With the launch of the latest Apple products just around the corner, guidelines are now in place to help meet buyer demand while also promoting eBay sellers who deliver excellent customer service. Learn how you can list these highly-anticipated devices:
Listing the latest Apple products as pre-sales 30 days prior to the launch date, most sellers will be allowed to list the latest apple products on eBay, as long as they are in full compliance with eBay’s Presale policy. Also:
- Apple authorized resellers will be allowed to list up to 25 items per week.
- eBay Top-rated sellers will be allowed to list up to 4 items per week.
- All sellers meeting our minimum performance standards will be allowed to list 1 item per week.
- Only sellers registered in Canada or the United States on eBay.ca, eBay.com or eBay Motors will be able to participate in this event.
Listing the latest Apple products after the launch
Once the latest Apple products are made available to the public, most sellers will be allowed to list them with some limitations:
- Apple authorized resellers will be allowed to list an unlimited number of items per week.
- eBay Top-rated sellers will be allowed to list up to 8 items per week.
- All sellers meeting our minimum performance standards will be allowed to list 4 items per week.
- All sellers who’ve confirmed their personal information will be able to list 1 item per week.
- Only sellers registered in the United States or Canada on eBay.com, eBay Motors or eBay Canada will be able to participate in this event.
Sellers who do not meet our minimum performance standards or haven’t confirmed their personal information will not be allowed to list the latest Apple products during the presale or post-launch sale period. Apple related domain name and email address sales Sellers offering Apple related domain names or email addresses for sale on eBay, both pre- and post-launch, will be allowed up to 4 listings per week. These must be listed in the Businesses & Websites for Sale category. As always, eBay does not allow replica or counterfeit items. If a seller can’t verify the authenticity of an item, it can’t be listed on eBay. Any selling activity that appears to mislead buyers may result in limitations to selling activity, including account suspension.
Tips on selling the latest Apple products
We would like to give you some tips on how to maximize your selling potential while creating a good buying experience. Keep your description concise and relevant to the item for sale. Include details such as size, colour, or other information buyers should know in order to make a good buying decision.
- Include details of what the buyer should expect once the listing ends including payment, shipping, and return details.
- Pictures are now free! Be sure to include a lot of photos – showing the buyer all relative angles and details. If additional items are included in the listing, include photos of those as well.
- We strongly recommend you use tracking on these products:
- This will give buyer the ultimate confidence that their item is safe and on the way.
- This also gives you additional protection as a seller to know where the item is and when it was delivered.
- Be sure to communicate with your buyers in a timely manner. If your buyer reaches out to you with questions, it is important that you respond to them quickly to set proper expectations.
Here is some good information on using eBay mobile to sell your items!
- Your pictures automatically upload from your description into eBay Picture Services.
- There are structured fields for details such as Pricing, Shipping, Payments, Returns and Item Condition. This will allow buyers to easily find
- The listings are kept neat and consistent as the description contains only simple HTML – no Javascript, Flash, etc.
For more information on selling Best Practices please visit the following link: http://pages.ebay.ca/help/sell/listings.html
