Your inventory is fresh and clean—now it’s time to list!
🖥️ Getting Started
- Go to eBay.com → click Sell → List an Item.
- eBay may suggest a similar item using the Sell Similar feature. Review and edit details carefully.
📝 Title
- You have 80 characters—use them wisely.
- Put brand + size first, then add color, fabric, style, and other details.
- Example: Talbots Sweater L Women’s Knit Pullover Aqua Blue Long Sleeve Ribbed Neck
- eBay weighs the first 50 characters most heavily.
- Need ideas? Search similar items for keyword inspiration.
📋 Item Details
- Required: Must be filled in before listing.
- Recommended: Add as much detail as possible (click “More Recommended”).
- Additional: Expand with “More Details.”
📸 Photos & Description
- Upload up to 24 photos + 1 video. Show all angles, logos, tags, flaws, and measurements.
- Circle flaws in photos so buyers aren’t surprised.
- Use the AI description tool to generate text, then edit it to sound natural. Always note flaws.
💲 Pricing
- Research sold listings for similar items.
- Options: Buy It Now or Auction.
- Features: Auto Reduction (price drops every 3 days) and Allow Offers (accept/decline manually).
- I usually stick with Buy It Now + Auto Reduction + Offers.
📦 Shipping
- Decide: buyer pays vs. free shipping. If free, price items higher to cover costs.
- Carriers: USPS, UPS, FedEx. I use calculated USPS shipping.
- Tools: cheap postal scale + eBay’s shipping calculator.
- Packaging: poly mailers for clothes, B Flute for books, boxes for shoes.
- Be accurate—wrong measurements mean you eat the cost.
⏱️ Handling Time
- Choose same‑day or 1–3 days.
- I select 1 day but usually ship same‑day. Overdeliver when possible!
🔄 Returns
- Optional. I accept returns—only 3 out of ~85 sales so far.
🌍 International Shipping
- Default is enabled. I use eBay International Shipping only—ship to their hub, they handle the rest.
- You can opt out if you don’t want international sales.
📢 Promotion
- eBay offers promotion tools. I haven’t tried them yet, but plan to experiment.
✅ Final Steps
- Click Preview to check your listing. Fix errors before publishing.
- Choose List It (live now) or Save For Later (drafts).
📅 Consistency
- Success = listing daily.
- Match listings to your sales goal (e.g., list 3 items daily if you want 3 sales daily).
- Save drafts to release on days off.
✨ Bottom line: Listing gets faster with practice. Start simple, stay consistent, and soon you’ll be listing like a pro.