How to start your own business on eBay

Over the last 18 years, one company has transformed entrepreneurs' ability to start new retail businesses. Where this once required shop premises, lots of stock and enough demand locally, eBay now means it's easy to work from home selling to customers all over the world.

EBay currently holds more than 500 million listings. While many of these are the result of householders simply trying to clear out their junk, there's a large and increasing number of professional vendors too - more than 10,000 in the UK alone - with some making millions of pounds a year. Some operate online only, whereas others use eBay as a way of augmenting real-world sales.

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