| Opportunities to make money abound everywhere | | | | spring. The nice thing about shopping at your local |
| once you know where to look for products to sell on | | | | stores is that if something doesn't work out, you can |
| eBay. | | | | always return them. Don't make this a habit, however. |
| Here are five ideas to get you started: | | | | Get to know your market well enough so that you can |
| | | | buy your goods to sell at a profit. |
| 1. Garage sales Scope out local garage sales - go | | | | 4. Craigslist There are loads of things people just want |
| early and get the best picks and go at the end and | | | | to get rid of on craigslist. You can find things people |
| pick up whatever is left for a bargain. Propose that | | | | are giving away for free. People sometimes just want |
| you will take all the items off the seller's hands for a | | | | to get rid of their designer bags or clothing for quick |
| low cost. | | | | cash, or toys kids have outgrown. Even if these items |
| 2. Inside your home Look in your home for things that | | | | are used, but in great shape, they can sell well on |
| you no longer use and are perhaps like new or things | | | | eBay. Once you do your search and find something on |
| that are in good shape and not being used. Old printers, | | | | craigslist, make sure you get to see the products |
| computers and cameras are always in demand and | | | | before you make the purchase. If it is in good shape |
| make great auctions. Do you have any old books, | | | | and reasonably priced, buy it and flip it on eBay. Keep |
| cookbooks or magazines lying around? There are a lot | | | | your eyes open and you will find some really good |
| of interested buyers looking for these items. Clothing | | | | deals. |
| that children have grown out of are also very popular. | | | | 5. Wholesalers and drop shippers The best approach |
| You can bunch them into a group of one size and sell | | | | to using wholesalers and drop shippers is to dig deep |
| the lot for a pretty good price. By not listing one item at | | | | into a niche or specific niches and find a good |
| a time was save you both time and listing fees. People | | | | wholesaler or drop shipper to supply the goods. Stay |
| love to bid on lots like these. | | | | away from popular branded items; you will not be able |
| 3. Bargains at stores Hunt for bargains. If you can find | | | | to compete with the big players. There are all kinds of |
| popular branded items at a bargain price, buy them | | | | niches you can look into. Perhaps it's specific types of |
| and flip them. End of season bargains are the best if | | | | gardening tools or fishing lures. These niches may be |
| you don't mind holding on to the inventory for a few | | | | smaller, but more profitable. You may have less |
| months. For example, pick up snow pants or boots for | | | | people, but a more targeted bunch of buyers. eBay is |
| a few dollars at end of winter and flip them in the fall | | | | comprised of millions of buyers looking for just about |
| or early winter for up to five or ten times the price you | | | | anything you can imagine. With some research and a |
| paid. Bathing suits are great when they are on sale; | | | | little bit of creativity, you can find all kinds of products |
| these are hard to find in the winter months and are in | | | | to sell on eBay and start profiting quickly from this |
| great demand. Sell them in January and right before | | | | business. |