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MAKING MONEY ON EBAY
Learn How to Earn with eBay
 Make
Money with eBay
By Kelly Land, © 2006-2008, All rights reserved.
I hadn't ever really thought about making money on eBay or through auctions
until I started talking to some of the people I had bought from at eBay. Our
idle chit-chat regarding the item I had purchased would often turn into a
conversation about "working at home." Of course--I LOVE talking about working at
home too! I am always fascinated by those who are doing it--and how they are
doing it.
So...lets face it--eBay is HUGE. More than huge....it's an entity on the
Internet. PayPal.com and eBay are now one in the same. Owned by eBay. This makes
the whole shopping and selling experience for all easy, smooth and slick.
I was intrigued by all these folks staying at home and making money on eBay and
auctioning off wares of all kinds. How do they do it? Where do they find their
auction items? Is it hard to sell? Does it cost a lot? Where do you begin?
Lets start with the person that just likes to shop around and find unique items
and bargains. The flea market shopper that knows a good find when they see it. 9
times out of 10 these folks live to get up on Saturday mornings EARLY and hit
the yard sales and flea markets. They set an amount that they will spend and
start hunting.
Once they find their "goods" they bring them home--clean them up if needed and
then grab their handy dandy digital camera and voila! They are ready to put the
item up for auction. A sincere, catchy and truthful description is added and
then comes the waiting. Once the item sells--the buyer pays a reasonable
shipping cost and the item is sent. Sometimes only a few dollars are made--but
that's ok---most that are serious have several auctions going on each week. A
few dollars starts adding up. From what most tell me that I talked to--it's
addictive! Addictive and prosperous!
For the serious---"I want a home business and want to quit my day job"
folks--it's time to seek out wholesalers. There are good wholesale lists to work
with and find what it is you want to sell. It might take a sizeable amount of
start-up capital to buy a huge lot of product--and there is risk involved if
your product doesn't sell. Be careful.
From what I gather, and what I've heard from others using it,
SaleHoo seems to be a very legit guide
to finding and selling wholesale items. The prescreen the wholesale suppliers -
and this is invaluable if you're thinking of throwing away your 9-5 job and
starting an eBay business. Buying your inventory from an unmarked semi in a dark
alley probably isn't going to be the smartest thing to do. That's why
SaleHoo is gaining in popularity.
Marketed as a safe community, I've heard only positive feedback on their
information.
Finding quality wholesale items you can turn around and actually sell on eBay is
how many powersellers are making more than they could ever imagine.
Dropshipping is another way of offering products to sell. Meaning that the
wholesaler actually ships the product - you don't. That means no inventory to
carry. Some people like that convenience. Dropshipping is becoming popular just
for that reason. Who wants to store 1000 fannypacks in their garage?!
Dropshipping Wholesalers is a company
that offers dropshipping AND they'll even set you up with your own ecommerce
website with over 200,000 wholesale items to sell. Lots of these items are
popular brand name products! I believe they will give you business cards, a
domain name and training help as well. So definitely check out
Dropshipping Wholesalers.
If you're like many - eBay can seem overwhelming and intimating. After
all...we're talking GLOBAL market.
Because of all the pitfalls, scams and bad decisions....you might try learning
the basics using something like
eBay for Dummies. They offer a free kit.
The kit includes eBook bundles on many topics regarding starting an eBay
business.
eBay is truly turning many people just like you and I into success stories.
People are able to quit their full time jobs and dedicate time to their new "at
home" eBay store. But don't quit your day job ( and the benefits you might be
getting with that job like insurance and 401K ) until you're making a steady
income! Be smart!
Copyright 2006-2008. All rights reserved. Any reproduction of this article in whole
or in part without written or verbal permission is strictly prohibited.
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