- Start selling on eBay
Whether you want to make some extra cash, clear out unwanted items from around the house, or even start a business, it’s easy to start selling on eBay.
4 min article - Start getting paid on eBay
Getting paid for items you’ve sold on eBay is simple. Your buyers can choose from a range of payment methods, eBay manages the end-to-end payments process, and you receive your funds directly in your Payoneer account. You can find an overview of the payment options that are usually added automatically on our Accepted payment methods help page.
2 min article - Registering as a seller
When you register as an eBay seller, your account details need to be verified.
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- Creating a listing
Creating a listing is the first step in getting your item in front of buyers. We have a range of tools and options to help make sure your listing ends in a sale.
3 min article - Selling limits
Selling limits are designed to help you grow your business in a manageable way and to ensure you can give your buyers great service. As you get more comfortable meeting buyer demand, we’ll increase your limit.
1 min article - Canceling bids and managing bidders
As a seller, there are some situations where you can cancel bids that have been placed on your auction-style listings. However, once canceled, a bid can’t be reinstated.
2 min article - Ending a listing
You can end an eBay fixed-price listing at any time, but auction listings can only be ended early in certain situations.
2 min article - Blocking a buyer on eBay
eBay sellers have control over who can bid on and buy their items. You can block individual buyers or set buyer requirements based on specific criteria.
2 min article - Setting buyer requirements
To increase your chances of making a sale, you’ll usually want as many potential buyers as possible. However, we understand that there may be certain types of buyers you don’t want to do business with. To manage who can buy from you, you can use our buyer requirements feature.
2 min article - Revise a listing
You can usually make changes to your eBay listings, but there are some restrictions depending on what you want to change and when.
2 min article - Best practices for avoiding and handling issues with buyers
There are some simple, practical steps you can take to reduce the risk of something going wrong with your buyers’ purchases.
4 min article - Adding Best Offer to your listing and sending offers to buyers
When you add the Best Offer option to your eBay listings, you’re inviting buyers to negotiate with you. After a buyer makes an offer, you can choose to accept, decline, or make a counteroffer. If you want to encourage buyers interested in your items to make a purchase, you can also send them offers.
3 min article - Relisting items
If an item you list on eBay doesn’t sell, we can automatically relist it for you to get it back in front of buyers.
2 min article - Selling through auctions
When you list an item for sale in an eBay auction, you choose a starting price, and interested buyers place bids. When the auction ends, you sell to the highest bidder.
1 min article - Finding your sold items
You can find a history of the items you’ve sold in My eBay or Seller Hub.
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- Selling fees
We don't charge insertion fees or final value fees for your listings on ebay.com.sg.
5 min article - Store selling fees
We don't charge insertion fees or final value fees for your listings on ebay.com.sg.
16 min article - Reconciling your eBay sales transactions
When managing your business, it’s important to have access to all your sales and transaction information. eBay provides a detailed, end-to-end breakdown of all your selling activity, so you can make sure your internal records are accurate and up to date.
4 min article - Taxes and import charges
GST is a broad-based consumption tax levied on the import of goods, as well as nearly all supplies of goods and services in Singapore. In other countries, GST is known as Value-Added Tax or VAT.
New Goods and Services Tax (GST) rules in Singapore
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As of 1 January 2023, low-value goods (i.e., goods with an item value up to and including S$400) and B2C non-digital services that are imported into Singapore are subject to GST.
- Getting paid for items you've sold
Getting paid for items you've sold on eBay is simple. Your buyers can choose from many payment methods, and you'll receive your payouts directly in your Payoneer account. You can track all of your payouts in the Payments tab in My eBay.
4 min article - Resolving unpaid items with buyers
After you’ve made a sale on eBay, it’s usually a smooth process to complete the transaction with the buyer, but sometimes you might find yourself in a situation where the buyer hasn’t yet paid for the item they bought.
2 min article - Sending invoices to buyers
If your buyer hasn’t gone directly through eBay checkout, you may need to send them an invoice.
4 min article - How sellers can cancel an order
Sellers are obligated to complete the sale when a buyer makes a purchase. However, we understand that there may be circumstances in which orders need to be canceled.
2 min article - Setting up and changing your payment method for fees and selling costs
Your fees and other selling costs are automatically deducted from your sales proceeds. However, you’ll need to set up a valid payment method to cover your selling costs in case your sales proceeds are insufficient. A valid payment method includes a debit or credit card.
3 min article - Payments on hold
We know it's important that you receive your money as quickly as possible. However, we may sometimes need to put a hold on your funds due to your selling history or performance, or to address disputes. This helps us keep eBay a safe marketplace for buyers and sellers.
2 min article - Updating your Payoneer account details for payouts
The Payoneer account linked to your eBay account needs to be up to date so you can receive payouts from eBay.
2 min article - Using the Payments tab in Seller Hub
The Payments tab in Seller Hub helps you keep track of all the payouts you receive from your eBay transactions. If you’re not using Seller Hub yet, we encourage sellers to opt in to benefit from the additional features.
3 min article - Contacting a buyer or bidder
When you’re selling on eBay, you might sometimes need to get in touch with a buyer. Depending on whether they’ve already purchased an item from you, or have just bid on one of your listings, you’ll be able to contact them in slightly different ways.
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- Setting up your shipping with SEAPaSS (CBT only)
Learn how to work with carriers and bulk upload tracking numbers with SEAPaSS for all of your cross-border transaction (CBT) customers.
2 min article - Offering combined shipping
When a buyer purchases multiple items from you, you can save time and money by sending all their items in one package.
