How do I open up a store?

[ca.li69]

How do I go about opening up a store and what else is involved ?

Thank you, Liz

[karl*katz · Accepted solution]

You do not need a store to sell so I would wait until you had sold a few things.

Get a feeling of how things work.

[amethyst1415]

Unless you are a business it's not worth it. Very expensive with no guarantees. I haven't made it as a seller just with my personal account. I've lost money.

[reallynicestamps]

Do some buying before you start selling to get a feel for your customer's expectations.

Suggested purchases would be a digital metric scale, a tape measure and poly or bubble envelopes in various sizes.

You have 50 free auctions every month. Use them to learn the trade at a low cost.

Remember that the minimum wage in Ontario is 17 cents an hour. If you don't have the potential to make more profit than that, be satisfied that what you have is a hobby, not a business.

Read canadapost.ca (Look under the Business tab) for the cost of shipping.

SELL WHAT YOU KNOW; KNOW WHAT YOU SELL.

[ca.li69]

Do people need a credit card to get paid through pay pal when selling item's?