Opening an eBay Shop is the best way to help dedicated sellers improve and increase their online business. Sellers with an eBay Shop gain access to tools that enable them to develop their own brand and boost sales.

Among the benefits:

• Customised design - Gain complete control over the look and feel of your Shop (colours, graphics, content, etc.).

• Value listings - List items for lower fees and longer durations.

• Product organisation – Use custom categories to organise and display your items.

• Buyer searches - Buyers can perform keyword searches within your Shop.

• Cross-promotions - Control which of your other items are cross-promoted when buyers view, bid on, or win an item.

• Unique URL - Your Shop has its own web address (URL) that you can promote to buyers.

• Sales reports - Free sales and visitor traffic reports help inform your business strategies.

To open an eBay Shop you must meet the following requirements:

Business sellers:

• If you don't have a feedback rating, you can still open an eBay Shop straight away but you cannot use eBay's Shop Inventory Format (SIF) until you have feedback rating of at least 5.

Non-business sellers:

• Have Direct Debit on file for payment of eBay fees (the requirement for Irish sellers is Credit Card or PayPal on file for payment of seller fees), or

• Have a feedback rating of at least 10, or

• If you have a PayPal account linked to your eBay account, have a feedback rating of at least 5.

Find out the top 10 reasons why you should open an eBay Shop, or open a Shop now.

• Customising Your eBay Shop

• eBay Shops: Overview

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