What information do you need to provide and when, when you sell an item on ebay?

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Andre

I am going to put up a listing for a gaming computer I'm going to be selling soon on ebay, and haven't used ebay before.

When I make the listing, I'm probably going to be doing an auction and allow people to make offers, do I just provide payment information in the listing, so that the buyer can pay once the item sells, and then just contact the buyer and ship it to them? Or something else?

As an additional note, will people not trust me since this is the first item I'm selling? And what can I do about that?

Answer
You need far more info than anyone can give you here. Read a book before you get ripped off.

You are prohibited from putting any personal contact info in an auction listing or accepting any form of payment other than Paypal (and a couple of other electronic payment types).

How exactly do you plan to ship a fragile computer? What are you going to do if the buyer claims they never got it? Or if it was broken in shipment? Or doesn't have the specs you advertised?

You know Paypal holds your money for 3 weeks? And that PayPal and eBay together take at least 15% in fees?

What is the best way to build, and then sell a computer?

Tankstar

I need some advice on building a computer I plan to sell. Any suggestions? Should I build a gaming computer? Or just a nice desktop for home or office use? Which would sell better on ebay? Should I buy all the parts at once, or wait for sales on each piece? Is newegg the best site for buying computer parts? Some expert advice would be nice.
@ General Knowledge. I never said anything about putting pirate software on my computer in order to sell it. Why the heck would I do that??

Answer
i have sold many rigs over 10 years. my own experience is that most people want low-end stuff. people who want whizz gaming rigs tend to be builders themselves. however, your biggest problem is being able to build at a price that others are prepared to pay; the big boys can buy components at prices you can't normally touch.
find the potential buyers first, or you will be left with stuff you can't sell.
good luck

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