Start Selling Online in 2026 | A Beginner's Guide to eBay!

If you've ever thought about selling on eBay, or maybe you've just started and you feel overwhelmed, confused, or unsure where to start, this video is for you. Hey, and welcome back to the Flip Factory. I'm Trent, and in today's video, we're going to be going through a step-by-step guide of how to sell on

eBay in 2026. If you're brand new to the channel, welcome. 2025 was my first full year selling online full-time, and I did just over $200,000 in sales right here out of this garage. In this video, I want to take you through a step-by-step guide of how to get started and start selling on eBay in 2026, even if you've

never sold anything online before. We're going to go over setting up your account to start selling on eBay, what to sell as a beginner, how to create your first listing, how to find those items for your first listings, how shipping actually works, and we'll talk about how fees work, how returns work, and common

mistakes that beginners make. By the end of this video, you'll know exactly what to do to make your first sale and to continue making more and more sales through this year. And no, you don't need a business. You don't need any kind of special software or even thousands or even hundreds of dollars to make this

work. All you need is a phone and an internet connection of some type. First, let's talk about what eBay is like in 2026. When I first found out about eBay, I was probably in middle school. Um, this was when eBay was primarily an auction site. And so, when I started learning more about eBay sellers in the

last few years, I just thought everyone still did auctions on eBay. And even when I tell people what I do, the first question usually is like, "So, do you do like auctions? Do you do like a week-long auction on your items?" And the short answer is no. I don't do any auctions at all. I've sold over 13,000