Top Selling Items on eBay - Utilizing eBay as a Fund-Raising Organization

If you are a charity or school in this day and age there1. Wii. This game console by Nintendo just came out
is a great tool to add to your fund-raising toolbox: onlinethis year. Popular sellers featured the Wii console with
auctions at eBay. An eBay auction can be easy andremote and five games (that come standard with the
convenient to run, without the overhead of theconsole). Ending bids typically ended around $300.00
traditional fancy dinner with a silent auction. Volunteersplus shipping.
will certainly be needed to photograph, package and2. Xbox 360. The game console is seen on eBay with
ship items to bidders.starting bids at around $79. Games for Xbox 360 are
Still a bit shy about running an eBay auction? Here areselling for about $20 as a starting bid. There are many
some tips about the top-selling items on eBay and whygames available for sale on eBay.
not-for-profit organizations should dive into the eBay3. Apple Ipod. The Ipod Nanos both used and new are
pool. Don't worry - the water's warm!selling for around $100 to $150. Apple Ipod Shuffles
Jill Finlayson, author of Fundraising on eBay and formerhave starting bids at around $50. Ipods that are listed
Senior Category Manager at eBay is well versed inas "second generation" are of course older and are
the power of eBay for not-for-profit organizations. Shetherefore cheaper than the latest version.
was a founding member of the first eBay Foundation.4. SONY Playstation 3. This Video Game Console is
She believes that not-for-profit organizations should sellanother popular seller, with ending bids at around $400
on eBay for two reasons: "I think the number onewith many of bids.
reason is that it allows you to tap into a much larger5. Webkinz. They are stuffed animals that are actually
group of people which allows you to get more bidsinteractive pets. You can own a Webkinz bunny,
and more supporters. I would say that's the firstbullfrog, hippo, cat, unicorn or lots of other different kind
reason. The second reason is that eBay allows you toof animal. They are made by Ganz, the popular
accomplish several goals instead of just one goal, sostuffed animal maker. Each pet contains a secret
its not just about raising the funds, its about increasingcode on the tag and when you "adopt" the pet
awareness, finding donors, converting in kind gifts to(purchase it), you go online and discover if it is a boy or
cash and getting the market value for your goods.a girl pet. Then you name your pet and get a certain
That's what eBay does, it allows you to leverage aamount of Kinz Kash to redecorate your pet's room
global marketplace and that's what allows you to getand buy food.
the most bang for the buck. That's why people use6. Louis Vuitton. This popular handbag, wallet and
eBay."briefcase designer is a big seller on eBay. Wallets can
Finlayson states that top selling items on eBay includehave opening bids at $100.00, handbags can start bids
1) Collectiblesat $250.00. Vintage handbags can be just as pricey as
2) Practical or new itemsnew ones.
3) Experiences7 . Sony Playstation Portable. The Sony Playstation
She is enthusiastic about not-for-profits being creativePortable is popular, as well as games for it are being
about the idea of creating experiences for eBaysold too. Bids for the game console start at $50 and
bidders to bid on. "Experiences do very well withreach into the $200s. Games are sold for ten or
non-profits. You can do them very large scale withtwenty dollars. Memory cards for the game are being
celebrities, or you can do them at a much smallersold typically for fifteen dollars.
scale such as San Jose did where you get to turn onKnowing what items are best sellers on eBay can help
the Christmas tree and flip the switch and have thatyou decide what items to feature in your online charity
experience, or maybe meet the mayor. So there areauction. You can get an idea of what types of auction
experiences that have mass appeal and then thereitems sell the best and what the ending bids could be.
are experiences that have local appeal." said Finlayson.By choosing some of the top selling items on eBay
For the week of April 8, 2007 the most popular itemsyour auction can be more profitable than ever.
eBay bidders were searching for included: