactions. It keeps things easy from
an accounting perspective and you probably really don't want eBay having access to your personal
bank account.
7. Make sure you setup the shipping correctly on the listing with regards to the size and weight of the item
you will be shipping.
8. While auctions and BIN both have their pro's and con's as a new seller I would recommend you use
BIN with immediate payment required and avoid using OBO.
9. Avoid using promoted listings until you see how things go. PL can become an added and unnecessary
expense that provides little to no benefit depending on what you are selling.
10. EBay customer support is useless these days and they will give out incorrect information simply to get
you off the phone.
11. Utilize this forum to ask questions BEFORE you have a problem, there are a LOT of experienced sellers
on this forum that can provide sound advice.
12. Fully read and understand the MBG, when you list items advise that you accept returns. Too many new
sellers believe no returns equates to no refunds and that is NOT the case.
13. While most transactions go smoothly be prepared to deal with issues like returns, NAD's, INR's..... Factor
the cost of those into your cost model.
14. Make sure you do everything you can possibly do to keep your feedback and performance metrics in
good standing. You do not want to have your account suspended.
15. DO NOT drop ship. It is a poor business model and in some cases a violation of eBay policy.
chapeau-noir
·2 years agoStart here.