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eBusiness the eBay Way
Copyright information• eBay and eBay logo are trademarks
of eBay Inc.• “The World’s Online Marketplace”• Information is copyrighted, eBay
2004• All rights reserved
eBay History• 1995 – Pierre Omidyar launches eBay• 1997 – 1 millionth item sold• 1998 - Meg Whitman joins as CEO• 1998 – eBay goes public• 1999 – eBay Motors launched• 2002 – PayPal joins team
2003• $23.8B GMV• 95M Registered
Users• 971 M Listed
Items• 28 Countries• 45,000 Categories
2004• $24.3B GMV• 125M Registered
Users• 1B Listed Items• 29 Countries• 50,000
Categories
Did you Know?• 29 million items available worldwide• 3.6 million items added everyday• A digital camera sells every minute• A forklift sells every four hours• Most expensive item sold –
Gulfstream II business jet - $4.9M – August 2001
eBay Believes• People are basically good• Security is important
– 99.999% of all transactions are successful
• Safety and Trust are key– Proactively monitors – round the clock
eBay Safety Nets• Feedback• Buyer Protection Program• PayPal Seller Protection• SquareTrade• Security Center
430,000 sellers make a part or full time living selling on eBay
How to Be aSuccessful Seller?
Ebay Stores
STORE FEATURES
•Your Storefront
•Store Inventory
•Cross Promotions
•eMail Marketing
A Real e-Commerce Site
Non-profits
•4,596 nonprofits to support... •54,270 items listed... •$4,449,068 raised so far...
Site Map
http://www.ebay.com
How to Sell an Item
How to Sell on Ebay . . .
How to Sell on Ebay . . .
• Register• Complete Sell Your Item Form• Track Your Item• Payment & Shipping
How to Sell on Ebay . . .
• Register• Complete Sell Your Item Form• Track Your Item• Payment & Shipping
How to Sell on Ebay . . .
• Register• Complete Sell Your Item Form• Track Your Item• Payment & Shipping
• Choose a Format• Select a Category• Write Item Title & Description• Add Pictures & Details• Payment & Shipping Information• Review & Submit Listing
Listing and Selling Fees . . .
• Insertion fee - $.60
• Picture services - .60
• Final value fee - $3.02
• Listing upgrade fees - .00
• PayPal fees – .00
$4.22
How to Sell on Ebay . . .
• Register• Complete Sell Your Item Form• Track Your Item• Payment & Shipping
How to Sell on Ebay . . .
• Register• Complete Sell Your Item Form• Track Your Item• Payment & Shipping
How to Complete the Sale on Ebay . . .
• Communicate with the Buyer
• Receive Payment
• Ship Item to the Buyer
• Leave Buyer Feedback
My eBay
Connie HancockExtension Educator
University of NE Rural [email protected]
Information included in this presentation is for educational purposes only.
eBusiness the eBay Way
