Where to buy items to sell

eden1969

Where can I buy items to sell on ebay? I have just started selling stuff on Ebay. It is becoming addictive I am loving the watching and waiting. I would love to continue selling but I am running out of stuff to sell. Any ideas on where to purchase stuff to buy.

theonlywayisup

With all due respect, no one is going to give you their golden hen.

If you start buying to sell you will have to register as a business seller and let HMRC know that you are doing so.

patriciaellen

Sorry Eden but it's unlikely you're going to get an answer to this. Finding decent stuff to sell is a holy grail so once you find a source you keep it to yourself.

SpammyTheSpammer

It's the ultimate as you control both supply and cost. Try knitting, sewing etc and it makes for a unique sale item. HTH!

amcluesent

>Any ideas on where to purchase stuff to buy.<

Any shoe shop. Buy, wear, sell (to preverts). Simples.

StaffsSW

Try ebay - seriously.

Look out for cheap items that you may be able to sell on with better listings, pictures or titles.

Get a second account for buying on, and brush up on HMRC/Self assesment/business trading laws, most of which can be found or linked from here - http://pages.ebay.co.uk/businesscentre/

forgotmyname

Poundland like everyone else, Sell it for 99p with a £ or ££ added onto postage.

Sounds daft but people will buy it.

motorguy

amcluesent wrote: »

>Any ideas on where to purchase stuff to buy.<

Any shoe shop. Buy, wear, sell (to preverts). Simples.

I've tried that and it doesnt work.

I've now got 14 pairs of size 11 steel toecapped mens work boots only worn once....

I also heard there was a niche market for M&S clothing, so i spent £300 of Marks and Spencer tank tops only to find out i'd got the lettering the wrong way round.

Jackinbox99

As others have said, noone is going to tell you how to get rich quick else everyone on here would be doing it.

Personally at the moment im only selling my old junk from my loft & garage. If I actually worked it out as "profit / loss" then some items I actually made more money than the item originally cost me, but the vast majority ive made a loss on. But that wasnt my objective and for me, im really pleased ive actually got some money for my old junk rather than just taking it to a charity shop or dumping it.

Trying to sell items on ebay as a business and making a living from it is very hard as there are about a million people selling the same items on there, so the profit margins are so small for the time / effort involved. Unless you can find a particular niche item - like someone else mentioned, maybe something you can make yourself. In which case you may have a chance - well until someone else comes along and starts selling the same item cheaper than you!

cocoloco

I sometimes buy second hand clothes from the carbooty- like NEXT, Monsoon and Dorothy Perkins or Topshop, Per Una etc and sell it on e-bay.

It can be hit and miss- I usually pay 50p to £1.00 per item and always start my listing at 99p ( no listing fee) and add on a decent postage charge ( i.e postage cost approx £1.20 - I charge £2.20). In this way even if it only makes 99p I do not loose out and sometimes it makes a tidy profit too!!!
I hope you find this useful and good luck with your e-baying!!!:)

PS- I'm not a business seller just trying to make a little extra money and use it to buy treats for myself and my family via e-bay.

chezba

cocoloco wrote: »

I sometimes buy second hand clothes from the carbooty- like NEXT, Monsoon and Dorothy Perkins or Topshop, Per Una etc and sell it on e-bay.

It can be hit and miss- I usually pay 50p to £1.00 per item and always start my listing at 99p ( no listing fee) and add on a decent postage charge ( i.e postage cost approx £1.20 - I charge £2.20). In this way even if it only makes 99p I do not loose out and sometimes it makes a tidy profit too!!!
I hope you find this useful and good luck with your e-baying!!!:)

PS- I'm not a business seller just trying to make a little extra money and use it to buy treats for myself and my family via e-bay.

Umm... yes you are actually trading if you buy with the intention to sell and should be registered with HMRC and pay taxes on any profits! I buy particular items from carboots/ebay to resell and have to be registered to pay tax even though I'm only making 'a little extra on the side'.