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Business Selling Explained
If you're looking for an opportunity to broaden your selling capabilities and customer reach, use the information below to help you get started and develop your business selling activities on eBay.

  1. Promote your business name and VAT registration
  2. Enable buyers to pay you securely with PayPal
  3. Create and manage your listings
  4. Selecting a selling and listing format
  5. Selecting a Seller Tool
  6. Understanding Seller fees
  7. Policies and troubleshooting
  8. Legal Guidance for Business Sellers
  9. Opening an eBay Shop
  10. Managing your buyers
  11. Opening a Skype account
9. eBay Shops

Business sellers may also consider opening an eBay Shop. You can add your company logo and colours to customise your online shop, and you'll have your own website address (eg: https://stores.ebay.ie/your shop name/) that you can promote externally. Learn more about promoting your shop outside eBay. Within your shop your other items are also cross-promoted, which means that when a buyer bids on or buys an item, a relating item from your inventory is displayed to the buyer.

You need to meet the following criteria before you can open a shop:
  • A PayPal account plus a minimum feedback score of 5 or
  • A minimum feedback score of 10 (with no PayPal account)
  • Sign up for automatic payment of eBay fees via PayPal
Your customers will be able to add your shops to their Favourite Shops list in My eBay. You can choose to set up and receive reports that analyse your sales and can help you to tailor your business activities in line with customer demand and preferences.

Here's how to open a shop:
Go to https://stores.ebay.ie/ and click on "Open a Shop" on the right-hand side of the page.