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0:00If you've ever thought about selling on
0:01eBay, or maybe you've just started and
0:03you feel overwhelmed, confused, or
0:06unsure where to start, this video is for
0:09you.
0:12Hey, and welcome back to the Flip
0:14Factory. I'm Trent, and in today's
0:15video, we're going to be going through a
0:17step-by-step guide of how to sell on
0:20eBay in 2026. If you're brand new to the
0:23channel, welcome. 2025 was my first full
0:27year selling online full-time, and I did
0:30just over $200,000 in sales right here
0:33out of this garage. In this video, I
0:35want to take you through a step-by-step
0:37guide of how to get started and start
0:39selling on eBay in 2026, even if you've
0:42never sold anything online before. We're
0:44going to go over setting up your account
0:46to start selling on eBay, what to sell
0:49as a beginner, how to create your first
0:51listing, how to find those items for
0:53your first listings, how shipping
0:55actually works, and we'll talk about how
0:57fees work, how returns work, and common
1:01mistakes that beginners make. By the end
1:03of this video, you'll know exactly what
1:04to do to make your first sale and to
1:06continue making more and more sales
1:08through this year. And no, you don't
1:10need a business. You don't need any kind
1:12of special software or even thousands or
1:15even hundreds of dollars to make this
1:17work. All you need is a phone and an
1:20internet connection of some type. First,
1:22let's talk about what eBay is like in
1:242026. When I first found out about eBay,
1:27I was probably in middle school. Um,
1:29this was when eBay was primarily an
1:32auction site. And so, when I started
1:34learning more about eBay sellers in the
1:36last few years, I just thought everyone
1:38still did auctions on eBay. And even
1:40when I tell people what I do, the first
1:42question usually is like, "So, do you do
1:43like auctions? Do you do like a
1:45week-long auction on your items?" And
1:47the short answer is no. I don't do any
1:50auctions at all. I've sold over 13,000
1:52items on eBay over the last year and a
1:54half. And not a single one was an
1:57auction listing. eBay is now primarily a
2:00buy it now site, similar to really any
2:04other online site like Amazon, any of
2:06the shopping sites that you go on to.
2:08Most of the listings on there are buy it
2:10now. You can still do auctions and you
2:12can still bid on auctions. Um, but it's
2:14definitely not the most common type of
2:16listing on eBay at this time. I think
2:19eBay is the best platform for beginners.
2:22I really think it's the best platform
2:23for anyone beginner to expert. It's
2:25really nice because all of the buyers
2:26are already on the platform. You don't
2:28have to have an audience. You don't have
2:30to have a social media following. You
2:33just have to have an account and sell
2:35items that people are buying every day.
2:38So, let's start at the beginning with
2:39setting up your account. This is
2:41definitely the easiest part of this
2:42whole method. It's just like setting up
2:44an account for anything else. You want
2:45to go on to ebay.com or go to your app
2:48store, download the eBay app, and set up
2:50your account through those methods that
2:52eBay gives you. Things like your name,
2:54email address, physical address. And
2:57then you're going to want to connect
2:58your bank account with eBay as well.
3:01eBay is going to ask you if you'd like a
3:02personal account or a business account.
3:04And for right now, you can click
3:06personal account. You can always upgrade
3:07this later to a business account. Um,
3:10but for starting off as a beginner on
3:12eBay, you only need a personal account
3:14to sell those items. A business account
3:17is something that I have. Um, I sell 20
3:19to 30 items every single day. And a
3:22business account gives you a few more
3:24customization options with your store,
3:26as well as discounted fees and
3:29discounted shipping rates. Um, but you
3:31do have to pay a monthly subscription
3:32for that business account. Another thing
3:34that it gives you is $50 every quarter
3:37to purchase some shipping supplies and
3:40stuff through the eBay shipping store.
3:42So, I get most of my tape with that
3:45money that eBay gives me. It's all
3:47overpriced stuff, but it's $50. Another
3:50thing that you will have to set up uh
3:52when you set up your account is when
3:54you'd like your payouts on eBay to come.
3:57Uh I suggest doing the weekly. It'll
4:00deposit your processed funds from eBay
4:04every Tuesday morning into your account.
