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eBay is a great way to earn a full time living, part time living or just sell off some of your personal items you have no need for. If you're looking to start an eBay auction business, whether part time or full time, then you've come to the right place.

In order to start selling or buying on eBay you would need to register at eBay.com Its is free to do. Next you will need to figure out what forms of payments you will be accepting from your buyers. There are many forms of payments you can accept Checks, Money Orders, Cash or third party credit card processors such as paypal.com, storm pay, etc....

Keep in mind that if you accept payments from a third party credit card processor they will charge you a percentage to accept payments for you. Be sure to read their terms and read it again before you sign up.

Some sellers will only accept checks from a buyer with good feedback (we will talk about feedback in a minute), most sellers will not ship out the product until the check clears.

eBay also charges a listing and a final value fee. They also charge other fees for various services. You can click here to see all of their fees.

Write a list consisting of all the things you would like to sell on eBay. You can start off small by selling things you have around your house that you don't need anymore.

Research, Research and Research. Before you sell anything do a search on eBay and find out how much a similar item went for, that way you will see if it is worth putting up for auction.

You may also want to browse around eBay if you have never been there to get a feel for the categories, and feel for the site in general.

If you are interested in buying on eBay and find something that you like make sure you read the whole entire auction before you bid. Remember when you place a bid you are entering into a binding contract, and can have your account suspended if you don't follow through with the auction and don't pay the seller. You wouldn't want that to happen to you if you sold something, so be considerate and don't do the same. Make sure the seller is describing the item in as much detail as possible. Is the item brand new in original packaging? Is the item brand new but not in packing? Is the item used? If so, is there any wear and tear on the item? If there is you want to be sure what condition that item is in. Look at the picture, some items are just not worth bidding on without a photo. How much is the seller charging for shipping? How is the item going to be shipped? What payment methods can you use? These are some of the questions you need to find out before bidding. These questions can also be used by a seller to see if they are listing everything in the right fashion in order to get the most bids. If you have any questions you should email the seller prior to bidding. One pet peeve I have is hearing people complain about the shipping charges when they bid on an auction, if you don't agree with the shipping charges then just don't bid! Once again your bid is a bidding contract, you as a buyer have a responsibility to read the posting, ask any questions you may have and agree to the terms prior to placing a bid. Many sellers will only accept payment through Paypal. There will be sellers who don't accept personal checks. Make sure you have a method of paying for your item that the seller accepts. Know what country the seller is in, there are sellers who only sell within their own country. Some sellers will not ship outside of their country. Check a seller's Feedback prior to bidding. Feedback gives you an idea of what kind of seller you are dealing with. If the seller has a lot of negative feedback for misrepresenting their items, not shipping in a timely fashion, etc..... then you should avoid bidding and spending your money with this seller.

Lets talk about feedback, feedback is a good way to let buyers know what kind of seller you are, and also let sellers know what kind of bidder you are. No one likes to deal with a bad seller or buyers who do not pay. Some sellers will not accept bids from people who have too much bad feedback or no feedback at all so I can't stress it enough read, read, read. When you receive an item you bid on in and are happy with your purchase be sure to leave the seller feedback! This helps other bidders know what kind of experience they may have with the seller. at the same time sellers should leave feedback for bidders who pay in a timely manner. This is good business for both buyer and seller.

Here are some more tips for selling on eBay, make sure you ship the item in a timely manner, if you need time to ship out an item state that in the auction. If you are going to accept checks, make sure you state that you will not ship out an item until the check clears. You have many options to chose from when it come to shipping there is of course the postal service, UPS, FedEx, DHL etc.... eBay allows you to add a shipping calculator so that your buyers know how much it will cost for shipping, some sellers charge a handling fee to the shipping price, some sellers charge a flat rate for shipping. There are some companies that allow you to print out shipping labels from their site. Find out how you want to sell your item in an auction format or at a fixed price. Do you want to open up a eBay store, etc....

This is only a few tips to help you get started with eBay you can click here to go to eBay and read and learn more about eBay.

Jen W

About the author: Jen W is a work at home mother of 3 beautiful children she is also the owner of New Wave Design Virtual Assistant Services and Website Design. Jen also owns several businesses such as J and J Consignment Shop, New Wave Graphics and of course The Informer.