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How to Find the Right Computer to Become an eBay Power User
Whether you're an eBay buyer or seller, you need a computer that makes your eBay experience comfortable and enjoyable. Your computer should be fast enough, have enough memory capacity, and have all the [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 Register for an eBay Account
Before you can buy or sell on eBay, you need to register. You can register as a business or as an individual on eBay; however, if you don’t quite have a business up and running, you may want to register [more…]
Know Your Responsibilities as an eBay User
When you register with eBay, you are asked to agree to the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy. At this point, you promise to play well with others, not to cheat, and to follow the Golden Rule. No, [more…]
Getting Help When You Register on eBay
If you run into difficulties with your eBay registration, eBay's customer-support folks can help you complete the registration process. Just follow the Contact Us link on the eBay home page to reach eBay's [more…]
How Much Personal Info Should You Give eBay?
Once you’re a full-fledged, officially registered member of the eBay community, you may see an eBay pop-up window giving you the option to provide more information about yourself. These optional questions [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 Select or Change Your eBay User ID
You can create your own eBay user ID or even change your existing user ID. Making up a new eBay user ID is always a pleasant chore. If you’ve never liked your real name or never had a nickname, here’s [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…]
How to Sign In to eBay
Sign In is possibly the most powerful of all the links on the eBay pages, and it should be your first stop if you plan on doing any business on the site. [more…]
Link to Sellers and Other eBay Companies
If you look carefully on the eBay home page, you can see several links that give you express service to several key parts of the site. Following these links can open up your buying, selling, and general [more…]
An Overview of eBay Home Page Links
At the very bottom of the eBay home page is an unassuming group of links providing ways to get to some seriously handy pages. Here are some brief explanations of what you can expect to find at the other [more…]
Exploring Your My eBay Summary Page
By default, when you view your My eBay pages, you land on the My Summary page. The My Summary page gives you a snapshot of your current eBay transactions. It provides data about your buying and selling [more…]
How to Synchronize Your Computer’s Clock with eBay
To become the most precise eBay bidder around, you can synchronize your computer’s clock with eBay’s master time. By paying attention to the clock, you can learn about your competition, beat them out, [more…]
What Items Are Prohibited or Restricted on eBay?
As you might expect, eBay either prohibits or restricts the sale of some types of merchandise. eBay sets these limitations as a result of input by members of the eBay Community and examination of local [more…]
Tips for Creating a Great Description for Your eBay Item
Writing a good description of the items you sell on eBay can mean the difference between success and failure. There are many ways you can improve your description, by using the right tone, knowing how [more…]
How Much Does It Cost to Sell an Item on eBay?
Every item listed on eBay is charged an insertion fee. There’s no way around it. The insertion fee is calculated on a sliding scale based on the minimum bid [more…]
Review Your eBay Auction Listing before Submitting It
After you’ve filled in all the blanks on the Sell an Item form that describes the item you’re selling on eBay, you come to the Preview Your Listing page. Scroll down the page and confirm that all the information [more…]
eBay Abbreviations You Should Know
As eBay has grown, so has the lingo that members use as shortcuts to describe their merchandise. The following table gives you a handy list of common abbreviations and phrases used to describe items. [more…]
Knowing eBay’s Listing Policies
To provide a safe and profitable venue for its sellers, eBay must govern auctions that take place on its site. eBay has some hard-and-fast rules about listing your items. Although some of them are discussed [more…]
eBay Trading Violations to Avoid
Playing by eBay’s rules keeps you off the Trust and Safety radar screen. If you start violating eBay policies, the company’s going to keep a closer eye on you. Depending on the infraction, eBay may be [more…]
Calculating Final Value Fees for Your eBay Auction Items
For each auction that you conduct, eBay takes a small insertion fee when you list your item and then a commission on the back end when you sell your item. This commission is called the [more…]
How Long Should Your eBay Auctions Run?
When you sell an item on eBay, you can choose how long you want the auction to last. eBay lets you hold auctions for one, three, five, seven, or ten days. You have to evaluate your item and decide which [more…]
Following eBay's Listing Policies
eBay has some hard-and-fast rules about listing your items. When you put items up on eBay for auction, you must list them in the appropriate categories [more…]
Copyright Infringement and eBay
If you list a potentially infringing item on eBay, you may be infringing on existing copyrights, trademarks, registrations, or the like, which can bring about legal action. Get the idea? eBay prohibits [more…]
