I’ll never forget the day that I became an eBay Power Seller. Even at the time I had no idea of what it really meant! Becoming a Power Seller on eBay is a stepping stone in your business. It opens up more opportunity, and you get great benefits. You didn’t know that you get benefits as a Power Seller? Well you do, and a lot of them. Here is a list of the top benefits you should expect.
- Health Insurance: Are you afraid of taking the full time plunge into your eBay business. A lot of people are because they need health insurance. As an eBay Power Seller, you qualify for a eBay’s discounted Health Insurance through MARSH. These services include Prescription drugs, Vision care, Hearing aid, Hospital indemnity, Short term medical insurance, Term life insurance, Dental insurance, and more! You can find out more about eBay’s Power Seller health insurance benefit HERE.
- Seller Outreach: This is a team of committed eBay employees that will help you grow and develop your business. They give you a free, in depth business consultation and will provide great tips and tricks. They know what works on eBay and what doesn’t so they will save you time and money, optimize your listings for maximum visiblity, and imporve your standings to earn more rewards!
- Customer Support: eBay provides Power Sellers with 24 hour priority support based on your Power Seller level.
- Shipping discount: Power Sellers can save up to 32% off of UPS Standard list Rates.
- Power Seller Discussion Boards: You will have access to the exclusive discussion board that only Power Sellers and Top Rated sellers have access to. You will be able to talk and learn with other Power Sellers.
These are all great benefits! Are you feeling left out because you are not there yet? Don’t worry, becoming a Power Seller is closer than you think. Here are the guidelines of becoming and maintaing a Power Seller status:
- Be an active eBay member for 90 days
- Have your account in good standing
- Meet a Feedback of 98% or better
- Meet Sales volume requirements (below)
Thats it! If you are not there yet, you will be soon! Keep pushing on and you will be enjoying the Power Seller benefits in no time. You can do it!
For more tips and tricks, check out The Keys to a Successful eBay Business HERE
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Do you think I can get there selling Golf shirts?
How far up the power seller ladder can I go reselling items from thrift stores, Target, Biglots, Etc.
Bobby
Thats how I started and became a Power Seller! I would say Gold or Silver before you need to shake things up a bit to take it to the next level.
Any opening in the Mentor program let?
Not yet… But I’ll let you know when I do
yet
What is the Power Seller ‘phone help’ number? Is there one other than the one that pops up if you go through dozens of screens on the eBay site? The phone number I always find is the same one that the general public is able to call where you get an entry level employee in India. If you can’t publish the PS phone number, would you please tell me where to look on the site? The PS board says that the phone number has been retired and is no longer available.
I’m not sure if I am supposed to publish this number or not, but 1-800-322-8693
I think the Power Seller requirements are less than stated above:
Sales volume requirements •Minimum sales volume with US buyers over past 12 months: $3,000 in sales and 100 transactions.
Then you have the 4 tiers for Silver, Gold etc. that are mentioned. I sell part-time only and was still able to become a power seller in a few months. I LOVE the USPS discounts!
Thanks for all your helpful & insightful information!
I think you’re right. I’ll update it. Thanks!
what about bronze level?
I AM BEING TOTALLY SERIOUS, when I tell you, “a bronze power seller gets a logo next to their eBay id, which only appears to the seller.”
I believe it is a method intended to encourage decent sellers, into going “all-in” for the eBay preferred shipping & tracking(which means more $ for eBay-duh.)
It’s actually a little sneaky. I was lead to believe their were some boosts in search, extra CSR time, etc..
Not for bronze. See for yourself. They couldn’t even give me a 10% discount for a month or something to say, “Hey, thanks for abiding our ever changing rules. Here’s…nothing really-but GO FOR THE SILVER champ!”
Thank you no eBay. I like media mail, 1st class shipping-UPS ground. I(f it’s ok with ya’ll, I’ll ship stuff that benefits me and my buyer. No need to send that 1970 Tommy John RC priority or express mail. My buyer waited 42 years to get the card. Another day won’t hurt.