The Million Dollar Question Ebay

frugalsparkle

In relation to Ebay -In your experience what is the easiest item to post but still make money on???

Premier_2

Except for some large or heavy items, most items are equally as easy to post - I just take them to a post office

If your actually mean how can one make money on ebay, see similar thread here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=994919

Hintza

Things that over £34 and under 2Kg in weight. You then use Secial Delivery without having to wonder if its worth it and below 2Kg keeps it reasonably priced.

The wortst things are cheap heavy (>2Kg) items P+P is just such and expensive part.

Best of all are things that cost you under £1 but that sell for say £5 and can be posted 1st/1nd class normal post. The loss of £1 every now and again is neither here nor there if it gets lost.

StaffsSW

Snake Oil.

To be honest though, if you had the magic formula, would you share it with just anyone who asks?

frugalsparkle

certainly wouldnt share it with you snake oil

RFW

stevew8975 wrote: »

Snake Oil.

To be honest though, if you had the magic formula, would you share it with just anyone who asks?

Is there a formula for snake oil?

Its not just about listing and posting, its about providing a good service, sourcing, pricing, customer relations, profitability, knowledge and so much more.

Find something you know about and work on selling in that area, then research it, source it, work out if you can afford to sell it, then list it. My business was never built to fit Ebay, it was already there before Ebay, I made a few adjustments along the way.

The best recommendation to anyone who wants to sell on Ebay is to start buying and looking round for a few weeks to get the hang of it.

StaffsSW

I do have a very profitable product that I sell, and it earns me a considerable income each year.

If I share it with you, I could lose a big chunk of this, but I am willing to sell the information to you for £15,000 - which would cover my losses. Does that sound like a good reason why people do not share supplier information?

I'm happy enough to share experiences and tips, but some information is just too sensitive to share on a VERY public forum like this.

Besides that, a lot of success comes down to the individual - Last year I sold about 10,000 DVD's, but I was watching "competitors" who had more listings and cheaper prices, and they were not selling anywhere near as many as I was.

It's not WHAT you sell, but HOW you sell.

When General Electric Domestic Appliances started selling fridges in Alaska, people thought they were mad, but the fridges stopped milk from freezing solid, and they sold millions....

RFW

stevew8975 wrote: »

I do have a very profitable product that I sell, and it earns me a considerable income each year.

If I share it with you, I could lose a big chunk of this, but I am willing to sell the information to you for £15,000 - which would cover my losses. Does that sound like a good reason why people do not share supplier information?

I'm in a similar position, I would add that even if I gave details of my suppliers they are unlikely to deal with anyone and certainly not the same terms I have, having dealt with most of them for 15-20 years.