You've done all your homework. You've created a business plan, set up a record-keeping system, made space for your office and shipping operation, and even researched other eBay auctions and obtained items to sell. Now it's time to put it all together and start selling.
Before you can sell on eBay, however, you first have to register with eBay ”and establish yourself as a trustworthy eBay member. Now, you may already know how to do this; you may, in fact, already be selling to some degree on eBay. If so, feel free to skip some of the information on this chapter and proceed to more advanced material later in this book. If you're just getting started, however, you'll want to carefully read this chapter and follow the steps within ”and you'll have your eBay business up and running in no time!