Making money on eBay as a trading assistant

Trading assistants can use this opportunity to make some serious cash. You can either help normal people to sell their stuff on eBay or ask local *small* companies with real products. Many smaller companies simply don’t have the time to add hundreads of eBay items every day.

Trading assistans can take a high fee if they are good at selling. The more you can sell per day the better.

Here’s ebay’s statements regarding the fees that you can take for selling other people’s items on eBay:

The fees you pay a Trading Assistant for selling your items are up to you and the Trading Assistant to agree upon. You should agree on any fees and terms before any work takes place. eBay does not charge you fees for hiring a Trading Assistant. Note, however, that eBay charges fees for selling items on eBay, and some Trading Assistants pass those fees on to their clients as part of the overall cost of their services.

eBay added a directory for trading assistants, it is the *official trading assistant directory*:

Ebay Trading Assistant Directory

Expanding to a REDOL

If you are good at selling things, you might even expand and open up a REDOL (Registered eBay Drop off Location). Drop off locations are simply stores where you can drop your package during business hours without any prior notifications and they will take care off it and sell it for whatever price you want.

Isn’t that a great way to make money on eBay? You get paid for helping other people sell their stuff. This could be a lucrative niche. Check out your city. Is there already a registered eBay Drop off location? If not, it might be your chance! There are always people who want to sell something. If you can build up a reputation as a reliable seller you will quickly become the best option for people to sell things on eBay.

The big plus is you don’t have to spend anything on items and you can charge whatever you want (of course it has to be a reasonable rate or people won’t care about your service). The disadvantage are that your profits won’t be that great when you are starting out.

Here are some strategies that will help you to sell expensive items.

1. Set your reserve price high, but the initial bidding very very low and always below $50 . If you don’t like the last bid you don’t have to accept the offer, because you set a reserve price.

2. Use escrow services to add another level of trust.

3. Use an eBay account with at least 30 sales.

4. Be honest about your product.

5. Add incentives. This can be just a small thing like a coupon, but it makes the potential buyer believe he’s getting more than what he pays for.

6. Post a link to your acution on forums. Only post on forums where you are active and have established a level of trust.

7. Tell your ICQ, AIM and MSN friends.

8. Create high-quality graphics for your products. If you can’t do it yourself, google for some *free* icons that fit to the products.

9. Write a very detailed description.

10. Last but not least, divide your description into chapters. Each chapter should have a headline that underlines the KEY BENEFITS of the product. You are not selling a product, you are selling the benefits. What can your person achieve with this product? Will he bich rich? Will he look better? What is it? Write it down.

How to profit on eBay:

Don’t buy any lists of dropshipping sources! Most of them are simply not worth it.

China wholesales are pretty cheap and can be worth it, but never pay a fee just to sell products from another company. Stay away from those our you will not profit on ebay at all.

Personalized products are doing very well on eBay. Here are some ideas how to profit on ebay:

• - Personalized Cases (PSP, Nintendo, Wii, Phones, PC, etc.)
• - Personalued Watches (Tech Watches, NFL Watches, Animal Watches, etc.)
• - Personalized bags or shoes

Get The Free Guide!

First I will talk a bit of my experiences and how I went from nobody to a powerseller in 2 months.
When I first started out selling items on eBay, I didn’t have a clue. I wasn’t getting any bids and it was a little frustrating to spend so much money on listing fees. With sheer luck I managed to find items that sold well. Basically what I did was to look around on eBay to find out what’s hot. I knew if I had a product that was selling well, I would at least manage to sell a few items per day.

I was right. I went out and checked http://pulse.ebay.com daily and bought up the cheapest hot items.
At that time the iPhone was brand new. So I bought the cheapest iPhone’s and then sold them on international eBay sites (such as. ebay.de and ebay.co.uk).
I managed to make a few sales per day and finally made some good profits, but it still wasn’t enough to make a living off eBay alone. I was reading through many guides and tutorials to find out what other people do.

I remember that I bought this guide for $65. That’s when I started to make some real money. What I did was to write down the best strategies of that guide. Then I modified them a little bit so they would work for me. I knew that copying someone’s eBay strategy is not going to work in 9/10 cases .. I copied too many ideas to know that for sure!

Anyway it all comes down to:

• Buying cheap, selling high
• Buying/selling products that are needed (keep in mind that the buying behaviour of people will change if the economy struggles, e.g. if we are in a recession)
• Buying in large quantities to get a good discount
• Find niches with less competition
• Having a USP (Unique selling proposition), what makes you stand out?
• Selling large quantities to save listing fees
• Good wholesale sources
• Getting bids (there are some methods that will help you get 50% more bids)

They now offer the guide for free. You can get this for free (only s+h). This is a promotional offer, so you should hurry before it’s no longer available.

http://Free-eBay-Kit.com

You can also download this article as a PDF here.

Selling coupons on eBay can be profitable

I will give you a concrete tip that will help you to make a lot of money for free.

Whenever you receive a coupon via mail, sell them on ebay, don’t throw them away. You can get up to $20 per coupon. People are bidding like crazy for coupons. If there is a recession and a even greater need to save money then you can sell even more coupons.

Especially baby formula coupons are selling well. Just give it a try. Selling coupons on eBay is definitely a great way to make money online.

You can save listing fees by selling more than just 1 coupon. Try to get special deals. Companies will gladly give you coupons if they hear that you will spread them for free. Just get started and companies will even contact you and ask if you may want to sell coupons for them (heck yea, we want to!).

