My future bride wants to quit her job and start an E-Bay business. Does anybody have an E-Bay business?
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Clothing is one of the most competitive categories in eBay. Those that stand a greater chance of selling well are branded clothing.\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\nI suggest she reads the articles on this page Success in Online Auctions http://www.powerhomebiz.com/internet/auction.htm and read the following books:\n\nSell it on eBay: TechTV's Guide to Creating Successful eBay Auctions  \n  Starting an eBay Business for Dummies  \n  Branding: Brand Strategy, Design and Implementation of Corporate and Product Identity  \n  How to Sell Anything on eBay . . . and Make a Fortune!  \n  Ebay Business the Smart Way: Maximize Your Profits on the Web's #1 Auction Site  \n  The Official eBay Bible
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Trust me; you want no part of the “wholesaler” game. What once was a great idea has now spread so everyone and their mother is doing it. Margins are razor thin at best and I suspect non-existent when you factor in most drop shippers "Membership fees" along with eBay and PayPal's cut. \n\nClothing is a BIG business on eBay. Try shopping a discounter like TJ Maxx, Ross for Less, Marshalls or whatever it is called in your area for women’s clothes from designers like Ralph Lauren, BCBG or Tommy Hilfiger. Often times you can find, for example, a woman’s shirt that sells in the mall for $50 on sale for $10. Odds are if you put it on eBay for $25, you'd sell it. The customer thinks they saved $25 and you made $15. :) Now multiply it by 100 sales and you're in business. I do about $2K a month in sales and I profit about $500 and that’s from just working part time. It's not "easy money", you do have to work at it, but if you're willing to invest the time and effort, you can do it
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HI MY NAME IS JAMES.\nI HAVE BEEN SELLING ON EBAY FOR SIX YEARS NOW, AND WITH THE SAME WHOLESALER. BECAUSE OF EBAY I WAS EVEN ABLE TO OPEN AN LAUNDRYMAT\n\nGO TO \n\nRAIDENTECH.COM\n\nIF YOU CAN'T MAKE ANY MONEY SELLING THESE WHOLESALE ITEMS, THEN YOU NEED TO WORK FOR SOMEONE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE\n\nGOOD LUCK\n\nJAMES
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Tell her what you expect and that feelings and family can't come into it when you're talking about running a business.  If she's not willing to work it your way when you're the one doing 99% of the footwork, offer to help her start her own business/paypal account/website and split the business.  Tell her she'd probably do better on her own anyway because since you have the majority of items in the "shop" her stuff may be getting overlooked.  You can offer to put links up on your website for her website and stuff like that to help her get started.  Good luck!!  I know how hard telling family to get lost (or anything similar) is really hard. :)
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sure! we all carry that e-mail address in our palm pilot's. please believe if i had her e-mail address i'd be selling it on e-bay.
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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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Totally would and still do from time to time. Just got a Dell computer so gonna be up and running in a week or so and hope to be putting more stuff on eBay shortly after that. But there are benefits and downfalls EBay you have to way the pros's and con's and see if it would be right for the type of item or item's you want to put on eBay. I have found some sites are better then EBay for some things and EBay is better on other things. \n\nJust remember to be honest to those you sell to and describe the item or item's best you can. And when in doubt get a expert to help out with what is your item and what would be a good value for the item to start at.\n\nI have and will always continue to start all my auctions on eBay at .99 it seems so fitting and when everyone realizes how cheap the item is they all start to bid and before you know it the item is right where it should be in price. Never lost my shorts yet. Somethings I make really good money on others just enough to cover expenses but over all it all balances out. You also must have a pretty good bank account cause you can find your self buying more then you sell on eBay.\n\nBut if you take it day by day and learn your gonna be fine in the end. You might want to get ah old of eBay and attend a eBay university those help the best. I have been to them and they gave me lots of insight even though I was a expert I thought it just helped me out even more. Good luck and hope you get going and have great success.
