Thursday, March 25, 2010

What Products To Resell On Ebay, And Where To Get The Best Worldwide Brands From

By Anthony Jones

Reselling on eBay looks like a very attractive income opportunity for many people who want to work on their own, and have no boss and no working hours. However, all seems simple just from the first sight. In order to succeed, you will need to do a very good research first, decide on your niche that you want to work in, and find the best worldwide brands products to promote.

First, before even starting anything, you need to think about the niche that you want to be in. Simply because you can`t sell baby strollers, digital camera`s and ski equipment all at the same time. You can do that later on of course, when you are going to expand your business. But to start, it is best to go with just one niche, and the narrower it is, the better for you.

Of course, you might think like "why don`t I just sell Nintendo, Prada, Canon and other hot products?", but you are wrong. See, hot products are also very competitive ones. And eBay resellers who work selling them, they are not new in the business, and they know how to beat the competition.

Furthermore, most of the times eBay power sellers have better prices for their items, and of course, they get them cheaper than anyone else. Why? Because they sell so much! Which product maker would not give a huge discount to a reseller who is making thousands of sales every week?

So, don`t go where the big guys play, start in your own narrow niche. If you are familiar with baby items, a narrow niche can be baby beds, baby strollers, or a specific brand of baby beds or strollers.

There are many tiny niches available where you can actually make lots of money - like pets, gardening, collectibles - these are the niches where the big guys do not enter because they seem too small for them. But these are the niches that new sellers can make huge profits in.

Right after choosing your niche, you will need to actually get those products you are going to sell. Or, a much better option would be working with a wholesale drop shipping company such as Worldwide Brands - this way you do not need to stock any inventory in your home or garage - they take care of the packaging and delivery of the goods to the buyer.

Even better - at Worldwide Brands, you get all the tools and education needed, to successfully run your business. Most of the successful eBay sellers are working with Worldwide Brands, and it`s obvious why - because this is the only wholesale source, certified by eBay itself!

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Worldwide Brands - The Solution To Increase Your Profits As An Ebay Seller

By Anthony Jones

Drop shipping is an exclusive way of selling goods to customers. The whole procedure functions like this: The customer goes to the eBay seller to purchase a particular product, and places an order. The retailer however does not have the product with him, but he can advertise it on his website, or eBay store. So after getting the order, the reseller places that order at the wholesaler`s database, and the customer receives the product directly from the wholesaler - such as Worldwide Brands, which is a wholesale dropshipper. In this way the reseller earns profit, which is equal to the amount difference between the wholesale and the retail price, and the only thing he needs to do, is promote his store, and take care of the communication with the customer. This is an exciting way of doing business!

Maintaining the stock is avoided by most of the resellers because of the costs involved. By working with Worldwide Brands, the reseller is given an opportunity to deal with different products at the same time. The customer is also benefited from this, because he saves a lot of time. The reseller sends the goods directly to the customer via the wholesaler.

The customer also saves money because costs of shipping are reduced - this is because you do not ship the item to your house, and then ship once again to the customer - but the item is shipped directly. Usually there`s an agreement made between the reseller and the wholesaler. This decides the pricing of different products, policies of returns and refunds, delivery service given by the wholesaler, and many other things.

Before starting to work with a wholesale source, you also need to know whether they have an international delivery option available, because if not, this would narrow your geographical market. Also, you should avoid wholesalers that are charging monthly or yearly subscription fees. The only fee - startup, or joining, fee can be asked by the wholesale directory.

This type of business is ideal for those who are in the internet business, or who own a store. Registration of the company needs to be done by the reseller, and tax documentation work that is necessary, should also be done.

Finally, wholesale dropshippers who are legal, would never charge additional fees to dropship the package to your customer, whereas the fake ones would do so. The reason is that dropshippers who are fake, are middleman, they reduce your profits. Your products should be dropshipped quickly in order to run a smooth and profitable internet business. This is the reason why eBay power sellers make huge profits as they are accessible for all wholesale items required at any given time. And this is possible for every one - just make some research before signing up anything.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Learning About The Ebay Second Chance Offer

By John Ferrer

I can assume that if you are reading over this piece in particular, that you are an Ebay user that is looking to get a tad bit more informed about the ever important Ebay second chance offer, and how that particular offer might mean serious benefits for you in a number of different ways.

The first thing that logically should happen, would be to describe exactly what one of these offers is, so that you can determine for yourself whether you could benefit from this offer or not. The easiest way to describe this process, is a means to buy a particular item from which the bidding has already ended some time before.

To take advantage of this, three things have to be true. The first of these is that you bid on an item, but you were not the winner. The second truth is that the person who won the particular auction has not upheld his or her end of the bargain as was agreed upon. And the last thing is that you have personally been invited for a one time only chance to purchase the item for yourself in a buy it now approach for what the item was set to be sold for.

