How to Start Your Own eBay Drop Off Stores
An eBay drop off store is a retail store where customers bring their items to be sold on eBay. The business should have an account in good standing with eBay and a positive feedback record in order to sell items for customers. To gain credibility as an eBay consigner, eBay sellers can sign up as a trading assistant through the site. Sellers can also apply to the site to make their drop-off store a registered eBay drop off location.
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Sign up for an eBay account and sell a few items through the account. eBay requires that a trading assistant must have completed at least 10 transactions in the three months before applying to the trading assistant program. The feedback from customers must be 98 percent positive or higher.
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Rent a storefront for the drop off store. It should be large enough to store customer items that will be listed on eBay, but it doesn't need retail shelf space. A reception area and a storage room are needed.
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Advertise your drop off location locally and on eBay through the trading assistant program. The program provides a searchable list on eBay that allows customers to find a registered trading assistant in their area.
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Set a customer rate that will pay for your listing time as well as for your listing fees. eBay charges fees for each listing, and not all items listed will sell. The fees you charge should reflect both of those factors. Some sellers charge a flat fee for listing an item plus a percentage of the final selling price. You can also choose to charge a flat fee in case the item doesn't sell, or you may charge a flat listing fee that will bring in a profit even if the item doesn't sell.
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List all items that are given to you by customers within seven days. eBay requires this time table to continue in the trading assistant program.
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Get insurance that covers damage to the storefront as well as damage to customer items. eBay requires that a registered eBay drop off location must have liability insurance with at least $1 million in coverage. The seller must also keep a bond of at least $25,000 to cover seller's checks.
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