4:08Um, I think that's just the easiest way
4:09to do it. That way, you're not paying $2
4:11to get it your funds within 30 minutes
4:14or anything like that. You know, it's
4:15going to come on Tuesday of every week
4:17in the morning and it'll be all of the
4:19funds that have been processed from the
4:21previous week of selling. I suggest
4:23going ahead and doing all of this on the
4:25actual eBay app on your phone. It's the
4:28easiest way to set up the account and to
4:31get everything filled out. But then
4:33also, you want the app on your phone.
4:35Um, one of the the best beginner tips I
4:37can give you is to use that app
4:40regularly. Answer questions about the
4:43things you have listed. Uh, message
4:45buyers, send offers, uh, make sure you
4:48have offers turned on in your store.
4:52That way, people can make offers on your
4:54items. a large percentage of the items
4:56that I sell in my store either come from
4:59people offering me um and it's either a
5:02a good offer, maybe 10 or 15% off of the
5:04item and I accept it, or I send them a
5:06counter offer if I don't like their
5:07offer and we're able to kind of go back
5:09and forth uh with the price for those
5:12items. Another thing that you want to
5:14adjust as a beginner in this reselling
5:18game is your shipping and handling time
5:21on eBay. I don't really have a
5:23suggestion for you. This is all up to
5:26your schedule, what you have available.
5:28If you have another full-time job and
5:30you don't have the availability to ship
5:32every single day, then set that shipping
5:35and handling time according to your
5:36schedule. If you can ship every 2 or 3
5:38days, then do 2 or three business days
5:41as your shipping time. Since this is my
5:43full-time job and I can ship out, I have
5:45the time to, every single morning, I do
5:47next day shipping. And even sometimes if
5:50an order comes in before noon, I'll ship
5:52that item out because that's what time
5:55my postal person comes and picks up my
5:58big bag of packages is around 12 to 1:00
6:02every single day. So if an order comes
6:04in before that time, I'll package it up
6:06and ship it out to them on that day. But
6:08for beginners, adjust that handling time
6:10to whatever you think that you yourself
6:12can handle. So, you've completely set up
6:14your account and now it's time for the
6:17fun part. Finding something to sell.
6:20This is a step where I think a lot of
6:21beginners mess up. As a beginner, you
6:24want to sell stuff that is easy to ship.
6:27It's in regular demand and it sells
6:30already every single day on eBay. As an
6:33eBay seller, you don't have to pick a
6:35certain category and only sell in that
6:37category or in that niche. Uh my biggest
6:40category is clothing, but I also sell
6:42shoes. I sell hats. I sell video games.
6:44I sell vintage toys. I sell all sorts of
6:48consoles and other things. So, you don't
6:50have to pick one category and only sell
6:53in that category. You can sell whatever
6:55you want, but I would suggest as a
6:58beginner to pick a couple of categories
7:01and stick in those categories. Just
7:03starting out to make sure you can get a
7:06feel for how eBay works and how the
7:08listings work. I think the best
7:09categories to start out are clothing,
7:12shoes, small electronics. Think of like
7:15digital cameras, calculators, that kind
7:17of stuff. And also video games. Items in
7:20those categories sell by the hundreds of
7:23thousands and even millions every single
7:25day on eBay. So, how do you source these
7:28items? Well, I have a complete video on
7:31how I source my items. I have to find
7:33900 items because I list 30 items every
7:36single day. So, I find 900 items every
7:38single month to sell on eBay. Um, but
7:41before you get to that complicated of a
7:44sourcing method, I think you can start
7:46very, very simple and not even have to
7:48go to any stores at all. Just check your
7:51own stuff. Look in your closet. Look in
7:53your garage, in your basement, in your
7:55attic, and find some items that you just
7:57haven't used in a long time, and that
7:59you won't miss by getting rid of them.
8:01Think of like new with tags clothing,
8:03maybe some shoes that are on the newer
8:05side. Maybe you still have the box with
8:07some of the shoes. Uh maybe they're just
8:08really nice shoes that you've used, but
8:10they're not in terrible condition and
8:12you could sell them. Maybe you've got
8:13old video games sitting around, consoles
8:16or even discs. Uh maybe you've got small
8:19kitchen appliances or even small
8:22electronics sitting around. Those are
8:23the items that you want to think of that
8:25you want to look for uh for starting out
8:27selling on eBay. Avoid heavy items.