How might you benefit? I suppose that that has to do more with what side of this agreement that you are on. If you are the buyer, than this is beneficial by giving you another opportunity to purchase something that you clearly had interest in buying. This gives you the chance to benefit from someone else's poor budgeting or error in bidding.

If you are the seller of the item, this gives you an opportunity to choose three different people that you want to offer a chance to purchase the item at the price that it was originally sold for. The best thing to do here is to take advantage of the list of the most active bidders on the item as Ebay will show you.

So you might have been curious about the Ebay second chance offer, than I am certain that you understand that process a little better now. Not to mention you likely have a great idea of how you might benefit from the process, no matter what side of it that you are on.

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Are Ebay Codes Difficult To Get Hold Of?

By John Ferrer

Aside from the fact that they can save anyone whom wishes to buy a product potentially hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, they can be used time and time again. If you are lucky enough to find one of the ebay codes, you could be onto a winning situation.

Some do not believe these codes to be anything but a scam but this is untrue as thousands upon thousands of people have used them to success in the past already. Should you find a genuine code you could be onto a winning situation and saving lots of money.

Ebay codes are occasionally not very easy to find. It is rare to find a website that lists them all and makes it easy for you. You could find ten codes but only one works, you will only discover this when physically trying them out.

Once you have a code that is still within its time frame of use, try to use it as quickly as possible. Ebay place restrictions on how many buyers can use every code and once that figure has been reached, any others will be deemed invalid. Use them quickly before someone else beats you to that huge saving.

Even if you are getting desperate to find one of the codes, never pay for one. Many individuals sell codes not knowing whether they are valid or they might not exist at all. These codes are readily available to anyone whom takes the time to search for them so there is no need to cash out for them.

If you know that you soon wish to purchase a high priced item from the website, now is the time to hunt for a code. You could save hundreds of dollars with one of the ebay codes by simply taking some time and searching the internet for a few minutes.

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Have You Ever Heard Of Ebay Locations?

By John Ferrer

ebay is famous all over the world. You can practically buy anything from ebay. However, what about the pickup ebay locations?

ebay has many drop-off and pick up locations in the States. Due to their expansion to China, there are various locations in the East. Nevertheless, the drop locations are limited.

Under normal circumstances, you buy your products through the internet and arrange for delivery to your home or office address. To buy products at ebay, you can use international credit cards with MasterCard or Visa logos.

You might still save some money depending on the drop off location. Imagine paying a large sum for some goodies from eBay, which might be lower in value than the delivery charges. Of course, another option would be to buy your goods in bulk.

They are fast and easy as well. Then, you simply arrange for delivery to your preferred location. The goods are sent by courier to ensure safe and proper delivery.

In such cases, anyone form any part of the world can order and arrange for delivery of ebay goods. However, bear in mind that the cost of courier could be expensive especially if they are sent to far off or unfamiliar locations. If the good is not worth much, it will be impractical to purchase something with a higher cost for delivery.

If it exceeds a certain limit, ebay deliver the goods without any charges right to your door. Delivery charges can be very costly especially if you are staying in a rural area. In other words, think carefully about the delivery charges when it comes to ordering your goods from ebay.

Simply driving to the drop off location and picking the goods up from ebay locations might be cheaper than requesting for courier right to your house or office. So, if you order your goods from ebay, check the drop-off locations before arranging for delivery. Choose the one that would save your money in terms of delivery charges.

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

How EBay Has Accidentally Become Ebay Green

By John Ferrer

Many corporations have had to become more environmentally conscious. The term that is used for environmentally friendly products is green. Interestingly enough, eBay did not intentionally set out to be green. The nature of the business and the kind of trade it encourages has put eBay in a rather unique position. It is able to urge people to consume less with the philosophy that something that already exists is the greenest product..

By encouraging the trade of overstocked new items, vintage, refurbished, and used goods on a worldwide scale eBay and its community of users ends up being the largest recycler on the planet. In fact it is said that the auction site sells about $2,000 worth of items that have had previous owners every second. Thus the decisions of those who use the site for their shopping needs can have an impact on the environment.

In an effort to persuade consumers that the choice to buy green is better a brand new website has been established by eBay. It is called The eBay Green Team. A forum has been set up for dialogue on how to change business practices to reflect a greener philosophy. Ways to reuse, recycle, and to purchase goods that are resource saving are many. Other suggestions include pointers on ways to beautify the home with pillows composed entirely of natural fibers and posters of the vintage kind.

Before something is offered on the green site its makers must posses some kind of certification. Also some added information is provided on the items for those using the website are how and where they were made and what sort of impact they have on the environment. Prices are not negotiable which is not like eBay's conventional practice at all.

