| ng on eBay is perhaps one of the easiest ways to | | | | all Jason has to do: After his 5 customers have sent |
| start an online business, but most people do not know | | | | their payments to his paypal account, he sends the |
| what they can sell or where to find supplies. The next | | | | addresses of the 5 customers with payment of $549 |
| problem many people have is getting their items | | | | x 5 = $2745. Jason pays his wholesale supplier with |
| properly packaged and shipped. Here is a common | | | | just the click of a button through his paypal account. |
| example ... | | | | Jason has now completed his job which took him |
| For an example we'll use Ben and Jason. They each | | | | about 30 minutes of his time and leaving him with a |
| like to sell on eBay for some extra money. First we'll | | | | pure $1380 profit! Jasons Wholesale Supplier will ship |
| begin with Ben. Since he gets most of his items by | | | | the laptops to the customers. Jason works smart while |
| going to garage sales, he gets up early Saturday | | | | Ben works hard. It is clear that using wholesale |
| morning, grabs a cup of coffee and rushes out to his | | | | suppliers who will also dropship would be one secret to |
| truck and drives from one garage sale to the next, just | | | | success as an ebay seller. |
| like he has been doing for the last 2 Saturdays. But this | | | | Asset #2: Be Professional |
| time Ben was successful and found an old knife dated | | | | Having a professional site for your ebay auctions is |
| in 1868 - and he only paid $12! | | | | much the same as a business card. Your ebay auction |
| Ben was excited as he drove home thinking about the | | | | site will show your visitors everything you have to |
| huge profit he would make selling it on eBay. As soon | | | | offer and they can see that you have high quality |
| as he got home he began taking pictures with his digital | | | | merchandise. It will be worth your time to learn how to |
| camera until he finally got a perfect quality photo. Ben | | | | be a professional ebay seller, because if your listing |
| then uploaded the photo to his computer. He then had | | | | looks appealing and professional it will entice your |
| to write his sales advertisement. It was late when Ben | | | | visitors to stay on your site longer which will result in |
| finally got his knife on eBay and ready to sell. A week | | | | more bids and a higher price which = more profits. |
| later his knife sold for $83. Wow, was Ben Happy! | | | | Asset #3: Follow Up for More Money |
| Now, he had to carefully package the knife with the | | | | I'm sure you have heard that before, but it is a very |
| customers correct shipping address and take it to the | | | | crucial part of your success as an ebay seller! After a |
| post office, meanwhile, getting stuck in the rush hour | | | | week or two, send your customers a follow up email, |
| traffic. Ben is frustrated but after a long wait he gets | | | | asking if they are happy with their purchase and inviting |
| his item off with a nice $71. profit! But doesn't that | | | | them to view an added item on your auction, making |
| sound like a lot of work and hassle? | | | | sure the item is somehow related to their recent |
| Now, let's see how Jason is doing. Jason sleeps as | | | | purchase. Better yet is to send them a free digital |
| long as he wants, which is usually around 11:30 on | | | | product relating to their purchase as a "thank you". This |
| Saturdays. He gets up and prepares a nice pot of | | | | will make them want to buy from you again instead of |
| coffee and taking it, goes into the livig room to watch | | | | buying from someone new. |
| some cartoons with the kids. When the show is over | | | | Asset #4: World Wide Selling |
| he gets on the internet with another cup of hot coffee | | | | Many ebay sellers neglect the aspect of selling |
| and logs onto his eBay Wholesale Suppliers - Drop | | | | worldwide. First, check with your wholesale suppliers |
| ship Account and finds some products that are hot on | | | | and see what countries they ship to and find out the |
| the market. He decides on laptop with a great | | | | cost of shipping overseas. If everything looks good, |
| discounted price of $549 which was his wholesale | | | | you should list your auction international. This will |
| price. But wait ... Jason does not even have to pay for | | | | ultimately result in many more sales because buyers |
| this until it is sold! Now, all Jason has to do is to | | | | are looking for "worldwide shipping". |
| download the custom photos that are offered by his | | | | Asset #5: Stand Out From The Crowd |
| wholesale supplier. He then copies and pastes the | | | | You should look at other auctions similar to what you |
| custom sales advertisement, also supplied by the | | | | have and make your listing "unique". Dare to be |
| company. Jason is now ready to launch his eBay | | | | different! The first thing is that you want to have a |
| auction. | | | | picture in the photo gallery. It doesn't cost much more |
| Asset #1: A Dutch Auction | | | | and is definitely worth the bit extra. Searchers almost |
| Oh, there is a special. His wholesale supplier has | | | | always ignore listings without a photo, so this is VERY |
| several of these laptops available. So Jason decides | | | | important! Next is the importance of your title. The title |
| to list 5 on the dutch auction. Ebay's Dutch Auction | | | | is all that ebay "spiders" when someone searches for |
| allows you to sell as many of 1 item as you like, so | | | | a "specific" product. The idea is to make sure you use |
| Jason hits the Dutch auction button and his sale is | | | | your main keywords in your title. Just take care though, |
| launched for 5 laptops. That's it, now Jason goes and | | | | because "key word stuffing" is something that ebay |
| relaxes with his (still hot) cup of coffee! At the end of | | | | does not like! Do some creative thinking and prepare 2 |
| a 7 day waiting period, at which time the auction has | | | | or 3 different titles and test them to see which ones |
| ended, Jason has sold all 5 laptops for $825 each. | | | | work the best. |
| That is a whopping $276. profit for each laptop. This is | | | | |