8:30anything that weighs more than maybe
8:31like 5 lbs since that's uh tends to get
8:34more and more expensive with USPS
8:36shipping and other shipping methods. Um,
8:38avoid those items at first. You don't
8:40have to avoid them later on, but just
8:42get an idea and a feel for what shipping
8:44is like before you start selling those
8:45heavier items. Avoid fragile items,
8:48stuff like glassear, vases, that kind of
8:50thing. Um, takes, unless you have a lot
8:53of experience shipping fragile items, I
8:56would just avoid them. I still
8:58personally avoid them and I've sold
8:59thousands of items on eBay. I just don't
9:01like taking the time to ship those
9:03things and still have a chance of them
9:05breaking because the shipping companies
9:07aren't always the easiest on those
9:09items. They tend to toss them, throw
9:11them. We've all seen those videos
9:12before. Another thing to avoid is
9:14anything that you're unsure if it's
9:16authentic or not. Maybe you've got a
9:18nice pair of Jordans or some clothing
9:21brand that someone gave you and maybe
9:23that person doesn't really know where
9:24they got it from or maybe it was a
9:26sketchy deal. Uh, make sure you're
9:28careful about what you sell if it's a
9:31high-end item. Anything on eBay that's
9:34shoes related over $75, they'll usually
9:38send to their authenticator and they'll
9:40make sure it's authentic before it goes
9:41to the buyer. It's really great. It's a
9:43great protection for people that are
9:45buying shoes. is if I buy some a nice
9:47pair of Jordans on there and I pay $200,
9:50$400, whatever, uh I want to make sure
9:52what I'm getting is real and if it's
9:54not, I don't want it. So, eBay went
9:56ahead and created its own authenticity
9:59warehouse so it authenticates all of
10:02those things. So, you just want to be
10:03careful. Make sure you know what you're
10:05selling is real. If you do end up
10:07selling something that's a fake, um you
10:08run the risk of an account suspension or
10:12even a total ban from eBay. So, let's
10:14talk about listing that item that you
10:17found, creating your very first listing
10:20on eBay. I went ahead and took my advice
10:22and I walked through my belongings that
10:24I have and I went to my closet and found
10:27a pair of shoes, some Enclouds that I
10:29haven't worn in several months. I
10:31actually thrifted these from a Goodwill
10:33for seven bucks and they were basically
10:35brand new. Couldn't believe that they
10:36didn't have them priced higher. Um, but
10:38they were just in that general shoes
10:40section and every shoe is $6.99. Every
10:42pair of shoes there is $6.99. So, I
10:44picked these shoes up, was going to
10:46resell them, but decided to wear them
10:47for a while, and now I just haven't
10:49found myself wearing them. So, I'm going
10:51to resell them on eBay. I think there
10:54are four main areas to remember when
10:57listing your first few items, and really
11:00listing any items. I still take this
11:02into account every time I list an item.
11:05Those four areas are photos, your title,
11:09your description, and your pricing. So,
11:11let's talk about that first one, your
11:13photos. For me and my business, I have
11:16created a photo booth for my pictures uh
11:19that I take of clothing and a separate
11:20photo booth for everything else like
11:22shoes, hats, hard goods, that kind of
11:25stuff. But you do not need that. When I
11:27first started out Reung, I didn't have
11:29any of that stuff when I especially when
11:31I was doing this as a side gig. Um I
11:33took most of my pictures outside. A lot
11:36of photographers will tell you there's
11:38it's hard to find any better lighting
11:40than natural outdoor lighting. So, I'm
11:43going to show you an example. I'm going
11:44to take these shoes outside and take
11:46pictures of these shoes so that you have
11:48an idea of how you can take pictures of
11:51your item or even specifically your
11:53shoes that you find. I find this to be
11:55the best method for taking photos of
11:58these items. So, I've got these Enclouds
12:01here. Let's go take pictures of them.
