Want to get started selling online? Best place to start is eBay…why? eBay has got the traffic…plain and simple.
You see, this is the first thing you need with any online business…Traffic makes the whole internet commerce world go ’round…Imagine for a second.
You go out and rent a brick and mortar store and you are going to sell widgets to the widget people. Now 90% of the widget people either go downtown or to the malls to get their widgets.
Where would you want your widget store to be? That’s right…you guessed it, downtown or at the mall… Just so happens eBay IS the mall and downtown put together…
It is estimated that over 63 million people cruise through eBay in a month….
So this is a big plus in your favor AND eBay has made it very simple for you to get started selling with them. It’s too easy to pass up…So in my mind this is the best place to start and then later on when you get more experience under your belt you can branch out. Or you may find that eBay is all the business you need. Many people have found this to be true…………………
I am now 15 years old and I am an ebayer. I started at 13 using a few of my mum’s details to set up an account. I am still in full-time education but am selling on ebay. I make about a £50-£100 each day. I could expand but because of still being in full-time education it is not possible. I cannot give you my name for obvious reason’s but what I can tell you is believe in your self. Starting out on ebay is not that hard (anyone could do it.) What can be hard is making the money constantly. The best thing you can do is find a new product which has a good demand the try to find a bulk lot of them. You can do this by searching on ebay as this is where I have made most of my money, or you can go to a wholesaler. Once you have researched and you have your products you can then start selling. You will need to have a good listing. It needs to stand out and you need to offer a price which is cheaper then any one else on ebay. After this your money will role in but if you want to keep the money coming you will have to try and find good deals. Well that’s pretty much it. Remember thee who dares win.
Hello Dave,
Thanks for the post and I must say very impressive income from eBay and still in school. Sounds like you’ve managed to find product ongoing.
What I have found is sometimes you can get an exclusive deal going with someone that lives near your home.
For example I realized one day I had a neighbor that was doing well selling a magnetic storage box that he had invented.
In talking to him I realized he knew very little about eBay and wasn’t interested in selling his product on there.
That’s when I struck an exclusive deal with him. Actually I learned a long time ago when you can get an exclusive on a product this can be very good.
We agreed if I sold his product on eBay that I would be his only outlet on eBay. So I geared up and tested the waters. And sure enought the sales started and it has been sweet.
So the moral of this story is look around in your own town. An exclusive might be right in front of your nose that you can get.
Cheers,
I too was an eBay entrepreneur until the recent policy changes that occurred on eBay. I was making a profit of $100 + minimum for each item I sold. Some profits ranging getting up to $2,000 for each product. Once the changes occurred (no neg feedback allowed for buyers) I began seeing HUGE fraudulent bids and other things happening. I decided to change fields when I saw this all occurring. Really a shame too considering eBay just lost $8,000/fees a year from a Titanium Powerseller.
eBay really is the best place to get started. Great blog!