im looking to set up on ebay , but i would like to find a company that would supply me with a product and ship it for me , so really all i would be doing is the advertising and taking a percentage of the income
2006-10-25 08:41:06 · 16 answers · asked by MARK H 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Advertising & Marketing ➔ Other - Advertising & Marketing
Sell products that people actually want.
Selling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.
eBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace:
Items In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html
Hot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left.
eBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action.
Merchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html to view the current Merchandising Calendar.
2006-10-25 08:46:18 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No offense, but if you want my opinion Ebay is not the place to set up shop anymore. Yeah, it used to be great, but the marketplace is way to saturated with the companies that are able to sell at rock bottom prices. It is very hard for individual sellers to compete against these companies. Unless you are selling a unique item maybe out of your home, it's hard to even get a bid for a good price on things. Ebay is no longer a sellers market, rather a buyers, because things go for so cheap on there. Add on Ebay listing fees and final value fee charges, and you're asking for trouble.
You are much better off trying to find something/some product that interests you and set up your own website and generate traffic to there instead for business purposes. Hope this helps. Selling on Ebay is not impossible, but much more work then you realize if you don't want to be in the red.
2006-10-25 09:34:22 · answer #2 · answered by big_j_gizzy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clothes on eBay are getting BIG! And it's easy to make good money selling clothes... It's very easy to find some clothes at 80% off anywhere and you can resell them at 40% off on eBay! Easy stuff! But to be ahead, you will need to take good pictures of yor items, pictures sells especialy for clothing. And a good description. Accept returns too to sell even more!
2006-10-27 06:37:36 · answer #3 · answered by Frenchy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best products that sell on E-bay are electronics, computers and all the equipment, find things at yard sales, and resale shops, make sure everything is in good working condition. You need to keep a positive sales record to stay in business on e-bay. Best Wishes!
2016-03-19 00:01:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once I sold a table and got $350.00.
Shipping it was a real pain in the butt and cost $120.00.
Stick to small stuff.
...and when you find a company that will warehouse the product and ship it then share the profits with you.....please let me know, I want a ride on that money train too.
2006-10-25 08:45:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
anything and everything will sell. take all your money and buy everything you can get your hands on and sell it on ebay ASAP and then go down to the boat store and start lookin' for a nice yacht!
2006-10-26 05:58:03 · answer #6 · answered by larry s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downloadable digital products
2006-10-25 18:47:54 · answer #7 · answered by Adsense$Profits? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a start, all ya rubbish, cos some mug will pay for it, fishing gear goes well, as does ps2 games, You would make more money by getting bootfair junk and games than dealing with a supplier. They are helping themselves, not you!!
2006-10-25 11:08:55 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many do that yes.
But why have them ship to you..then you have to ship..
rather find a product-sell for that company and let them pack-handled and ship...you just sell-keep percentage of profit and send company their share. Makes more money cause they don't have to pay to ship to you and then you have to pay (handle ect) to ship to buyer.. profits wasted in shipping twice. This also puts responsibilty on company for any damages and losses in shipping..
you aren't to blame...
just advertise and wait for payments. no mess no fuss.
good luck.
2006-10-25 08:51:04 · answer #9 · answered by cork 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just use various tools on eBay's top sellers or Pulse.
2014-04-24 05:12:40 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