12:03All right. Welcome to the backyard. I
12:05was going to try to record while I was
12:08out there the audio, but it was a crazy
12:10windy day. Uh, so we'll just have to do
12:12a little voice over. So, with these
12:15shoes, I to prep them, I cleaned them.
12:17Uh, these ones weren't very dirty, so I
12:19just took a rag, wiped them down a good
12:21bit. Um, I'd like to take the shoelaces,
12:23untie them, stick them down in the shoe.
12:25I usually use shoe trees to uh kind of
12:29bulk the shoes up so they look nice and
12:31full. In this case, I didn't use them
12:34because I just wanted to do pictures
12:35like a beginner would. As you can see,
12:37I'm taking pictures of every part of the
12:39shoe, getting the sides, the insides of
12:42each shoe. Um, I want to show off any
12:44flaws. There's really there's no rips or
12:47stains or tears on these. Uh, the only
12:49thing of note was on the bottom. There
12:51was just this little white mark on the
12:53bottom of the shoe, as you can see here,
12:54that I take a picture of. Um, so make
12:56sure you're getting pictures clearly of
12:58the whole shoe, of any flaws. I also
13:02like to take all the shoelaces out and
13:03get pictures of them along with the
13:06bottoms of the soles or the insides of
13:08the shoes. The lighting was pretty good,
13:10but I think I waited till it was a
13:12little too late in the day for these
13:14pictures, but it was the only time I had
13:16to do these pictures for the video. If I
13:19had to choose, I would have waited till
13:20kind of more midday to take the pictures
13:22where the sun's kind of overhead to get
13:24the best lighting possible. Uh, but this
13:27still was not bad, as you can tell by
13:29the pictures on the phone. So, you've
13:31already checked off good photos on this
13:33list. Now, you want a good title. There
13:37is a ton of information out there on how
13:39to have good title structure for your
13:42listings. I'm going to keep this pretty
13:44general. And so, for something like
13:46these shoes, I would list them as brand
13:50and then item name, size, and then the
13:53style or type. And if there's a style
13:55code, listing that as well in the title
13:58structure. When you are creating a title
14:00for eBay, you're allowed 80 characters
14:03and you want to use up as much of that
14:05as possible. That way, if someone's
14:07searching your item or has certain
14:09search uh words that they're including
14:12in their in the search engine that it's
14:14finding them and using them to help find
14:17your listing even better. The next
14:18important step to remember when creating
14:20your listing is the description. You
14:23want to keep the description short and
14:25honest. Include the item's condition,
14:28whether it's excellent, good, or fair.
14:31Um, include any flaws. Make sure you
14:33list them out what they are. If it's
14:35clothing, make sure you list the
14:36measurements. And finally, just keep it
14:38short. No one wants to read a huge AI
14:41listing that explains what these oncloud
14:43shoes are and all the performance
14:45tracking and all of the cushioning and
14:47all that stuff. They know what these
14:48shoes are. You don't have to list out
14:50those long descriptions. Keep it short,
14:52keep it sweet, explain everything, be as
14:55precise as possible. Um, but it doesn't
14:57have to be a long novel. It can be a
14:59short description listing everything
15:02that needs to be done in just a couple
15:03of sentences. Finally, we get to the
15:05fourth step, and this is probably I know
15:07I've said the other ones are the most
15:09important steps of this, but this is
15:11also an incredibly important step in the
15:13making of your listing, and that is the
15:15pricing of your item. My favorite way to
15:18figuring out what the right price is for
15:20my item is to search the item in eBay's
15:22search box and then scroll down to the
15:25tab in the filters that says sold
15:28listings. Click on that tab on that
15:30little button and turn the sold listings
15:32on. That will show you all of the
15:34listings of your kind of item that have
15:37sold in the last 90 days. Scroll through
15:41these listings, especially as a
15:42beginner, and look through the first
15:44like 15 or 20 items, and see how much
15:47you these items are selling for. Keep in
15:49mind, you're going to see items that are
15:50brand new. Those prices will most likely
15:52be a lot higher, and you're going to see
15:54the used conditions, and those prices
15:56will be lower, and you'll see items that
15:58are just dirt cheap selling. Maybe they
16:00have some really bad flaws or something.
