Making Money on Ebay

[gakline]

Re: Making Money on Ebay

Jeffrey - What's your niche?

[Bluezy]

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I didn't do as well on EBay. Where I made money was selling my books on Amazon.com.

There were no listing fees on Amazon, and they credit you to help towards shipping. They take selling fees out at the time of purchase, and all profits can be direct deposited into your checking account.

Please note: Selling books on Amazon that are under $5.00 USD do not produce profits. My books from medical school made the most, with speciality books of Native Cultures running a close second.

Hope this helps. Cheers!

Bluezy

[gakline]

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I recently sold many CDs on Amazon. I set my limit at $1. I made quite a few bucks getting rid of stuff I rarely listen to. I made the most on a cd for soundtracks and imports.

I did sell some books, but they were not as hot of a selling item.

[niki_the_tiger]

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My friend gave me a bunch of books she did not want anymore. I knew I could not get much more than $1-2 for them, so I decided to list them on half.ebay.com. I have sold a few of them, and they too credit you for shipping. And the feedback from them helps with my Ebay feedback as well

The only problem I have with half.ebay.com is that when you confirm an item, you only have one business day to send it out... sometimes that is just about impossible!

[34saving]

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Half does give you ?3? days to confirm. So, that helps with the scheduling.

[niki_the_tiger]

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Oh really? That's good, I didn't realize that. I will just have to be less quick about confirming then.

[jeffrey]

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Jeffrey - What's your niche?

The first thing to remember is that when you do find a niche, you don't want to go around telling people about it...I remember reading an article about these women that had found a niche with upscale bed sheets and they did an interview that was distributed nationwide about how well they were doing - the two lost 9/10ths of their profits within the month as new people swarmed into the area.

That being said, I'm in a bit of a unique position in that I have access to items that most people don't since I live in Japan. You can see what I sell at <A HREF="http://stores.ebay.com/Cards-and-Medals">in my eBay store</A>. (note: I didn't always start me auction for $0.01 - I can do it now because I have a large mailing list so I know that people will see my auctions)

Basically, I listened to my customers and moved into new areas where there was demand. I started on ebay many years ago selling used Japanese telephone cards - I found them in telephone booths on my way to work for free and could usually get a dollar or two for them (this was way back when ebay fees were a bit more reasonable). Some of the cards had movies on the and that led me to movie programs and magazines where I could make a bit more. From there I moved into coke and star wars collectibles (again, listening to what my customers wanted) and from there into the Pre WW2 antiques and medals.

The best thing you can do is find a collectible niche where you don't actually collect - then you have no inclination to keep the things you find. It's funny - I'm considered on of the top experts on Japanese Star Wars Cards and I haven't even seen all the movies.

If you don't know where to start, ask you friend what they collect as a beginning point - the stranger the collection, the better as there is less liklihood of much competition and it's likely there are a few advid collectors out there willing to pay.

[sunnysamantha]

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Selling books on amazon.com is a great profit suggestion. I used to sell textbooks on there and made better profit than selling it back to the campus bookstore. Also, if you garage sale, keep an eye out for books that may produce good money at amazon. People at garage sales place books really cheaply, like a quarter, and it may get good money on an online used bookstore!

I didn't do as well on EBay. Where I made money was selling my books on Amazon.com.

There were no listing fees on Amazon, and they credit you to help towards shipping. They take selling fees out at the time of purchase, and all profits can be direct deposited into your checking account.

Please note: Selling books on Amazon that are under $5.00 USD do not produce profits. My books from medical school made the most, with speciality books of Native Cultures running a close second.

Hope this helps. Cheers!

Bluezy

[jmjj215]

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Where I've really made money on textbooks: buy them from amazon.com (or half.com), then sell them back to the bookstore when the semester's over. Some semesters I actually make $10-20. Don't forget that usually textbook outlay is $200-300 (maybe even more) per semester, so to make money is HUGE!