Getting started

Frequently asked questionsQuick answers to the questions eBay sellers ask most about ProfitClerk: eBay access, syncing, profit, item costs, fees, postage, plans, tax and the app. What ProfitClerk does and who it is forProfitClerk brings in your eBay orders, real fees, refunds and postage, matches them to what your stock cost, and shows the true profit on every sale. Create your ProfitClerk accountSign up on the website or in the app with email, Google or Apple, confirm your email if asked, and get your workspace ready for your eBay sales. Your first-day set-up checklistGet ProfitClerk ready in one sitting: choose a plan, connect eBay, set your country and tax profile, and add item costs so every sale shows real profit. A tour of the Overview and the app's HomeFind your way around the Overview on the website and Home in the app: net profit, the date range, daily profit, the last 12 months and cost confidence. Set a monthly profit goal and track itSet the net profit you aim for each month and watch this month's profit close in on it, on the Overview and the app's Home, with where you are heading. Set your country, currency and tax profileChoose your home country, reporting currency, tax year, VAT or GST set-up and eBay account type, so every ProfitClerk report and export fits where you live. See your last two years of eBay salesBring two years of past eBay orders, fees and refunds into ProfitClerk, so you can compare this year's profit with last year's from your first day. The website and the mobile app comparedProfitClerk works on the website and in the iPhone and Android app, on one shared workspace. See what each does and which tasks open the website from the app. Glossary of eBay profit termsPlain-English meanings of the words ProfitClerk uses: net profit, margin, ROI, cost of goods, FIFO, average cost, estimated cost, payouts and eBay fees.