Method #5 -> Selling on ebay the old stuffs

WOW! There have been some GREAT contributions of eBay tips offered here!

Anyone who is familiar with eBay knows that their fees have been increasing, just like the cost of everything else...

Just thought I'd mention that they are doing a promo right now - anyone selling in the "fixed price" format will get a deal on their listing fees. The MAXIMUM fee is 50 cents during this promotion.

If you've been thinking of listing some items for sale, and know how much you'll take for them, this might be a good time to try listing them...

-notyour

i have a question - i am looking to get back into ebay to make extra money that i need pretty badly. hmph.
my question is that how do you find what to sell? one summer i made a couple of thousands selling stuff i had but thats gone and i do not think i really have anything good to sell. what exactly do you sell? i basically have nothing lol.. is there anyway i could buy stuff and resell it? how do you find stuff to sell? or is it always stuff you happen to have? i have one dooney and bourke purse to sell but after that, it's all pretty much gone.

that's what I've been doing is selling off my old videos, games, books, etc. Also once in a while I buy clearance DVD's from Walmart ($4 and under). Then I take them home, check the going rates and if there is no profit in it, I take them back. Otherwise I list them for like $7-$10

Sure it's not much of a profit but if you sell enough, it adds up.

Something i also used to do was to go to goodwill/salvation army and buy books (older hardcover books). You can generally buy them for under 50 cents. If you do enough research and know what to look for, it can add up to a really good profit.

Some friends of mine do this and they make a lot of money; you just have to be smart about it. Thanks for the tips!

thanks, i was successful in the past with ebay but it was selling something i was very familiar with and i knew it would make a really good profit.
i am going to list to sell something today, and perhaps i could go on from there.
thanks.

i do recommend this and make money with it, the only problem is i have noticed a rise in fees and in postage so its starting to become pointless. the other day i sold some of my sons school clothes that he never wore (to dressy for him) 2 arizona dress shirts, 3 dress shirts, 3 pairs of cargo pants, and 1 slightly used coat. sold for 15.00 good deal at first i thought. then ebay took thier fees, it was 8.00 to ship it, and i was out of my free boxes so i had to pay for the box, till it was all said and done i barely broke even. but other things i have sold have made up the difference. I really wish i new more about old dishes and cups and sort, im a big thrift shopper and think that i have passed things that probably could have made me alot of money.

Thanks for the input, i have a designer purse to sell and i know it will do okay.. but after that i do not know. i have sold designer things, and can scoop them out (i am really good at spotting fakes, etc - in my other life i used to be quite high matience, heh) and get used ones for good prices and than resell.. but that takes money to start up with..
i never really sold other stuff, i always charge for shipping what it costs, but if i am selling things that will not go for much, i am not sure how much the buyer is willing to go for that..
i really am losing hope..

I sold on ebay about 8 yrs ago and I did mostly depression glass and older glass items.I restarted about 8 months ago.I sell vintage glass items and vintage jewelry.It takes alot of time and patience.I have some very good reference books and spend alot of time researching on ebay what sold and for what price.The glass can be a big pain to wrap and ship but it can be profitable.I recently bought a set of Homer Laughlin china and sold it in lots.I paid $8.75 and ended up selling it all for about $120 before ebay and paypal fees.I shop at Salvation Army and thrift stores in the area but even better is first pick at church rummage sales.I hAve to get there early and fight the other shoppers for the items I am looking for.Anchor Hocking Fire King items are very popular on ebay and especially in Japan.I ship worldwide for the best customer base.Vintage jewelry that is signed is popular also,especially the bigger rhinestone pieces,jewelry is much easier to ship also.I do some brand name clothes and larger size clothes,ladies and mens plus with tags are a great seller.It takes a large amount of time though and research.Barnes and Noble in the store has great reference books,you can check them out in the store and then order the books on half or ebay websites.I love the shopping and listing part,hate the wrapping and mailing.I make about $200-$300 a month but sad to say I usually reinvest and buy more items.

Thanks again, i do not mind the researching and buying, listing, etc. i have sold many items and have really, really good feedback as a seller. i just ran out of the things i normally sell,

thanks again!

Well I am no longer an ebay member, I tried to sell some old stuff last year and ebay took the auction down 3 different times.

They told me that I could not sell my wife. So I just dropped her a$$ off at the salvation army. LOL

lol
i fell for that one at first! but only because i used to get my auctions cancelled all the time (people said my stuff was fake, and it was 100% real, i think some people just like to knock other sellers' down).

Nice to know that.........I GOT'CHA!!!!

LOL

No I have been selling on and off for the past 9 years. I am going to start selling more thanks to my daughters growing up. I will have many grab bags of clothes, toy, and books to sell.

i just have to get a paypal debit card, that thing was awesome, it was like instant payment! but i waited too long to activate it than paypal caught on that i do not have a credit card any longer (just my debit card) and i hate waiting for the money to transfer!

Yeah I need to figure out what paypal account I want to use. Cuz whenever I get sent money they take out a % for fees. I think that is because I am setup for taking creditcards or something like that.

Hello Count Vlad -

If you want to receive money via Paypal for Ebay auctions, you have to have a professional/business account on Paypal. They will take the % out for the fees, no way around it. If you try to have people send you the money via Paypal using a regular account, they'll stop you after 2 or 3 receipts and let you know that you can't keep receiving money without upgrading your account.

Sorry to say, it's their game, gotta play by their rules if you want to play. I don't like it either, but I've found that trying to sell anywhere but Ebay is just a waste of time. I tried for 8 months to sell elsewhere, came back to Ebay 2 months ago, and have already sold more in 2 months than I did in 8 months anywhere else.

Well that just sux, it figures.