eBay Selling
Ideas
3 Interesting Ideas to Make Money on ebay
1) Sell Used Cell Phones on ebay
The demands for used cell phones with brand names like Nokia,
Motorola, Kyocera, Alltel, Ericsson, Sprint, etc in ebay are
pretty high. Many of the used cell phones auctions in ebay
usually attract bids. So how to find used cell phones to profit
on ebay? Many people change their cell phones every year. If
you are one of them, probably you already have 2 or 3 used cell
phones kept at home that can sell on ebay. Your friends may
also keep a few of old phones left unused. You can buy from
them and resell on ebay. To get a consistent supply of cell
phones, you may think about placing classified ads in newspaper
states that you pay money for used cell phone. You shouldn't
pay much when buying used cell phones. Do a little research on
ebay to find out how much used cell phones are generally
selling. If a used cell phone sell at a price of $50 in ebay,
you should pay not more than 30% of the price to buy it. If the
phone is a recent model you can pay little more and cut a
little if it is old and nothing special.
2) Sell Used How-to Books
Used how-to books are quite easy to find and inexpensive to
buy. They can be bought at $1.00 or less. You can buy how-to
books from thrift shops, estate sales, used book stores, yard
sales, etc and sell them in ebay for high profit margin. You
can also get how-to books from Book Sale Finder. Here are the
type of books you should look for: Hobbies Photography,
blacksmithing, clock building & repair, woodworking, magic,
treasure hunting, iron work, pipe smoking, dog training,
antiques, coins, buttons, medals, drawing, painting, craft
making, dolls, pottery, etc. Home and Garden Home decorating,
home remodelling, garden trellis, etc. Misc How to repair
(watch repair, door repair, pipe repair), how to play, lost
treasure, eary aviation, etc. When you list your books in ebay,
you can either list them in the "Book" category of ebay or in
the subject specific category of ebay. For instance, If you are
selling a book related to home decorating, you may be making
more profit if you list the book under the "Home Deco" within
the "Home & Garden" category of ebay campare to listing the
book under "Book"
3) Sell Gift Cards Gift card is another profitable
market in ebay
There are many people possess gift
cards but not everyone of them will use their gift cards. If
you can offer to buy these unused gift cards for a price at 20%
or less of the value of the gift certificates, they will sell
to you. You can advertise your offer in local newspaper, penny
shop and trading post. You are looking for gift cards that are
still valid (not yet expire). Most gift cards have a toll-free
number on the back you can dial to check whether the cards are
still valid.
When determining the buy and sell price of a gift card, you
should do some research on ebay. Try to look for auction that
sell the similar card. See how much the card sells in the
auction and set you buying price at 40% to 50% of the selling
price of the auction. The starting bid and winning bid of the
auction can also give you an idea on how much your card can
sell on ebay.
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