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eBay Listing Essentials

Listing essentials

A step-by-step guide to getting your products seen and sold.

How to ship and manage returns

Shipping made easy

Tips, tools, and all the details for shipping anything, anywhere.

Planning for Growth

Planning for growth

Guidance for building the foundation for continued success.

Seller News Announcements

The latest news, updates, and messages from eBay leaders.

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Learn more about selling and growing your business, hear the latest eBay news, and connect with a local community of like-minded sellers at in-person and virtual eBay events.


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YouTube

Watch our helpful and inspiring collection of how-tos, seller stories, and event recaps just for eBay sellers.

Seller Circles

Connect with your nearby community of sellers in one of our local Seller Circles. eBay sellers organize these groups to learn from one another, get the latest information, and make new friends.

Mentorship

Community Mentors are experienced eBay buyers and sellers devoted to helping users get the most out of eBay. They answer buyer and seller's questions in the eBay Community.

Seller Stories

Inspiration from your fellow sellers.

Sandra Gustard

Fountain Pimento Oil

Following a car accident, Sandra Gustard discovered that a traditional Jamaican remedy was the best treatment for her injured arm—so she started making it herself.


Yinka Ogunsunlade

Fashionably Legal

Yinka Ogunsunlade turned his lifelong love for fashion into a thriving eBay sneakers and clothing business. Plus, he’s done it all while still a full-time attorney.

Victor Rivera

Plant Street Collectibles

Sports and trading cards have always played a central role in Victor Rivera’s life. For over 6 years, he created memorable customer experiences for fans at Orlando Magic games.

Trong Nguyen

Homebrewer LAB

Trong Nguyen’s boundless energy has served him well across varied careers like research scientist, French baker, and now an inventor whose homebrew tools have revolutionized how people around the world make beer.

Rachel Smith

Pride Socks

Growing up in a large family with few resources, new socks were hard to come by for Rachel Smith and her siblings. But she remembers how great it made her feel when she got her hands on a new pair.

Mike Musheinesh

DetroitAxle

Mike Musheinesh has worked at DetroitAxle a long time, starting in his early teens. Now as CEO, he leads the auto remanufacturing business his father started in 1987.

Roman Sharf

Luxury Bazaar

Roman Sharf immigrated as a teenager from the Soviet Union and says he has worked every job under the sun. He left his career at a Fortune 500 to pursue his passion: selling luxury watches on eBay.

 Liz O’Kane

Colorado ReWorn

For the two decades she served in the US Air Force, Liz O’Kane was used to taking orders. When she was deciding on a post-service career, she knew she wanted to be her own boss.

Linda Lightman

Linda’s Stuff

As a “self-confessed shopaholic fashionista,” Linda Lightman’s fashion business has let her follow her passion. More than that, Linda’s Stuff has grown from a “one-woman show” in her home to employing a “village” of employees in a 100,000 square-foot warehouse.


Stephen Weller

Subliminal Suzi

Late at night, you’ll find Stephen Weller boxing up that day’s eBay orders, orders that came in while he was working his day job—Senior Business Development Manager at eBay. Long before he helped businesses succeed on eBay, Stephen started selling Disney pins on the platform as a way to help fund his family’s own love for everything Disney.

Sam Straus

Sam’s Coins of California

Sam Straus has loved coins since he was a little child, and selling on eBay started as a part of his hobby. From there, he’s grown a part-time business that’s taught him skills he’s putting to use as an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon—and as a summer intern at eBay.

Jim Rodman

JR Clocker

Jim Rodman calls his specialty “a dying art.” Though he says clock and clock repair shops are shrinking in number, Jim’s eBay business keeps growing.

eBay for Business Podcast

Bringing you a weekly dose of what you need to start, run, and grow your business.


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