Can you make a business selling selfmade items on ebay?
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Sure, but it helps that you make original items, not just something that anybody can make or that even an industry could make on big amounts.  It has to be an attractive, original item.
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It depends on how many and how much of a thing and under what circumstances they are to be sold.  Will it be a once in awhile Garage Sale, or a Retail Store.  Unless selling your personal property becomes a business you can sell w/o a Business Permit  or a Resale tax I.D. number.  On the other hand, if you had Yard Sales every weekend for a year you would have a business, and the above mentioned documents would be needed.
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CREATING YOUR OWN WEBSITE\n\nPros\n- allows you to establish your own "real estate" on the Web;\n- allows you to attract a bigger audience; not limited to eBay buyers (not everyone buys on eBay)\n- scaleable as it allows your business to grow; \n- allows you to give more information about your business to your visitors and give them reasons to trust you\n- alliws you to give more information about the product, play around with factors that can increase conversion\n- gives you a more professional look \n- makes you look like a "big" business (an e-commerce seller that also sells on ebay "looks" so much bigger than a purely ebay seller)\n- you can put in as many items you want without paying listing fees\n- you can sell as many items as you can without paying value added fees\n- less restrictions than eBay (you are more free to write your sales copy)\n- easier to market on the Web\n\nCons:\n- requires technical knowhow to create a website (or money to pay someone to do it for you)\n- fixed price (price you set is what you get)\n\n\nSELLING ON EBAY\n\nPros\n- auction format; prices can go up higher than you originally set it for\n- eBay's brand and size of its market \n\nCons\n- listing and final value fees\n- lots of restrictions \n- harder to get onto search engines\n- link exchanges are more difficult \n- increasing competition (it is not as easy to sell now on eBay compared to others)\n\nI would say it depends on what you want with your business. If you have a steady supply of product to sell (not just based on what you can find in your attic), I would go create a website - and THEN use eBay as an additional sales channel. You just have more room to operate and grow your business with having your own store.
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You should sell items that you do not have to spend money on in the first place..especially if you want to make it an income.\n\nSell clothing that you can make yourself or if you have old books, try selling those.\n\nThere is no "One popular item" on ebay. Just build your feedback and sell something that will not cost you that much to manufacture in the first place. And then once you get some capital, then you can start buying things in bulks and selling them at the retail price level.
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Yes, there is.  Ebay itself can give you all the info you need to be successful.
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YES - in fact many sellers are doing that. They go to places such as Liquidation.com, Overstock.com, even eBay itself and buy items in bulk and sell them piece by piece to resell.\n\nYour first stop should be eBay's Guide to Seller Services http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/services.html\n\neBay's Seller Central has all the resources you need to learn about the basics of selling on eBay http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/index.html\n\nThe key to a successful eBay selling is simple -- Sell products that people actually want.\n\nSelling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.\n\neBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.\n\nAs for items to sell, you can:\n\n1. Buy bulk liquidation items such as those at Liquidation.com. The capitalization may be big, but the idea is to sell the items individually and profit from it.\n\n2. Find manufacturers of items you want to sell and buy discounted items from them\n\n3. Make deals with retailers in your area, and offer to buy their unwanted items for deep discounts. jayandmarie - the most successful ebay sellers - made deals with music stores where they will buy the entire inventory in the discounted bins, and then sold the items on ebay for 1-cent starting bid.\n\n4. Look for possible partners on the Web, preferably outside of the US. Import items from them and sell them on ebay. There's huge profits to gain from this approach.\n\n5. Check out deals from outlet stores. Focus on brand names, which you will find to be easier to sell.
