It makes me smile when I come across multiple eBay guides where you go to section ‘What To Sell On eBay’ and read something like: ‘open your closet… and find thousands of things you do not need…’ If you do not need them why do you think others will pay you to get them? Or your closet is like a museum – full of antique stuff?

At this time eBay is a saturated marketplace where you need to face many challenges including eBay fees, tough competition, off eBay marketing (online, offline) and, of course, product sourcing.

In this article we are going to discuss what to sell on eBay and to sell profitably. It is really possible to sell ANYTHING on eBay, even stuff that you found in your closet. But at the end of the day when you do your math you may be disappointed to discover a negative balance of your eBay business.

OK, you need to RESEARCH what to sell on eBay. I guess we discussed that already. But how to research?

You can do it manually browsing completed auctions and making notes or you can make use of some tools. Some are free, others are for a fee – nothing is free now, even on the Internet.

A few sources come from eBay:

• eBay Pulse (free)
• eBay Marketplace Research (fee)

If you are not yet sure or doubtful what to sell on eBay – try more tools:

• Find profitable products to sell on eBay (fee)
• Market Research Wizard (not focused on eBay, but online market in general; comes with 6 000 000+ products that wholesalers will dropship for you). Really cool product, but not as cheap as we would like it to be.

So, you have a choice of manual and automated eBay market research, free and fee based tools.

All this should definitely help you to make a more informed decision on the items to sell on eBay in addition to the stuff that you will discover in your closet…

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Mind that the title is the face of your business, so the more creative your title will be, more potential customers you will have. Analyze the keywords that other sellers use for similar products, and use every relevant keyword you can. Create something unusual, thus, you will attract people’s attention.

2. Setting the Wrong Starting Price

It is a very important point. If you start too high, you may lose buyers’ interest. If you start too low, you may lose your money. You’d better look at Completed Items listings and analyze what the product is going for.

3. Posting an Inaccurate or Incomplete Description

You shouldn’t forget to mention the details of the product: size, condition, markings, age, and history. This mistake can result in numerous questions, callings and emails. Your customers will feel less confident bidding without having full information. Be honest: mention any damages or defects of the product, thus, you will avoid all unnecessary returns and people will trust you more.

4. Putting Up Bad Photos or No Photos At All

Use photos. Buyers should know with whom they deal. But be sure that the photos are of a good quality. Bad photos or irrelevant (too private) ones will scare away your potential customers. Use photos related to business sphere, this will make your auctions look more professional.

5. Putting Up an Auction at the Wrong Time

Remember that everything is good in its time. Both time of year and time of day can affect the success of your auction. Chose the right season for your products and, moreover, good time to start and finish your auction.

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The first and the foremost thing about eBay business is getting this business rolled. Despite the fact that the modern technology made online selling as fast and as simple as never before, a lot of new retailers find the process frustrating. Most of them give up during the very first stage of selling a product – Sell Your Item form.

Make it Simple

A number of guys faced this kind of problem when they decided to sell snow tires on eBay. They just didn’t know how to list the item, so they came together and gave it a serious thinking:

“Wouldn’t it be neat if you could have expert assistance you could call and they could run you through it…and if you didn’t like to be on your computer, you could do it on your phone.”

The service provided by Recellers is the following: you just need a camera or a camera phone. You make a shot of the object you want to sell and send this photo to Recellers. In a matter of minutes they call you and give useful guidance on how to list the item on eBay. They will do everything for you: go to eBay and fill in the entire Sell Your Item form.

Getting Wonderful Deals

The experts of the service will help you in every possible way: they will give you step-by-step guidance and even advice you on the best methods of shipping goods. They will help you answer the following questions:

• What keywords should I use for this of that item?
• What is the best title?
• What should a description feature?
• Should I bold the product?
• What is my most effective pricing tactics?
• What is the best time for the auction?
• In which category should I list the item?

Plummer (the founder of Recellers) continues:

“Market research showed that you could get more money if you could drive more buyers that were looking for an item, and have a true auction, rather than a few people that were just half interested, or stumbled across your listing.”