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yes. i am currently providing consultancy to a women who is owning and running a botique (cloth shop) for last 10 months. the business in getting mature with smart returns. \n\nwhich topic or issue you want to brainstorm, please?\nwaiting for your words.\nAbMahar
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Ebay can be a great income if youre willing to work at it. \n*Cringe* theres also places that do phone sex and allow you to work from home.\nI heard of some other call centers taht allow you to work from home too NOT doing phone sex. You can read more about that here: http://www.callcentermagazine.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=19400364
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how about selling on ebay
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Hi i am a member of Ebay since 2000 and i can tell you that if you are intelligent, hard-working, patient and consistent with and original plan or idea, then you can certainly make a fortune on Ebay.\n\nBut the real problem is that most of us lack in some of the above mentioned qualities. Like any other business this Ebay business takes time to gather momentum since you have to first build your image as a reliable and responsible seller and notch up good ratings.\n\nIf you wish to make a fortune on Ebay just follow my simple steps:-\n\n\n1. Get a small but a very unique and lovely product to sell from the local manufacturers. Remember your this choice will determine the amount of fortune you make. Ensure that the product is the best in quality and your first time customers just love it and tell it to other buyers.\n\n\n2. Now when you list your product for sale just ensure that you include a high resolution picture of your product from atleast 2 or 3 angles so that the prospective buyer knows what he/she is buying and make up his mind more accurately. Also describe the product you are selling in great detail and mention all of its possible features and uses.\n\n\n3. Be very careful that you clearly mention accurate Handling and Delivery charges in your payment terms and conditions and clearly enumerate the ways of payments permitted by you and also the warranties and return methods if available.\n\n\n4. Now clearly include Your decent profit percentage in the cost of the items which you want to sell. Remember it is this profit which will pay for all your expenses and which will keep you up and going in times of tough competition.\n\n\n5. Ensure that you include some good sounding personal notes with all the items you send to the buyers. Take care of the packing standards. Offer your customers speedy problem resolution so that they are not dissatisfied and do not give you negative ratings as this may cause much damage to your image as a seller. Maintain regular contact with your old buyers and offer them your new products on regular basis.\n\n\n6. Generally it is seen that if you have an offline sales channel, then ebay can complement your sales very effectively and can result in generous revenues from the online sales channel. Just keep the postage and handling costs in check and just document your offerings in very clear terms.\n\nIf you follow all these steps and try to be innovative, creative and caring then you can certainly make a fortune on ebay but with some patience and not overnight as many people may suggest.\n\nTake Care.\nBye.
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my mom had the same troubles. she decided to start her own store on ebay (an auctioning website)called "thebumpshoppe" she buys large amounts of gap and old navy maternity clothes then sells them for more, but cheaper than in the stores. cause when you buy more stuff at one time instead of buying it all individualy you actually get a cheaper price. then she sells them individualy for more cash. it is an awsome job. just make sure you shipp the stuff early and dont lie about you're items being flawless or people will send bad feeback and people wont buy from you as much, its really fun and takes up time!!!!!\n\nTELL THE WORLD ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!
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I have bartended for over 20 years... owned a floral shop for 15, but am currently working to replace both incomes with a home based business.  If you are interested in getting into any of these fields I can show you how I did. (I would reccommend the home business above the others- Why?)\n\nThere are many different work from home businesses that you can get into... Many offer a way to promote them on or off line.\n\nI know our company can be done successfully either way (or using BOTH if you prefer)  I love the versitility of it all.  If you would like more details on what we do you may visit my site: http://learn2.momsmakemore.com \n\nTo help you in your search here is a little advice you should consider:\n\nWhat should you look for in an "ideal" internet/home business? \n\n- No or minimal start-up fees (Our business start-up is $29.00)\n- A product or service you feel good about (Consumable products used in every home… safer, more effective, less expensive, things people use and need on a daily basis)\n- A duplicable system (work FOR yourself- NOT BY yourself… we are a TEAM of individuals working to help others… “Enhancing the lives of those we touch by helping others reach their goals from Home!!!”\n- Residual income (Residual Income PLUS bonuses for helping others!!!)\n- Customizable web sites to promote your business (Free website for ALL Members)\n- Free training and support (Free Company and TEAM Training… we will work with you to reach YOUR GOALS!!!)\n- Free marketing materials and ideas (Our support team has 70 members who are there to help you every step of the way… Training and support from people who have been there and done that. Training provided via email, internet, or telephone)\n- Company in business at least 18 months and in good standing with the Better Business Bureau (Inc 500 Company in business for over 20 years with over 700 Million in annual sales. As for the Better Business Bureau: “The Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming division of the Better Business \nBureau recently presented Our Company AND CEO with its 2005 "Hall of Fame" award. This prestigious award honored Our Company for its example of ethics and integrity in \ndealings with customers, employees, and the community. We have received many other Prestigious Awards.)\n\nContact me, through Yahoo360 or IM, for more information.
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Drop shippers dont work on Ebay.  But, if you want to know a true drop shipper, go for the ones that dont ask for money upfront.  They only ask for it when you make a sale.  Why ask for money up front and discourage you from ever trying to sell their product?  Each person they recruit could end up selling thousands for them.  It only takes one person.  Some drop shippers go and steal your customers by sending the product to your customers, but they dont put your name on the return label.  They put their name on there.  Drop shippers dont work unless you have a website or catalog.  But, I would suggest, after getting a steady order for your products, you should try to hold inventory to minimize these greedy dropshippers.  Just dont buy more then you can sell.  Some drop shippers help you create a website, and dont do much else.  They charge you for a website and then, dont help you at all.   They already got you.  And they might even try to get you to hold inventory even with no customer base.  Be careful.  If I were to try a drop shipper, I would spend the least as possible.  Like print out my own business card with a cheaply created website and see if people buy.  Then, I would slowly upgrade.  If it doesnt work, I throw away the free website and toss the cheap business cards and start all over.
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I use drop shippers for my eBay business. As far as getting into the drop shipping business, you better know what you are doing because it is sharkville. VERY competitive. Do you homework, get educated and watch out for scammers.
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I think it is very possible.  My business does both.  The key is finding a nitche market.  We are in the wedding business so that is always a large market.  What specifically are you looking to sell?  Product or service?
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have you tried ebay??