Help Needed Please

spurs1234

Hi Everyone i know people have prob asked this question before but can people give any ideas to make money on ebay my just £100 a week would be nice, i have 2 lovely laptops and a pc ive tryed selling but they are not getting there true value, ive seen lots of ebooks for sale does this really earn that much ? im looking for something that costs little to get started , i earn a good wage full time but need some extra cash to pay off my dept,

Any Help would be Fantastic :beer:

glen5213

try selling them on amazon

frivolous_fay

E-book sellers have a similar status on ebay to traffic wardens, bailiffs, the tax man. You get the idea.

Do you have enough feedback? Your hardware might not be getting good prices if you have, say, less than 5 positives. In this case, I'd suggest building up feedback a little then trying again.

bleugh

cripes, having to ask the question is worrying :-(

my help

find something you're good at, or that you like, see if stuff related to that sells on ebay

spurs1234

Ah i see ill stay away from the Ebooks then lol

My Feedback is just under 200 with 100% positive ive been selling pc's and laptop on ebay for about 2 years but i find the only real good time without have to relist again and agian is around the 3 months either side of xmas give or take a couple of weeks.

jenniferpa

Let's face it, we always advise people who ask NOT to buy computer hardware from people who have no track record in this area. It's too easy to not get what you pay for. I doubt anyone will post here and say - do this, because if they're being successful, why would they choose to help a potential competitor?

I think you're being more than a little naive to think that making £100 a week profit selling on ebay comes under the category of "just".

Anyway, the easiest thing to sell on ebay is something that is a name brand product, new and sealed (if appropriate). Obviously, something like that is going to cost you money in the first place. Say for example you can purchase product X for £8 and sell it on ebay for £10. Sounds like £2 profit - sell 50 and there's your £100. Right? Wrong. You have listing fees, and paypal fees, and the hassle of mailing out 50 packages, and the time to deal with those purchasers who can't (or won't) read, and that's always supposing there are 50 people who want your product every week.

It isn't as easy as it looks, which is why I don't sell stuff.

Edited to add
I see we've cross posted - you're not a total neophyte.

spurs1234

LOL yeah i know bleugh wouldnt usually but my dept is a problem as im trying to get a house in the next couple of months ,so i need to clear it

soolin

Ok Ok I'm not going to just agree with bleugh again...I'll add something different.

Firstly a target of £100 might seem small but to get that sort of money your turnover needs to be huge. Ebay fees, paypal fees time spent fiddling around ansering emails all need to be accounted for. I don't know how other sellers get on, but I would estimate looking quickly at my accounts that my profit is only a tiny part of my turnover..so you are looking at going straight in at powerseller status which is £750 turnover per month.

For someone trying to crack the market that is a big target to start with.

Soo

spurs1234

Although i agree with you jenniferpa i have to beg to differ , Im a Computer Technicain by trade,thats my full time job , over Xmas i made some training CD's with Diagnostic Cd's and made nearly £2000 in 6 weeks but of couse this only lasts a little while and im lucky to sell 3 a week now, (although im not dishing that £60 lol just would like a little more :A ) but im stuck for new ideas that someone else hasnt already done , didnt think of selling the hardware on amazon though , might give that a go .:p

jenniferpa

It was the mention of e-books that made me think you had little experience. Well that's obviously the way to do it - find a niche that you know about and exploit it. Unfortunately, the niche is often tiny (as you've found). Good luck, anyway.

Contains_Mild_Peril

Spurs1234, if it were that simple, we'd all be making loads of extra cash on eBay. What to sell partly depends on how much time you can put into it. If you don't have a great deal of time to dedicate to ebay, you probably want to be selling multiple identical items which don't need listing individually, and which are easy to pack (e.g. just shove them in a jiffy bag or something). If you have time to photograph, weigh (to check postage), measure if appropriate, and write a good thorough descriptive listing for each of many items, you could sell a wider range. I think if you want to make £100pw with minimal initial outlay, you're going to have to start small and build up towards that target gradually. Whatever you choose, research is important.