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What sells best on ebay?

Quiet_One
Quiet_One Posts: 234 Forumite
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Anyone recommend what sells best on ebay, im relatively new to selling on ebay any advice from experienced sellers please?
if i had known then what i know now
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  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    We get a lot of people asking that! no one will devulge their secrets (Understandably!) best thing to do is say what sort of things you wanna sell and we can perhaps give you a few tips!
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,431 Ambassador
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    angelcake wrote:
    We get a lot of people asking that! no one will devulge their secrets (Understandably!) best thing to do is say what sort of things you wanna sell and we can perhaps give you a few tips!

    Like Angel says, anyone with a great idea will keep it for themselves.

    However, stick with what you know best, if you are into a sport or a hobby then get in the habit of browsing that section every evening and see what sells and what doesn't, and then look round to see what you can source.

    Soo
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  • openallhourz
    openallhourz Posts: 18 Forumite
    Quiet_One wrote:
    Anyone recommend what sells best on ebay, im relatively new to selling on ebay any advice from experienced sellers please?

    IF I KNEW THAT I WOULD BE DOIN IT MYSELF..LOL.I
  • beckie
    beckie Posts: 419 Forumite
    openallhourz wrote:
    IF I KNEW THAT I WOULD BE DOIN IT MYSELF..LOL.I


    me too! lol
  • Spinner
    Spinner Posts: 169 Forumite
    My advice to you is to pick a niche that you have knowledge about, and display your knowledge when selling such items.

    Otherwise, a lot of things can sell reasonably well on eBay - take a look through eBay's categories. Much can depend on whether you can acquire items cheaply enough to make eBay sales work for you.
  • Cat72
    Cat72 Posts: 2,398 Forumite
    Some people sell photos of mobiles and get hundreds for them ........
  • empfun
    empfun Posts: 608 Forumite
    DVDs, Computer parts, figurines, cars, clothes....anything really.
    Cat72 wrote:
    Some people sell photos of mobiles and get hundreds for them ........

    Too true, and the buyers get upset when they realised they didn't read the description carefully.
    I know nothing
  • budgetflyer
    budgetflyer Posts: 5,949 Forumite
    packing supplies seem to sell quite well :-)
  • ukbill69
    ukbill69 Posts: 2,790 Forumite
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    Sex toys lol. Thats the best selling thing on the whole internet!

    Shame not allowed on eBay
    Kind Regards
    Bill
  • Barcode
    Barcode Posts: 4,551 Forumite
    I'm into sci-fi and have found collectable items go for a lot. If I sold my Star Trek collection, I could probably make thousands!

    Too many people bid on autographs not realising it is a cheap print off a printer. Something I could do.

    I don't buy dvd's off ebay with rare exceptions - e-retailers often sell what I need for less.

    I've had more success with rare(ish) collectable items than dvd's, electronics etc. Although I wouldn't suppose this is the norm.
    'We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. '
    -- T. S. Eliot
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