eBusiness the eBay Way
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eBay History 1995 – Pierre Omidyar launches eBay 1997 – 1 millionth item sold 1998 - Meg Whitman joins as CEO 1998 – eBay goes public 1999 – eBay Motors launched 2002 – PayPal joins team
2003 $23.8B GMV 95M Registered Users 971 M Listed Items 28 Countries 45,000 Categories 2004 $24.3B GMV 125M Registered Users 1B Listed Items 29 Countries 50,000 Categories
Did you Know? 29 million items available worldwide 3.6 million items added everyday A digital camera sells every minute A forklift sells every four hours Most expensive item sold – Gulfstream II business jet - $4.9M – August 2001
People are basically good Security is important eBay Believes People are basically good Security is important 99.999% of all transactions are successful Safety and Trust are key Proactively monitors – round the clock
eBay Safety Nets Feedback Buyer Protection Program PayPal Seller Protection SquareTrade Security Center
430,000 sellers make a part or full time living selling on eBay
How to Be a Successful Seller?
Ebay Stores
STORE FEATURES Your Storefront Store Inventory Cross Promotions eMail Marketing
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Non-profits
4,596 nonprofits to support... 54,270 items listed... $4,449,068 raised so far...
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How to Sell an Item
How to Sell on Ebay . . .
How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form Track Your Item Payment & Shipping
How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form Track Your Item Payment & Shipping
How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form Track Your Item Payment & Shipping
Choose a Format Select a Category Write Item Title & Description Add Pictures & Details Payment & Shipping Information Review & Submit Listing
Listing and Selling Fees . . . Insertion fee - $.60 Picture services - .60 Final value fee - $3.02 Listing upgrade fees - .00 PayPal fees – .00
$4.22
How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form Track Your Item Payment & Shipping
How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form Track Your Item Payment & Shipping
How to Complete the Sale on Ebay . . . Communicate with the Buyer Receive Payment Ship Item to the Buyer Leave Buyer Feedback
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University of NE Rural Initiative Connie Hancock Extension Educator University of NE Rural Initiative chancock1@unl.edu Information included in this presentation is for educational purposes only.
eBusiness the eBay Way