Selling is done out of your home. Go to one of the city merchants and purchase a Market Board {you may even automatically get one for the housing quest that points you to inn rooms}. Put the broker board up on your wall somewhere. when you click it, it should open the market window.

You should see a space in the upper right corner {I think} where you can put containers. Throw some containers in it - bags work or you can get crafted sellers containers. Sales containers can be placed in your house so people can come in and buy directly instead of through the broker, which will save them the broker's fees. Just be sure to right-click the container while it's in the market board. You should have the option to "Place" in the menu. That will let you place the container somewhere in your house...make sure it's someplace people can find.


Drop the things you want to sell in the containers on the market board. Click an item in one of your containers and you should have the option to check the market for other people's prices or price and begin selling.


For tradeskills, you should have gotten a quest fairly early off. I recall getting mine most recently around level 3 or something in the newbie zone.

http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Crafting_Tutorial_Timeline

http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Tradeskill_Timeline