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.

It is not that difficult to make money on ebay. If I have one consistent refrain that would be it. I am going to go into detail about selling on ebay but I really feel like it almost is not necessary. In order to make money on ebay you really only need two things. First you need access to products you can sell on ebay that fetch more than they cost you to obtain and second, you need access to research tools that allow you to ascertain what products are selling well and at what price points they will be profitable. That’s really all you need to know to make money on ebay however there are other people who will tell you otherwise. I have seen so many scammers who are looking to sell you their make money on ebay guide as if there are some major secrets involved in starting an ebay business. I know that I mention this a lot on this site, but I just really believe that it is true: You do not need access to anybody else’s ebay secrets in order to sell something on ebay. What you do need is access to the top products that are selling for top dollar on ebay and you need to have regular access to these products. What I mean by this is you must be able to repeat your results in order to be profitable in your ebay business. For instance, if you have an ipod around the house and you want to sell it in an ebay auction you can place it for sale, complete the transaction and pocket the cash. However, once you have sold the ipod it is gone and you can not continue to sell it. To be able to make consistent money on ebay you need to have regular access to top of the line products at prices that are lower than what you can sell them for. How is this accomplished. Again, and you may be tired of hearing this, it is not that difficult. In order to make money on ebay you will need to invest a little money into your ebay business but once you do you will be able to profit regularly.

So let’s look into what you will need to spend in order to make money on ebay. First, realize that in order to make a little money on ebay you don’t need to spend a thing. All you need to do is simply list for sale items that you no longer need or use. It doesn’t take a genius (or even any intelligence) to list an item for sale on ebay and then mail it to the winner of your auction. Like I said, when you run out of things to sell on ebay that you have around the house that is when you need another option and to get that option you need to spend money. For readers of Things to Sell on Ebay I have been recommending Worldwide Brands (read my review of Worldwide Brands) as the recommended provider of wholesale sources and research. Worldwide Brands is not inexpensive (it costs about $300 for a lifetime membership) but it is a great value. Here’s what you get if you join. You will get access to over 8 million wholesale products. This is how you make money on ebay. You get access to a large variety of wholesale products that you can sell for more than you paid for them and you make it repeatable. That’s why the power sellers take advantage of wholesale sources such as Worldwide Brands and really the only thing that separates the Hobbyists from the professional power sellers. I can’t stress enough that if you want to make money on ebay, you are going to need to have that regular access to wholesale products. There is simply no substitute.

The other thing that you will need to do in order to make money on ebay is to do research into what markets are hot and what products are fetching price-wise in auctions. I have found that this research is really the key to running a successful ebay business. If you are able to figure out what prices products are fetching you are better able to budget and allocate your resources in order to really start to make money on ebay. Now, in case you think that I am simplifying, let me tell you about how not to make money on ebay. First, remember that if you have intelligence and are willing to put in the time there is no reason why you can’t make money on ebay. However these tips might help you make more money on ebay. First, I would advise that you sell higher dollar items. There is nothing wrong with selling VHS tapes. You can make money on ebay selling VHS tapes, just realize that it takes time to package and ship an item. If you are making $1.50 per VHS tape that you sell you probably have realized that you’ll have to do a good bit of volume in order to make money on ebay which in and of it self is not a problem. So let’s say that you are able to sell 100 VHS tapes a day for a pretty good income of $150 a day. The problem comes when its time to ship all those items. If you do not have a substantial staff you will be spending hours a day packaging all those items for shipping. Even if you have a large staff it will take a lot of resources to handle 100 sales a day on ebay. Therefore, consider selling an item that might make you $150 a sale. It could be any number of things, but realize that you can save yourself a lot of administrative hassle, while still being able to make money on ebay by dealing with larger ticket items.

So, that would be my advice on how to make money on ebay. Find the products, do the research, sell the stuff, and repeat. Like I said, it really isn’t that difficult to make money on ebay if you are smart, willing to invest in your business, and willing to research the market.