| It is getting harder and harder to sell for profit on eBay. | | | | product one time, then sell it many times. |
| Through the years, eBay has been raising their fees | | | | They are known as resale rights products, and some |
| very consistently, both their insertion fees and their final | | | | people have been making a lot of money with them. |
| value fees have been rising. On top of that, the | | | | Ebay changed their rules regarding these resale rights |
| competition is getting more and more fierce as sellers | | | | products. This rule change created an extra expense |
| continuously try to reduce their prices in an effort | | | | but greatly reduced the competition. |
| compete and increase sales. Overall, sellers expenses | | | | In a nutshell, the best items to sell on eBay are still |
| are rising, prices are falling and margins continue to be | | | | information products, but now we just have to do it a |
| squeezed. These price wars benefit no one, not even | | | | little bit differently. Instead of the autopilot system that |
| the buyer. | | | | we once used, we now must spend a little bit on |
| Why would a price war not even benefit the buyer? | | | | supplies such as blank DVDs or CDs and envelopes |
| Because sellers are trying to make up for a reduced | | | | and postage. Overall, you can spend about $2.00 in |
| selling price by inflating their shipping and handling | | | | supplies for products that you can receive as much as |
| charges and hoping that the buyers do not notice. And | | | | $27 or more for. This combined with the reduced |
| many times they do not. | | | | competition makes eBay, once again, a profitable little |
| A reasonable alternative to this spiral, is to purchase a | | | | marketplace. |