| Is your goal to have a home based eBay business | | | | The next step is finding stuff to sell on eBay using your |
| that makes you enough money to quit your day job | | | | newly chosen supplier. Having an excellent and well |
| and still provide an excellent income for you and your | | | | priced supplier isn't going to put money in your bank |
| family? The good news is... it CAN be done! I | | | | account if you don't choose the right items to sell on |
| personally have made over $105,000 in a single year | | | | eBay. You want to look for trends, hot products, and |
| on eBay. The bad news... it's not a cake walk. You still | | | | cool new gadgets. Try Google trends, and yahoo hot |
| need to do a bit of research and work. | | | | topics. Sometimes these pages can turn up a solid list |
| One problem new "auctioneers" run into is how to find | | | | of products that are hot and selling well. |
| stuff to sell on eBay. | | | | Once you have this list of "hot" products, go to eBay |
| Wholesalers and Liquidators are a great source for | | | | and perform a search" using the "advanced search" |
| good buys that can lead to excellent profits on eBay. | | | | button. You want to search for "completed listings |
| In searching for one of these suppliers, you perform a | | | | only" because this will show you what sold and for |
| couple of very important steps. | | | | how much. So search for the items from your hot |
| Step one is to check the reputation of the business. | | | | products list and see the current prices and how many |
| Check the BBB, check online forums for complaints, | | | | sold in the last couple weeks. This will give you a great |
| check the entire internet. Search with search engines | | | | idea about how well your products will sell and for |
| for complaints, scams, and problems. | | | | what price. |
| Step two is to check the quality of the products. Again, | | | | There it is... a rundown on how to choose a supplier |
| check online forums, use search engines to search for | | | | and how to find stuff to sell on eBay. These steps |
| any quality issues, complaints, and resolutions. | | | | may seem small, but they are highly crucial to your |
| You cannot afford to by hasty in your decision of | | | | success in this business. |
| choosing your wholesaler/distributor. | | | | |