What are the Best Types of Items to Sell on eBay?
One of the most asked questions I get is, "What are the best
products to sell on eBay?"
The truth is that virtually anything will sell on eBay. But it
must first of all be realized that nothing can be guaranteed -
eBay is after all an open market place.
Here are some pointers which will lead you in the direction of
finding the right type of products for you to sell:
a) Before we talk about actual products, at all times try and
appear as if you know about what you're selling. You will look
more professional as a seller, and sell more if you give good,
authoritative auction descriptions. This is just another way of
saying ideally you should be selling things about which you have
knowledge - indeed a hobby can be the basis of a successful
selling business on eBay.
b) Some items are much easier to mail than others. So, think
about small, lightweight items - these are easier to store, pack
and post. Jewelry fits the bill neatly.
c) The items need to be robust enough to survive the handling
they will get in the mail service. This also means they must be
able to be well packaged. (Dropshipping is an alternative here,
where someone else has the responsibility for packing and
posting.)
d) Consider the debate between volume and value. Some items
require volume sales to make reasonable profits. At the other
end of the scale, expensive items could require a high
investment but may return acceptable profits on low volumes of
sales.
You can see this better perhaps with an example. Let's consider
DVDs and cars. Selling DVDs on eBay is a highly competitive
market, often with narrow profit margins per item. You can make
good money selling DVDs, particularly in specialist niche
markets, but it will pay to plan along the volume route.
By contrast, if you could sell one car per week with say