Beginners Make Money on eBay - Two Keys to Your Success

By Max Suther

If you are new to selling on eBay don’t worry. There are plenty of tutorials and eBooks on how to sell on eBay. I have been selling on eBay since 1997 and there are two keys to my success.

Key One - You must find a reliable supplier of product or become your own supplier. If you are like me you don’t have time to make your own products to sell. I started selling baseball cards on eBay and then moved to information products and children’s bedding. I realized early on that I didn’t have enough baseball cards and junk around the house to keep selling. I then began to look long and hard for a reliable source of products. I did endless searches on the internet looking for wholesalers and drop shippers. Unfortunately the internet is full of people and companies that call themselves wholesalers. It took several months before I found true wholesalers who could give me the lowest priced products and a reliable supply. The first key to your success is to find a reliable wholesaler of products.

Key Two – Focus on selling products not inventory and shipping. Most people who are new to eBay don’t understand how much time you spend in listing the items, answering customer questions, inventory issues and shipping the product. It didn’t take long for me to understand that I can’t focus on selling products if I have to inventory product and ship it. It is better to find companies that will take care of the shipping and inventory for you. These companies are called drop shippers. These companies will allow you to sell their items for the price you desire and then they will ship the product to your customer. This method keeps you from having to buy the product first. Having a good drop shipper allows you to test which products sell well and which don’t. All you have to do is create the listing and pay the eBay listing fees. If the product sells then you place an order with the drop shipper. If it doesn’t sell then all you lost is the listing fee. You must have a good drop shipper if you want to sell on eBay.


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