ome Business Review: Sell When selling on eBay there are
$20,000 per month on eBay several tricks. Let me tell you
the 3 tricks I think are the most
First of all let me tell you important.
selling on eBay is easy, but it
takes time or money. eBay has Trick #1: Build your reviews.
fees that you have to pay and if Your reviews are your lifeline on
you want to grow quickly you will eBay. You need to build your
spend a lot on fees while you are reviews so people trust you and
learning. want to do business with you. If
they don't trust you, you won't
My wife had an eBay business and sell anything on eBay. When you
she was a Gold Power Seller start you will have to offer good
selling more than $20,000 per deals, free shipping or great
month. She sold mostly watches, communication. I always
lots and lots of watches. She encouraged people to call me on
sold them wholesale, by the dozen the phone and ask questions by
or by the case, 30 to 60 at a posting my phone in every
time. They were inexpensive listing. I didn't get a lot of
watches; we paid from $2.50 to calls but I did get a lot of
$4.00 for each one and sold them reviews.
from $3.50 to $12.00 depending on
the quantity purchased. Trick #2: Make big margins. You
need those margins. You can't buy
All of the techniques and something for $10 and sell it at
suppliers we used are included in $12, not even at $15. The listing
my eBook or in my exclusive fees alone will eat you.
newsletters you get as a free Remember, you have to pay a
bonus when you buy my eBook. listing fee, you have to pay a
fee if you sell the product and
on top of that you pay PayPal
when you collect the money. You The funny thing is we only sold
could easily pay up to 10% or wholesale on eBay. And it seemed
more of your selling price. This we were the only ones really
could be your entire profit. If selling wholesale. Most people
you use any special listings to selling at "wholesale prices"
showcase your product you could were selling at about 3 times
be looking at $20 extra per what we could get any of their
listing category. So again, don't items.
try to make it on volume, try to
make it on big margins. The best Many of our customers had eBay
things to sell are either unique stores, others had convenience
items or collectibles, name brand stores or gift stores, many of
items that people are looking for them had other businesses and
like iPods, or hard to find items wanted giveaways for their
or imports. customers.
Trick #3: Make more money on This is only a small example of
shipping. When my wife sold on what you can do with Wholesale
eBay about 80% of our profit was Distribution. And believe me,
made from shipping charges. We it's not the most profitable one
kept our product prices low so or the easiest to start. In my
they attract the buyer and eBook you will find cheaper,
charged a bit more on shipping. faster ways of getting started in
People understood and they always wholesale distribution and make
got a great deal. For us it was a even more money than what I made
no brainer. eBay does not charge on eBay. I made much more from my
you any fees on your shipping other wholesale distribution
charges, just on the selling businesses than what I made on
prices. eBay and I worked less too.
Copyright "© Jorge Olson 2006
About the Author:
Jorge Olson is a consultant, speaker and entrepreneur and owns several Wholesale Distribution companies. His latest Weebsite teaches you step by step how to get started and make money in Wholesale Distribution. You can find it at http://www.LearnWholesale.com
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