| Being a full-time eBay seller is living the dream: making | | | | end, and you can wait at work just as easily as you |
| a real income, working from home, being your own | | | | can at home. For low value items, going full-time could |
| boss and all the rest. It's the promise of a million scams, | | | | be a good move. For high-value ones, chances are |
| and it's finally come true - at least for some. | | | | you'll hit the limits of how much money you have to |
| What they don't tell you in the success stories is that | | | | invest in inventory long before you hit the limits on your |
| becoming a full-time eBay seller is not for everyone. | | | | time. |
| You really, really ought to try it part-time before you | | | | Is My Home a Good Place to Work? |
| even consider taking it up full-time. Even then, be | | | | Apart from anything else, you might find that the |
| cautious. Before you burn your suit, here's a list of | | | | dream of working from home is more of a nightmare |
| questions you should ask yourself. | | | | in reality. People can (and will) start to expect you to |
| How Much Do I Earn From eBay Now? | | | | do things during the day - when you should be working. |
| Figure out how many hours a week you spend doing | | | | Spouse, kids, and relatives- as soon as they find out |
| eBay-related things (be honest here), and divide it by | | | | you're home during the daytime hours, they expect |
| the average amount of profit you make in a week. If | | | | you to spend time with them. And, as soon as you |
| you were doing full-time hours, would you earn as | | | | give in and stop work for a while, your profits will fall. |
| much as you earn now? | | | | Can I Survive if it All Goes Wrong? |
| Do I Have a Good Job? | | | | The real test is whether or not would you be able to |
| Think about what you might lose if you give up your | | | | get by if you had a month or two where you sold |
| job to focus on eBay. Promotions ahead? Health | | | | literally nothing. Or would you be desperately looking |
| benefits? Savings? Matching 401k's? Paid vacations? | | | | around for a job and cursing the day you ever |
| Paid holidays? Paid sick days? | | | | discovered eBay? |
| Would I Really Make Much More Money? | | | | If you made it through all these questions, then I guess |
| Whether you would make more money on eBay really | | | | you're cut out for the eBay life. Even if you didn't, you'd |
| depends on what kinds of items you're selling. Unless | | | | be surprised just how far you can get part-time. In our |
| you're selling a large amount of small goods, most of | | | | next email, we'll show you how to think like the eBay |
| what you do on eBay will be waiting for auctions to | | | | elite: the PowerSellers. |