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Past auction home business tutorial has focused on deciding what to sell, to collect the price, what methods of payment to accept ... but once you have decided about all this, we have to go to eBay and create an account!

From an account on eBay is a simple process, even better, it's free! If you are over 18 years and you have Internet access, you can have an active eBay account in minutes. Just go to http://www.ebay.com, click "Register Now" and you're ready!

Having said that, here's what to expect during the registration process and some tips on how to choose a username.

eBay will ask for a valid email address. Almost everyone has an email address through a free service like Yahoo or Hotmail to Microsoft .. and that "almost all" includes the scammers. For that reason, if you use a free email service, eBay will require credit card information from you in order to validate their identity. eBay registration is free, so you will not be charged. (As a seller of eBay, eBay will have to provide the valid credit card anyway. Buyers are not obligated to).

You will have to create an eBay ID. Your potential customers will see the name every time you look at one of your ads, so do not get too crazy. If you hate to have to reach, you can change After having the current 30 days. Do not get into the habit of changing too frequently, because it makes some potential buyers suspicious.

You will be asked to create a password, and also to choose a "secret question" that eBay will ask you if you forget your password. I'm not a big fan of sites that have secret questions for you to choose instead to write their own, but most sites do that. Whatever you do, do not choose the option "What is the maiden name of your mother? "question. The answer to that is easier for someone else to get what you might think.

You will be asked birth date, just to make sure that you are of legal age to do business on eBay.

Finally, you will be asked to agree to use eBay. It's boring, but you should read before checking the "I Agree" button. Once you do this, is almost in! eBay now send a verification email to the address given, and you must click a link within that email in order to complete the registration process.

Congratulations! Now is ready to publish items on eBay. You'll see some odd symbols and numbers next to your username eBay auction, and we will discuss these and what they mean in my next free eBay auction tutorial!

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Gymboree Prep

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