I do not have designer clothes or jewlery or collectibles hanging around the house.
2007-01-23 04:50:47 · 5 answers · asked by eagle 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
If I just sell anything I will have to pay fees and I want to sell to help get myself out of debt.
2007-01-23 05:02:39 · update #1
you see items in demand on ebay if you don't have those items do you go out and buy it?
2007-01-23 05:43:11 · update #2
You are correct in thinking that you need some sort of strategy when selling on ebay and not just "sell anything and everything you want."
eBay is not the eBay 4 years ago when anything you list actually sells. If you want to earn serious money from eBay, you need to have a well-thought out business model. Selling on ebay is getting tougher -- just look at the number of auctions that closes without a bid. Go to the boards on ebay and you will hear even oldtimers complaining about how stiffer competition plus higher fees make it so much harder to sell on ebay.
The key to a successful eBay selling is simple -- Sell products that people actually want.
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.
2007-01-23 05:14:37 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your goal is to get out of debt, I certainly wouldn't make that problem larger by going out and buying what appear to be hot ticket items to try and make a quick buck. Plus you are running up against lots of competition that way and run the risk of being stuck with dead inventory that you can't move/sell and then you will be even more in the hole financially Why not start small...sell a few unwanted items you may have around your house...or go garage saling or to thrift stores to see if you can pick up cheaply a few items that you can turn around a good profit on. I did this year ago and while some items only sold for a few dollars per item, I typically made a huge profit on each item as I only paid a quarter or so for the items I bought and listed. On the upside, every so often you will have something that sells that will surprise you and make up for those little sales. I once spent 50 cents on a few snoopy glasses...they sold for over $300!
2007-01-23 05:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by chick33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you offer to sell stuff on e-bay for people and take a percent of the profit. I have a ton of stuff I need to get rid of but I'll end up giving it to charity because I don't have the patients to deal with e-bay and then packaging and shipping. There's a company called Help You Sell that does this but they're selective over what they will sell due to limited storage space. If you can figure out a work around I'm sure your would get a lot of business with little upfront investment.
2007-01-23 06:18:47 · answer #3 · answered by CA DIVA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-07 11:43:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything and everything.... you'd be amazed at what people buy.
2007-01-23 04:57:53 · answer #5 · answered by Smitty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