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Placing Photos Inline with Your Text
Buyers love seeing pictures of the products in your auctions. That's why eBay lets you add a free picture to every auction you post. Of course, eBay also offers you the [more…]
Monitoring Your Auction Action as a Seller
To find out whether anyone has bid on an item you are selling, go to your My eBay page and click the Selling link. [more…]
How to File an Insurance Claim with the U.S. Postal Service
Before making a claim with the U.S. Postal Service, check to make sure your package was covered by postal insurance, purchased at the time of mailing. If you use private insurance instead, you make a claim [more…]
Creating an E-Mail Account for eBay Use
E-mail is the best and easiest way to communicate with eBay sellers and successful buyers. If you have your own computer and an ISP (Internet server provider), you probably have e-mail access automatically [more…]
How to Create a Good eBay User Password
Choosing a good password on eBay is not as easy (but is twice as important) as it may seem. Whoever has your password can, in effect, be you at eBay — running auctions, bidding on auctions, and leaving [more…]
How to Prove You're Trustworthy on eBay with ID Verify
To show other eBay members that you’re an honest type — and to get special privileges when you’re a newbie on eBay — you can buy eBay's “trust but verify” option, known as [more…]
Protect Your eBay Transactions with Shipping Insurance
Despite everyone’s best efforts, sometimes eBay items get damaged or misplaced during shipment; that’s where shipping insurance comes in. You should offer to get insurance from the shipper if the buyer [more…]
How Does eBay's Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program Protect Intellectual Property?
If you own intellectual property that you think is being infringed upon on the eBay site, you should take advantage of the eBay Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) program. Owners of trademarked or copyrighted [more…]
How to Protect High-Cost eBay Transactions with Escrow.com
Escrow.com, eBay’s official escrow service, makes it more comfortable for an eBay buyer to proceed with transactions over $2000, which is the upper limit for PayPal buyer protection. Buyers gain peace [more…]
Deciding How to Insure Your eBay Merchandise when Shipping
It’s a good idea to insure the merchandise you sell on eBay against loss or damage; whether you self-insure an item or insure it through a major carrier generally depends on how much the item is worth. [more…]
How to File an Insurance Claim with UPS
When you file a claim with UPS for damaged or lost eBay merchandise, the process is pretty straightforward and relatively painless. After they file and accept your damage claim, you get a check within [more…]
How to File an Insurance Claim with FedEx
When you file a claim with FedEx for damaged or lost eBay merchandise, you have 15 business days to make your claim. (This extra time sure helps out when a package is delivered to your house and you’re [more…]
What Does PayPal's Seller Protection Cover?
The PayPal Protection plan covers eBay sellers as well as buyers. As a seller, you have some protection against unwarranted claims made on your eBay sales; it’s called [more…]
How to Grade Collectible eBay Items
As an eBay buyer or seller, one of the keys to establishing the value of an item is knowing the item’s condition, typically referred to as the item’s grade. [more…]
Authenticate and Grade Your eBay Collectibles
If you buy or sell collectibles on eBay, then you may want to use an outside expert to authenticate (verify that it’s the real deal) and/or grade(determine a value based on the item’s condition and legitimacy [more…]
Reserve-Price Auctions on eBay
Unlike a minimum bid, which is required in any eBay auction, a reserve price protects sellers from having to sell an item for less than the minimum amount they want for it. You may be surprised to see [more…]
How to Find a Good Drop-Shipper
If you are interested in selling products on eBay through a drop-shipper, you need to do your research. Some of them are good, solid companies with legitimate backgrounds, but others are just trying to [more…]
Setting up a Consignment Business on eBay
Consignment sales are a great way for you to help non-techie types by selling their items on eBay. Lots of sellers do it, and several retail locations base their businesses on it. You take property of [more…]
What Should You Charge for Consignment Sales on eBay?
Selling items on eBay under consignment can be a great way to earn some extra money and gain some great experience. By becoming an official eBay Trading Assistant, you can compete against retail chains [more…]
Selling Merchandise from Drop-Shippers on eBay
As an eBay seller, you may want to sell merchandise supplied through a drop-ship service. A drop-shipper is a business that stocks merchandise, sells the merchandise to you [more…]
Get a License to Buy Merchandise Wholesale to Resell on eBay
If you want to buy wholesale merchandise from another business to resell on eBay, you require your state’s resale license, which identifies you as being in the business. Some people also call this a [more…]
Check Out Wholesale Merchandise Marts to Find eBay Items to Sell
If you have a state resale license to buy wholesale, and you live in a major metropolitan area, then a great way to find potential eBay merchandise is through a nearby merchandise or fashion mart. These [more…]
Buy Merchandise to Resell on eBay from Wholesale Trade Shows
If you have a state resale license to buy wholesale, then a great way to find potential eBay merchandise is through the thousands of wholesale trade shows that go on across the country each year. Trade [more…]
Buy Merchandise to Resell on eBay from Online Wholesalers
If you have a state resale license to buy wholesale, then a great way to find potential eBay merchandise is through online wholesalers. Following are a few sources that have some unusual merchandise. [more…]
Choose the Best Auction Type for Your eBay Merchandise
eBay offers several auction types. Most of the time, you’ll run traditional auctions, but other auctions — best offer, multiple-item (Dutch), private, and restricted access — have their place, too. After [more…]
