Setting up a seller's account on eBay is free, and it allows you to make money in as little as a few days. Some people make spare change from eBay by selling personal belongings while others--such as eBay PowerSellers--make an entire living off of eBay.
Once you have signed up for your free account the best way to get a feel for what selling is like is to auction off some of your personal items that you no longer want.
You can sell almost anything on ebay, one thing you will want to remember is that large items will be very costly to ship so you will need to either charge the customer for shipping or raise you selling price high enough to compensate and still make a profit. All you need to get started is an ebay seller account, a pay pal account, and a digital camera with usb cord.
Once you sold your unwanted household items the next thing you will want to do is research what the top selling items on ebay are. Below are some suggestions on finding our what is "trending" on ebay now.
1. The best way to find hot selling items on eBay is to go directly to eBay itself. eBay wants to generate sales, so it offers several tools to assist buyers and sellers in knowing which items are hot. If you browse through each of the categories, you will notice the word "hot" beside some items. eBay marks the items that are generating the most bids as "hot" items. Make a note of which items are most often marked as "hot" to make it easier to find hot selling items on eBay.
2. Do the research. eBay has a market research tool that you can use for a small fee. It shows which items have been hot selling items on eBay in the past. Many sellers find it worthwhile to pay the fee in order to follow the popular trends. This allows them to select merchandise that has sold well in the past, and is therefore likely to sell well in the future.
3. Review Widely Used Search Words. eBay has a page that lists the most popular search words that people use when searching the site. Go to http://popular.eBay.com to view popular search terms. Take a look at these lists to get a sense of what people are looking for when they visit eBay. That's how you can tell which items are going to be hot selling items on eBay.
4. Use eBay Pulse. eBay Pulse is another tool that eBay offers that can quickly show you which items are hot selling items on eBay. At http://pulse.eBay.com you can view the hottest trends for each day on eBay. It is a quick snapshot of the current hot selling items on eBay, so you can tailor your listings accordingly.
5. Knowing what items are hot selling items on eBay can be very useful when selling drop shipped items because there are so many items to choose from. Taking a little time to research hot selling items on eBay will pay off in the end.
Here are some tips to find items to sell on ebay.
www.liquidation.com
www.biddingforgood.com/success
Also try going to Goodwill, The Salvation Army, and Dollar Tree, to find items to sell on ebay. If you find anymore sites to get items to sell on ebay let me know.
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