16:02Um, you just got to keep that in mind as
16:04you look through and figure out where
16:05your item falls in that pricing
16:08category. I encourage you to price
16:11competitively. For me personally, it's a
16:13numbers game. I like to get rid of my
16:15inventory as fast as I get it in. I want
16:17to keep a 100% sell-through rate in my
16:20store. So, I price competitively and get
16:24those items out as soon as possible. So,
16:26you've just made your first listing on
16:28eBay and it sells. Wow, look at that.
16:31>> Wow.
16:32>> Now, the scariest part for most
16:34beginners, especially for me, I know it
16:36was for me, was shipping. Shipping
16:38scares a lot of people, but it doesn't
16:41have to. If you're shipping items, like
16:43I mentioned earlier in this video, that
16:45are below 5 lbs. They fit into smaller
16:49boxes or even into poly mailers, into
16:51poly bags when they're shipping stuff
16:53like clothing, shoes, hats, video games,
16:56that kind of stuff. Uh you're going to
16:58want to use USPS ground advantage. I
17:01always buy those labels through eBay's
17:04app. A lot of times there's discounts
17:06when buying it through eBay. Do not take
17:09that item to the post office and ship it
17:12through them. You will pay a lot more to
17:15take it to them and to have them ship it
17:17out than if you just print the label off
17:18at your home. You don't have to have a
17:20thermal printer. If you have some sort
17:22of printer at your house, um you can
17:25print that label from your email or from
17:27the eBay website and print that off.
17:30tape it to the box or to the bag that
17:33you're shipping in and take it to the
17:35post office. It's cheaper that way and
17:38it also automatically uploads tracking.
17:40When I first started reselling, I just
17:42started saving boxes that I would get
17:44from Amazon or from other places that I
17:46would shop online for. And I also asked
17:48all of my family members in the area to
17:50save all of their boxes. So, pro tip,
17:52you can get a lot of your shipping
17:54materials for free just by asking your
17:56family members to save that bubble wrap,
17:58to save that wrapping paper, everything
18:00else that comes in those shipping
18:01orders, and you can use that stuff for
18:03free because you get it from the orders
18:05that you've already purchased. Like we
18:06said before, set your handling time to
18:08be realistic to your availability and
18:11get that item shipped out as fast as you
18:14can. Let's talk about another daunting
18:16area for resellers, and that is fees and
18:20returns. No one likes fees at all. In
18:23fact, a lot of people, a lot of
18:24resellers are leaving eBay and leaving
18:26other platforms because their selling
18:28fees are so high. Of course, they're
18:31comparing it to previous times like
18:33during COVID or even precoid era when
18:36fees were much lower. eBay wasn't taking
18:38as much and also it seemed like
18:41inventory was moving a lot faster. Since
18:44I didn't get into reselling until like
18:462024, I never experienced that. So, it
18:48doesn't bother me that they take their
18:50fees. I'm getting my item in front of
18:52hundreds of millions of people. I know
18:54that's going that alone is going to cost
18:56me. So, I'm fine with the eBay fees that
19:00they take. Those fees are right around
19:02the 13 to 15% range depending on what
19:04the item is and the category that you're
19:06selling in. And then you're only allowed
19:08a certain number of listings on your
19:10free eBay account. Once you get past
19:12that threshold, you have to pay a small
19:14fee for each new listing you make. By
19:16that point, you probably want to go
19:17ahead and move to a business account
19:18because you're not charged for any more
19:20listings with those business accounts in
19:23those thresholds. Let's talk about
19:25returns. Yes, eBay favors the buyer when
19:28it comes to returns, but if you list
19:33your items honestly, returns are a
19:36rarity. I recommend accepting returns.
19:39You can turn on no returns for items if
19:41you want to. Um, but as a buyer, if I
19:44see someone doesn't have returns on, I'm
19:46less likely to buy from that person
19:48because I just don't trust them. I want
19:50to be able to return the item if it
19:51comes in and it's not the same item that
19:53was listed or if they didn't list the
19:55flaws on there or if they were dishonest
19:58with their listing at all. I want to be
19:59able to return it. So, I turn returns on
20:02on all of my listings. And that way, if
20:05a person wants to return it, they can.
