What type of Paypal account should I create for eBay seller account? Business or Private?

[prime.gadgets]

I'm new to eBay and plan to open an eBay store. First I'm starting as a Basic Store.

When linking the eBay account, should I create a Paypal Business account or can I use my existing Paypal personal account to receive payments for my sales from eBay?

Does eBay transfer the money to Personal Paypal accounts if seller is a business account?

(I'm in Australia)

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@daydreams_12 wrote:

Am a bit confused about "Mature Personal Seller".  What has that got to do with anything.  Nobody is going to know if you are young or old when they look at your listings.  Please, please listen to the great advice given to you in this thread. 

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Yeah, I wondered about that too. I've been selling well over 10 years and have never had a store on any of my accounts. I rank highly, and while some months can be a bit slow, most of the time sales aren't too bad. Enough to keep me out of trouble, and pay my utility bills.

I still suspect it's going to end badly for the OP. They have their head in a cloud and could have decided early that they know more than any of the responders here, because they read it on the back of a dunny door somewhere.

Edit: Re the "mature" comment, most of the responders here are more than mature, they are very well done!!! It's never affected their sales. No more than anyone else.

[brerrabbit585]

He might be putting a $1 stamp on them, or think that free postage is somehow paid by someone else.

I too noticed all the watermarks showing buyers where to get them, probably at a cheaper price.  

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@brerrabbit585 wrote:

I too noticed all the watermarks showing buyers where to get them, probably at a cheaper price.  

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nirman has posted that he is intending on buying his stock from Alibaba.

The gel stuff sells on Alibaba for US$0.80 to US$2.00 depending on how many you order. Minimum order is 20 units, so I doubt anyone could buy for cheaper than their asking price.

I can't see them making any money on their current listings so can only assume they are trying to build up their feedback.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@k1ooo-slr-sales wrote:

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@brerrabbit585 wrote:

I too noticed all the watermarks showing buyers where to get them, probably at a cheaper price.  

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nirman has posted that he is intending on buying his stock from Alibaba.

The gel stuff sells on Alibaba for US$0.80 to US$2.00 depending on how many you order. Minimum order is 20 units, so I doubt anyone could buy for cheaper than their asking price.

I can't see them making any money on their current listings so can only assume they are trying to build up their feedback.

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**correction**

I initially traced some of the pics on the cleaning gel and found them used on a seller page showing the prices I quoted above.

I later did a reverse image search on google and found the alibaba seller page for the last two images on the listing.  The items on that page sell for US$0.25-$0.35 with a minimum order of 1000 pieces.

Still can’t see nirman making any money on this item at his price . . . or the 999 later listings if listed at the same price.

[prime.gadgets]

Hi. Many thanks for your reply. As you guys suggested, I'm currently living on hell as an eBay seller.

I have followed all the advises here and now no more going to open a business account for eBay. 

1) I have list two items for lower prices just to sell a few items and see how things go. Just to try the selling and shipping procedure. I know I'm gonna make some loss. But I thought it is worth getting the experience. 

2) I thought selling a few items for lower costs might get me some feedback. Can you suggest any other way to receive some feedback? As a buyer I was always checking the seller feedback level, so no one would buy from me unless I have some.

3) Is there any eBay policy about listing items below the cost? 

4) Can someone suggest me how to use photos? Is it ok to use the Alibaba seller supplied photos if they do not have watermarks?

[prime.gadgets]

But buyers look for your selling history. So having feedback score is a must. Isn't is??

As a buyer, I did not buy anything from new sellers as they haven't sell any. So all I'm trying is to get some feedbacks.

I cannot ask my friends to buy and place a feedback as I fear eBay will trace the connection via FB and suspend my account.

[brerrabbit585]

Ebay are happy for you to sell at a loss. They still get their fees.

Unless there are photos in the ebay database (stock photos) you're supposed to take your own photos. If you use someone else's photos it's copyright infringement and you can be reported for it and have your listings taken down.

Some buyers never look at feedback. as constantly seen in the forums when buyers come crying for sympathy because they bought from a Chinese seller with woeful feedback. More intelligent buyers will check out feedback though.

[k1ooo-slr-sales · Accepted solution]

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@prime.gadgets wrote:

Hi. Many thanks for your reply. As you guys suggested, I'm currently living on hell as an eBay seller.

I have followed all the advises here and now no more going to open a business account for eBay. 

1) I have list two items for lower prices just to sell a few items and see how things go. Just to try the selling and shipping procedure. I know I'm gonna make some loss. But I thought it is worth getting the experience. 

2) I thought selling a few items for lower costs might get me some feedback. Can you suggest any other way to receive some feedback? As a buyer I was always checking the seller feedback level, so no one would buy from me unless I have some.

3) Is there any eBay policy about listing items below the cost? 

4) Can someone suggest me how to use photos? Is it ok to use the Alibaba seller supplied photos if they do not have watermarks?

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I don’t like repeatedly posting what might be seen as bad news, but I need to be honest.

Phone cases/covers are a saturated market on eBay.  When I looked the other day there were 35 million listings in search results worldwide, and over 7 million in an ‘Australia only’ search.

The advice that has been given a number of times is to sell things from around your house.  I suggested children’s toys.  Do you have any LEGO in your house? There have been other suggestions and I don’t feel like rehashing them again (not even sure why I am replying now!!!)

Your strategy of listing knowing you will make a loss might work against you.  Some buyers, like many on these boards, will quickly recognise that you will be losing money on those listings.  Some might not be comfortable buying from you knowing that you will make a loss while others might think it is a small-time scam.

Selling on eBay can be hard work, and I am not just talking about the physical side of selling.  

[*tippy*toes* · Accepted solution]

You have a feedback score of 92. Majority of buyers will see that and that is good enough for them, especially if it says 100% positive. Most will only go looking if you are less than 100%.

Put your prices up and don't go into debt for no reason. If you want to offer free postage, that's fine, but you need to incorporate that cost into the purchase price. Someone has to pay for it, and that someone is you. You also have to consider packaging costs too, whether it be boxes or padded bags.

Unfortunately, you probably won't do well with phone cases, for the reasons already mentioned. You also have to consider that phones are being updated all the time, so if you've bought 10,000 phone cases for the latest iPhone, they are going to be worthless in 2 years and you could be stuck with all this product you can't sell.

Unless you have outlaid a bucket load of money already, ditch the idea of phone cases. It is even more saturated than pre loved women's clothing, and believe me, that's saturated. If you sell in a saturated market, you are going to be very disappointed.

And get rid of the stolen photos. You're just telling potential buyers where they can go to get the items for the same cost as you. Take your own photos so buyers know what they are getting.