| Are you at the point of your eBay venture that you | | | | money will you have in your pocket when it is all |
| may be feeling tapped out? Did you sell everything in | | | | over? |
| everyone's attic that you could think of and now | | | | Are you a good shopper? Can you spot deals? Give |
| you're wondering, what next? | | | | me a break! Any mother today who cannot spot |
| Don't wonder any more. Believe me, there is so much | | | | deals is either really doing without or is completely |
| product out there it is mind- boggling. The supply is | | | | broke! So you can spot a deal can you? Good! Use |
| unlimited. | | | | that skill to find your products to sell on eBay. |
| Think of this: how about going to local garage sales | | | | It would be a good idea for you to begin your search |
| and getting some deals, or going into your | | | | for products in an arena you are familiar with. Try to |
| neighbourhood? Good ideas, yes? But there is more. | | | | start with something you already know a lot about. |
| What about your local retail stores? You could | | | | You understand this product. You know the little |
| perhaps find deals or maybe even inquire about | | | | quirky things about this that make it so great. |
| overstock. Maybe your family or friends work for | | | | You love to research this arena; you might even |
| companies who have product. | | | | have a passion for this kind of stuff. You know |
| All of these can be great places to find product. | | | | where to find it and you know how to spot the |
| There are also many, many wholesalers who are | | | | deals. |
| dying for you to buy from them. Sometimes you | | | | Now you have a huge advantage over the next guy. |
| could get in too deep, so go slow and do your | | | | You know what you're looking at and right away you |
| homework first. | | | | could make a yes or no decision as to whether or |
| Homework you say? Well, yes it sounds awful, at | | | | not you should buy it or not. |
| least to our children, but this kind of homework is fun | | | | 2 . Now let us look at overstock items. Or maybe a |
| and easy. You will not be up all night tearing out your | | | | retailer just simply lost their mind for a moment and |
| hair, at least I hope not! | | | | bought way too much of the same thing. That has |
| The key to finding great products is to build great | | | | never happened to us mothers, right? If a retailer has |
| relationships with people. If companies have a lot of | | | | a load of stuff in their back room just sitting, and |
| product, and they like the way you do business, well | | | | you come along and express lots of interest in buying |
| that makes it easy for you to continue purchasing | | | | it, do you not think maybe they would be interested? |
| product from them. | | | | Who wouldn't? You are offering to pay them a good |
| Again, a great place to start is to check into the | | | | amount, and they in turn not only make money, but |
| employers of family and friends. Because you already | | | | clear out their space for newer merchandise. |
| know their employees, it makes it a bit easier to get | | | | And guess what? EBay is not new any more, and |
| your foot in the door. Get to know them; you will be | | | | most people have heard of eBay and know the value |
| surprised how easy it is to build a great business | | | | of getting involved with it. It is not hard to convince |
| around this one idea. | | | | people to start something here. |
| Whether you choose this route or buying from | | | | So now you approach these retailers. They see you |
| wholesalers, or whichever avenue you decide to go, | | | | face to face, they like what they see, let's hope, and |
| there is a magic recipe you need to be successful. Do | | | | they are interested in this venture. Your relationship |
| you want me to tell you what it is? | | | | has begun. |
| RESEARCH | | | | Because they are local, you do not have any inbound |
| I have mentioned this before, but I will go into it a | | | | shipping costs to think about. You can see the |
| little deeper this time. Research, research, research. | | | | merchandise yourself and you know if it is of good |
| Research before you buy. | | | | quality or crap. |
| Here are 2 important ways to go about this research. | | | | You know what you are buying and you have more |
| 1. Think of these points. How much can you get this | | | | confidence and trust in this whole endeavor. You like |
| product for? How much can you sell it for? How long | | | | them, they like you, you like the product, they like |
| will it take for you to go through the whole process | | | | the price, you can sell it easily on eBay with a profit, |
| and get the product listed on eBay, and how much | | | | and it is all good. |