How to Connect Claude to eBay

What if you could run your entire eBay operation by talking to Claude? No dashboards, no menus, no 47-click bulk edits. Just: "relist my unsold VHS tapes" — done. Here's exactly how to set it up.

Why connect Claude to eBay?

Reselling is hundreds of micro-tasks: checking prices, relisting ended auctions, updating handling times, auditing fees. Each one is trivial; together they eat your weekends. An AI assistant with live access to your store does them in seconds, in plain English — including the bulk jobs you'd never do by hand, like converting 30 ended auctions to Buy It Now one by one.

No other reseller tool offers this. Cross-listers give you buttons; SellDeck gives you a conversation.

What you'll need

• A SellDeck account on Pro or higher ($14.99/mo) — AI assistant access is a Pro feature.
• Claude Desktop (free) or Cursor / Claude Code — anything that speaks the open Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• 5 minutes. That's the whole setup.

Step 1: Generate your token

Log in to SellDeck and open Settings. Find the AI Assistant (MCP) card and click Generate Token. Copy it immediately — it's shown once and expires in 90 days (regenerate any time for a fresh 90 days).

Step 2: Connect Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector:

• URL: https://selldeck.io/api/v1/mcp
• Auth: Bearer token — paste the token from Step 1.

Using Cursor or Claude Code instead? Add this to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "selldeck": {
      "url": "https://selldeck.io/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer PASTE_TOKEN_HERE" }
    }
  }
}

Step 3: Prove it works

Type this: "How many items do I have listed on eBay right now, and what's the total value?" Claude queries your live inventory and answers with real numbers. Then try: "What were my eBay fees last month, broken down?"

What you can do once connected

• Ask anything — inventory counts, order history, fee breakdowns, listing status.
• Single changes — "Reprice item 10212 to $49.99." "End listing 178502578542."
• Bulk jobs — "Relist my unsold VHS tapes to the VHS store category." "Set everything to 1-day handling." Jobs queue in the background; you get a progress readout.

Is it safe?

Four guardrails, all non-negotiable:

• Auction listings with bids are never touched. Revises, ends, and relists skip them automatically.
• Deletes and listing-ends need typed confirmation — a stray sentence can't wipe inventory.
• Bulk work shows a dry-run first. Nothing executes until you say so.
• Lost your token? Revoke it in Settings. Tokens expire on their own after 90 days.

The bottom line

The sellers who win on eBay aren't the ones who click fastest — they're the ones who spend their hours sourcing and listing while the busywork runs itself. Connecting Claude to your store is the highest-leverage 5 minutes in your week. Full reference: AI Assistant setup docs.

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