Two of the most popular websites where you can sell your stuff online are eBay and Amazon.com. Let’s review both of these sites.

Make Money Online with Ebay
EBay is perhaps the most well-known online auction site in the world. In order to become a seller, your best bet is to establish an account by logging into the site, providing your name, address, telephone number, credit card number, username and password.

Tip: Remember to change all passwords on a monthly basis, no matter what website you belong to.

Once you become a member, the best advice one can give you is to read the site’s many comprehensive pages on selling. They have wonderful tutorials as well as tips from sellers.

In addition, since you will need an account to accept payment, sign on to PayPal (who is owned by eBay) and set up an account with them as well. They require a credit card and the savings or checking account you will be transferring your funds to, as well as your name, address, telephone number, username and password. Research their site and read all of the information they provide.

Make Money Online with Amazon
The second most popular website where you can sell your stuff is Amazon.com. Peruse the site first to determine if the items you are selling are in line with the products other consumers sell.

After you have researched the site, you can join by providing them with the same information as listed for eBay and PayPal. The only difference with Amazon compared to eBay is that instead of going through a third party when you make a sale, the money is directly forward to your checking account or savings account.

In addition (and you’ll love this), Amazon pays for all postage fees. When an item is sold – for example, a used DVD, you will receive confirmation in the mail stating the buyers name and address as well as how much postage is being deposited into your account.

How is the postage determined? When you list your item, you select how the item will be sent, the weight, size, etc. Amazon then gives you several choices, such as First Class, Priority, Ground, Air, etc. Once you’ve selected the method by which you will mail the item, you are given the postage fee that corresponds with the method of choice.

What sets these two websites apart from the rest? Quality of service, easy navigation of their site, comprehensive information on how to sell any item, ability to contact them in case of a problem, great customer service, immediate notification of the sale, follow-up by eBay and Amazon, as well as PayPal, and affordable fees.

Tip: Whenever you log into PayPal, always use “https” at the beginning of your URL. “S” is for security. You may notice that when you shop on most websites and arrive on the payment page, the URL changes to “https”. This is a guarantee that their site is using security encryption; it has the lock on the lower bottom corner of the website as well.

Check out these sites, conduct your research, then try selling an item on either site. Once you become comfortable with the site and the requirements, you will become a pro!