eBay provides two different selling methods, namely Fixed Price and Auction style. Whether you list items in the “Fixed Price” or “Auction” format, you need to set the listing method, price, and available quantity of the items so that the items can be listed and sold in a more suitable sales format. After creating the product information in 1isting, the seller starts to create sales information.
[Required information]
Choose the product category, the product passes the classification review, and organize the product related information, such as standardized product titles, high-quality pictures, detailed product descriptions, etc.
[Operation skills]
1. Set the Format sales method.
The listing methods of items include “Auction/Auction”, “Fixed Price/Fixed Price”, “Auction/Auction” and “Fixed Price/Fixed Price” methods. Choose the appropriate listing method based on various factors.
2. Set the Duration of the online listing.
When listing an item on eBay, you need to specify the time the listing will be online.
When listing in the form of a fixed price, you can choose an online time of 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 10 days, or 30 days, or you can choose a Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) mode.
When listing in the form of an auction, you can choose an online time of 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, or 10 days. If the number of reviews exceeds 10, you can also choose a 1-day auction online time option. 1-day and 3-day auction online times require additional fees.
When pre-listing in the form of scheduled listings, you can publish it online directly after writing a listing, or you can specify a future online time (up to 3 weeks), which can control the time when the listing goes online and ends.
3. Set the price of the item.
The steps for setting the price of items listed as “fixed price” are simple. In the “price” module of the item listing settings page, select “Fixed price” and enter the sales amount of the “fixed price” item in the text box below “Buy It Now price”.
The price setting steps for items listed in “auction” mode are slightly complicated. In the “price” module of the item listing setting page, select “Auction”, enter the starting price of the item in the text box below “Starting price”, and select the reserve price under “Reserve Price”. If the auction item does not exceed the preset reserve price, you can choose not to sell the item.
If “auction” and “Buy It Now Price” are used together, choose to sell the item in “auction mode”. Enter the starting price of the item in the text box below “Starting price”, and enter the “Buy It Now Price” price of the item in the text box below “Buy It Now Price”, that is, set the “buy it now price” while setting the “auction” price of the item.
4. Set the quantity of the item that can be sold.
If you choose to list items in “auction mode”, you can only auction one item. The “Lots” function allows you to sell multiple items to buyers at one time, which is suitable for wholesalers on eBay or B2B business.