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Products to sell on Ebay by Shawn Seller:
There
are millions of items up for
auction on eBay at any given
time. It is truly amazing that
you can find almost anything.
Where do all of these things
come from? There are several
different sources that a seller
can use to obtain many items
to sell on eBay. In this article
I will go over different sources,
and also include the pros and
the cons of each one. The most
important thing to consider
is how much time you have to
invest and your comfort level
with a particular source. Garage
sales: Garage sales are a great
place to find items at a good
price to resell. It is almost
like a treasure hunt because
you never know what you will
find. The down side to garage
sales is that you might have
to do a lot of shopping around
to come across what you are
looking for, or the “mother
load” Personally I can’t resist
to stop at a good looking garage
sale. Thrift stores: Thrift
sources are similar to garage
sales. You may find a lot of
good deals, but you may have
trouble finding a quantity of
“gems” to sell. I suggest using
garage sales and thrift stores
in conjunction. Estate sales:
These are great. You can find
a lot of quality items. The
trick is, is to watch the newspapers
close, and make sure you bring
enough money for the high end
items that you can sell for
even more. If you live in a
small community you may have
to do some driving to take advantage
of estate sales. Small business:
I would suggest that you approach
small business owners and offer
to sell their overstock on eBay
for them. If you get several
of these you could do very well.
About 25% of the sales is close
to the amount you should charge
for your service. Make sure
you right up an agreement, especially
pertaining on the owner not
selling anything that you are
listing. It is better if you
have the items in your possession.
The drawbacks of this is that
you have to keep your number
of clients up, and risk your
feedback if the owner sells
the item you listed for him
or changes his mind. Drop shippers:
The good thing about drop shipping
is that you don’t have to keep
an inventory. When you make
a sale you just contact you
drop shipper, pay them their
cost and they send the product
to your customer. The bad thing
about drop shipping is that
you are depending on another
to ship to your customers on
time. You are also selling something
that is not in your possession.
This could be risky for your
feedback if the item has to
be back ordered, or suddenly
becomes discontinued. Bulk/lots:
If you have enough money to
by a lot, or large quantity
of your product, you are on
your way. With this you will
have to make sure you have the
room to store a large quantity
of goods. You also have to have
confidence they will continue
to sell and not die out in the
middle. There are online sources
you can use to find bulk items.
Use a search engine using the
words; wholesale, surplus, bulk,
lots, you get the idea. Say
you are looking for a quantity
of combs, type in the search
box combs AND bulk, or another
keyword to go with combs. Make
sure the word “and” is in caps.
EBay: What? Yes, you can find
things to sell on eBay on eBay.
Look in the lot items and if
you can find a good deal on
good items, you can buy them
and then sell them separate.
You can also keep an eye on
items you know about and possibly
snatch something up for a low
price and resell it. This technique
takes patience and time. The
“great” deal does not come everyday.
Family/Friends/Co-workers This
is where you sell items on eBay
for people that you know, and
they tell people that they know,
and it goes on. Sometimes it
can be tough selling for people
you know. They might want to
take advantage of you and try
and get you to lower your cut
of the sales. The best source
is the one you can feel good
about, and is trustworthy. If
a source makes you uncomfortable,
try a different one. There is
no reason you have to stick
to one source. Branch out a
little and see what you can
find. You might be able to come
across something that will make
other sellers green with envy.
Author information: Shawn Sellen
is the owner of the auction
information site http://www.auctionreel.com
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