What's a good idea for an Ebay buisness? For example what could I sell that alot of people look for on Ebay?
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Basically anything that people need, but would not buy in the supermarket. I buy on EBay, artwork, furniture, carpets etc. There are also good deals on PC games, electronics. You would do well selling those.
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If you are looking for ebay success stories, there's NONE better than the couple Jay and Marie Senese (username jayandmarie) http://stores.ebay.com/JayAndMarie of the 1-cent CD fame. They have the highest positive feedback number of all sellers on eBay - and they are certainly one of those who have made tons of money on ebay. \n\nTheir business model is to buy very low cost CDs in bulk (those that CD stores sell in their discount bins) and offer them on ebay at a starting price of 1 cent http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_23/b3886080.htm Their success is based on the fact that they stumbled on a sustainable business model with products that people really want. They sold their business -- where else but on ebay -- for $5 million! Now that is success.\n\nBuying from garage sales and selling on eBay is fun, and good getting a few dollars here and there from ebay. Sometimes, you luck out on an item and hit big, but many times it will just be so-so (assuming you can even get the price you paid for it). In terms of fun factor, it is great. But from a business stand-point, it is not. Not sustainable.\n\nIf you want to earn serious money from eBay, you need to have a well-thought out business model. Selling on ebay is getting tougher -- just look at the number of auctions that closes without a bid. Go to the boards on ebay and you will hear even oldtimers complaining about how stiffer competition plus higher fees make it so much harder to sell on ebay.\n\nThe key success factor is: Sell products that people actually want. \n\nSelling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.\n\neBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.
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As both a buyer and a seller, I can tell you that it's still a great place to do business!  Check a seller's feedback before you bid.  If they've been treating folks right, it'll show up here.  When buying, I also try to stay away from the big business sellers and find individuals.  I've received more personalized and friendly service with the individual sellers.\n\nCheck out some nifty ideas, tips 'n tricks for buying & selling on eBay, and find links to helpful sites:\nhttp://www.themainsail.net/helppg.html.....
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It could also be that the items you have for sale are not what people are looking to buy.  What kind of items are you selling?  How old?  How used?  How damaged?  etc.
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Try the eBay pulse and then check out some nifty ideas, tips 'n tricks for selling on eBay, and find links to helpful sites:\nhttp://www.themainsail.net/helppg.html...\n\nSend me a link to your eBay auction and I'll post it for you on my website, free!
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The first rule in eBay: Sell products that people actually want. \n\nSelling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.\n\neBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.\n\nFor managing ebay listings, I use Timbercreek's Sold! http://www.timbercreeksoftware.com/... - it can create invoices, schedule your listings, manage multiple auctions, manage customers, track payments receive, etc.\n\nI suggest you read the articles on Success with Auctions http://www.powerhomebiz.com/internet/auctions.htm\n\nBuying from garage sales and selling on eBay is fun, and good getting a few dollars here and there from ebay. Sometimes, you luck out on an item and hit big, but many times it will just be so-so (assuming you can even get the price you paid for it). In terms of fun factor, it is great. But from a business stand-point, it is not. Not sustainable.\n\nIf you want to earn serious money from eBay, you need to have a well-thought out business model. Selling on ebay is getting tougher -- just look at the number of auctions that closes without a bid. Go to the boards on ebay and you will hear even oldtimers complaining about how stiffer competition plus higher fees make it so much harder to sell on ebay.\n\nOne success model of ebay is the couple Jay and Marie Senese (username jayandmarie) of the 1-cent CD fame. They have the highest positive feedback number of all sellers on eBay. Their business model is to buy very low cost CDs in bulk (those that CD stores sell in their discount bins) and offer them on ebay at a starting price of 1 cent http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_23/b3886080.htm Their success is based on the fact that they stumbled on a sustainable business model with products that people really want. They sold their business -- where else but on ebay -- for $5 million! Now that is success.
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Sell lots of stuff cheap on eBay using 'Buy Now' at prices people can't refuse.\n\n///
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eBay isnt that good for selling hand made stuff, most of the people there are looking for a bargain and wont want to pay a lot, eBay however is a great place to buy suplies\n\nI sugest etsy, its a place spesficly to sell hand made things, its pretty easy to use too
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That's a very good question. My wife started our ebay business four and a half years ago. She pulled some of our sons' clothes out of the closet and thought she'd try selling them on ebay. The clothes were in perfect condition, by the way.\n\nI didn't think much of it at the time, but when I saw that my wife was working so hard, I decided to hop in there and help her. The number one thing that filled my mind was the question you're basically asking right here: How can I promote my wife on the Internet - as a whole - and get people from everywhere - not just ebay - to come to her store?\n\nSince I'm a web designer, I already knew we needed to get our hands and feet stretched out there as far as we could on the Web. I already owned MrWebAuthor.com and my wife was going by MrsWebAuthor on her ebay, so we merged our online endeavors and created MrMrsWebAuthor.com. We now own a few different domains, we don't have any paid advertising on any of them, however, every page offers a link either directly or indirectly to my wife's ebay auctions or store.\n\nNow that we're both in all the main search engines (Yahoo, MSN, Google, etc), thousands of people show up at our sites looking for more than just ebay; even though, many of them arrive just for the ebay, too.\n\nI've said all that to say this: Promote yourself OUTSIDE of ebay and folks will come to your store from all directions. Consider this scenario, if you will. How many hundreds of thousands of people visit ebay by initially going through the portal of ebay.com? How many sellers do you think there are within the framework of ebay alone? Lots! Lots! and more Lots!\n\nIf a person thinks they can capture a large market by ONLY capturing the people who are already "inside" ebay, they're cheating themselves of the ever-growing market on the World Wide Web as a whole. My suggestion is that you promote yourself out on the Internet, not as an ebay seller, but rather as an authority at whatever you're proficient at doing.\n\nExample: Let's say you sell fishing stuff on ebay because fishing is your passion. Don't just try and promote your fishing ebay store in and throughout the Internet, but rather write articles in newsgroups, on forums, on your blogs, and even build a website that teaches people how to fish and how to catch those proverbial "big ones".\n\nIf you know how to build your own site, purchase a domain that matches your business, such as HowToFish.com, and make that domain name the name of your business. Then, when people visit your sites and blogs to learn more about fishing, they'll see links to your ebay merchandise and click on them -- if not for anything more than sheer curiosity.\n\nAll of this sounds easy, but in reality it's a lot of HARD work and requires countless hours of your time. But, if you're willing to invest in your business, trust me, it will pay off. Here we are, almost five short years later, and we're shipping product worldwide on a daily basis. It worked for us, and if you have what it takes (and I'm believing you do), it can work for you as well.
