who do people buy products from when they want to sell on ebay is it a whole seller?
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The supply chain goes something like this:\n\nManufacturer - Wholesaler/Distributor - Retailer - End User\n\nVolume is the key.  The manufacturer prefers to sell to wholesalers because they buy in high volumes and therefore they can buy at a lower price.  This format trickles down the supply chain, all the way to the end user. If you are looking for products you can buy then sell on eBay, you probably won't buy direct from the manufacturer. Wholesalers are your best chance but they prefer to deal in high volumes.  Depending on the product, the mark up from wholesaler and retailer is 30% each. Good luck
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Most important thing to remember: 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 tougher, 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. And you will find that many sellers are not making it well on ebay \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\nBuying from garage sales and selling on eBay is fun, and good getting a few dollars here and there from ebay. Sometimes, you luck out on an item and hit big, but many times it will just be so-so (assuming you can even get the price you paid for it). In terms of fun factor, it is great. But from a business stand-point, it is not. Not sustainable.\n\nIf you want to earn serious money from eBay, you need to have a well-thought out business model. Selling on ebay is getting tougher -- just look at the number of auctions that closes without a bid. Go to the boards on ebay and you will hear even oldtimers complaining about how stiffer competition plus higher fees make it so much harder to sell on ebay.\n\nOne success model of ebay is the couple Jay and Marie Senese (username jayandmarie) of the 1-cent CD fame. They have the highest positive feedback number of all sellers on eBay. Their business model is to buy very low cost CDs in bulk (those that CD stores sell in their discount bins) and offer them on ebay at a starting price of 1 cent http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_23/b3886080.htm Their success is based on the fact that they stumbled on a sustainable business model with products that people really want. They sold their business -- where else but on ebay -- for $5 million! Now that is success.
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Yes. I get really good deals on ebay. Usually I have no problems.\n\nI have one rule though: don't buy from anybody with a worse then 98% approval rating. Think about it. If they have a 98% approval rating, that means that about 2% of the time people were unhappy. That means 1 in 50 people didn't like the service.\n\nIf they have a 90% rating that means 1 in 10 didn't like the service.\n\nDon't take chances, watch the approval rating.
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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 almost everything on ebay. If you sell it for what it's worth or a little bit cheaper, someone will buy it.
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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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This is the page you go to to browse by category:\n\nhttp://hub.ebay.com/buy
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i think ebay is the best
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I like Amazon.  I'm not sure how it works, but they link you to other people that are actually selling the stuff.  They take credit cards with no problem, and you can read the feedback about the seller.  Ebay makes you go through a lot of grief to use your credit card.
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probably depends on what you mean. If you sell something you have to make sure the person gets what they bought!!
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eBay 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\nHow to Find the Hottest Products to Sell on eBay\n http://www.powerhomebiz.com/102005/ebay.htm\n\nBuying from garage sales and selling on eBay is fun, and good getting a few dollars here and there from ebay. Sometimes, you luck out on an item and hit big, but many times it will just be so-so (assuming you can even get the price you paid for it). In terms of fun factor, it is great. But from a business stand-point, it is not. Not sustainable.\n\nIf you want to earn serious money from eBay, you need to have a well-thought out business model. Selling on ebay is getting tougher -- just look at the number of auctions that closes without a bid. Go to the boards on ebay and you will hear even oldtimers complaining about how stiffer competition plus higher fees make it so much harder to sell on ebay.\n\nOne success model of ebay is the couple Jay and Marie Senese (username jayandmarie) of the 1-cent CD fame. They have the highest positive feedback number of all sellers on eBay. Their business model is to buy very low cost CDs in bulk (those that CD stores sell in their discount bins) and offer them on ebay at a starting price of 1 cent http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_23/b3886080.htm Their success is based on the fact that they stumbled on a sustainable business model with products that people really want. They sold their business -- where else but on ebay -- for $5 million! Now that is success.
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You can also list at http://www.ebay.co.uk\n\nIts a UK site but your account is also valid at that site. You can sell items on that site as well, but you will get mostly UK buyers. If youre from UK, you should sell on that site. If most of your customers are from UK, then you should sell on that site.\n\nIf they are paying by paypal. then it will automatically convert the dollars to pounds for you, and vice versa.
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I run a ebay consignment store and absolutely love ebay!! It is pretty self explanitory to buy and sell. Of course it's easier to buy than sell so start with buying and see how it goes for you. Get the hang of it and then try your hand at selling something simple at first. Check out ebay's help pages before you start buying and selling. First you need to set up an ebay account as well as paypal and then your ready to get started. If you need any help, please feel free to contact me thru messenger or 360. I will help you out with anything I can!! Have a great day and happy bidding/selling on EBAY!!!
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That is something you get to decide.\n\nOnce the item as been "sold", you are responsible to contact the buyer and arrange payment.  Most common method is a money order.  The buyer purchases the money order for the amount of the sale (shiping, etc) and sents it to you.  Then you mail the item.  Recommend you NOT take presonal checks as they can bounce, while a money order will not.\n\nOr you can set up a PayPal account.  When you set up an account, you give PayPal the information for your bank account.  When the deal of completed, the buyer contacts PayPal and has them transfer the sale price from their bank account to yours.  So as the money shows up, you ship them the item.  There is a small fee (something like 3%) to use PayPal.
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I am sure a few try to,  but they could end up winning, and then the seller would have to pay ebay the selling commission and have the fee for posting the item.  If they do too many of those that don't really sell,  they would be losing money in the long run.\n\nIt is my opinioni that most are honest and sell properly.\n\nOf course you have sellers who get your money and never ship an item also.  ( I got one of those last year)
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Hi, you can check out these links for buying wholesale products. There are low minimum order values, so it's ideal for ebay start ups. \n\n\nUSA Wholesalers/Dropshippers: http://usatrade.url40.net\nCanada Wholesalers/Dropshippers: http://cndatrade.url40.net\nUK Wholesalers/Dropshippers: http://uktrade.url40.net\nFor all other countries: http://worldwide.url40.net
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You have your occasional bad experiences, but look at these things the next time you buy something off of eBay\n1) Look at the Seller's feedback rating (if it's around (97-100%) and a high number, your usually ok and that person's usually a good seller\n\n2)See if the seller has a money back guarantee or a refund policy, they say when you sell on eBay 72% of buyers say that a refund policy is crucial for buying.