I am curious about the "I sold it on eBay" company. And whether or not it is a good company to sell through eBay, how much they take in commission and lastly if they will fetch a fair price. Also, if anyone knows of one in the massachusetts area it would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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I believe you are talking of services such as iSoldIt http://www.isoldit.com - they basically handle the entire ebay selling process for you.\n\nTheir commission is basically 30% of the amount the item's selling price \nhttp://www.i-soldit.com/fees.asp\n\nPlus, they will deduct from you the selling fees incurred as well as payment processing fees. \n\nSimply put, they are not cheap. But if you don't have time or dont want to be hassled taking pictures of the items or learning how to sell on ebay, they can make you better money than downright throwing the items or giving them to charity.\n\nFor example, you sell through them a scrapbook kit that ends for $20 -\n\nTOTAL PRICE = $20\n\nLESS:\niSoldit Commission (40%) = $8\nListing/Gallery photo fee = $0.70 \n5.25% fee = $1.05\nPayment processing fee $.30 plus 2.5% of the total transaction value (sales price, shipping & handling and sales tax) = $1.10\n\nSo you will end up with $10.20 more or less. Think if this is something you'd want\n\nAside from isoldit, there are other similar services but I think the fees are more or less the same.
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Hey!,\n\nIve been using Ebay for going on 7 years now and ive never encountered unfix able problems i have 184 Postive feedback and no Negitives i keep it that way by when you buy on ebay make sure to check your sellers eBay Feedback, i just bought a Ipod 60gb and things went very well through paypal, so as i said make sure you check feedback of your seller that your buying from so you can be sure its not a rip off seller id advise not buying from users with under 15 feedback if u want to be safe and power sellers/ Company's are good but if they say the item is like this and its not when u receive it they could care less!, they can even sometimes get eBay to remove negative feedback, so i advise buying from average people with around 50-300 feedback so you know that there not some kind of companying that will screw you over, id say use paypal its one of the best ways its pretty much all i use all you have to do is register a free account with a credit card and no paypal doesnt do hidden fees it will clearly tell you if theres a fee for what your doing, items on ebay when listed have a 20cents or more listing fee depending on the features you assign to have on your auction, (example: buy it now, gallery photo, gift mark..ect) that about sums it up for selling and buying hope that was helpful and ill say with my years with ebay they are good at what they do! just make sure you read the description well, and watch for high shipping costs :) theres also Reserves that you cant win the item till its to a certain amount and to know if theres a reserve if u go to the item and look where the price is listed it will say reserve not meant or it will say nothing meaning its either meant or there was none, and you cant tell what the reserve is. just take pro cautions  like any online selling/buying to make sure your not getting ripped off, and in time you can figure it out well and a lot of people make livings off of buying wholesale and selling for regular. Well hope i was a help, and hope you have  great experiences with eBay! \n\nCya\nBrad
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Although I don't have an answer for you other than what was already posted, this is actually good information to have! I was thinking of purchasing from Target.com, but after reading this apparent scam they have, I will take my business elsewhere. Thanks for asking the question and giving me some much needed insight about this companys tactics.
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I don't think it sounds very fishy, it is a lot of work to keep up with ebay and listing and checking questions and answering.  Sorry I can't help you.  I am busy with my own ebay business and a second business also that I began only a couple of months ago and it's taking off on me.  I would suggest a family member or something along that lines to help you out.  I don't think you will find a stranger to trust you to pay them to work for you.  That's just the world today because there really are too many scams out there.  I wish you luck and don't let people get to you.  It never hurts to ask.
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I bought my car, a VW carbrio on ebay back in 2003. I bought two tickets (one-ways from NY and Flew my parents down to florida for a "vacation" and told them to pick it up for me and drive it back). Despite the fact that the aircondition didnt work perfect....still a great car.\n\nPS. My parents love to drive so this was not a cruel thing to suprise them with a 22hr drive home.\n\nI love ebay. My family uses it a lot since the things we like/want are not to be found in our area. My parents have sold trucks/cars/mowers on the site and I have bought tickets/collectables etc. I really trust ebay and have run into only a few problems with it. None that could not be worked out through the site to get my money back.
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okay... this is really weird but I am into selling at flea markets and the nickname that my parents gave me is LeeLee. Freaky!!!! Anyway ....here is what has scored for me in the past.  The dollar store stuff...there are some websites where you can get the odds and ends for a real cheap deal in bulk from the dealers that sell to the dollar stores.   Electronics no matter what it is ... phones...cd players.etc. etc,but you have to find a great buy in order to make any money on this.  These are just a few suggestions,no matter what you decide... have fun and make some money!!!!!
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If you don't want bogus answers, don't use the wrong tool for the job you're trying to do. This is OBVIOUSLY not the forum for buying and selling your stuff. Try eBay. Abusing this forum for what you're trying to use it for is...well...pretty low.
