New sellers often look for tips to short-cut the process of getting started selling on eBay. The eBay marketplace is a vast ocean and can be complicated at times. If you are brand new to eBay, it is best to start slowly, learn the landscape, read the rules, find out about the fee structure, and grow your eBay hobby or business methodically. Here are some top tips for new sellers just getting started on eBay. eBay Selling Tips to Maximize Your Profits. Choose the Right Items. Create Standout Listings. Make Listings Look Professional. Take Good Photos. Time It Right. Price It Right. Use Free Listing Offers. Maintain a High Seller Rating. Learn to Price Items for the Most Profit Before posting anything on eBay, understand how to price your item. One of the biggest mistakes new sellers make is looking at retail value, active eBay listings, or going by what they paid for an item recently or any number of years ago. Since eBay is its own universe, you will be very disappointed if you assume that you will sell items at retail prices. True to the nature of an auction, an item on eBay is only worth what someone will pay. To find out what eBay buyers have already paid for items like yours, look at completed listings, which shows historical sales data (not asking prices). It works just like real estate — a realtor prices a home according to what similar homes have sold for, not what someone is asking. This video explains how to gather price data using eBay's completed listings filter. New sellers often look for tips to short-cut the process of getting started selling on eBay. The eBay marketplace is a vast ocean and can be complicated at times. If you are brand new to eBay, it is best to start slowly, learn the landscape, read the rules, find out about the fee structure, and grow your eBay hobby or business methodically. Here are some top tips for new sellers just getting started on eBay. Learn to Price Items for the Most Profit Before posting anything on eBay, understand how to price your item. One of the biggest mistakes new sellers make is looking at retail value, active eBay listings, or going by what they paid for an item recently or any number of years ago. Since eBay is its own universe, you will be very disappointed if you assume that you will sell items at retail prices. True to the nature of an auction, an item on eBay is only worth what someone will pay. To find out what eBay buyers have already paid for items like yours, look at completed listings, which shows historical sales data (not asking prices). It works just like real estate — a realtor prices a home according to what similar homes have sold for, not what someone is asking. This video explains how to gather price data using eBay's completed listings filter. Finding Things to Sell The average American home contains 300,000 items from paper clips to automobiles. You already have plenty to sell without having to buy anything. You just don't know which of the items in your home have value on eBay. Start going through your home room-by-room and looking up items on completed listings. Look up everything, even if you don't think it is worth anything. You will be shocked! Some examples of items that have value on eBay but don't seem like they would sell for much include: • Lids from pots and pans • Empty perfume bottles • Any kind of craft supply • Broken jewelry and watches • Pantyhose (used for crafts, gardening, computer fan covers) • Unopened cosmetics, razors, batteries • Anything new in the package • Empty printer cartridges • School supplies • The list is endless. Choose items that will sell for less than $50. Since you are a new seller, you don't want to be a target for a scam. Also, learning while selling inexpensive items will take the pressure off. You're going to be learning how to ship, answer customer inquiries, and navigate your seller dashboard, so it is best to work with low-dollar items at first. Furthermore, choose items that are easy to ship. Avoid breakables, very large items, or items with multiple pieces. Keep it simple at first while you learn.