Easy Things To Sell On Ebay

One of the easiest things to sell on eBay are coupons. I'm not talking about grocery coupon inserts from the Sunday paper (although you could do this too); I'm talking about coupons for percentages off of purchases from stylish stores like J.Jill or Ann Taylor that you find in magazines like InStyle or Southern Living or Better Homes and Gardens. Trust me-you won't make a lot on these auctions, but they are easy auctions to write, you don't need a picture to go with your auction (unless you want to but it won't effect the auction's outcome), and coupons are easy to ship with just the cost of a first class stamp.

Just note when selling coupons that I've seen some sellers have a disclaimer at the bottom of their auction that states the buyer isn't actually paying for the coupon(s), but for the seller's time in finding and clipping the coupon(s). I think as long as you include this disclaimer, you are fine in selling coupons on eBay.

One of the better coupons to sell on eBay comes from Coach. You can read a post I wrote about Coach coupons on my blog, MyMochaMoney.com.

Here's another idea...Do you have any artistic talent? Even just a little bit? You'd be surprised what a little bit of paint can do to fetch a good price on a vintage or unique item. If you don't have any artistic talent, you can get some. That's right, you can learn.

I was blessed with a little bit of artistic talent but found that basic painting books by Donna Dewberry (see below) can help even the helpless. She teaches easy to learn painting strokes for flowers, leaves, birds, fruit, etc. If you can master a few of these techniques, and use your new found skill on items like mirrors, frames, mailboxes, vases, plaques, etc., you can make yourself a little bit of money.

Some easy things I have personally sold on eBay are children's clothes, designer handbags (I bought on sale at an outlet store), books (I find at Goodwill or other thrift shops), magazines (some libraries give old issues away for free), and my personal favorite...selling old photos and colored illustrations from books.

I learned everything I know about this from an ebook about tearing up old books and magazines and selling them on eBay. You can check out this book here. Purchasing this book was probably one of the best investments I made to expand my eBay business.

I'll tell you why I love to sell old photos and colored illustrations on eBay: You can find them at any used bookstore, or thrift shop. I found a 1912 Princeton yearbook at a thrift shop for $10. As expected, there were plenty of photos of the University's sports teams. I scanned some of the pictures first to see if there was an interest in the individual pictures before I started cutting the book apart. I figured that if there wasn't an interest in the pictures, then I would try to sell the entire book for obviously more than I paid for it. Once I saw that there was an interest in the pictures, I carefully cut them out of the book and sold them individually for $4.99 each. What fun!

I have also enjoyed taking something old and making it into something unique and different. I once bought some old vanity tray mirrors I found at a consignment shop. I spray painted the gold edges and feet with cottage white. Then I got a few pink beads, and wire at a craft store and wired the beads around the edges so they dangled down. I got more then twice what I paid for the vanity tray mirror, and my time invested was very minimal.

When looking for great things to sell on eBay, try to think out of the box. Get creative. Do your research. For instance, if you want to sell vanity tray mirrors on eBay then see what they have sold for in the past. Do an advanced search and check the "completed listings" box. This will give you an idea of how much money you can make and maybe how you can make your product a little more interesting and unique. But most importantly, have fun with it! If it's not fun, then you won't want to stick with it.

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