Another way that eBay has become environmentally friendly is that those in the company are taking steps to lessen its impact on the environment. For instance one of its buildings boasts the largest commercial installation of solar panels on its roof in the city in which it is located. Therefore eBay isn't as inadvertently green as it was before.

Though eBay's intended purpose was not as a model for environmental awareness the company has made the decision to adopt its unintentional role. Advocating the alternative choice to purchasing new items consumers should look for gently used items and to cut back on waste in the home. One benefit to choosing gently used stuff is that resources are not squandered to make something that exists already.

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Get Success By Selling On Ebay

By Ray Lewis

On the eBay marketplace, everyday goods are classified as general goods. Tools, bulk consumables, and hobby supplies are examples of items which are always 'in season'. The market on Ebay is steady for these types of merchandise every month of the year.

The changes in the market demand will be small. The most common problem that happens when someone sees a particular product fetching a good price on Ebay is they are inclined to list some of their own. We can see the basic economic principle of supply and demand being applied here. Stay on track and check for other items being sold, they can cause you to lose money if the market is too saturated. When too many items of the same kind are being sold, you risk losing your profit or even forced to sell at below cost prices so try listing other items in the meantime and keep the saturated items until competition has decreased.

Selling used or refurbished items on Ebay allows you to offer prices much lower than your competitors. As long as the items are in top condition, buyers will appreciate the lower listing price and buy the items from you rather than a higher-priced listing. Make sure you are honest and list all imperfections on the goods you sell. A bad reputation will destroy your business, so be wary of the quality of the goods you deliver be careful of the quality of the goods you deliver, it determines your survival as a seller.

When selling general products on Ebay it is easy to project the outcome because most of the time this will produce similar results to an offline trading of similar products. The effort you spent and great customer service will play an important role in the success of a merchant. Sales will not be large, but it will be steady and giving you a good income over a considerable period of time.

Don't build your castles in the air because becoming an overnight Ebay millionaire does happen, but only one in a million. Aim to make a good regular supplemental income. Do not sell only one kind of product but spread they range wide. It is good to offer many different kinds of products for sale so that your overall income will not drop if the sale of a single product does drop.

The demand for general goods on eBay will always be present. Start by setting up your own store in eBay. Once our reputation is established, you can expect to make lots of money through this marketplace Exercise patience and take time to build your reputation and the trust of your customers.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Fifteen Years of eBay: How It All Began

By Stuart Lisonbee

In the late 20th century, young Frenchman Pierre Omidyar came up with the idea to create an online trading platform for his Pez-collecting girlfriend to connect with other collectors. It was this little spark that would eventually result in the birth of the online auction known as eBay.

Or, at least, that's the corporate line the marketing boys came up with. It does make for a great story, and chances are there is a lot of truth to it, although certainly with a marketing twist. However, why Pierre started the online auction revolution isn't important. What's important is that it changed the World Wide Web, and the world, forever.

In 1995 Pierre wrote auction software, which he called AuctionWeb, and put it up on the web. He listed a broken laser pointer as a test of his newly formed program. Astonishingly, the laser pointer sold for nearly $15.

Pierre never saw it coming. Sellers initially were given free access until supporting the community became so overwhelming, Pierre had the bright idea to start charging a dime for each listing in an attempt to cut down on the number of sellers. His plan backfired and the toddler auction site continued to grow.

AuctionWeb began to grow beyond Pierre's ability to manage by himself. That's when Stanford grad Jeff Skoll was brought on board along with Jim Griffith, the first eBay customer support agent. Jim was just an Auction Web junkie who help out other users on the discussion boards. But he was suffering a severe depression when he received a call from Pierre and Jeff with a job offer that, according to Jim, saved his life.

AuctionWeb would later become eBay (which some say is a reference to Echo Bay, the name of Pierre's consulting firm at the time) and Harvard MBA and former Hasbro executive Meg Whitman would soon join the rapidly growing ship. Under Meg Whitman's leadership, eBay's growth was exponential. Early employees, thanks to stock options, became millionaires while executives became billionaires.

Employees weren't the only ones to strike it rich. The online auction giant became the platform that would support thousands of entrepreneurs who would make a full-time income, some of them hauling in six figures per month.

As with all things successful, several companies have tried to emulate eBay's incredible story of prosperity, with most of them falling by the wayside. Through it all, eBay remains the largest and most successful online auction, and still the #1 platform for beginning "netpreneurs" to get their start.

