Chapter 11
Shopping or Selling with an eBay Store
In This Chapter
Shopping eBay Stores
Opening your own eBay Store
Searching eBay Stores
There are plenty of times that you don't want to participate in an auction. Sometimes you want to buy your item now. The easiest place to go for this type of transaction is to purchase an item from a fixed-price listing where you find ready-to-buy items. Visiting a seller's eBay Store can save you money because buying multiple items from one seller allows several items to be shipped in a single box. Even if the items have to be shipped separately, many sellers will discount shipping costs on multiple purchases.
Regular eBay sellers run these stores, which are easily accessed by clicking the blue-door icon in the seller info box on any listing page, as shown in Figure 11-1. Not every seller has an eBay Store, but when you see an item you want to buy, and the seller has a store, you can check there to find more goodies.The requirements for opening an eBay Store are basic. However, I highly recommend that you transact business (sell) on the site for quite a while before you open an eBay Store because you need a solid understanding of how eBay works ...
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