How to decide
Going full-time as an eBay seller is living the dream: making a real income, working from home, being your own boss...
It's the promise of a million scams, and it's finally come true - at least for some.
It's the promise of a million scams, and it's finally come true - at least for some.
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Is it for you?
What they don't tell you in the success stories, though, is that becoming a full-time eBay seller is by no means for everyone.You really, really ought to try it part-time before you even consider taking it up full-time, and even then, caution is advisable.
Before you burn your suit, here's a list of questions you should ask yourself.
How Much Do I Earn From eBay Now?
If you were doing full-time hours, would you earn as much as you earn now?
The 7 Essential Steps to Successful eBay Marketing
Do you prefer to not spend all day reading information on a computer screen? Most of the information about ebay that is sold every day is in ebook format, or on websites.
But this doesn't suit everyone. So, of course, there have been real books written about earning money on ebay. And here is one of the best!
But this doesn't suit everyone. So, of course, there have been real books written about earning money on ebay. And here is one of the best!
Do I Have a Good Job?
Think about what you might lose if you give up your job to focus on eBay.If you're in a well-paid job with good promotion prospects then it's well worth reconsidering...
You might get a few years down the line and wish you'd stayed in your traditional job, as you'd probably be the CEO by now.
Would I Really Make Much More Money?
Unless you're selling a large quantity of small goods, most of what you do on eBay will be waiting for auctions to end - and you can wait at work just as easily as you can at home.This is why whether you would make more money on eBay really depends on what kinds of items you're selling - for low value items, going full-time could be a good move.
For high-value ones, the chances are you'll hit the limits of how much money you have to invest in inventory long before you hit the limits on your time.
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Is my Home a Good Place to Work?
Quite apart from anything else, you might find that the dream of home working is more of a nightmare in reality.People can start to depend on you to get things done that need to be done during the day.
If you have a wife and children then they can resent the fact that you're in the house but refuse to have anything to do with them for large parts of the day.
Giving in to any of these things and stopping work for a while will cause your profits to fall.
Can I Survive if it All Goes Wrong?
In the end, would you be able to get by if you had a month or two where you sold literally nothing?Or would you be desperately looking around for a job and cursing the day you ever discovered eBay?
That's the real test.
If you made it through all these questions, then I guess you're cut out for the eBay life - and even if you didn't, you'd be surprised just how far you can get part-time.
Great Stuff oBecome an eBay Powerseller
As taught by the powersellers!
The eBay powersellers often write how-to guides about how they got where they are right now.
And they often sell them for just a couple of dollars, which is great to just download and check out.
So here are a couple featured, if you're interested:
The Greatest eBay MoneyMaking Tool EVER!
Earn money from other people's auctions, even if you sell nothing!
Build A Niche Store. This is, by far, the greatest tool for making money from ebay.With this tool you can create up to 28,926 different niche stores, selling ANYTHING that is for sale on ebay.
And if it's selling on ebay, it might as well earn you money! You don't ever have to list a single item or deal with a single customer.
Build your niche stores, people go to ebay through your store, and ebay pay YOU up to 65% of THEIR profits!
...the ebay affiliates who earn over $100,000 a month? They have their own niche stores. But this niche store creator thingy makes it so much easier for you.
I recommend: Go Get It!
Build A Niche Store
The Hilarious eBay Song!
Made by Weird Al Yankovic
Does this show what ebay is like or what?! I love it! :-)
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Luminosity
Dec 7, 2010 @ 8:27 am | delete
- As with anything you want to do you have to do it every day.
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david_fisher
Nov 6, 2010 @ 12:37 am | delete
- Very well written lens on ebay topic. I liked it very much. Thank you so much for sharing these ideas.
I like to promote my ebay auctions with this Free eBay Auction Promotion site. I use it to get more hits to my auctions.
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eBid-Squid
Oct 16, 2009 @ 1:35 pm | delete
- I have since moved to eBid. 5 star lens
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bhjmom
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- Great lens! eBay is a popular topic! http://www.squidoo.com/ebay_china_replacements
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bhjmom
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- Great lens! eBay is a popular topic! http://www.squidoo.com/ebay_china_replacements
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