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A Beginner’s Guide to eBidDirect |
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How to Get Started Selling on eBidDirect |
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eBidDirect provides a platform to sell your item to a world-wide market. To get
started selling on eBidDirect, just follow these simple steps: |
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1. Get registered for free |
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2. Choose how you will list your item for sale on eBidDirect |
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3. List or sell an item |
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4. Insert the required item details into your listing |
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5. Pay listing fee |
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6. Get e-mail notifications |
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7. Accept offers from buyers |
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8. Complete transaction (Ship the item and give tracking number to the buyer) |
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9. Leave feedback |
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1. Get registered for free |
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Registration on eBidDirect is fast and free! All you need to do is: |
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a) Fill out the registration form completely and click the Submit button.
Sign Up |
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b) A registration confirmation e-mail will be sent to your e-mail address which
you provided on registration form. Click on the activation link in the confirmation
e-mail to activate your account, and you will be moved to eBidDirect login page
automatically.
Login |
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c) Enter the User ID and Password that you provided on the registration form and
click on the “Login” button. You will then be logged into your account on eBidDirect.
Now you’re ready to make your first listing! |
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2. Choose how you will list your item for sale on eBidDirect |
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On eBidDirect, you can sell your items in following four ways: |
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a) Bidding (Auction-style Sale): Buyers can place their bids for the item. At the
end of the auction, the highest bidder will won the item. |
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b) Get It Now: Buyers can pay the fixed price asked by the seller for immediate
purchase. |
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c) Best Offer: If the seller offers this option, buyers can make the seller a suitable
offer through eBidDirect for the item. The seller will choose among offers from
different buyers.
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d) Swap Items: Buyers can offer their own item against the seller’s item for exchange:
The seller can accept or decline their offer. |
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3. List or sell an item |
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Once you have selected the most suitable way of listing your item, you can take
advantage of these great features: |
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a) Publish an item: your item will be available for sale immediately |
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b) Schedule an item to publish on a future date: you can set a future date for your
item to be available for sale |
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c) Make Item Template: you can create item templates and save them; later on, you
can re-use these templates to publish your items any time you wish
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d) Draft an Item: you can save your incomplete listing as draft item at any stage
of listing process; later on, you can complete that drafted listing and make it
available for sale. |
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4. Insert the required item details into your listing |
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a) Item title: buyers will recognize and search your item through its title |
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b) Item description: necessary details of your item you want your buyers to know |
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c) Item image(s): one or more images can be provided for an item |
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d) Item price: price of the item |
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e) Shipping and handling: shipping methods, handling time and additional handling
cost etc. |
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f) Return policy: the terms and conditions if buyer wants to return your item |
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g) Tax: any sales tax percentage required by law on the sale |
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h) Listing Features: sellers can showcase their items and make them more prominent
by using various listing features (i.e. Ending Soon, Recently Listed, Item of the
Day, Highlighted, Bold, Bordered, Gallery Plus, etc.) |
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5. Pay listing fee |
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There are two types of fees sellers pay for selling on eBidDirect: |
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1. Monthly Listing Fee: This is the monthly fee for selling or listing on eBidDirect.
Sellers cannot list items on eBidDirect without paying the monthly listing fee. |
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2. Listing Features Fee: Seller has to pay listing features fee only when he applies
listing features on his item, otherwise he don’t have to pay listing feature fee. |
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6. Get e-mail notifications |
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To keep you informed, eBidDirect automatically sends various e-mail notifications
to you regarding the key events of your selling process. eBidDirect sends e-mail
notifications for following events; |
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a) Published an item (You have offered an item for sale) |
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b) Auction sold (Your item has been sold) |
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c) Auction End (Auction has been ended for your item) |
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d) Edit Invoice (You edited an invoice and resend it to the buyer) |
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e) Buyer placed Swap or Best offer (Buyer have placed swap or best offer on your
item) |
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7. Accept offers from buyers |
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Buyers place their offers on your items. View various best offers and swap items
offers placed by the buyers for your item and accept the suitable offers. |
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8. Complete transaction (Ship the item and give tracking number to buyer) |
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Receive payment from buyer through invoice sent by eBidDirect on your behalf. After
payment ship the item and give tracking number to the buyer. |
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9. Leave feedback |
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Rate the buyer and leave your feedback regarding your overall experience about the
transaction. |
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| Related Topics:
Selling Policy
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