An Overview of an eBay Store

An eBay store is a simpler way to sell your items compared to having to list them every time on eBay. An eBay store has built-in facilities for targeted direct marketing.
There are three levels :

• Basic for $15.95 per month
• Featured for $49.95 per month
• Anchor for $299.95 per month

The best type of eBay store to start out with is the Basic and there is often a free month’s trial available for a first-time store user. However, the Basic eBay store is really only to give you a feel for the concept of having an eBay store and you should aim to upgrade to a Featured eBay store once you have decided that an eBay store is right for you. The Featured store has many extra features but you must have a feedback rating of at least 20 before you can get any eBay store.

An eBay store lets you list a set of fixed price auctions on one page for much longer than the normal auction duration. Most sellers with an eBay store list the items at a slightly lower price as special offers. You can use your company logo on your store and have some details about your company to help give buyers more confidence in buying from your store. Buyers can access your store simply by clicking the door symbol next to your name on any item that is in a regular auction or by adding you to their favourite sellers.

Having an eBay store is like having your own e-commerce site where you can list your items more long term but without all of the hassle of building the site yourself. Any items for sale in a store can be listed for 30, 60, 90 or 120 days or even permanently if you pay a monthly fee on each item.

Setting up an eBay store is very simple. All you have to do is visit http://stores.ebay.com. You will find an ‘Open a Store’ button which allows you to begin the process of creating your own store. The process is quick and simple and you don’t even need to have a logo or loads of information about your store to set one up. You can always update any information or logos later. It is worth signing up for the free eBay store trial to give you a sense of what you can do with a store and then decide if you want to subscribe at the end of the month.