A product listing is a detailed description or presentation of a product or goods that can be bought or purchased. One can find them all over e-commerce platforms, online marketplaces and retail websites. This provides valuable information about the product which can help potential buyers make informed decisions.
A good product listing has multiple components: title, description, images, payment options, shipping and returns policies etc.
Before you start with your listing process on eBay, it is important that you have completed
To know more about how to create an eBay account click here.
Now, let’s begin with the process of listing your items on eBay.
The first step in every sale is putting your items up on the eBay website. So how do you do this?
Creating a listing may look easy – but every step has its own importance and so you need to take care at each stage of the process.
So eBay has produced this Guide to help you through each step of the process and let you know all about the “best practices” that you can use when creating listings that sell.
Before you start with your listing process on eBay, it is important that you have completed
To know more about the registration process click here.
Now let’s begin with the process on listing your items on eBay.
So how do you do this?
Creating a listing may look easy – but every step has its own importance and hence needs you to take utmost care at each stage of the process. So eBay has produced this Guide to help you through each step of the process and let you know about all of the “best practices” that you can use when creating listings that sell.
Firstly, let’s understand what a “listing” is generally comprised of:
Firstly, let’s understand what a “listing” is generally comprised of:
1. Login to ebay.com with your eBay User ID and password
3. Select “Tell us what you’re selling” and you will see the “Select – a product category” field
2. Click on the “Sell” option available in the top right hand corner – this will take you to the main page of the SYI Form
4. Enter a category manually or select one from the drop-down menu titled “Browse categories”
1. Login to ebay.com with your eBay User ID and password
2. Click on the “Sell” option available in the top right hand corner – this will take you to the main page of the SYI Form
3. Select “Tell us what you’re selling” and you will see the “Select – a product category” field
4. Enter a category manually or select one from the drop-down menu titled “Browse categories”
1. Enter your preferred title in “Title”. Your title should be whatever best describes your item.
2. If you want to sell multiple variations of your item, you can use the “Create variations” option to creating a listing with multi-quantities, prices and variations.
3. If applicable to your listing, add the Universal Product Codes (“UPC”).
4. Under the “Condition” field, select the condition of your item. You can choose from the options set out in the drop-down menu.
5. The “Photos” field allows you to add the product images to your listing. You can add up to 24 images for each item.
6. In the “Item Specifications”, field you can provide information about the item you’re selling. Typically, sellers include information about the brand, size type, size, color and style of their items.
7. Give a detailed, mobile-friendly description of your item.
Best Practice Tip: Use high-quality photos, taken from every angle of the item. Do show the true status of the item (including any flaws or scratches that might exist).
1. Enter your preferred title in “Title”. Your title should be whatever best describes your item.
2. If you want to sell multiple variations of your item, you can use the “Create variations” option to creating a listing with multi-quantities, prices and variations.
Best Practice Tip: Use high-quality photos, taken from every angle of the item. Do show the true status of the item (including any flaws or scratches that might exist).
3. If applicable to your listing, add the Universal Product Codes (“UPC”).
4. Under the “Condition” field, select the condition of your item. You can choose from the options set out in the drop-down menu.
5. The “Photos” field allows you to add the product images to your listing. You can add up to 24 images for each item.
6. In the “Item Specifications”, field you can provide information about the item you’re selling. Typically, sellers include information about the brand, size type, size, color and style of their items.
7. Give a detailed, mobile-friendly description of your item.
1.In the “Selling” field choose a listing format. You can use the “Auction” and/or “Fixed Price” listing formats
2. In the “Duration” field specifiy a listing duration of 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10 days. Note: if you’re using the “Fixed Price” listing format, the default duration would be set to the “Good ‘Til Cancelled” option
3. In the “Price” field specify the item price that you are willing to sell the item for. Note: if you are using the “Auction” listing format, you can set the “Starting Price”, a “Buy It Now Price” and a “Reserve Price”
4. Under the “Quantity” field specify the number of items you are offering for sale
1. In the “Selling” field choose a listing format. You can use the “Auction” and/or “Fixed Price” listing formats
2. In the “Duration” field specifiy a listing duration of 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10 days. Note: if you’re using the “Fixed Price” listing format, the default duration would be set to the “Good ‘Til Cancelled” option
3. In the “Price” field specify the item price that you are willing to sell the item for. Note: if you are using the “Auction” listing format, you can set the “Starting Price”, a “Buy It Now Price” and a “Reserve Price”
4. Under the “Quantity” field specify the number of items you are offering for sale
1. With eBay managing payments, you now do not need to specify any payment options. When buyers check out, they’ll select one of the payment methods offered by eBay. The funds will then be sent to Payoneer’s account who will then make the payout to the bank account for which you have provided details during your Payoneer registration. You can edit your payout settings under “Payments” in Seller Hub.
