Reasons To Start an eBay Store

Have you ever wondered if it is high time that you start an eBay store?  If you own an eBay Store, you would have the advantage of maximizing visibility for the items you are selling. Buyers can easily go to your store and when they spot something of interest on your auction list, they might also find other products that would interest them to buy. Most sellers increase their sales when they set up an eBay Store.

For a cost of $9.95 a month, you can have your own eBay Store. It is cheap compared to setting up a site all on your own. The items you will be selling at your eBay store are on a fixed price; much different from an auction list. To complete the requirement, you will need a minimum feedback of 20 before you can have your own eBay store.

How to Promote Your eBay Store and Increase Sales

You can begin your plan of action by using these tips:

• Place a link to your eBay Store on each auction you may have

• Put your eBay store link on any and all emails you send

• Packages that you ship should have your store link

• Give options for buyers to buy the product at affordable prices by having “Best Offer” option

What are the three types of eBay stores?

1. Basic Store – Its cost is $15.95 a month. You qualify for this type of store if you are making more than $100 or 10 items per month.

2. Premium Store – The cost for this store is $49.95 a month. This is an excellent choice if your sales are over 50 items or $500 each month.  This type of store comes with a complete bundle of extra tools for your business to promote your sales further.

3. Anchor Store – This type of store will cost you $299.95 per month and is the best choice for high-volume sellers with over 500 products or $5,000 sales a month. This will give you higher visibility and exposure for your products.

eBay charges less for listings on eBay stores than that of the auction listings. It will only cost you $0.03 to $0.10 each but the end value fee is higher. It can be more than or equal to 12% which will depend on the amount closed. The listings can last for 30 days or for an unlimited amount of time.

What are the differences of the three types of stores?

Customer Support:

Basic Store: 5 AM to 10 PM PST
Premium and Anchor Store: 24/7 access to customer support

Custom Pages:

Basic Store: 5 pages
Premium Store: 10 pages
Anchor Store: 15 pages

Management Tools:

Basic Store: Basic Selling Manager
Premium and Anchor Store: Selling Manager Pro

Matching Results under Shop eBay Stores:

Basic Store: Appears occasionally
Premium Store: Appears more often
Anchor Store: Appears frequently

Should you start an eBay store?  You should, if you are committed to start earning money on eBay.

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By Caroline Thompson,
“Discover how to sell on eBay”
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