What Does it Take to Become an eBay PowerSeller?

PowerSellers are among the most successful sellers on eBay in product sales and customer satisfaction.

A lot of people think that becoming a PowerSeller is an impossible dream. Well what if I told you it's not hard at all? I'm being serious when I say this. Take a look at the PowerSeller requirements below*

What are the requirements? *

Please note this is always subject to change, you can check out the latest requirements here.

To qualify for the PowerSeller program, sellers need to consistently sell a significant volume of items, provide a high level of service to their buyers, maintain a positive Feedback score, and meet the requirements for detailed seller ratings and eBay Buyer Protection and PayPal Buyer Protection case standards. You also must...

• Be registered with eBay for at least 90 days.
• Have an account in good standing.
• Maintain a positive Feedback of 98% or higher.
• Follow all eBay policies.
• Have a minimum of 100 transactions and $3,000 in sales over the past 12 months.
  

Now if you look at the requirements to become a PowerSeller you will see you need your total sales to be $3000 and have at least 100 sales over a 12 month period. This actually isn't hard at all to do and I will explain the best way to achieve this later. 

As a PowerSeller, you also have the opportunity to qualify for Top-rated seller status, which recognizes sellers who have a proven track record of excellent customer service and sales.

What Does it Take to Become a Top Rated Seller?

Your ultimate goal on eBay is to achieve Top Rated Seller Status. Top-rated sellers are PowerSellers who consistently provide the best buying experiences to their customers. Whether you have a large volume of sales or a smaller volume, you can be a Top-rated seller. As a top rated seller you will pay less in eBay fees and also have better search placement.

The requirements and benefits are the same for most categories, with the exception of Motors vehicle categories.

Top-rated sellers receive the following privileges and benefits:

• Priority customer support 20% discount on final value fees (on item price portion only)
• Unpaid item protection, which offers credit for certain listing upgrade fees on eligible listing formats
• Expanded seller protection from PayPal
• A badge on listing pages
• Improved search standing for fixed price listings in Best Match search results
• United Parcel Service (UPS) rate discounts

To become a Top-rated seller you need to:

• Be a member of the PowerSeller program.
• Have at least 100 transactions and $3,000 in sales during the last 12 months with US buyers.
• Meet the following requirements for detailed seller ratings (DSRs):
  DSR category Percentage of 1 and 2 ratings Maximum number of occurrences
• Item as described 0.50% 2 Communication 0.50% 2 Shipping time 0.50% 2 Shipping and handling charges 0.50%

You must also meet the following eBay Buyer Protection and PayPal Buyer Protection cases standards:

• Rates of cases based on Percentage of cases Maximum number of occurrences Opened cases 0.50%
• 2 Closed cases without seller resolution 0.30%

Some of this may seem a little confusing but all you need to concentrate on is selling 100 items and generating over $3000 in sales while at the same time providing a great service. This really isn't hard to do, especially if you follow my instructions.

*The Requirements on this page are for the ebay.com US site at the time of writing. You should check the requirements for your own country as the requirements may be different.

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