eBay is a business regardless how look at it. I agree, it is a great deal of fun for both the buyers and sellers, but when you look at it from more serious point of view, you will see that it is a business from the seller’s perspective, from the buyer’s perspective, and most definitely from eBay’s perspective.
More than 40 million dollars a day travels through eBay. Selling items on eBay successfully is an art in itself, and eBay offers many different forms of Data and Research resources to ensure that you are selling the right items, to the right people, in the right way. (to the right price?)
Some of the data and research resources are not free, but pretty much of it is.
The available resources include
- hot items by category
- eBay Pulse
- merchandising calendar
- sales reports
- marketplace research
- buyer behavioural report
- the eBay solutions directory.
These tools are quite easy to use, and the information that can be extracted from them is extremely valuable.
The Data and Research tools are all accessible through your seller’s account, by clicking on the ‘Advance Selling’ link. Learn to use those tools, and see to that you get your piece of that $40 million eBay revenue each day.
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If you hope to own an eBay business, and make a full time living with it, you can easily make that dream come true – even if you don’t have a product of your own to sell.
eBay provides many people who want to quit their corporate nine-to-five jobs with ways to make a good living, even without having to put up a lot of start up (private) capital. This is made possible with the help of so-called drop shippers.
Drop shippers send merchandise to the customers of business owners. If you have an eBay business, you are a business owner. This will allow you to offer a wide variety of stock in your eBay store, without having the need to physically warehouse all of those products!
All you have to do is set up your auction, and sell the product. You then pass the customer’s information on to the drop shipping company (the company physically having the product in stock). The drop shipper does the rest, and they will, if desired, even use your company information, as well as your company logo, when shipping the product, if you have provided it to them.
When the product arrives at your customer’s site, they will not be aware of that your company (or you personally) didn’t send it to them. The drop shipper will package, label, and ship the products that you sell, allowing you to spend more time to set up even more auctions, all with the goal to achieve greater profits.
It is necessary to establish a relationship with several drop-shipping companies in order to become successful. In the beginning, most drop shipping companies will require you to pay for the items that your customers order before they are shipped.
You will need to fill out orders in a timely manner and the best way to pay for the items is by using a credit card for speedy service. Eventually, you will be able to have the drop shipper fill out your orders, and then bill you for them later.
When you set up your eBay auctions, make sure that your reserve price is set higher than the price that the drop shipper will be charging you for the item. The idea, of course, is to earn a profit!
Depending on the item you are selling, a mark-up of about 10% should be about right, but you should perhaps do some research to see if the item is selling for a lower price in another eBay auction, or through other online sources.
By starting an eBay business using the drop shipping method, there is essentially no financial risk involved. The product will be sold before you pay the drop shipper for the item.
Working with drop shipping is one of the few businesses where you can actually make a profit before you have expenditures!
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An awesome video tutorial, visualising what is possible with eBay(R) and drop shipping can be viewed here
(you have to have Adobe Flashplayer – is free from Adobe)
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You are probably reading this post because you KNOW that you can make money from selling stuff on eBay. Well, what you know is correct and what this article will teach you will help you even more to do so.
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Read on to get to know how to set-up your eBay business in five easy steps.
Unique Idea
The first step in starting up your eBay business is to have a unique item that you can sell, though that maybe very had to do. Among the millions of listings on eBay, there is no product or idea that you can think of, that is not yet listed. This maybe 95% correct, though it is always worth a try. Your unique idea should be close to your heart, a hobby, an industry or a service that you are very interested in.
Know the Competition
After that, then search through the eBay listings for similar items. Again, 95% of the time, items on your list are already being sold. Don’t worry about that. That is the beauty of free trade – everyone can sell the same item and the consumer has the option to choose whichever one he or she will take. It is ideal that you focus on the item that is closest to your heart and yet has the least listings on eBay. This gives you a better chance of competing in the market.
Make it Visual
To make your listing more appealing, take a digital picture of your item and include it in the ad. No matter how good and detailed your listings are, it is still best to have a picture of the item, which will say everything, nothing more, nothing less. Try to research also on the highest hitting listings and see why their visual representation is very appealing to many surfers.
Price it Right
The power of the dollar (or any other currency for that matter) is always at work in eBay. Because you allow interested parties to bid on your product, every dollar counts. Some recommend starting your price at $1, which if you were in the shoes of the buyer, sounds very appealing. Just make sure that you are selling an item that will eventually be bidded to the price that you like, say $500, even if it start from a dollar.
Online Payment Availability
PayPal is eBay’s partner in it’s payment system. And to be successful in you eBay business, you must be a member of PayPal as well. It is easy to set-up, in fact, you can do it simultaneously with your eBay membership and security is highly rated. Fees are also very reasonable.
Five easy steps in you eBay business set-up.
Start “to eBay” today!
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A very good introduction video what selling on ebay is all about can be viewed here
(to watch this video, you need Adobe Flashplayer – is free)
* * * * *
If you are serious about making serious money on eBay and on the Internet, you must get the book
“The Silent Sales Machine Hiding On eBay”
Who else wants a part of the $24 Billion eBay boom…
The book reveals ways to sell on eBay where your risk of loss is virtually eliminated.
Where you risk almost nothing and your profits can be massive.
In just a few months time this book shot up to be the most popular eBook site on the Internet.
Click here now to download the book!
* * * * *
If you immediately want to roll up your sleeves and start getting your hands dirty, then I fully recommend the following product
Where You Immediately Can Start Making Money On eBay(R) And Get Your Own Website.
Where You Get Immediate Access To 500 True Drop Shippers!
Free Turnkey Ecommerce Website Stocked With 200,000 DropShip Products.
Free Hosting And Free Domain Name!
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Dropshipping?
You don’t have to have anything on stock yourself
No financial hassle or gamble !
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity !
Click HERE To Get Dropshipping Wholesalers Now!
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Stay tuned,
Christer
BTW
Do you also remember to FOLLOW ME on Twitter?
If you find the information useful, don’t hesitate to Tweet or email the post to your friends and colleagues and set up a link on your own blog!
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