advice on ebay selling please

elly2007

i would like to try and make some extra cash buy selling stuff on ebay i have heard about ebay shops where people buy things to sell on and was thinking of doing this with baby things but was hoping some people would be able to give me some tips before i start doing it
thank you

zorber

Dont bother Ebay appears to be on a profits increase crusade. As a seller you are likely to get stiched up and then shafted by ebay and paypal.

steviebabes

Better off at the car boot at the moment.

wolvesinwales

If you do decide to carry on down the E Bay route just be well aware of all the costs, easy when you start off to think the listing fees are the end and not just the tip of the ice berg.
Listing fees, final value fees, paypal fees, cost of packaging, travel to post office , cost of chasing lost parcels etc

bethsmummy

I wouldnt bother,i listed stuff ad because somethings didnt sell i didnt make anything by the time i paid paypal and ebay fees,in fact i lost money doing it

rare_stuff

Not much encouragement so far, and no one has mentioned the requirement to register with the inland revenue as self employed if buying with the intention to sell for profit.

Ebay is increasingly competitive and costly to sell on, most niches are oversubscribed with sellers far out weighing buyers, especially 'baby things'. Unless you can source desirable items very cheaply that will resell for a good profit I wouldn't advise you trying this route.

elly2007

oh thank you for being honest it has been an eye opener back to think of other ideas thank you