About Shops

 
Signing up is easy and FREE!
  
Start by choosing your username and password and then you can confirm an email address. Once you become a registered user, simply click on the Sign up to Sell button located at the left panel of this webpage and follow the instructions.

For the prevention of fraud we require that you provide a valid credit card as the payment method for all fees on the site.

 
All you need is your email address to get started!
 
You can set your shop up for free! With a user account activated, you can start by uploading your shop picture. For convenience, we will provide you with an internet address that is unique to your shop. Your shop name can be “username.globalvaluedirect.com.” For example, if your username is “shopx” your shop name would be “shopx.globalvaluedirect.com.”

You can choose your preferred payment method. We recommend Paypal as it offers anti-fraud protection.
 
 
Listing your Items
  
Whether you are bundling your products for wholesale discount or simply providing the choice of colors to your customer, as a seller you can list an item and create up to 12 options.  Also, for each option, you will have the ability to specify up to 5 different shipping destinations with corresponding costs. Furthermore, you can upload up to 8 images per listing! So you can showcase your product and the varieties of the accompanied options.
 
That is not all! As a seller you can have up to 20 items marked as featured. So your customers can easily identify the theme of your shop and buy more of your products.

A listing fee is low. A listing with one option only costs you 50 cents and will stay up for 90 days!

 
Fees
 
Your sign up is Free and creating your own shop is Free. The listing fee is only 75 cents for the first option and 25 cents for each additional option (up to total of 12 options per listing).  Your listing will stay up for 90 days and you can renew it or extend it at any time. We do charge a sales fee when your product sells. The schedule of the sales fee is as follows:

For US$ 1000 or more, the sales fee is 2.5%.
For US$ 500 or more, the sales fee is 3.0%.
Anything less than US$ 500, the sales fee is 3.5%

 
Paying your fees
  
Once you create your shop, you can purchase “GVD Credit” on site using your credit card. Listing fees and sales fee are deducted from your GVD Credit balance. You can add your “GVD Credit” at any time. When your GVD Credit balance is low, a notification will be generated and sent to you. 

Enjoy a Free Trial: new customers can receive a refund for paid “GVD Credit” within 30 days if not happy with the service.

 
Reviews & Endorsements
 
GlobalValueDirect.com encourages the building of a community of trust. We welcome professionals and experts to join and create a group homepage so that sellers who feel that they have great products may be associated with these groups of trust.  

The owner of a group on GlobalValueDirect.com has the publishing authority on the blog section of the site. Sellers who are members of the group can submit requests for either product or shop reviews.  These special reviews will be made available to potential customers when they visit the seller’s page. However, the owner of the group may charge a fee for the service. 

See the About Groups page for more information regarding group.