| If you are selling for profit, there may come a time | | | | click on the 'lot' tab in the quantity section. Then fill out |
| when you have a number of identical items that you | | | | the details by entering the digit '1' in the 'number of lots' |
| would like to offer. It would be most time consuming to | | | | box and in the number of items box you list how many |
| have to list each one individually, so what can you do? | | | | items are in the collection, eg, 10. You the set the price |
| Multiple listings are the answer. Multiple listings allow you | | | | at $100.00. The winning bidder will take all the items. |
| to offer a number of identical items in the one lot. For | | | | * Online auction-type listing. This works almost the |
| convenience, there are three different ways you can | | | | same way as an ordinary on-line auction. The items |
| sell multiple listings. | | | | are listed with the total number of items and the |
| * Fixed Price listing. This is where you have many of | | | | starting price. This is what the seller would like for each |
| the same item for sale. You will list the total number of | | | | item. The buyers then bid with the number of items |
| items and the price for each of them. Buyers can buy | | | | they would like to purchase along with their price. The |
| however many they want at the set price. This is | | | | highest bid price per item is one that wins, but the |
| good for the buyer because they don't have to wait | | | | buyer does not have to accept the items unless he |
| for an auction to end. The seller must be ID verified to | | | | can get the number he actually wants. |
| sell in this manner. If they are not, then their feedback | | | | Sellers are limited to 10 lots of multiple listing to prevent |
| rating must be above 30 and they need to have been | | | | one seller from dominating the eBay marketplace and |
| registered for at least 14 days. Or if you have a | | | | to make it fairer for other sellers. The seller is not to |
| Paypal account and accept Paypal as the means of | | | | use multiple seller ID's to get around this rule, or he will |
| payment, then you need only have a feedback rating | | | | risk cancellation of his listing, account suspension and |
| of 15. | | | | other unpleasant effects. The exceptions are only for |
| * Lot listing. This is where you sell say a case of similar | | | | tickets and vehicle light bulbs where you are allowed to |
| things to the one buyer. For example a set of 10 | | | | have 20 for the former and 25 for the latter running |
| records in a collection that you want to sell for an | | | | simultaneously. |
| average of $10 per record. To sell items as a 'lot' you | | | | |