Since eBay has subsidiary sites in a lot of countries, I would suggest that you initially join an eBay site in your resident country. For instance, I reside in the UK so I would join bay.co.uk, Australians would join ebay.com.au/, and Americans would join eBay.com.
For simplicity we will follow eBay.com as a representation for starting an eBay merchant account. First of all, you have to got to the eBay website. You will notice several menu choices available in the right corner side at the top, such as Buy, Sell, My eBay, Community, and Help. You don’t have to worry about these choices right now.
You will see the eBay logo as well as the Welcome! Sign In or Register button on the left side in the top corner. You should click this button to join. This will bring you to the registration page.
Please fill in the form including name, address, telephone number, and any other requested information. It is important that the fields are filled in as accurately as possible.
You will then be asked to create an e-Bay user ID and password. This will enable you to log in to the site, and will also identify you on your sales listings, feedback, forums, and other parts of the e-Bay site. If you are representing a virtual or concrete store, it is advisable to choose your user ID to reflect the name of your business. Remember, this is the name that you will be using for your sales listings.
Of course, if you are only using this site for your personal hobby or entertainment any easy to remember ID will do. Please ensure that you are only utilizing names that are non-offensive and respectful. If you do plan on incorporating your hobby into a business venture eventually, please keep this in mind. I mean, how many people will take PrincessFiona99 seriously? So, common sense and a little foresight are integral to the success of any fledgling eBay endeavor.
Your next step is to choose a password. The best choice is a non-personal password that is not easily guessed. Including both letters and numbers makes your password more secure. Although e-Bay is a secure site, it is always best to choose passwords that are not easy to hack.
Finally, as an information retrieval method in case you forget or lose your User Name and/or Password, you will be prompted to choose several security questions. When choosing questions it is imperative to have only one definite answer. Utilizing this tip will assist you in your User ID/Password retrieval. Ultimately, the key is to pick questions that have concrete and solo answers so as not to lose your account details forever.