How to Sell Children's Books on eBay
eBay offers an online selling forum for a variety of goods, including new and used children's books. The company provides an Internet website and an online program to load your book listings. The process of setting up an eBay account to sell books requires little time and you can be up and making money quickly. Taking inventory of your inventory of books, however, requires a significant investment of time.
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Sign up online for a registered eBay seller's account. This mandates either a valid debit card, checking account or bank account. Follow the steps online and either call customer support to confirm your registration or wait for the automated confirmation telephone call for acceptance.
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Set up your bookstore bookkeeping operations. Open a business checking account or sign up for a PayPal seller's account. eBay sellers must pay a fee for each item inserted and another fee when items sell. Final value sales fees use a sliding scale based on the winning bid for your item. Your eBay seller's account links to your credit card, savings, debit card or a checking account to pay the fees due for your listings and also pay the percentages of the sale prices for items sold. eBay uses your PayPal account or business checking account to remit your profits. PayPal, owned by eBay, also charges a fee for using its payment services. Both services also accept old-school style checks, although this option requires a longer lead time to credit payments.
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Ready your online bookstore. Buy your book inventory and appropriate-sized padded shipping envelopes, photograph your purchases with a digital camera and price your offerings using online research sources. Compare your book offerings to other online booksellers, including Half.com, an eBay-owned company, to set your asking prices. Also, research the titles offered by other eBay sellers to competitively price your inventory.
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Organize your inventory and write sales and condition descriptions. Organizing your book selections provides the key to an effective eBay operation. Select a filing system so that you pull books quickly and efficiency when items sell. Write a description for each book that includes the condition and the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) located on the copyright page inside the book. This number offers a quick way for customers to find a particular book and also provides an easy way to use the eBay listing program.
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Build your eBay store and start selling. Input your digital photographs and descriptions for your children's book listings. Note the shipping options, including overnight, media or standard mail for your inventory. Once a book sells, send an invoice to your buyer and confirm the details for shipping. Once the payment arrives, package your book and send the item according to the shipping method selected by your book buyer.
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Tips & Warnings
eBay buyers expect timely service. Don't list so many books that your response time lags. Set reasonable selling goals to provide quality service and allow time to effectively manage your book inventory.
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