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Learn your keywords.  People search by keywords, learn as many keys that will pull up your items on search as you can find.\nFor me, things like L@@K! and other silly things don't work as well as a well worded title that catches a lot of lookers from the search.  And link your auctions together so that people who find one of your auctions can also look at everything else you may have offered.\nGood clear photos of the item from several views are a must.\nI've also found that by listing through channeladvisor rather than ebay, I can post many auctions to start on the same day - Sunday evening works best for me.   I have a much better sell through rate the more items I have up at one time. \nAlso, in the past, this time of year I would plan on having hundreds of items up at the same time, 40 or so ending each day.  That way I have new items popping up in the 'just listed' catagorie as well as in the 'ending soon' catagorie and once a week I pay the $19.95 fee to have one really good item listed as a 'Featured Item".  I find that this bring me hundreds of lookers to my other auctions and results in better sales.  I offer combined shipping with no extra packing fees, as close to actual shipping as possible and I do ship internationaly.  I offer good customer service and have good feedback, which I think helps with sales as well.  I start items at a low but fair price and I use the re-list feature for any that don't sell the first time.\n\nI have sold on ebay for over 8 years, mostly estate clearance and private collections, and one other thing I have found is that you have to research before you list or you will be wasting your time and money.  Some things just are not good sellers, no matter what you say or how much flash you put behind it.  If you are selling an item that you can already find listed many times in the completed items as a no sale, you need set that item aside for a while or offer it at a garage sale.  \nGood luck to you in your Ebay career, I hope you have a profitable holiday season!
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ill sell em for you 75+ positive feedback on ebay, also there is a whole bunch of stores called isold it on ebay that sell ur stuff but take large fees.\n\nbut ill sell them for a very low commission.
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I know a couple people making a decent 2nd income on e-bay one lady does a lot of yardsales and flea markets then resells on ebay another man I know buys wholesale and sell's new stuff on e-bay. they both do well. I do custom computer builds and repair on the side and have sold some of my old parts on ebay as well the trick to e-bay is be honest be fair and be profitable. lol You would also be able to be at home doing that as well..
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What is B-Bay? Is it similar to EBay?\nI would find a supplier first.\nI believe in selling something that you feel good about and would buy for yourself.
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Make sure you know your marketplace. I've sold on ebay for years in different niches, and you cannot go wrong with doing lots of research on there, anything from constantly knowing the other sellers in your category to price comparing with finished auctions. I cannot stress to you how important customer service is in this; even the largest and biggest sellers lose me after one transaction if they make promises or have no kind of "touch". Keep in contact with your customers, and you'll reap the benefits. Good luck!
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Oh my god yes!!!! It is absolutely ridiculous! I paid $64 bucks in fees like three weeks ago, and they suspended my account because there is another 56 dollars past due now. How they hell they figure that up is beyond me! It's not like I sell alot or big items. I take a loss or barely break even on most auctions. It is insane. I know alot of people who have stopped selling on Ebay because of all the fees. It's too bad they started charging for everything. I remember being able to search for something on there and getting a great deal, but now people have to hike up prices and or shipping to make even a little bit of a profit, so we all lose....well, everyone but Ebay itself. Isn't that nice?  Blech! :)
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Hi,\n\nInteresting post.  I started my eBay selling "adventure" about 4 years ago.  I tried unsuccessfully on and off for about 2 years to  sell products on eBay.  There are so many factors that need to be right in order for people to bid.  \n\nI had this nagging feeling that it's a solid business model to sell on eBay, so I didn't give up. My wife was watching TV and saw an infomercial for a course to learn how to sell and be successful on eBay. She bought it for me for my birthday 2 years ago, and I'm EXTREMELY successful at selling on eBay on.\n\nWhen I saw your question I looked to see if the same kit is still being sold, and I found it for FREE on the Internet!  They're only asking $1.95 for shipping!!!!!  \n\nhttp://www.alllsite.info/sell-on-ebay.php\n\nI highly recommend this course if you want to be successfull, and you certainly can't beat $1.95\n\nGood Luck
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Hello Becka,\n  Your infor a challenge, I Sell on Ebay but Finding products that I can order and just sell isn't an easy undertaking, The few I got into Others followed and cut below the prices I was getting them at. Tough market to stick with. If you want some basic info on shipping and such I'll do what I can to help you. If you find a good place to Buy Products Keep it to yourself, or others will under cut to make $$. Its a cut throat industry online. \n  Also Watch out for fake Emails that claim to come from Ebay or Paypal, I get 3 or 4 Everyday that are trying to get my logon info and or credit card #'s Be Carefull, Don't log onto any linked pages Go to the Home pages DIRECTLY ONLY!!!!!
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I am VERY interested but never did anything like this before.\n\nIn fact i do not even know how to use e-bay.  I did go to the site and looked at the specs.  Looks good to me.\n\nHow do I get in touch with you?  How much do you need from me now?  Then again in May?  Each month after that?
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I just recently started with internet speedway.. here is my site: http://ezbuyer.ispeedway.com\n nothing fanciful. but i have been working my butt off for the last 2-3 weeks and not one sale.. not sure how long it usually takes though.. there is a link at the bottom of my page though for them and please stay in touch and let me know if you figure out anything that works and any marketing strategies as well.. \n GOOD LUCK!!!