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Getting started with eBay Stores


eBay Stores help sellers maximize their business on eBay and the Internet. With an eBay Store, you can display all your listings—regardless of format—in one convenient location. You can create and personalize your own eBay storefront with a unique website address. Your monthly fee gives you access to eBay Stores tools that you can use to build, manage, promote, and track your business.

Is an eBay Store right for you?

Consider your overall experience with eBay, listing volume, and selling goals. Sellers who have the best results with an eBay Store are those with high-volume inventory. They are experienced sellers committed to growing their sales and expect to have a part-time or full-time business on eBay. Find out about how you can use eBay Stores to grow your business.

Becoming an eBay Store owner

Here are the steps to becoming an eBay Store owner:

1.
Meet the seller requirements

To open an eBay Store, you need:
An eBay seller's account, with your credit card on file
Note: If you're new to eBay, please be aware that limits are placed on new accounts to help monitor selling practices. eBay Store subscribers with limits on their account may not have access to the full benefits of their Store. Learn more about limits on eBay sellers and how to raise your limits.
You might also want to become ID Verified.
2.
Subscribe to eBay Stores
  1. Choose a subscription level based on your needs and short-term goals. Learn more about the benefits of each subscription level.

  2. Choose a Store name. The name you choose determines your Store's web address (or "URL").

3.
Set up and design your eBay Store
Making your Store appealing, unique, and easy for buyers to browse and buy increases your chances for success.
Adding a custom header can give your store a professional, polished look and makes it easier for buyers to find items in your Store. See the Anatomy of a Store page to see examples of basic and advanced Store layouts.
Tip: To get recommendations and make changes, use the Quick Store Tuneup tool in My eBay that's available when you click the Manage My Store link.
Note: Rules for selling apply to eBay Stores. Be sure you understand the rules for sellers, especially about linking from an eBay Store, to avoid problems with your listings.

Working your eBay store

1.
List your items
All listing formats appear automatically in your Store and can be created using the standard eBay Sell Your Item form, TurboLister, Selling Manager Pro, or your favorite listing tool. Check our selling tool comparison.
All of your items appear in your eBay Store, no matter which selling formats you choose—auction-style, fixed price, Classified Ad, or Store inventory format. The Store inventory listing format has a longer duration and lower insertion fees but provides less exposure. Here's a quick comparison of selling formats.
Remember that good communication with your buyers and timely postage can get you great feedback and more sales.
2.
Manage your eBay Store
Once you set up your eBay Store, you manage your Store using My eBay. For example, you can:
Change Store inventory listings to auction-style or fixed price listing formats
3.
Market Your eBay Store
Create interest in your Store by making sure buyers find your Store and want to come back. For example, you can:
Use email marketing to highlight new or seasonal items.

Tip: eBay will give you a 75% credit on your final value fees when your marketing efforts generate sales of your Store inventory format listings.

Learn more about eBay Stores

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