Start Selling on eBay for the New Year

So Christmas has come and gone and you're waiting for the inevitable bills to arrive—and wondering once again whether selling on eBay might be a good idea. In fact, you're thinking you might make it a New Year's resolution of sorts to at least get a start on eBay, enough to generate a little extra cash to handle the Christmas expenses. You're enthusiastic enough, in fact, but you don't know where to start.

Look no further; here are three great resources to help get you started.

Tutorial Videos on YouTube

Sometimes it might seem to beginners as though one well-made instructional film about eBay could replace a hundred of the many and varied books, articles, and news stories about eBay that are scattered around the real and virtual worlds.

If you're wishing that you could get your hands on just such a video, you're in luck. You can, in fact, get your hands on a bunch of them. Though eBay's own eBay University video was retired some time ago, YouTube has (as it often does) stepped in to fill the void. You'll find literally thousands of highly rated tutorial videos on YouTube designed to help you to sell on eBay.

Visit the “What to Sell House”

Having trouble figuring out just what it is you're going to sell on eBay? You're not alone; it's a common question. Have no fear—you don't need to turn yourself into a retail store or a large business operation just to sell on eBay. In fact, you're probably already surrounded by basic household items you can sell today.

Still, if you're really having trouble coming up with ideas, going through your house on a room-by-room basis and looking for things that are valuable, little used, or forgotten can be a great way to get started and to de-junk your life for the new year as well.

Complete the Sell Your Item Tutorial

Once you feel as though you're ready to step through the selling process on an actual computer screen, consider checking out eBay's Get Started Selling on eBay page. For a more hands-on approach, follow our own registration, and listing form, and shipment packing tutorials.

Ready, Set, Go!

Once you've taken advantage of the tutorial and introductory resources above and you're ready to put it all together, big picture, it's time to actually do it, step-by-step—go online, list an item for sale, and complete a transaction to turn items you already have on hand into extra revenue.