2 min article - Tracking items you've sold
Uploading tracking details after you've sent an item enables you and your buyer to follow its journey, all the way through to delivery.
3 min article - Estimated delivery dates for sellers
For buyers, knowing when they can expect an item to arrive is an important factor when making a purchase. That's why we always show an expected delivery date on eBay listings.
2 min article - International shipping for sellers (CBT only)
Selling internationally is a great way to grow your business, and it's easy to get started. Get started with SEAPaSS and your listings will become available to millions of eBay buyers worldwide.
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- How to handle a return request as a sellerYou can choose whether to accept returns if a buyer changes their mind about a purchase. However, if an item arrives damaged, doesn't match the listing description, or if the buyer receives the wrong item, you'll generally need to accept the return.4 min article
- Help a buyer with an item they didn’t receive
If a buyer doesn’t receive their item, they’re entitled to a refund unless you can provide tracking information showing that it was delivered.
3 min article - Return shipping for sellers
Who pays for return shipping—you or the buyer—depends on which eBay site the transaction took place on, the reason they’re returning the item and your return policy.
4 min article - Ask eBay to step in and help for sellers (CBT only)
If your cross-border transaction (CBT) buyer lets you know about an issue with their purchase and you can’t resolve their problem within 3 business days, you can ask us to step in and help.
2 min article - Appeal eBay’s decision about a return or missing item for sellers (CBT only)If you don’t agree with our decision after we’ve stepped in to help resolve an issue between you and your cross-border transation (CBT) buyer, you can appeal by providing new information within 30 days of the case being closed.2 min article
- Report an issue with a buyer
If you’re having a problem with a buyer because they’re not following our rules, let us know and we’ll look into it.
2 min article - Refunding buyers
Depending on the situation, there are a number of ways a refund can be issued. Refunds can be issued by you, or by eBay.
2 min article - Handling payment disputes
If your buyer opens a payment dispute, you can generally choose to accept the dispute, or challenge the dispute with supporting evidence.
3 min article - Contacting a buyer or bidder
When you’re selling on eBay, you might sometimes need to get in touch with a buyer. Depending on whether they’ve already purchased an item from you, or have just bid on one of your listings, you’ll be able to contact them in slightly different ways.
2 min article - Setting up your return policy
To save time when managing return requests for your cross-border transaction (CBT) customers, many eBay websites allow you to set up rules to automatically accept returns or send immediate refunds.
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- Viewing and responding to feedback from buyers
There may be times when you want to reply to feedback a buyer has left for you, or add a comment to feedback you’ve previously left for someone else. You can’t change feedback you’ve left for a buyer, but you can ask a buyer to reconsider feedback they left for you.
3 min article - Replying to feedback you received for an item you sold
While it doesn’t affect your seller performance, we understand that positive feedback is important to you. If you believe feedback you received from a buyer isn’t accurate or fair, you can try to resolve the situation by replying to the feedback or by requesting a feedback revision.
3 min article - Leaving feedback for buyers
Leaving feedback for your buyers is a great way to say thank you.
2 min article - Global seller performance standards
Global seller performance standards help highlight sellers who consistently offer excellent service for their international transactions. Sellers from all eBay sites are required to meet the same minimum standards, ensuring that sellers globally are both setting and meeting buyer expectations worldwide.
5 min article - Seller performance policy
eBay expects sellers to consistently provide service that results in a high level of buyer satisfaction. This includes setting and meeting buyer expectations by providing excellent customer service from beginning to end.
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- Feedback policy
Our community expects honest, transparent feedback. We allow buyers to share their experiences with the community but will remove harmful or irrelevant comments and images.
4 min article - Seller protection policy
We want you to be able to sell with confidence. This page explains how we protect sellers, and offers best practices for addressing problems that sometimes come up.
9 min article - Replying to feedback you received for an item you sold
While it doesn’t affect your seller performance, we understand that positive feedback is important to you. If you believe feedback you received from a buyer isn’t accurate or fair, you can try to resolve the situation by replying to the feedback or by requesting a feedback revision.
3 min article - Leaving feedback for buyers
Leaving feedback for your buyers is a great way to say thank you.
2 min article - Feedback manipulation policy
Feedback manipulation, which is any attempt to artificially increase your feedback score or lower another member's, is not allowed.
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- Seller Hub
Seller Hub is the central place for managing your eBay business. It's free to use and consolidates all our selling tools into one location.
3 min article - Discounts Manager
Discounts Manager - formerly Seller Hub Promotions - can help you attract more buyers, clear old stock, increase average order size, drive repeat purchases, and even lower shipping costs by bundling more items per order. Sellers in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines can take advantage of Discounts Manager by signing up for an eBay Store subscription on any eBay site that offers Shop and Store subscriptions.
3 min article - Seller Hub Reports
The Reports tab in Seller Hub makes it easier for high-volume sellers to manage their eBay business in bulk.
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- Open an eBay Store (CBT only)
If you're selling on an eBay site which offers it, you can subscribe to eBay Store. This not only gives you discounted fees and more free listings per month, you also get access to additional tools to manage and promote your business.
2 min article - Manage your eBay Store (CBT only)
If you're selling on an eBay site which offers it, you can subscribe to eBay Store. Once you've opened your Store, you can personalize it to fit your brand and turn visitors into customers.
3 min article - Close an eBay Store (CBT only)
If you're selling on an eBay site which offers it, you can subscribe to eBay Store. If you no longer want to keep your eBay Store open, we can help you close it.
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