2. In the “Returns Option” field state whether you will be accepting returns or not. If “yes”, then also include the details required to complete the “Domestic and International Returns” field.
1. With eBay managing payments, you now do not need to specify any payment options. When buyers check out, they’ll select one of the payment methods offered by eBay. The funds will then be sent to Payoneer’s account who will then make the payout to the bank account for which you have provided details during your Payoneer registration. You can edit your payout settings under “Payments” in Seller Hub.
2. In the “Returns Option” field state whether you will be accepting returns or not. If “yes”, then also include the details required to complete the “Domestic and International Returns” field.
1. In the “Shipping Details” field, select the whichever shipping areas and options will apply to your listing
2. Add an appropriate “Handling Time”. Note, you will be expected to dispatch sold items within the Handling time.
3. In the “Item Location” field, identify where the item will be shipped from.
1. In the “Shipping Details” field, select the whichever shipping areas and options will apply to your listing
2. Add an appropriate “Handling Time”. Note, you will be expected to dispatch sold items within the Handling time.
3. In the “Item Location” field, identify where the item will be shipped from.
1. Your listing is almost ready to go live!
2. Preview your listing to see how it will appear to your potential customers.
3. Once satisfied with your listing click on “List Item” to publish it
Best Practice Tip: Triple check the price you have set for your listing and eBay fees applicable to your listing!
1. Your listing is almost ready to go live!
2. Preview your listing to see how it will appear to your potential customers.
3. Once satisfied with your listing click on “List Item” to publish it
Best Practice Tip: Triple check the price you have set for your listing and eBay fees applicable to your listing!
1. Login to ebay.com with your eBay User ID and password
3. Select “Tell us what you’re selling” and you will see the “Select – a product category” field
2. Click on the “Sell” option available in the top right hand corner – this will take you to the main page of the SYI Form
4. Enter a category manually or select one from the drop-down menu titled “Browse categories”
1. Login to ebay.com with your eBay User ID and password
2. Click on the “Sell” option available in the top right hand corner – this will take you to the main page of the SYI Form
3. Select “Tell us what you’re selling” and you will see the “Select – a product category” field
4. Enter a category manually or select one from the drop-down menu titled “Browse categories”
1. Enter your preferred title in “Title”. Your title should be whatever best describes your item.
2. If you want to sell multiple variations of your item, you can use the “Create variations” option to creating a listing with multi-quantities, prices and variations.
3. If applicable to your listing, add the Universal Product Codes (“UPC”).
4. Under the “Condition” field, select the condition of your item. You can choose from the options set out in the drop-down menu.
5. The “Photos” field allows you to add the product images to your listing. You can add up to 24 images for each item.
6. In the “Item Specifications”, field you can provide information about the item you’re selling. Typically, sellers include information about the brand, size type, size, color and style of their items.
7. Give a detailed, mobile-friendly description of your item.
Best Practice Tip: Use high-quality photos, taken from every angle of the item. Do show the true status of the item (including any flaws or scratches that might exist).
1. Enter your preferred title in “Title”. Your title should be whatever best describes your item.
2. If you want to sell multiple variations of your item, you can use the “Create variations” option to creating a listing with multi-quantities, prices and variations.
Best Practice Tip: Use high-quality photos, taken from every angle of the item. Do show the true status of the item (including any flaws or scratches that might exist).
3. If applicable to your listing, add the Universal Product Codes (“UPC”).
4. Under the “Condition” field, select the condition of your item. You can choose from the options set out in the drop-down menu.
5. The “Photos” field allows you to add the product images to your listing. You can add up to 24 images for each item.
6. In the “Item Specifications”, field you can provide information about the item you’re selling. Typically, sellers include information about the brand, size type, size, color and style of their items.
