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The ebay Marketing Group Are you trying to sell on ebay? Are you trying to earn money as an ebay affiliate? Do you know enough about ebay to share what you know? This Group is for you!

Step 1: Open an eBay seller's account 

If you've bought things on eBay, then you already have an account - just log in with it and click 'Sell' in the toolbar at the top of the page, then click 'Create a seller's account'.

If you've never used eBay before, then you'll need to open an account first using the 'register' link underneath the toolbar, and then click 'Sell' and 'Create a seller's account'.

The eBay site will then guide you through the process. For security, this may involve giving card details and bank information.

Step 2: Decide what to sell 

For your first little experiment with eBay, it doesn't really matter what you sell.

Take a look around the room you're in - I'm sure there's something in there that you're not all that attached to and could put in the post.

Small books and CDs are ideal first items.

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Step 3: Submit your item 

Click 'Sell', and you're on your way to listing your item.

The first thing you need to do is choose a category - it's best to just type in what the item is and let eBay choose for you.

Next, write a title and description. Include key words you think people will search for in the title box, and all the information you have about the item in the description box.

Step 4: Set a starting price and duration 

Now set a starting price.

$0.01 is the best starting price, as it draws people in to bid who otherwise wouldn't, and items will almost never finish at such a low price.

The next thing to set is the duration of the auction: 3, 5, 7 or 10 days. This is up to you. Longer sales will usually get more bids, but will also seem to drag on forever.

If you've taken a picture, add it now - items with pictures always sell for more.

Finally, tick the payment methods you will accept (just PayPal is best for now), and where you will post to (limit yourself to your own country to begin with).

Submit and you're done!

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Step 5: Wait for it to sell! 

This is just a matter of sitting back and letting eBay do its thing - buyers will find your item and leave bids on it.

Some bidders might email you with questions about the item, and you should do your best to answer these questions as quickly as you can.

Remember that if your item doesn't sell then you can list it again for free.

Step 6: Collect payment and post it 

eBay will sent your buyer emails guiding them through the process of sending you payment for the item. Make sure you have the money before you send anything!

Once you've got the payment, all you need to do is pack the item for posting (make sure to use some bubble wrap), take the buyer's address from the confirmation email eBay sent you, and write it on the parcel.

Put some stamps on, post it, and you're done!

Become an eBay Powerseller 

As taught by the powersellers!

The eBay powersellers often write how-to guides about how they got where they are right now.

And they often sell them for just a couple of dollars, which is great to just download and check out.

So here are a couple featured, if you're interested:

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Being A Successful Seller 

I hope you enjoyed selling your first item.

Now that you're starting to get into it, the next lens will give you a checklist of things you need to do to be a successful seller.

The Greatest eBay MoneyMaking Tool EVER! 

Earn money from other people's auctions, even if you sell nothing!

Build A Niche Store. This is, by far, the greatest tool for making money from ebay.

With this tool you can create up to 28,926 different niche stores, selling ANYTHING that is for sale on ebay.

And if it's selling on ebay, it might as well earn you money! You don't ever have to list a single item or deal with a single customer.

Build your niche stores, people go to ebay through your store, and ebay pay YOU up to 65% of THEIR profits!

...the ebay affiliates who earn over $100,000 a month? They have their own niche stores. But this niche store creator thingy makes it so much easier for you.

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Build A Niche Store

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mindfuljenn hey, nice lense! I've just listed an auction on ebay as a fundraiser for a mission trip i'll be going on this june. please check it out. thanks! here's the link Posted March 25, 2008

ebayriches Hey! Nice site you have on posting an eBay auction. Great information. I have just set up a lens on how one can a living on eBay at http://www.squidoo.com/ebayriches. You might want to check it out when you're free. :) Posted September 12, 2007