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On selling on eBay, without the clichés.
Product research, eBay's rules, fees and listing preparation, in the voice and with the numbers of the people building SellerLibrary.
7 questions to ask when choosing an eBay product research tool
Seven questions to ask before trying an eBay product research tool: where the figures come from, whether the whole store is read, whether Amazon matches come with reasons, fees, who approves, the rules and your data.
Read- 02Listing2 min readeBay item specifics: how your listing shows up in filtersBuyers narrow a search with filters such as brand, color and size, and those filters read your listing's item specifics. Which fields are required, which are recommended, and what an empty one costs you, step by step.
- 03Fees and profit2 min readPromoted Listings: what the ad rate takes from your profitWith eBay's general ads you pay only on a sale that came from the ad, but the rate is taken from the total with shipping and tax. The rule, its effect on profit in an example, and what to look at when you choose the rate.
- 04Product research2 min readQ4 on eBay: the season calendar from Halloween to ChristmasOctober to December is the busiest shopping season in the US. The 2026 calendar, when to research and when to list, and what to watch in stock and handling time.
- 05Policies2 min readeBay seller levels: Top Rated, Above Standard, Below StandardOn the 20th of every month eBay puts a seller in one of three levels. Which measures count, what the thresholds are and what Top Rated Plus saves in fees, from eBay's own policy.
- 06Product research2 min readeBay listings with variations: which option sellsA listing can sell options such as color and size together, but most sales often come from a few of them. The rules for listings with variations, and how to look at the option that sells when you research.
- 07Policies2 min readeBay VeRO: what to know before a listing is removedWhat eBay's VeRO program is, why a listing is removed and what to do when it is. Four checks to make before publishing, from the rules eBay publishes itself.
- 08Product research3 min readAmazon to eBay: the price gap is a reference, not a supply chainThe price gap between Amazon and eBay shows what a product could earn on eBay. How to read it with the right product, the right price, and without breaking eBay's rules.
- 09Policies2 min readDrop shipping on eBay: what's allowed and what isn'teBay doesn't ban drop shipping, but it does ban buying an item from another retailer and having it shipped straight to your buyer. What the rule says, why it exists, and what to do to protect your account.
- 10Fees and profit3 min readeBay fees: what you keep from a saleThe final value fee, the per-order fee and the insertion fee; how tax and shipping count. Three examples with eBay's published table, and the full net profit formula.
- 11Listing2 min readAn 80-character eBay title, in the order buyers searcheBay gives a title 80 characters. Written in the right order, brand, product type and details make every word work in search; repeats, capitals and empty phrases just take up space. Step by step, with an example.
- 12Product research3 min readFinding what sells on eBay from the record, not a guessWhether a product really sells is written in eBay's sold listings. How to read them, how to work out a sell-through rate, what to look at in a competing store, and how to do it without hours of scrolling.
- 13SellerLibrary3 min readWhat the SellerLibrary Chrome extension reads, and what it never doesThe extension works only in jobs you start and on the buttons you press. Here's plainly what it reads, what it never reads, what Benzerini bul does and what each permission is for.