7. Give a detailed, mobile-friendly description of your item.
1.In the “Selling” field choose a listing format. You can use the “Auction” and/or “Fixed Price” listing formats
2. In the “Duration” field specifiy a listing duration of 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10 days. Note: if you’re using the “Fixed Price” listing format, the default duration would be set to the “Good ‘Til Cancelled” option
3. In the “Price” field specify the item price that you are willing to sell the item for. Note: if you are using the “Auction” listing format, you can set the “Starting Price”, a “Buy It Now Price” and a “Reserve Price”
4. Under the “Quantity” field specify the number of items you are offering for sale
1. In the “Selling” field choose a listing format. You can use the “Auction” and/or “Fixed Price” listing formats
2. In the “Duration” field specifiy a listing duration of 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10 days. Note: if you’re using the “Fixed Price” listing format, the default duration would be set to the “Good ‘Til Cancelled” option
3. In the “Price” field specify the item price that you are willing to sell the item for. Note: if you are using the “Auction” listing format, you can set the “Starting Price”, a “Buy It Now Price” and a “Reserve Price”
4. Under the “Quantity” field specify the number of items you are offering for sale
1. With eBay managing payments, you now do not need to specify any payment options. When buyers check out, they’ll select one of the payment methods offered by eBay. The funds will then be sent to Payoneer’s account who will then make the payout to the bank account for which you have provided details during your Payoneer registration. You can edit your payout settings under “Payments” in Seller Hub.
2. In the “Returns Option” field state whether you will be accepting returns or not. If “yes”, then also include the details required to complete the “Domestic and International Returns” field.
1. With eBay managing payments, you now do not need to specify any payment options. When buyers check out, they’ll select one of the payment methods offered by eBay. The funds will then be sent to Payoneer’s account who will then make the payout to the bank account for which you have provided details during your Payoneer registration. You can edit your payout settings under “Payments” in Seller Hub.
2. In the “Returns Option” field state whether you will be accepting returns or not. If “yes”, then also include the details required to complete the “Domestic and International Returns” field.
1. In the “Shipping Details” field, select the whichever shipping areas and options will apply to your listing
2. Add an appropriate “Handling Time”. Note, you will be expected to dispatch sold items within the Handling time.
3. In the “Item Location” field, identify where the item will be shipped from.
1. In the “Shipping Details” field, select the whichever shipping areas and options will apply to your listing
2. Add an appropriate “Handling Time”. Note, you will be expected to dispatch sold items within the Handling time.
3. In the “Item Location” field, identify where the item will be shipped from.
1. Your listing is almost ready to go live!
2. Preview your listing to see how it will appear to your potential customers.
3. Once satisfied with your listing click on “List Item” to publish it
Best Practice Tip: Triple check the price you have set for your listing and eBay fees applicable to your listing!
1. Your listing is almost ready to go live!
2. Preview your listing to see how it will appear to your potential customers.
3. Once satisfied with your listing click on “List Item” to publish it
Best Practice Tip: Triple check the price you have set for your listing and eBay fees applicable to your listing!
The first listing is always the important one since it helps you to set the basics right for the next listings. Therefore, it is crucial that you keep in mind the following best practices that help you not just by taking your listings from good to great but will also ensure that you reach more buyers by gaining visibility and thereby selling more.
So, what are these best practices, let’s have a quick overview:
Read more on how to “Create the perfect listing”.
Click on the “Preview” tab at the end of the listing form. If everything is okay then you can proceed ahead by clicking on the “List it” tab.
Getting paid for items you’ve sold on eBay is simple. Your buyers can choose from a range of payment methods, eBay manages the end-to-end payment process, and you receive your funds directly in your Payoneer account. Click here to know more.
On the active listings page in My eBay or Seller Hub, select the dropdown beside Edit and then select “Sell similar”. You can also select “Sell similar” on the item page.
You can usually make changes to your eBay listings, but there are some restrictions depending on what you want to change and when. There’s no fee to revise a listing unless you add a special feature. Click here to know more.
You can end a listing in My eBay or Seller Hub. Find the active listings page and select “End listing” from the dropdown menu.
Modules that are incomplete are marked with a yellow line on the left-hand side. In addition, a message with an exclamation mark explains what is missing.
24 is the number of photos you can add to a listing are the same as they were previous to this change.
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