has anyone heard of the whole ebay buissiness thing?
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try investin a little, then you decide\n\n:> peace\n.
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Buying 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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I think it's a very good site. I've found a few things on it, even under the free site...there's a lot of people out there that aren't worried about getting money for items and don't want to go through the hassle of having a garage sale....plus others put stuff on because it's free to advertise.\nCheck it out....I give it a thumb up!\nBut the items go fast....so hurry!\n\nSmileyCat : )
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I am sure there are a lot of ebayers using Yahoo Answers as well.  The best approach is to simply ask the question and have a look at all the responses you get.
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eBay has become a very important marketplace for home business owners. Many people are making a living or earning additional income by selling 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. 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 starting bid of $5 million! \n\nBut while some are enjoying phenomenal success on eBay, selling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. For one, competition is getting tough, as more sellers flock to eBay; with even the big boys joining the eBay marketplace. Big businesses such as Sears, Dell, Hewlett Packard among others are now using eBay as an additional sales channel for their products (including returns and defective merchandise). With more and more sellers participating in the eBay marketplace, it has become harder for listings to be seen by potential buyers. Just go to eBay and check out completed auctions and you will find many listings that ended without a single bid. \n\nAdd to that the increasing listing and final value fees, and eBay is slowly becoming an expensive marketplace. Imagine if you list 100 items, but only 10 ended up with bids – and all of them your minimum bids. A 10% selling rate is all too common, with some even seeing worse selling percentages. If this low sell-through rate persists, you will start to feel the pinch of all the listing and other fees associated with selling on eBay. \n\nTo be successful on eBay, you only need to do one thing: Sell products that people actually want. \n\nThe article “How to Find the Hottest Products to Sell on eBay” http://www.powerhomebiz.com/102005/ebay.htm lists the various ways eBay helps sellers like you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace, as follows: \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.
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Check out the operations and style of Ebay and any other sites that have proven successful. They have done ALL the research already. Use the KISS formula: Keep It Simple Stupid!\nGood luck.
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Never heard of it, BTW you could report the scam to the FTC and have them check it out.  Peace!
352501
sounds like scam to me.. watch out
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One 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. 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 starting bid of $5 million! \n\nBut while some are enjoying phenomenal success on eBay, selling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. For one, competition is getting tough, as more sellers flock to eBay; with even the big boys joining the eBay marketplace. Big businesses such as Sears, Dell, Hewlett Packard among others are now using eBay as an additional sales channel for their products (including returns and defective merchandise). With more and more sellers participating in the eBay marketplace, it has become harder for listings to be seen by potential buyers. Just go to eBay and check out completed auctions and you will find many listings that ended without a single bid. \n\nAdd to that the increasing listing and final value fees, and eBay is slowly becoming an expensive marketplace. Imagine if you list 100 items, but only 10 ended up with bids – and all of them your minimum bids. A 10% selling rate is all too common, with some even seeing worse selling percentages. If this low sell-through rate persists, you will start to feel the pinch of all the listing and other fees associated with selling on eBay. \n\nTo be successful on eBay, you only need to do one thing: Sell products that people actually want. \n\nThe article “How to Find the Hottest Products to Sell on eBay”  lists the various ways eBay helps sellers like you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace, as follows: \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\nIf you want to earn serious money from eBay, you need to have a well thought out business model. Buying 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 not from a business standpoint; it is not sustainable and it will not be often that you can luck out in finding a great cheap item in flea markets only to sell for tens of thousands in eBay.
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I buy and sell on ebay all the time.  Many times since 2000.  In that time I have had only 2 people not send the item and ebay and paypal investigated and resolved the issue.  One time I sold and had someone not pay and said they were in identity theft.  Didn't believe that....but filed a strike against them.  Mostly people are honest.  You have to check their feedback scores from other people and see if they are slow shippers, bad payers, etc.  I never buy anything from anyone with less that a 97% feedback score and do not sell to anyone with a no pay strike within 60 days.  I have bought things from cell phones, to bed linens, clothes, appliances, toys, electronics, shoes, tupperware, and I could go on and on.
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Sometimes people will make their money in shipping and handling.\n\nBut most of the time it is just there to raise their feedback.  The higher the feedback, the more money you make on eBay.
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Wow, is there such a thing as a book for ebay?\n\nI've been a member as a seller and a buyer on ebay for 10 years. You can just ask here or ask me.\n\nIs there something you wanted to know?
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No, I have never heard of them.   I am looking for a good company to sell products from.  Give us more information.
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The bulk of action taken against eBay users is due to other members 'policing' the site.\n\nThese people are often experts in specific areas and can often recognise return offenders who they have had dealings with before.
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i have a guide that I downloaded from\n\n\ntherichjerk.com\n\n\nhe has a pdf file that you can read in a couple hours..tells you about different companies that drop ship...\n\nbeware of scams.. i am an ebay seller myself i know all about it.\n\nIf you like I can send you the PDF file..\n\nShane@fowlerit.com
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There is no such things its all scam, you work and dont get money at the end.\n\nso better avoid them.
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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! :)