| "eBay consignment selling" means selling items on | | | | etc) |
| eBay for other people. It costs the seller nothing up | | | | - paying by check |
| front, the only fee paid is when an item actually sells | | | | - monitoring your bank account for checks to clear |
| and the money has been collected from the buyer. | | | | - packing the item |
| "eBay consignment selling" means selling items on | | | | - shipping the item |
| eBay for other people. It costs the seller nothing up | | | | - updating spreadsheets or accounting software |
| front, the only fee paid is when an item actually sells | | | | - posting feedback (and dealing with negative |
| and the money has been collected from the buyer. | | | | feedback) |
| What it's not!eBay consignment selling is not a yard | | | | - invoicing and paying the consignor |
| sale where things sell for .10 cents on the dollar. You | | | | From the outside, eBay may look easy. Like anything |
| will quickly discover that you can in fact make a very | | | | else, it's a learning curve and that takes time. You may |
| handsome profit on your items. | | | | not have the time or technical skills. |
| Why don't people sell their items themselves?If you | | | | Who exactly should be selling by consignment on |
| have sold a few items on eBay you already know | | | | eBay? |
| that there is a lot involved in the selling process. Of | | | | - people without the time to do it themselves |
| course it may seem or look easy and for many sellers | | | | - anyone who wants to sell an item ... just not locally |
| the process is easy, because they enjoy doing it, but if | | | | - in need of cash for bills, a holiday or college |
| you stand back and add up all the time involved in a | | | | expenses |
| typical sale, you could find that each item takes an | | | | - people with estate or inheritance items |
| hour or more to sell, and sometimes two to three | | | | - someone or group with a fundraising project |
| hours. | | | | - a business selling overstock merchandise (special |
| An hour or more to sell an item may seem | | | | discounts apply) |
| unrealistically long, but consider every part of the selling | | | | - anyone disposing of obsolete equipment |
| process step-by-step. You could spend 5 minutes to | | | | Why eBay?In 2005 eBay had 147 million registered |
| half an hour on each of the following tasks | | | | users in 30 countries. eBay owns PayPal with another |
| - researching item and prices | | | | 100 million users worldwide. There simply is no larger |
| - taking good quality digital pictures | | | | marketplace anywhere. When your item is listed on |
| - cropping, resizing and editing photographs | | | | eBay people can look in from anywhere .. you go to |
| - writing a description that properly sells the item | | | | bed at 11pm and at 2am your time, someone in Japan |
| - listing the item in the correct category | | | | just bought your item. Your item is exposed to the |
| - answering all email questions within 24 hours | | | | world 24/7 and that is simply working smarter .. not |
| - corresponding with the buyer (ie: to obtain payment | | | | harder! |