Finding things to sell on eBay is the most important piece of the puzzle. Where do I find my stuff - I am happy you ask - MANY places. The biggest profit margin is buying at garage sales. I get all kinds of stuff at these sales for pennies on the dollar.
What does shippable mean? Well it is something I look for when I am at a garage sale, fleamarket. People hate paying more for shipping than on the item itself, so learn your postal rates.
No matter what I am in the market for to purchase, I use eBay as a consultant. 95% of the time, eBay is the cheapest place to purchase anything! One last thing - LOOK at feedback - it is VERY important!
Price your items at the lowest amount you will take for the item. Answer emails at least once daily, even on weekends - you do not want someone to lose interest in your item. Stay organized! - Dedicate a room or an area to eBay. Keep four piles of items at all times: Items sold and ready to be shipped, Items currently on eBay, Items scheduled and ready to go on eBay, and items not ready for eBay yet. You can never have too many shipping supplies!!! The best place to get shipping supplies you ask? Yes - eBay. Just type in bubble in the search. If you want to make sure - go to staples or office depot, and see what they charge!!! And nothing beats free if you plan to ship priority!
NEVER trust emails that look like they come from eBay! I get two or three per day now. If it is a real eBay email, it will have your registered name at the top, and it will be in your "My Messages" in "My eBay". Save your auction templates in a word document and use it over just by changing the item and the shipping, it saves a lot of time. This last one is going to be a few words of advice. Look at point one - you can just as easily reverse this, buy on eBay, and sell at a flea market. I did this for quite a while and was profiting about $300 per week, but I missed my weekends, and then bought a house, so all my free time is now dedicated to that! ALWAYS have a picture of whatever you are selling - I can not stress that enough. Be as descriptive as possible. Know what you are selling by looking at others selling the same thing.
What does shippable mean? Well it is something I look for when I am at a garage sale, fleamarket. People hate paying more for shipping than on the item itself, so learn your postal rates.
No matter what I am in the market for to purchase, I use eBay as a consultant. 95% of the time, eBay is the cheapest place to purchase anything! One last thing - LOOK at feedback - it is VERY important!
Price your items at the lowest amount you will take for the item. Answer emails at least once daily, even on weekends - you do not want someone to lose interest in your item. Stay organized! - Dedicate a room or an area to eBay. Keep four piles of items at all times: Items sold and ready to be shipped, Items currently on eBay, Items scheduled and ready to go on eBay, and items not ready for eBay yet. You can never have too many shipping supplies!!! The best place to get shipping supplies you ask? Yes - eBay. Just type in bubble in the search. If you want to make sure - go to staples or office depot, and see what they charge!!! And nothing beats free if you plan to ship priority!
NEVER trust emails that look like they come from eBay! I get two or three per day now. If it is a real eBay email, it will have your registered name at the top, and it will be in your "My Messages" in "My eBay". Save your auction templates in a word document and use it over just by changing the item and the shipping, it saves a lot of time. This last one is going to be a few words of advice. Look at point one - you can just as easily reverse this, buy on eBay, and sell at a flea market. I did this for quite a while and was profiting about $300 per week, but I missed my weekends, and then bought a house, so all my free time is now dedicated to that! ALWAYS have a picture of whatever you are selling - I can not stress that enough. Be as descriptive as possible. Know what you are selling by looking at others selling the same thing.