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The very first thing you need to know on eBay is that NOT EVERYTHING SELLS on ebay. Just browse through auctions that are closing and count how many you see that do not have a single bid. You don't want your auctions to end that way.\n\nThe only way is to sell the right products - products that fit well in ebay and has proven demand in ebay. eBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.\n\nFor success tips, read the articles on this page Success on Internet Auctions  http://www.powerhomebiz.com/internet/auction.htm\n\nYou may also want to read the following books:\n\n  Sell it on eBay: TechTV's Guide to Creating Successful eBay Auctions  \n  Starting an eBay Business for Dummies  \n  Branding: Brand Strategy, Design and Implementation of Corporate and Product Identity  \n  How to Sell Anything on eBay . . . and Make a Fortune!  \n  Ebay Business the Smart Way: Maximize Your Profits on the Web's #1 Auction Site  \n  The Official eBay Bible\n\nHow to Find the Hottest Products to Sell on eBay\n http://www.powerhomebiz.com/102005/ebay.htm
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Most important thing to remember: Sell products that people actually want. \n\nSelling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tougher, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees. And you will find that many sellers are not making it well on ebay \n\neBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.\n\nBuying from garage sales and selling on eBay is fun, and good getting a few dollars here and there from ebay. Sometimes, you luck out on an item and hit big, but many times it will just be so-so (assuming you can even get the price you paid for it). In terms of fun factor, it is great. But from a business stand-point, it is not. Not sustainable.\n\nIf you want to earn serious money from eBay, you need to have a well-thought out business model. Selling on ebay is getting tougher -- just look at the number of auctions that closes without a bid. Go to the boards on ebay and you will hear even oldtimers complaining about how stiffer competition plus higher fees make it so much harder to sell on ebay.\n\nOne success model of ebay is the couple Jay and Marie Senese (username jayandmarie) of the 1-cent CD fame. They have the highest positive feedback number of all sellers on eBay. Their business model is to buy very low cost CDs in bulk (those that CD stores sell in their discount bins) and offer them on ebay at a starting price of 1 cent http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_23/b3886080.htm Their success is based on the fact that they stumbled on a sustainable business model with products that people really want. They sold their business -- where else but on ebay -- for $5 million! Now that is success.
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I am sure there are a lot of ebayers using Yahoo Answers as well.  The best approach is to simply ask the question and have a look at all the responses you get.
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Why don't u sell it on eBay?  That way you'll have a lot of exposure and once you build some positive feedbacks, then you'll make more money.
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Either Ebay or Yahoo! Classifieds or Sell.com would be good places to sell something online.
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1. Have a product that people will actually want to buy. You can get ideas from eBay's Hot List http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html \n\n2. Have a unique strategy that will set your business about the rest. Example is the classic 1-cent CD sales of JayandMarie (the highest number of feedback among all ebay sellers) http://stores.ebay.com/JayAndMarie\n\n3. Make sure your listing shows all the information buyers need and want to learn about the product
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LEARNING how to sell on eBay is pretty easy, especially if you know how to navigate a website and read online help carefully.\n\nMaking SIGNIFICANT money on eBay, that's another story. Easy to learn, yes. But be prepared for some HARD WORK to...\n\n1) Get your rating up. It's harder to get people to bid on items when the seller has a low rating, and some feachers such as Dutch Auctions (selling multiples of one item in a single auction) aren't available until you've got some positive feedback from successful auctions.\n\n2) Get people to even SEE your auction. You have to put some careful thought into the wording of not only your auction item content, but the heading as well. Remember there are a HUGE number of auctions starting every minute. Why should people click on yours? In a nutshell, be prepared to become an expert in marketing and advertising to be effective.\n\n3) Research your starting price. Be prepared to know EXACTLY how much shipping will cost, and factor in the time it takes you to write the item description and calculate shipping, then actually pack and ship everything. After all the costs, if you're not careful you may be working for less than minimum wage.\n\nThat said, yeah, it sounds hard, right? But it's still easier work than, say, flipping burgers in a fast food joint.\n\nAlso, there's a better approach... use eBay as a leapfrog to something ELSE. Done properly it can be a valuable tool for building up contacts with a regular customer base. And THAT is far more valuable than any one auction.