| We live in a society where consumer goods are | | | | size jar are around $45. |
| constantly repackaged, renamed, or reinvented. You've | | | | This is a situation where knowledge is power. If you |
| seen the commercials for "new and improved" items | | | | know what products have been discontinued, you can |
| such as toothpaste, sunscreen, hand lotion, or hair | | | | check eBay for the current selling price and determine |
| products. But what about the old and trusted versions? | | | | if these products are worth searching for and selling. |
| Many consumers do not want the new and improved | | | | Many discontinued consumer products such as health |
| version. They may have been using a product for | | | | and beauty products end up at stores like Big Lots and |
| decades and don't want to change. In other cases, a | | | | at flea markets. Savvy eBay sellers are making nice |
| manufacturer stops making a product all together and | | | | profits doing their homework and finding profitable |
| consumers can no longer purchase it at their local drug | | | | discontinued products to resell on eBay. |
| store. These consumers are turning to eBay to find | | | | To find out what consumer goods have been |
| their favorite products that they have been using for | | | | discontinued, you must do your research. Check |
| years.eBay sellers can cash in on this supply and | | | | eBay's completed listings in the categories of health |
| demand phenomenon. Once an item becomes | | | | and beauty, cosmetics, food products, and household |
| unavailable, the price will skyrocket on eBay. Buyers | | | | cleaning. Search on Google for the keyword |
| tend to panic when they cannot find their favorite | | | | "discontinued." Visit major manufacturer's websites |
| shampoo or toothpaste anymore. For example, back in | | | | such as Procter and Gamble, Johnson and Johnson, |
| 2008, Johnson and Johnson discontinued Pacquin hand | | | | and Neutrogena and read press releases. When you |
| cream. This cream had been around since the 1950's | | | | can no longer find one of your favorite products, email |
| and had quite a following. Once the cream was no | | | | the company and ask it if it has been discontinued. |
| longer available in stores, consumers looked to eBay. | | | | You may stumble into a profitable seller completely by |
| The regular retail price for this cream is about $5 for | | | | accident. |
| an eight ounce container. Prices on eBay for the same | | | | |