The eBay Store Setup Checklist: Policies, Categories, Feedback & Account Health (2026 Fillable PDF)

Set up your eBay store once, the right way, and get back to listing.

Store setup can quietly eat weeks. This fillable checklist takes you through the setup that matters: clear policies, sensible categories, honest buyer messages and a weekly account health routine, all checked against eBay's current rules.

What's inside

• Store foundation with starter description copy
• Business policies and a recommended policy stack
• Shipping and return policies that protect your margin
• Store categories planner and feedback rules
• Account health table (2026 standards) and a weekly check
• 30-day plan, SKU and storage map, templates and a master checklist

Format

19-page fillable PDF, US Letter. Tick boxes and type into the tables in most PDF readers, or print it.

This checklist helps you set up and run a store. It does not sell items for you. Results depend on the effort you put in, and it does not promise or imply any earnings. Not affiliated with eBay.