Develop your own business idea

Copying a business idea doesn’t usuallly work. You have to find your own niche. Find something that is hot. You will find many tips on this site how to find out what is hot. Plus can always get a free ebay kit via mail over at http://Free-Ebay-Kit.com

Buying products and reselling them on eBay can be a profitable business!

If you ask yourself what to sell on ebay, you should always consider the economy. People tend to buy different things when the economy is struggling and they don’t have much money. Well, right now we are in a recession. If you need some tips what to sell during a recession, please read: What to sell on ebay during a recession?

In general there are some types of products and items that tend to sell better on eBay.

Let’s have a look at the best-sellers on eBay as of right now 09/15/09

What to sell on eBay – TOP10

1. ipod
2. ipod touch
3. iphone
4. coach
5. laptop
6. xbox 360
7. digital camera
8. wii
9. iphone 3g
10. ralph lauren

Did I just make that up? No, I’m a professional, if I would make things up I wouldn’t sell much on eBay. I’ll tell you where you can check this and much more: It’s on eBay! Am I kidding you? No, just go to http://pulse.ebay.com and you just found a hidden gold mine. That site is full of opportunities.

Don’t sell top-sellers on eBay

Anyway, do you see a pattern when you look at the items above? Certainly, I do. Digital items rock on eBay. Ok, now you have to consider that you can make money selling the best-sellers, but there’s a lot of competition. Why not grab the low hanging fruits? Why not go for something that sells well, but is not so competitive?
I’d go for items that extend the functions of a bestseller, e.g. Wii controllers, cell phone covers, digital camera lenses, etc.
Of course you have to find something that makes you stand out from the crowd. Good service, fast shipping, discounts or special products can make you stand out. It’s your choice what to sell on eBay.

Where to get it? Where to buy products for cheap to resell them?

Ok, this is going to be easy. There are many so called wholesale sources. If you need a really good list, I recommend to get the free eBay Kit that is basically filled with wholesale sources and tons of other useful tips.

Go to http://Free-EBay-Kit.com and get it whilte it’s still available. The free eBay kit will help you a lot and teach you exactly what to sell on ebay and where to get it!

You should download our eBook to get a little overview of what you can expect of it or simply watch the YouTube video that basically explains everything: Free eBay Kit Video

Get this, get your feet wet and start making money. My tip: Start small in a great niche and then expand. I will post another entry about finding great niches soon, so stay tuned!

Making a living off eBay can become a reality if you really want it, just keep learning! What’s better than free learning material anyway.

Download Make Money on eBay Torrent

I have found a torrent that will give you all the details about the free ebay kit. Some methods that are revealed are shortterm tips that will help you to make a lot of money really fast. Shortterm is usually not as good as longterm, but if you are looking for a way to make a few grand quickly and then get out, this is definitely worth it. The kit also reveals many tricks that will help you to build up a longterm business on eBay, making a living off eBay.

eBay Kit Advantages:

• You only sell if you want to
• Great Wholesale Sources
• Tips To Increase eBay Auction Profits
• Get Bids Like Crazy on eBay
• Become a powerseller ($1000 per month) in less than 2 months
• Generate a substantial second income

Download Make Money on eBay eBook

Do you want to make money on eBay, but you don’t know how? Well, here’s a suggestion: You download my eBook to find out how I make money. I am giving away some really useful information that will help you to get started. Many people reported that they have made $500 in their first month and up to $1500 in their second month. It’s totally possible to make that amount on ebay without knowing too much about marketing, internet or selling in general. Everything you need to know you will find inside the eBook.

Inside the eBook you will find a link to a free kit that I used when I started out. If you don’t grab this you are missing a great chance. That eBay kit normally costs $65 (was $150), but they are giving it away for free. Since this is obviously a promotional offer, the supplies are limited and you should get it ASAP.

The free eBay kit will help you to make money on eBay. If you don’t make at least $500 in your first month you might be doing something wrong or you are slacking, but you can always contact me and I will help you to make your first grand on eBay.

What are you waiting for? Download the eBook and finally get started. Oh yea, they are sending you the kit via mail, so it will take a couple days, but it’s totally worth it. You’ll be surprised how easy it is to make any money using eBay .. and best of all, you can always scale it up.

Btw, I think reinvesting is important. Once you made your first $500 on eBay you got to reinvest it, that’s important! It will help you to grow and make even more money. I don’t say that you shouldn’t get a reward for yourself, but you should also try to reinvest as much as possible to build up your business or a 2nd income stream if you already have a job.

You can earn a lot of money by referring people and leading people to the right product. How does that work, it sounds interesting?

Let’s look at the best way to make money on eBay without selling anything. All of those methods are free, fast, and you don’t need to have any special skills to do this. Anyone can do this.

Best Ways to Make Money on eBay

eBay’s affiliate network. People make millions just by sending people to eBay. Why do you think is eBay the most popular auction site in the world? Because they realized how important it is to do get people to use eBay and they will pay other people to send traffic their way. Especially in rough times like a recession eBay is willing to spend more for leads.

Ok, you should sign up for the affiliate network. Before you do it make sure you have a website that is receiving a few visitors. How else do you want to make money?

You don’t even need a website to do this because you can always post links on YouTube, Myspace and other social sites.

eBay Partner Network Pays Per Click

Starting on October 1st 2009 (September 1st for new publishers like you) eBay will even pay per click that means for every click you send to eBay you WILL get money, no matter what, no questions asked.

The eBay affiliate network can be found here: eBay Partner Network