| Past eBay auction home business tutorials have | | | | change it after you've had the current one for 30 |
| concentrated on deciding what to sell, what price to | | | | days. Don't get into the habit of changing it too often, |
| charge, what payment methods to accept...but once | | | | because that does make some potential buyers |
| we've decided on all of this, we've got to go out to | | | | suspicious. |
| eBay and create an account! | | | | You'll be prompted to create a password, and also to |
| Starting an account on eBay is a simple process, and | | | | choose a "secret question" that eBay will ask you in |
| even better, it's free! If you're 18 or older and you've | | | | case you forget your password. I'm not a big fan of |
| got Internet access, you can have an active eBay | | | | sites that have secret questions for you to choose |
| account in just minutes. Just go to click on "Register | | | | from rather than writing your own, but most sites do |
| Now", and you're off! | | | | that. Whatever you do, don't choose the "What is your |
| Having said that, here's what to expect during the | | | | mother's maiden name?" question. The answer to that |
| registration process and a few hints on choosing a | | | | is easier for someone else to get than you might think. |
| username.eBay will ask you for a valid email address. | | | | You'll be asked for your date of birth, just to make |
| Almost everyone has an email address through a free | | | | sure that you're of legal age to do business on eBay. |
| service such as Yahoo or Microsoft Hotmail.. and that | | | | Finally, you'll be asked to agree to eBay's User |
| "almost everyone" includes scammers. For that reason, | | | | Agreement. It's boring, but you should read it before |
| if you use a free email service, eBay will require credit | | | | checking the "I Agree" button. Once you do this, you're |
| card information from you in order to validate your | | | | almost in! eBay will now send a verification email to the |
| identity. eBay's registration is free, so you won't be | | | | address you gave them, and you must click on a link |
| charged. (As an eBay seller, you'll need to provide | | | | inside that email in order to finish the signup process. |
| eBay with a valid credit card number anyway. Buyers | | | | Congratulations! You're now ready to post items on |
| aren't required to do so.) | | | | eBay. You're going to see some odd symbols and |
| You'll need to create an eBay ID. Your potential | | | | numbers next to your eBay auction username, and |
| customers are going to see this name every single | | | | we'll talk about those and what they mean in my next |
| time they look at one of your postings, so don't get too | | | | free eBay auction tutorial! |
| crazy. If you hate the one you come up with, you can | | | | |