Some “eBay experts” will tell you which days are the best to
list your item. It’s basically simple, make sure that your item listing “expires”
when the most people will be available to bid on it at the “last minute”. This
typically is on Sunday night because at least here in America, most people are
home and not watching TV. Also, pay attention to the time of day your listing
will expire.
The above is important, but I find that many people when
listing eBay items really don’t need to be concerned about when to list, they
just need to “list” something. Do it now! Don’t wait. Don’t get paralysis of
analysis! A listing a day, really does keep the bills away. Just list something
and do it now. The majority of eBay sellers just need to list and sell
something and get their feet wet; learn the ropes and deal with the “find
tuning” of eBay listings later. If that’s you, read on. I will share where I
find the good deals on items to list.
There is always something around you that you can sell on
eBay. Where ever you go, if you have the mindset that there is something here
that I can make money with, you will find it. Here are a few places that I find
items to resell.
Yesterday I was at the library and from time to time they
have books in what they call the “Friends of the Library” area. You purchase used
books here on a donation basis. I have found some “like new” condition books
and even signed copies that I have later sold on eBay. I found some when I was
there and will post them soon.
If you haven’t added Craigslist and Freecycle to your favorites
bar on your Internet browser, I recommend that you do so today. For Craigslist,
just enter www.craigslist.org in your
address bar and continue narrowing down until you get to your state and then
your local area. Freecycle is a Yahoo Group. Just enter Yahoo Groups and you’ll
find your area. Register to get notifications in your email. You may want to
set up files to gather them as they come in to your email as there can be many.
Also, one can search the free listings in Craigslist or purchase there at a
lower price when you negotiate and later resell on eBay.
Sometimes when driving your neighborhood or around a college
campus at the end of the year, you’ll find things out on the curb; free for the
taking. These are called “curb alerts” in Craigslist and on Freecycle. Lastly, for today I want to tell you about Pawn Shops. Wow, these can be havens of great bargains when you know a few things. Our local area has a pawn shop that sells DVDs for a buck sometimes. If that is the case for you, buy and resell them. I choose to purchase only the DVDs that are still in the wrapping, and unused so I’m assured that my eBay buyer gets a stellar product! Check out the “bargain bin” or “discounted items” at pawn shops. Many times these are simply older inventory numbers that they need to sell to “get off their books” and they are perfectly in fine condition. Sometimes you may find a camcorder for instance that only needs a charger. Buy one at www.amazon.com and resell it. Be careful with buying from pawn shops though, many times things are sold as “final sale” and cannot be returned; especially when discounted. Use your smart phone if you have one and check out what an item has sold at on eBay before buying it, so you don’t get burned!
Once you have a small stock of items to sell, get up early before you go to work and list your item. Soon you may be making more money online selling your item on eBay or on other online auctions that you may not need to go to work anymore.
Make it a great day!
PS. Please leave your comment or question after this post. I would be glad to assist you in any way that I can with your eBay and other online auction questions.