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Sell products that people actually want. \n\nSelling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.\n\neBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.\n\nAs for items to sell, you can:\n\n1. Buy bulk liquidation items such as those at Liquidation.com. The capitalization may be big, but the idea is to sell the items individually and profit from it.\n\n2. Find manufacturers of items you want to sell and buy discounted items from them\n\n3. Make deals with retailers in your area, and offer to buy their unwanted items for deep discounts. jayandmarie - the most successful ebay sellers - made deals with music stores where they will buy the entire inventory in the discounted bins, and then sold the items on ebay for 1-cent starting bid.\n\n4. Look for possible partners on the Web, preferably outside of the US. Import items from them and sell them on ebay. There's huge profits to gain from this approach.\n\nI suggest you read the articles on Success with Auctions http://www.powerhomebiz.com/internet/auctions.htm
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start selling on ebay...
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You could try to educate yourself by either searching online on how to design an ebay shop OR by buying one of many books dedicated to selling on Ebay.\n\nIf doing designer yourself is not for you, then I suggest you look for a web designer who can do that for you.
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Yes money really can be made by selling on e-bay. As with any endeavor, it is wise to research prior to jumping in. Make sure that the product you are selling is doing well on the site. Figure in the cost of fees. Read all of the fine print. Start off with just a few items to give you a chance to learn the intricacies of listing, collecting, shipping. Then once you feel comfortable, go for it. I did, don`t regret it one bit. You`ll also find that many of the people you deal with there are very helpfull.
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You can either sell using your own website or sell through a marketplace like Ebay. Here are pros and cons of each approach:\n\nCREATING YOUR OWN WEBSITE\n\nPros\n- allows you to establish your own "real estate" on the Web;\n- allows you to attract a bigger audience; not limited to eBay buyers (not everyone buys on eBay)\n- scaleable as it allows your business to grow; \n- allows you to give more information about your business to your visitors and give them reasons to trust you\n- alliws you to give more information about the product, play around with factors that can increase conversion\n- gives you a more professional look \n- makes you look like a "big" business (an e-commerce seller that also sells on ebay "looks" so much bigger than a purely ebay seller)\n- you can put in as many items you want without paying listing fees\n- you can sell as many items as you can without paying value added fees\n- less restrictions than eBay (you are more free to write your sales copy)\n- easier to market on the Web\n\nCons:\n- requires technical knowhow to create a website (or money to pay someone to do it for you)\n- fixed price (price you set is what you get)\n\n\nSELLING ON EBAY\n\nPros\n- auction format; prices can go up higher than you originally set it for\n- eBay's brand and size of its market \n\nCons\n- listing and final value fees\n- lots of restrictions \n- harder to get onto search engines\n- link exchanges are more difficult \n- increasing competition (it is not as easy to sell now on eBay compared to others)\n\nI would say it depends on what you want with your business. If you have a steady supply of product to sell (not just based on what you can find in your attic), I would go create a website - and THEN use eBay as an additional sales channel. You just have more room to operate and grow your business with having your own store.
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It depends on what you are selling.  If you are trying to sell on ebay, you could very well get some things from flea markets and buy some things wholesale.  You just have to make sure you are getting a really good deal, since most ebayers are looking for great deals too.\n\nYou will also need to be careful with non-paying bidders on ebay etc.\n\nGood Luck!!  Ebay can be profitable.
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you can sell things online and make extra income but you need a product to sell.
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there are many ways to make money online. But there are no shortcuts to making money online. if there was...everyone would be doing it ...and that would take the profit out of it.\nSelling on auction sites is profitable...buy low sell high\nhttp://www.ebay.com/\nThe key to this would be promotion...promote your auctions...if you are trying to sell crafts promote your auctions on crafters forums etc...\n\nadvertising...place advertising on your website/blog and promote your site/blog (need about 50,000 to 100,000 visitors per month to make decent money)\nhttps://www.google.com/adsense/\n\nhttp://publisher.yahoo.com/\nthere are many more\n\nCreate and sell T-shirts with this site\nhttp://www.goodstorm.com/participate\n\ncreate and sell something original that people want!\n\n"D"
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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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you would have more luck selling on ebay
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You can consider selling them in eBay or Yahoo Auctions or even setting up your very own website.