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How to Sell Stuff Online

Bryan — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:57:44 +0000

A question that I get often concerns how to sell stuff online to make a extra money. Now some people want to sell stuff to make a lot of money, quit there jobs, and marry a supermodel and move to the Bahamas while others just want to sell a few items to supplement their income. Actually, while most people do want to accomplish the first thing, most people are, in actuality, only pursuing the second. Therefore I spend most of my time focusing on how to sell stuff online to make some supplemental income.

So, how can you sell stuff online? Well, in actuality there isn’t that much too it. It can seem like a lot if you are just starting to think about selling online or getting in the e-commerce game, however once you get started you will find that it is quite easy to do. The first thing I think I would decide is where do you want to sell your stuff. I always recommend ebay because it is the largest auction site in the world. The thing about ebay is that they have changed their bylaws recently so that getting started with ebay isn’t as easy as it used to be in the past. For this reason many people have abandoned their ideas of starting an ebay business and have simply thrown up their hands in despair. I believe this is simply a mistake and you need to re-examine your motives for starting an ebay business in the first place. Ask yourself, am I starting an ebay business just to sell stuff online that I don’t need anymore or am I truly trying to start a legitimate business. If you only wanted to sell stuff online to clean out your closet, then you are right, ebay is not the right place for you. Because of ebay’s new rules, the auction giant no longer is the best place to do business if you are looking to deal in small steps. If you just want to do one auction a month then maybe the doubters are correct, ebay is not for you. However, if you want to sell stuff online to add regular income to your bottom line then I think that an ebay business is absolutely the right path for you.

To earn a substantial amount of money by selling stuff online you really need to become an ebay power seller. Simply selling one or two items a month is not going to really add to your bottom line financially. And remember, on Things to Sell on Ebay, we write for people who are looking to significantly improve their finances. So therefore, let’s assume that the reason you want to sell stuff online is to make money, not to simply reduce clutter or clean out your closet. So, then as I have told you, ebay will definitely be for you because ebay is where the traffic is. Each month eBay does billions of dollars worth of transactions and receives billions of page views. You simply can not afford to miss it. Sure, there are other sites where you can list an item, but the real dollars are still made on ebay. Selling stuff on ebay is quite simply the most simple way to make extra money online. Remember though that you are going to need to become a power seller in order to really make your ebay business pay off. So, the question then becomes what are the best things to sell on ebay? And thus you have really gotten to the crux of the matter and the reason that I started this website to begin with. I believe that there is no good reason why you can not sell anything on ebay. Oh sure, there are some things, like cocaine, that you can simply not sell legally on ebay and that is fine. We will take advantage of the literally millions, no make that billions of things to sell on ebay legally. So, where do you find these products? Good question. I believe that there are any number of places to find things to sell on ebay however in order to make serious money and really sell stuff online you need to have sources that are regular and dependable. What I mean by this is that if you find that you have can make $10 by selling something online, say a disposable camera, then the question naturally becomes where do you get more of them at the prices that allow you to make money on ebay? The answer becomes simple. Find a source where you can buy products at prices less than you will be able to sell them for. I believe that the best way to find these products is by belonging to a wholesale sourcing websites. I have recommended Worldwide Brands (which I reviewed in another post, click here to read my Worldwide Brands review) as the best way to sell stuff online for a proft. Quite simply with Worldwide Brands you will be able to gain consistent access to the top of the line products at prices that will allow you to resell these products for huge profits. Now a membership to an exclusive club like Worldwide Brands is not cheap, it will run you about three hundred bucks, but it is an outstanding value because of what you get. There are many benefits and features of the membership, but the main thing is that you are able to purchase prices direct from wholesalers who sell at deep discounts. Because of this once you are able to find a transaction that is profitable for you there is no reason that you can not repeat the transaction 10, 20 or even 100 times making a substantial profit each time. Now, I think you can see where I am going with this. If you want to sell stuff online you are going to need a pipeline that can regularly provide you with that stuff and that is what you will get with Worldwide Brands and that is why I am recommending it to people who want to sell stuff online.

Find Products to Sell on eBay

Bryan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:43:02 +0000

This article discusses the best products to sell on Ebay to make the most money in the shortest time. Please read on…

As a result of technology, many avenues are available for business-minded individuals to make money online. One of these time tested methods is selling products on EBay. For over a decade people have been profiting handily on Ebay. The only rule to success being to sell items for more than you paid for them. With this in mind, it naturally follows that those who have access to the best products at the cheapest prices can make the most money through Ebay. So the question becomes where can I find the best products to sell through Ebay?

There are several possibilities here. There is not one best way to source your products. If you wanted to start at the top, you could google “wholesale” and begin negotiating with any of the wholesaling operations that you find at the top of the listings. Unfortunately, this is not the most effective way to find reputable, and reputable is the key word, sources for wholesale products.

The key is to find a directory or list of approved and certified wholesalers offering a wide array of products at the best prices rather than simply trying random wholesalers. Notice that I said “approved and certified.” You want to find companies who are used to dealing with people who resell their merchandise online, specifically through Ebay.

What type of companies am I talking about? These companies fall into four general categories. There are liquidators, light wholesalers, bulk wholesalers, and importers. Each uses a distinct business model, though in reality they all do about the same thing. What they do is allow you to buy merchandise at a wholesale price (read well below retail) allowing you to turn around and sell the same product for a much higher price on Ebay. While this may sound like a hard-to-find arrangement, the fact is that these wholesalers have, for years, been doing just this sort of thing of millions of Ebay powersellers. And, some of these top power sellers have turned this type of business relationship into a net worth of millions of dollars.

So, again we return to our primary question: How do you find reputable wholesalers to enter into business with? There are several websites which sell lists of wholesalers that you can buy from anywhere between $50 and $1000. Sadly, most of these websites operate scam operations. The lists that they sell have not been approved and certified and many are in fact fly by night operations. ). So be careful. In this industry, more than just about any other, you get what you pay for. Expect to shell out at least one hundred dollars for a decent wholesale directory and be prepared to spend a few hundred to get lifetime access to one of the premier wholesaler sites.

Often when people decide to start selling on ebay they follow the all-too-familiar path. First, once they have decided they’d like a little extra income, they start auctions selling some of the excess items that they already own. They clean out their garages and attics and make a few bucks in the process. At this point, having tasted a little of the Ebay income, they realize that if they only had access to more stuff, more things to sell on ebay, they could make a lot more money. So these folks then google something like “ebay wholesaler” and end up going in on a gross of spanish-language DVD’s or discount digital cameras. When their merchandise shows up late and in poor condition they realize that this Ebay business might be a little trickier than they first imagined.

So they take the next step, they try to find a reputable wholesale source that can deliver top-notch products at can’t-beat-em prices. They find Worldwide Brands, balk at the price tag and end up with something like SaleHoo. They can’t make any real money because they can’t get the price points they need. At this point, after wasting considerable time and a little money, they either give up or decide to go with a more reputable sourcer. (I am recommending Worldwide Brands.)

Now, wherever you may be in this process whereby you find products to sell on Ebay, I recommend that you don’t give up. Sometimes you have to waste a few hundred bucks on the journey. The thing to remember is that thousands of people are making serious coin reselling items on ebay. The secret is to find products to sell on ebay that are in demand and can be obtained at below auction-price levels.

The reason that I am recommending Worldwide Brands is that they vet all of their wholesalers and dropshippers. What this means is you never have to waste time with an unreputable firm because they never make the cut. And by dealing with top-notch firms you’ll not only make more money, you won’t pull your hair out in the process. And with a top notch provider it becomes easy to find products to sell o on Ebay.