This is the way you can list the items. But before selling products you need to get them somewhere. I suggest using the wholesale supplier database created by dropshiparea. It features the trusted and checked suppliers that will enable you to have everything you need in stock all the time and never be bothered of running out of supplies.

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When you are a small online business owner you have to think about the promotion of your site sooner or later. To my mind, the most effective way to do it invented so far is the email campaign.

What are your options?

In fact, you have 3 choices of software types for the campaign:

1. Desktop software
2. Web server software
3. ASP hosted service

The third option has one significant competitive edge over its opponents – you are not responsible for the delivery of e-letters. Subscribing to this type of service you get a certain number of email for a monthly fee.

Dr. Ralph Wilson, Wilson Internet Services, says:

“With desktop or web server software, basically you’re responsible to get them delivered… Whereas if you’re paying someone else for that service, it’s their job, and many of them take it very seriously.”

A desktop server has another advantage – its cost.

Follow the tips:

If you decide on a desktop or server solution here are a couple of tips that will help you get the mail delivered to the users:

1. Don’t be spam. How not to be spam? Here are some pieces of advice that will help you avoid spamming:

• Don’t use all caps.
• Don’t use HTML messages that are primarily graphics.
• Don’t try to trick filters by replacing letters with asterisks or breaking words up with punctuation marks. Filters are getting smarter, and you could end up on a black list.
• Don’t use sloppy HTML.
• Don’t use large or small fonts. Stick with H1, H2, or H3 heading tags

2. Use sender certification

There are companies like Habeas.com and BondedSender.com that certify your small business. Once you get your company certified you can be sure that you can get through spam filters right to the hearts of your potential clients.

Issues with a Hosted Server

If you decide to sign up to a hosted server here are a number of things you should keep in mind:

• What precautions do they take to prevent spammers from enrolling? A good host company will have measures in place, such as confirmed opt-in, to make sure that they’re not allowing spammers to join.
• Do they take any precautions to prevent spammers from signing with the service?
• Does the service offer any tracking system? Nowadays a number of hosted servers allow you to see how many email recipients have opened your letters and visited your site through the links provided by the letters
• Is their customer service good? In order to tell a good one from a bad one you can simply see if it takes a long time for them to respond to your inquiries.

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eBay selling might be a pleasant, fun and profitable experience. But when you have got reed of every single piece of rubbish in your house where can you go for product ideas and sources?

When you are done researching eBay you might need reliable sources of products. Here, at dropshiparea, we are doing our best to help you find the best wholesale suppliers and help you sign up with them and thus get access to the services they offer.

Plunging deeper into eBay Sources

In fact, eBay is itself a powerful product sourcing tool. For instance, it is a great place with inbuilt traffic which is a real goldmine for those seeking for the products to sell. I uncover a great secret to you: one of the best tools to learn what the traffic wants is the Seller Central Page (www.EBay.com/SellerCentral). Moreover, there are other tools which can be very useful plus not many people are aware of their existence.

• The merchandising calendar

It is great place to learn what products will be promoted be eBay next few weeks/months. You also learn under which categories you need to list your goods to be given a place on the home page of the service.

• The hot items section

It can be called a monthly report. You can learn which products are moving, producing more bids, and getting higher final prices. Here you can learn where the demand is at the moment.

Janelle Elms advices:

“Print this report and keep it with [you] at all times,” She explains, “People don’t know what to look for… This will really help direct and keep your mind focused to what’s moving on eBay.”

• The hot categories section

This section gives you an idea about the top categories and moreover how to sell products in those categories. Each category features the section “In Demand” that gives you clue not only about the hottest selling products but also about the keywords users search for the items with. You see that eBay tells you what to sell and how to do it!

Listen to your clients

When users come to eBay they already know what they want. You don’t have to offer anything to them. All you need to do is listen carefully to what they’re saying. The tools help you to learn what they are looking for. You simply need to come up with the things they are in search of. Simple, but believe me it works!

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