How to Start An EBay Store

April 5, 2008 - PRLog -- The pioneer in internet based buying and selling, eBay is till date, the most popular website when it comes to small time trading. Guides on how to open an eBay store are available for people who want to utilize eBay’s reach and popularity for promoting their own business. Hundreds of thousands of people log on to eBay every day whenever they want to buy something. In case you are also thinking of selling stuff online, then an
eBay store gives you a better chance at success than what your own individual website would. This is because every search engine in the world leads to eBay when people want to buy something while taking your own website to the top of the search engine rankings would take a lot of time, effort and money, and even then your web store might not be able to make it. So in case you really want to take your business forward through selling on eBay, then given below are some pointers that will give you general information about how to start an eBay store.

•While an eBay store is almost akin to having your own web store with your own products, it is much cheaper and easier to set up and install. For one, all you need to spend on a 5 page eBay store for a month is $15.95. To be eligible for opening an eBay store, you will need to have a PayPal account with a clean history. In case you do not have a PayPal account, a feedback score of more than 20 on eBay auctions will suffice. If you do not have either, then you will need to get your id verified for an extra charge of $5.

•Once you know you are eligible for opening an eBay store, get all your products ready for sale and also have some good photographs ready to put up on your storefront.

•Opening a store is as simple as logging on to eBay and clicking on the sell tab. The link for “open an eBay store” can be found at the bottom of the sell page. All you need to do is click on the link and follow instructions till your store is up and running.

•One of the most important criteria to succeed at eBay is to be honest. So in order to make a success out of your store, try to describe your products as accurately as possible. Do not try to fool your buyers by saying something is in brand new condition if it is not. Try to put actual pictures of your products instead of pictures of new or superior products.

•Another thing to keep in mind is the price of your products. There are thousands of people who are selling on eBay, and if you want to succeed with this kind of competition, then you will have to make sure that your prices either match or are lower than your competitors. However, do not under price an item that your have bought for a higher price; rather find a supplier who gives you prices you can make profits on.
So now that you know all about how to open an eBay store, it’s time that you went and opened one. For further help with marketing strategies and advertising, you can always check out a good book about how to open an eBay store.

Written by Robert Riles, owner of   http://www.skyfireproducts.com