| There are millions of panicked people who have lost | | | | anything! I once received a call from a gentleman who |
| their jobs and are panicked about money. Many of | | | | had never sold anything on eBay yet he had just |
| them lie awake at night, staring at the ceiling, | | | | ordered 500 purple stuffed giraffe toys from China. |
| desperately thinking of ways to bring in some income. | | | | When I suggested that he might want to cancel that |
| The most obvious way to make money in today's | | | | order while he still had time to do so, and then test with |
| economy is on the Internet, and eBay is an obvious | | | | one or two sales first, he became indignant. He loftily |
| choice for tens of thousands. So many newcomers | | | | informed me that he was a business professor in a |
| hoping to get started on the famous auction site are | | | | university and he knew exactly what he was doing. |
| looking for their first item to sell on eBay. | | | | For a few weeks I followed purple giraffes on eBay |
| You might be surprised to learn that there are some | | | | and all I found was a couple of failed sales. I don't |
| eBay products that are thriving In this economy. This | | | | know for certain that those were his auctions but I |
| shouldn't really be a surprise because in the Great | | | | suspect that he lost all his money. Such a business |
| Depression of the 1930s many millionaires were made. | | | | plan is foolhardy and the risk is unacceptable. |
| The famous Kennedy family is a great example of the | | | | If you're looking for your first item to sell on eBay, use |
| fact that bad times can create amazing opportunities. | | | | only reputable wholesalers and start very small. In this |
| It's important to know that is extremely unwise to | | | | way you cannot get yourself in financial trouble and |
| invest much money at all in your first eBay | | | | some experimentation will help you find items that sell |
| merchandise. Do not - DO NOT - buy 500 pieces of | | | | well and will produce an income. |