| When trying to find items to sell on eBay it pays to do | | | | company that has the product ships it for you. You are |
| a tiny bit of simple research. | | | | paid a sales commission. |
| Here are a few tips: | | | | Likewise, you could start a home-based consignment |
| It's very wise to search for products in your local | | | | business where you sell items for private individuals on |
| community. You can search on Craigslist or look at | | | | eBay for a flat fee or percentage of the selling price. |
| your local penny savers and/or newspapers to find | | | | It's pretty much whatever agreement you and the |
| items to buy and then sell on eBay. The obvious | | | | individual can agree on; and get the agreement in |
| advantage in doing this is the avoidance of shipping | | | | writing just to cover your bases. |
| fees before selling the items. | | | | TOP TIP: Research the 'eBay value' of any product |
| Running a simple classified ad that tells others what | | | | you are considering buying to sell on eBay BEFORE |
| types of products you buy (to resell) is a great idea. | | | | you buy it! One simple way to do this research is to |
| Old cameras, old magazines, old toys etc. are all great | | | | search the recently completed listings on eBay. |
| sellers on eBay. Have a specialty and get to know | | | | Moreover, before you EVER buy a bulk load of ANY |
| your niche. Often you can easily establish "drop ship" | | | | item to sell on eBay run a test auction on eBay to see |
| relationships with local companies that have excess | | | | what final bid you can expect! |
| inventory, or that simply aren't on eBay yet (most | | | | If an item sells one time for a nice profit it will almost |
| companies aren't). | | | | CERTAINLY sell again and again for a nice profit. |
| In a drop ship relationship you simply sell items and the | | | | |