How to Sell on Amazon

Sign in to your Amazon account. If you have never created an Amazon account, go to the login page, enter your email address in the email box, click “no” for the password, and then press the Submit button. Next, follow the instructions for the rest of the information. You will have to provide your name, email address and password that you want to use. This process will only take a few minutes.

Find the item you want to sell on the Amazon site. Search Amazon’s database using keywords and select the category that best matches your item. Keywords can include the name of the product, the name of the book or movie, and their version. You can also search by international standard ISBN book number, UPC barcode, or Amazon ASIN standard identifier. It is important to find the correct version and format of the product so that the customer gets exactly what they ordered. Warning: when unsatisfied, customers may give bad reviews for your bad service.

• Amazon also provides a list of the products you have recently purchased through their database: if you want to sell one of these products, you can select it from that list.

Click “Sell yours here” after finding the product.

Select your item’s status. Amazon offers a list of condition types for you to choose from, from new to used and antique. Please choose the type that best reflects the condition of your item. While it is possible to sell some items as “Cplectible”, most sellers choose Used-Like New, Used-Very Good – Very good condition), Used-Good (Used – Good) or Used-Acceptable (Used – Acceptable). Under Cplectible there are some terms and conditions that need to be met when selecting it.

Add a note about the exact condition of your item. This note allows you to add information about the item’s condition and helps customers understand details not covered in the item description provided by Amazon. You can also add notes about your service. Such as:

• No extra box, only original tape case included
• Instruction manual is not included
• There are a few scratches on the front and on the disc
• First class delivery service

Choose a price for your item. You can set any price, but your chances of selling are higher when the offered price is lower than the price offered by Amazon and other sellers.

Choose how many specific items you have. Select the quantity you want to sell. For individual sellers, usually this parameter will be maintained at 1.

Choose a shipping method. This section allows you to expand your freight area to more countries and through different methods instead of just “Standard Shipping”. Express delivery is also available to all sellers. However, this method comes with additional responsibilities. If you are an individual seller, you should choose domestic shipping methods – it will be easier.

Click “Submit listing”. Your item will be listed for sale on Amazon. In case you do not have a seller account, you will have to create an account and proceed to sell. To learn how to create a merchant account, follow the steps in the previous section.

Go to your merchant account.

Click “View your recent Marketplace orders”. This option is under the “Manage Your Orders” heading.

Determine order.

Order Confirmation Completed – That means your line item is ready to be shipped. Click the order number for that product.

Go to the Order Detail page.

Confirm shipping method.

Print bill of lading and delivery address. You can click the “view your current orders” link next to your order. The bill of lading shows the shipping address and basic information of the order.

Pack. Your item needs to be well packed so that it won’t be damaged in transit. The order summary should be placed in the package and the shipping address should be taped or written on the outside.

Shipping. You can ship it any way you want, but don’t forget that the sooner you receive it, the easier it is for your customers to leave a positive comment about you.

Shipping confirmation. Return to the “view your orders” page, click the “confirm shipment” button and enter the shipping information.

Receive payment. The buyer’s account is charged only after the shipment is confirmed. For legal reasons, new sellers will have to wait 14 days to receive funds. After this time, you will be allowed to request a disbursement once a day.

Go to your merchant account. This link is located in the “your account” section, on the right side of the page. The seller account page lists every link needed for your selling needs. These are the main links you will use as an Amazon seller:

• View existing inventory. With this feature, you can check how much you are selling.
• View your order. This link helps you to check your existing order.
• View your payment account. You can track payments from existing orders here.

Change or add account information using the “seller account information” link. You can use this link to update any important account information with Amazon and its buyers.

Find specific orders. To know the status of an order, you can search using the search box.

Wait until the item is sold. When an item is sold, you’ll receive a confirmation email with order details from Amazon. How long to wait depends on how “hot” your item is. “Hot” goods will sell in just a few hours (assuming the price offered is right for the buyer).

Regularly view ratings and feedback from buyers. They are very valuable sales tools, acquired only after you have sold the product. The higher the rating and the higher the review score, the more likely it is that future customers will buy from you. You can view your rating on the “view your ratings and feedback” page in your merchant account.

Sell more. Continue to post more and provide excellent customer service.