how can i find out what is hot to sell, and how can i get it for lower prices than buying wholesale on ebay itself?
2006-11-09 14:06:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
The key to a successful eBay selling is simple -- 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.
As for items to sell, you can:
1. Buy bulk liquidation items such as those at Liquidation.com. The capitalization may be big, but the idea is to sell the items individually and profit from it.
2. Find manufacturers of items you want to sell and buy discounted items from them
3. Make deals with retailers in your area, and offer to buy their unwanted items for deep discounts. jayandmarie - the most successful ebay sellers - made deals with music stores where they will buy the entire inventory in the discounted bins, and then sold the items on ebay for 1-cent starting bid.
4. Look for possible partners on the Web, preferably outside of the US. Import items from them and sell them on ebay. There's huge profits to gain from this approach.
5. Check out deals from outlet stores. Focus on brand names, which you will find to be easier to sell.
2006-11-09 14:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out sites like www.auctionbloopers.com where they list the top searched words. Obviously that will give you the most popular items that people are searching for.
Register your business properly and once you have your business number/tax ID number, you can look around for true wholesale companies to purchase from. Then you list on E-bay for suggested retail prices or lower and start making money. It's not a get rich quick scheme. It is the same as owning an online or retail storefront. You need to keep on top of your shipping and inventory, make sure your customers are well looked after, run promotions, advertise, track your sales, submit taxes and so on. If you work it smart, you'll have a business with staying power.
So, go online and use Yahoo or Google to search out articles on "How to sell on E-bay, How to make money on E-Bay etc. Best of luck to you in your future endeavour.
2006-11-09 15:48:39 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess Kitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you go on to the ebay website, there is a place that will tell you the most popular areas. you don't have to sell new items, so below wholesale is quite easy. You can go to garage sales to buy books and then sell them easily
2006-11-09 14:18:07 · answer #3 · answered by ga_rei_guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by selling stuff you don't need like i seen for thousands of dollars someone sold their dead grandfather's cane and said it was haunted. make up a good story . also look at ebay and see what is hot yourself and shipping i notice lots charge an extra 2 to 4 dollars or more !
2006-11-09 14:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by terri e 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one, no it is user-friendly to have the gall to even attempt to make money off of the demise of a six-12 months previous baby. yet regrettably some do. there are distinctive actual sickos in this international.
2016-12-10 06:13:25 · answer #5 · answered by cheng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy low, sell high.
2006-11-09 14:07:37 · answer #6 · answered by questor_2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out at below link..
www.thequeenofautions.com
2006-11-09 17:01:48 · answer #7 · answered by sreeDHAR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