20:07If it's for a reason that's like it
20:10doesn't fit because I do so much
20:12clothing. I do get several returns for
20:14item doesn't fit. I don't have to pay
20:16the shipping to get that item back
20:17because I put all the measurements in
20:19the photo so that that person would know
20:21if it would fit or not. And so if they
20:22do a return for doesn't fit or I just
20:24don't like it or I just don't want it
20:25anymore. Uh if that's the reason that
20:27they fill out the return, which is most
20:29of the returns I get, I don't pay for
20:31that return. the person pays for the
20:33shipping label to send it back to me and
20:35then I send them the rest of the money
20:36that they paid for the item. I don't
20:38send them back the original shipping or
20:40the shipping to get the item back to me.
20:42If I list an item incorrectly and the
20:45person fills out a return for item not
20:48as described, otherwise known as in a
20:52pay for that shipping label for that
20:55person to send the item back to me and I
20:57refund them the whole money including
20:59the original shipping as well. When I
21:01first started reselling, returns really
21:04got to me. They made me angry. They put
21:06me in a bad mood. But I've learned
21:08through the first full year of reselling
21:12that it's just part of the business. If
21:14you're running this thing as a side
21:16business or as full-time, you just have
21:18to know returns happen. I mean, think
21:20about Amazon, the hundreds of thousands
21:22of items that get returned to them every
21:24single month. Uh it just is something
21:27that happens. For me, it's about 2% of
21:31all of my sales. Most of that 2%, uh, I
21:35don't have to pay for anything. It's
21:37usually the item doesn't fit because I
21:38sell so many jeans and polos,
21:40specifically women's jeans. A lot of
21:43women return their jeans because they
21:44just don't fit right. And so, I get a
21:46lot of returns on those items. Um, but
21:49they're almost always the item doesn't
21:51fit. So, I don't end up paying for the
21:53item to be returned to me. I just simply
21:55have to click the relist button when it
21:57gets back here. and I stick it right
21:58back in my inventory. 7% of the items
22:02that get returned are items not as
22:05described. So, those would be the items
22:07that I have a loss on. Um, either I tell
22:10the person to just keep the item because
22:11it was cheap anyways. I usually buy my
22:13items for $2 to $3 a piece and if it
22:16sells for 20 or $30 and ships to them, I
22:19don't want to pay for the item to get
22:20shipped back and give that person that
22:22money back and then relist that item.
22:24Depending on the item, I either let them
22:26keep it and I'm just out the cost of
22:27goods for that item and the shipping, or
22:30I'll pay for the shipping to get the
22:31item back if it's more valuable, and I'm
22:33out that little bit of money. Um, but
22:35then I just relist the item into my
22:37store, fix whatever thing was wrong with
22:39it, whether I had the wrong description
22:42or didn't list a flaw or maybe didn't
22:44see whether a rip was in there, a stain
22:46was in there, a button was missing,
22:47something like that, I fix that item and
22:49just relist it for the correct price. I
22:52want to end this video with talking
22:54about common mistakes that beginners
22:56make and that specifically I made when I
22:59first started reselling so that it'll
23:01save you the time of trial and error
23:04when it comes to your reselling
23:06business. The first mistake that I made
23:08was overpricing my items. either I was
23:11emotionally attached to some item that I
23:13was selling and I knew in my head that
23:16it was just worth so much money and I
23:17listed it for that much money and it
23:19comes to come to find out it's only
23:21worth like half of that or 25% of that.
23:24Um or I just didn't do a good job of
23:27looking up what that item was selling
23:29for. And so you want to make it a
23:30regular practice to look up every single
23:32item that you're listing, especially at
23:34first to know what that item is selling
23:37for in a current market. Also, markets
23:39change. So, you there are so many brands
23:42out there that used to sell like crazy.
23:44High numbers, really expensive golf polo
23:47shirts that would sell for $70 or $80 a
23:50piece and now used they're only selling
23:52for like 20 or $30 a piece. If you were
23:54to list that item at that $60 to $70
23:57mark where it was, it's going to take
23:59years literally to sell and it might not
24:01even sell because the cost of that item
24:03just keep is going to keep decreasing.
