I've been on eBay longer than most people have known about it and I have seen a ton of changes. But they haven't really affected what I do or how much I make. My bottom line has just continued to increase over the years. I signed up and started buying in 1997 and began selling full time in 1998. This was before eBay was part of the common language and before most people realized you could make a living on it. 11 years is a long time in the real world, let alone the computer and internet world, so you imagine the changes I've seen on eBay.
But it's not really about eBay's changes, it's about consistency as a seller. What to sell, where to find it and how to list it.
Finding just the things that have value isn't the key. It is to repeat the process in a manner that maximizes the item for the most profit. There are constantly new changes from eBay from their fee increases to their policy changes, but even so my bottom line has only gone higher and higher. This is because I know how to make my listings get the maximum profits.
[Quick eBay Insight: Checks and money orders as of October are no longer an accepted payment method on eBay.]
Being aware that something has a value is only one thing, having the knowledge to get the absolute maximum profit out of the item is far more important.
This is something I definitely know first hand. Once, there was even a time when profit was a thing of struggle for me. Disasters in the beginning were one after another, and so were miscalculations. Victories, and stunning ones at that, started to also happen. This being my main income source you can bet I had to keep my focus in the game. Working techniques and strategies were something I began to learn, and they worked time and time again. The simplicity of it even made me laugh once I discovered it. But it took time and numerous trials to perfect this system into becoming the foolproof money maker it is now.
Now, I am a lazy guy. I probably should've put that out there first. I don't like to work, and in fact, it's a danger to my health. That was how I got to where I am.
When I was born I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, a deadly lung disease. The doctors notified my parents that they shouldn't expect me to live past seven years of age-yikes. Working full time was not an option unless frequent and long hospital stays were desired. I couldn't pay the bills since working the hours couldn't be done, and the option of living with Mom for life was definitely not an option. So I panicked.
Yup, I started selling everything I had in my apartment after my roommate moved out. I mean everything. And surprisingly enough, what I thought was worth money was... worthless. And the things I nearly threw in the garbage, were more profitable than I imagined. Not thousands of dollars or anything crazy, but it all added up quite nicely. I began to notice a pattern with these items and found that they were everywhere. People were passing them up all the time. In places everywhere...often in their own house, right under their noses.
This was great. It took hardly any time for me to find them, buy them and list them. I started getting a consistent profit.
It's a secret I have kept for years. Friends and family have always pushed me to say what I do and how I do it. They have always wondered how a lazy guy like me can make money and have every day be like a Saturday.
For years now I have held on to my incredible method, and yet no matter where it is I go- even right where I live, there is just too much stuff. There is just too much of it out there for me alone to do it. Although I of course wish I could.
[Quick Fact: The new feedback is something everyone knows about. Sellers are now unable to leave "negatives" for buyers, positive is the only option. But buyers still can leave all three types of feedback: negative, positive, and neutral. However, are you aware that "neutrals" count the same as negatives towards the feedback of a seller?]
Every single day I sell online, and the trend or economy doesn't matter. Without hassle, I am always profitable. As I look around here and there, I see other experienced sellers who are making many of the mistakes I once made- it makes me cringe. They don't even know they could make so much more money without any of the hassle they have inadvertently created.
Making an extra income on eBay is easy because anyone can do it. You get do to dot on your own time, too, which is the best part. Relax on the sofa, make up whatever hours you want, and earn and income all the while. If you sit back and follow the proven steps you can earn extra money while you sleep.
Ebay is still the easiest, fastest, low risk way to make extra money in spite of all the changes and even the economy. - 15431
But it's not really about eBay's changes, it's about consistency as a seller. What to sell, where to find it and how to list it.
Finding just the things that have value isn't the key. It is to repeat the process in a manner that maximizes the item for the most profit. There are constantly new changes from eBay from their fee increases to their policy changes, but even so my bottom line has only gone higher and higher. This is because I know how to make my listings get the maximum profits.
[Quick eBay Insight: Checks and money orders as of October are no longer an accepted payment method on eBay.]
Being aware that something has a value is only one thing, having the knowledge to get the absolute maximum profit out of the item is far more important.
This is something I definitely know first hand. Once, there was even a time when profit was a thing of struggle for me. Disasters in the beginning were one after another, and so were miscalculations. Victories, and stunning ones at that, started to also happen. This being my main income source you can bet I had to keep my focus in the game. Working techniques and strategies were something I began to learn, and they worked time and time again. The simplicity of it even made me laugh once I discovered it. But it took time and numerous trials to perfect this system into becoming the foolproof money maker it is now.
Now, I am a lazy guy. I probably should've put that out there first. I don't like to work, and in fact, it's a danger to my health. That was how I got to where I am.
When I was born I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, a deadly lung disease. The doctors notified my parents that they shouldn't expect me to live past seven years of age-yikes. Working full time was not an option unless frequent and long hospital stays were desired. I couldn't pay the bills since working the hours couldn't be done, and the option of living with Mom for life was definitely not an option. So I panicked.
Yup, I started selling everything I had in my apartment after my roommate moved out. I mean everything. And surprisingly enough, what I thought was worth money was... worthless. And the things I nearly threw in the garbage, were more profitable than I imagined. Not thousands of dollars or anything crazy, but it all added up quite nicely. I began to notice a pattern with these items and found that they were everywhere. People were passing them up all the time. In places everywhere...often in their own house, right under their noses.
This was great. It took hardly any time for me to find them, buy them and list them. I started getting a consistent profit.
It's a secret I have kept for years. Friends and family have always pushed me to say what I do and how I do it. They have always wondered how a lazy guy like me can make money and have every day be like a Saturday.
For years now I have held on to my incredible method, and yet no matter where it is I go- even right where I live, there is just too much stuff. There is just too much of it out there for me alone to do it. Although I of course wish I could.
[Quick Fact: The new feedback is something everyone knows about. Sellers are now unable to leave "negatives" for buyers, positive is the only option. But buyers still can leave all three types of feedback: negative, positive, and neutral. However, are you aware that "neutrals" count the same as negatives towards the feedback of a seller?]
Every single day I sell online, and the trend or economy doesn't matter. Without hassle, I am always profitable. As I look around here and there, I see other experienced sellers who are making many of the mistakes I once made- it makes me cringe. They don't even know they could make so much more money without any of the hassle they have inadvertently created.
Making an extra income on eBay is easy because anyone can do it. You get do to dot on your own time, too, which is the best part. Relax on the sofa, make up whatever hours you want, and earn and income all the while. If you sit back and follow the proven steps you can earn extra money while you sleep.
Ebay is still the easiest, fastest, low risk way to make extra money in spite of all the changes and even the economy. - 15431
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