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Friday, March 12, 2010

What Are The Top Selling Products On eBay

By Arnold Waterborn

If you've ever thought about how to go about making substantial amounts of money online, you might want to consider signing up with eBay, and then finding out what the top selling items on that site are. If you don't know anything else about Internet marketing, you should know that those who deal in the products with the highest demand are those who make the really big profits.

eBay is the popular website which attracts millions of people around the world and sells almost anything through the internet. If you need to become a successful businessman, you should sell the products that are in demand at a place where people are looking to buy.

Once you've done this, your next plan of attack should be to find out where you can get these products in order to make them available to your buying public.

The Pulse is a great way to learn what the top selling items are on eBay. It lists the top 10 most frequently searched keywords in every category and subcategory. This tool will only show you what items are most searched for, however. Research is essential to learn more about the stock that will be most profitable for you to sell in this marketplace.

The most sought after items on eBay usually are the newly introduced electronic items that include Video gaming systems, Video games and accessories for the newest video games. Among the Video Gaming systems, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 are the most sought after and popular products.

In fact, consumer electronics such as iPods, MP3 players and just about any other new piece of electronic wizardry will probably always be one of the highest selling items on eBay, mostly because everyone wants the latest and greatest electronic gismos.

Designer clothing and accessories will never go out of style, and are always hot properties on eBay. Women in particular will search on designer labels such as BCBG, Juicy Couture, Versace, Coach, Victoria's Secret, and The North Face in order to score some great deals that they can't find anywhere else. If you decide to enter this market, you will need to monitor buying trends because they will shift over time.

This article just scratches the surface of what's popular on this extremely popular marketplace- with just a little research, you'll be sure to find many more items that can form the basis of a successful online business.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Dealing With Feedback On eBay

By Carl Ferraro

If you are determined to learn how to work with eBay and learn its many functions, along with giving good customer service and satisfaction, one can be a very effective user of this service. Many people sell on eBay or simply dropship, but others also do not combine these two. Feedback can be a mysterious thing, and it can be overwhelming to begin to learn this service.

I would like to go into more detail on the function of Feedback on eBay and how it is significant to new eBay users because this is one of the primary things people associate with when thinking of eBay.

eBay is the most expanse and highly visible auction arena on the Internet. It is gigantic. Thousands of sales occur on an hourly basis. eBay speedily determined these sales were expanding so exponentially that there was no hope for efficiently and effectively keeping an overall record. And, even individual transactions were challenging.

This was all a little unexpected and they soon realized that they had two options: either let it continue, being a crazy, disorganized site that would lose credibility with the more untrusting users they had or recreate it and give it some order and organization so it could be a trusted site and continue to have success.

They were able to create a simple ranking system, which they called "feedback" in which all you need to do is rank the user that you were dealing with during your transaction. It was kept relatively simple as essentially you just leave a positive or negative feedback and no details of the transaction.

As far as this transaction goes in general, it is pretty straight forward. There is also an eBay DSR ranking which allows one to give more detail.

This function is a great way to keep everyone organized instead of the past, where buyers controlled most of the transaction. Ever since feedback has been established, reputation is now something that both buyers and sellers must keep in consideration.

Lack of a good reputation results in a great decrease in sales. Organization assures that a past unpredictable climate will be more successful in the present and future.

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Ebay is a Money Machine

By Duncan Mourao

How to make money on EBay is a question that more and more people who are searching for supplemental income are asking. The creation of this site has given many people a profitable online venture to experiment with. Not only are people supplementing incomes but many are even earning a living by running their online EBay business.

Initially you may want to think about what your possible niche area could be. What are the things you know well enough that you can possible turn into a money maker? You do not have to be an expert on a particular item, but you should at least have some kind of familiarity with it. You may also not know much about a particular item, but are keen on learning.

After you have a few items in mind that you would like to sell, it is time to do your research. Being thorough in your research can help you set yourself up for success. Check out your potential item market; is there a market out there for it? If there is, how much is it selling for? Find out who is selling it and check out their strategies. Knowing this information can give you a back drop from which to spring off.

When considering your item, make sure you know how much it will cost to ship. If you have a great item but it is expensive to ship you may want to revisit your decision. Many consumers are only willing to pay a certain amount for a particular item. Shipping may very well increase item price and decrease demand. Be aware of shipping charges so that you can prevent any unforeseen mistakes down the road.

The worded description of your item is your 50 percent of reaching the consumer. Your description has to be written clearly and in sales promoting fashion. This means you want to describe your item so well that you are encouraging the reader to action, i. E. Buying your product.

Setting your goals appropriately with EBay is also very important. Starting out with the expectation of getting rich quick, you are probably setting yourself up for disappointment. On the other hand, if you have a good product and are willing to work hard, you can make a supplemental income or earn living.

Researching your intended target is a great place to start on learning how to make money on EBay. You can even find a number of resources for new starters on EBay. This site offers information on how to get started as well as how to create your own successful EBay business.

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