| When you open a real store, or a physical outlet, | | | | because why upgrade when the basic package |
| there are enormous costs and liabilities. Even the price | | | | comes with so much, including |
| to rent a pack-up cart in a mall can lead into the | | | | -A "Selling Manager" - a unique software package |
| thousands of dollars. Online rent is so much cheaper | | | | exclusively from eBay |
| and doesn't include other money eaters like utilities | | | | -Five custom pages to make your store more |
| and maintenance charges. Exposure is greater at an | | | | attractive to customers |
| online store too. | | | | -A "Picture Manager" to host your product images at |
| While only one or two hundred people may see your | | | | no extra charge |
| booth at the mall in one day, one or two hundred | | | | -Free email marketing tools to advertise your |
| thousand people can easily browse your online store | | | | products |
| in the same amount of time, which naturally means | | | | -Your store receives its own Internet address |
| that you have the potential to sell even more of | | | | -Complimentary site traffic updates |
| your products. | | | | -Promotion boxes which can be used to point out |
| In 2001, eBay began allowing its members to create | | | | your great deals |
| their own stores. As compared to other stores like | | | | -The ability to classify your items in over three |
| Amazon and Yahoo!, eBay offers its store owners | | | | hundred categories; you're not limited to selling just |
| the best possible pricing and the best features. The | | | | one type of item. |
| basic eBay store monthly fee is over $20 more than | | | | These are just a few of the perks that come from |
| the rates for a basic store at both Yahoo! Shopping | | | | opening an eBay Store. With all of this, and for such |
| and Amazon Pro Merchant. It's not even necessary | | | | a low price, there's never been a better time to |
| to talk about the better storefronts available at eBay | | | | launch your own store on eBay. |