| Selling on eBay is a breeze. But if you are new to | | | | The most convenient way is to use their recurring |
| eBay, you have to first create a seller account. Just | | | | payment option, as you will never have to manually |
| signing up for eBay allows you to bid or buy items, but | | | | pay every month. If you forget to pay, you may |
| not to sell. More information is required from sellers, | | | | temporarily lose account privileges until you do. |
| such as valid credit card and bank information. This is | | | | Starting recently, eBay also requires new sellers to |
| done to protect buyers. | | | | register for a Paypal account. This step was taken in |
| If you choose not to give away your credit card | | | | order to minimize fraud and increase customer |
| information, you can instead opt for getting your ID | | | | convenience. Paypal is great for both sellers and |
| verified. It costs $5, but you will get a special ID-verified | | | | buyers, actually. As a seller, you receive payments |
| icon next to your username. This shows your potential | | | | much faster, with options like transferring your funds |
| buyers that you spent the time and money to verify | | | | directly to your bank, or spending your money with a |
| your identity, which may instill more trust in them. | | | | debit card. Buyers, on the other hand, will not have to |
| After your information is verified by eBay, you will | | | | spend the money and time required to send payment |
| need to set up a way to pay your eBay fees. eBay | | | | via snail mail. |
| accepts Paypal, credit card, direct deposit from | | | | Once you have completed all of the above steps, you |
| checking accounts, and business checks. You can | | | | can finally start selling on eBay! It may seem like a long |
| either use one-time payments or recurring payments. | | | | process, but it's actually not that time consuming at all. |