24:05So, make sure you know your prices. to
24:07make sure you're not overpricing your
24:09items. Another common mistake is
24:11ignoring item specifics. eBay has come
24:15out with their AI that automatically
24:18puts in item specifics for you. When
24:20they look at your pictures and see your
24:22title, they'll go ahead and fill in a
24:24lot of your item specifics. You want to
24:26go ahead and use as many of those as you
24:28can. Check that box that says put all of
24:30them in and then make sure you just
24:31check each one. And you'll get better
24:34and better at it as you go on. uh when
24:36you're first starting out, I mean, it
24:38would take me 20 to 30 minutes to make
24:39one single listing. Now, I can do an
24:42entire listing in a minute very easily
24:44just by filling in all that information
24:46very quickly. And make sure you have as
24:49much information in those listings as
24:50possible to keep returns at a minimum.
24:53Another mistake I see beginners make is
24:56shipping late. Try to ship on time. As a
25:01buyer, someone who buys stuff, I like to
25:04receive my item in the time frame that
25:06it gives me. If it says it's going to be
25:07here between January 8th and January
25:1013th, I would like it to get to me by
25:13January 8th or through the 13th. If it
25:15comes a week later, I'm not a very happy
25:17buyer. And so, I might be prone to leave
25:20a negative feedback. So, make sure
25:22you're shipping on time as much as
25:24possible. Another common mistake, and I
25:27think this is like the most important
25:29thing to remember when you're talking
25:32about your eBay business and and
25:34starting up this side business in 2026,
25:36is to really treat this business as a
25:40business. When I had a full-time job and
25:42I was doing this on the side, I would
25:44get up very early in the mornings to
25:46ship all my items out for that day. I
25:48would stay up late a lot of nights
25:51listing the items that I wanted to sell
25:53for that day as well. And so treating
25:56this side gig as a serious business,
25:59don't be lazy. Uh, make sure you're
26:01shipping on time. Make sure you're
26:02pricing right. Make sure you're doing
26:04your research on every single item that
26:06you're buying and that you're listing.
26:08Make sure you're listing the flaws and
26:10accepting returns and accepting offers.
26:13Doing those steps will really help you
26:16take off on eBay in 2026. If you take
26:20anything from this video, I hope you'll
26:22take this. Your first 30 to 50 listings
26:26are really just all about learning.
26:29Learning how to make a listing, learning
26:31what pictures look good and work on
26:34eBay, learning how to do title
26:35structure. It's really a learning
26:37opportunity for you. So, don't be
26:39discouraged when those first listings
26:41take you a long time. It takes everybody
26:44a long time to do their first few
26:45listings on eBay and also shipping and
26:48and sending those items off and
26:50everything that's included with
26:52reselling online. It's all a learning
26:54opportunity, especially at the
26:55beginning. And even today, after doing
26:58$200,000 in this year of 2025, uh I'm
27:03still learning stuff every single day.
27:05Uh even today, I was going to list a
27:07pair of nice Brooks Brothers wool blend
27:10pants. These are like the Advantage
27:12Clark chinos. So, they sell for like $30
27:14to $40. And they looked brand new on the
27:16front. I mean, they could have had a tag
27:18on them. They looked so crispy and
27:20clean. And when I took pictures, I I
27:22went ahead and took pictures of the
27:23whole front, turned them around, was
27:25even took the first picture of the back.
27:26And when I got closer, I saw seven moth
27:29holes just down the leg and big ones.
27:32And I didn't see those in the store
27:33somehow, which is crazy. And so I
27:35learned again I need to be checking my
27:37items better. Even now after a full year
27:40of doing this and selling thousands and
27:44thousands of items, uh I'm still
27:47learning. And so taking the first 30 to
27:4950 to 100 to all of those listings that
27:52you start doing on eBay, remember every
27:55time that you make one of those mistakes
27:57that it's just a learning game and that
27:58you've learned from that mistake and you
28:00can make the next one better. If this
28:03video helped you, don't forget to hit
28:05like and subscribe to my channel. And
28:07also leave a comment below on what's
28:09going to be your first listing in 2026.
28:13Thanks for watching and we'll see you on
28:16the next one.

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