How to Delete everything on eBay?

By Abby •  Updated: 12/19/19 •  5 min read

How to Delete your eBay account?

If you are done with selling and bargaining for the stuff you need online, you might want to delete the eBay account. Closing your eBay account is kind of lengthy but you can perform it quickly by following these steps.

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What happens when you Delete your eBay account

Before closing your eBay Account

Steps to Delete eBay Account on Desktop

  1. Visit ebay.com on any web browser.
  2. Login to your account if you haven’t.
  3. Click on your username at the top left corner.
  4. A dropdown menu will appear, select Account settings.
  5. Select the Close account option under the Account preferences section.
  6. Now, scroll down on the page and click on Close account and delete my data.
  7. Choose a category that explains your reason for leaving eBay.
  8. After that, select a reason and click on Continue.
  9. eBay will show some possible solutions to your issue. Click on the Select one dropdown menu and choose No, please close my account.
  10. Now, click on the Continue button.
  11. Mark the I read and understand the above information checkbox, and click on Continue.

You will receive a confirmation email requesting your account closure. If you haven’t bought or sold anything using your account in the last 60 days, your account deletion will take 30days and if you have recently used your account, it will remain open for 60 days.

If you change up your mind, then you can recover your account within this period by contacting eBay customer support. Once the period is up, your account will be permanently deleted.

How To Close eBay Account on Phone

You can close the eBay account using eBay’s mobile app.

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  1. Open the eBay app on your phone/tablet.
  2. Tap on the menu (☰) icon at the top left corner of your screen. You can also do it by swiping right from left.
  3. A side menu bar will appear, select Settings.
  4. Now, scroll down and select Customer Service. 
  5. Scroll down on the page, and tap on Account. It’s under the Browse Help Articles heading.
  6. Tap on See All → option under the Settings heading.
  7. Now, select Closing your account and deleting your data option on the page.
  8. Scroll down on the page, and tap on Close account and delete my data.
  9. Select a category from the dropdown menu. Select the one that matches your reason for leaving.
  10. Multiple reasons will appear, choose one and tap on Continue.
  11. eBay will display some possible solutions to your problem. Tap on the Select once dropdown menu and select No, please close my account.
  12. After that, tap on Continue.
  13. Mark the I read and understand the above information checkbox and tap on Continue.

How to Delete an eBay Listing

How to delete an eBay listing

Delete eBay Listing

eBay is an easy way to sell the things you don’t need anymore and make some money out of it. However, things always don’t go as intended while selling stuff on eBay. You may have put the incorrect starting price, or just don’t want to sell it anymore. You can delete your listing on eBay. 

Before canceling a listing on eBay

You can delete a fixed listing whenever you want, but there are some things you need to know before for canceling an auction-style listing. 

If your listing fulfills these conditions, you can go ahead and cancel your eBay listing.  

Note: Canceling a listing will remove all the bids made on the item. It will also remove the item from the Watchlist of other users. 

How to remove a listing from eBay

  1. Sign in to your eBay account and click on Help & Contact at the top of the page. 
  2. Search for Canceling a listing in the search bar, and your listings will appear. 
  3. Select the item’s listing you want to delete.
  4. Click on the Continue button. 
  5. Select your reason for ending your listing and click on Continue to confirm. 

That’s it; you have successfully deleted your eBay listing.

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