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Sparks · 07-17-2006, 01:45 PM

I starting selling on eBay in 1997. We made quite a bit of money until about 2004. Then it seemed like the market got too saturated and margins went down. If you are selling a lot (we were doing over 100 auctions a week) you need auction software which can be pricey... overall we figured with eBay fees, PayPal fees, and auction software fees our costs were about 14%-18% per item. When you are usually working with 20%-30% profit margains it really doesn't workout.

I know people who still make money on eBay, but they are in small niche markets. We sold toys and collectibles, so Wal-Mart and Toy-R-Us put us out of business.

I know there are things that still make money on there, but be careful...

Good luck!
-Sparks

07-17-2006, 01:45 PM
Sparks Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern CA Posts: 2,466	I starting selling on eBay in 1997. We made quite a bit of money until about 2004. Then it seemed like the market got too saturated and margins went down. If you are selling a lot (we were doing over 100 auctions a week) you need auction software which can be pricey... overall we figured with eBay fees, PayPal fees, and auction software fees our costs were about 14%-18% per item. When you are usually working with 20%-30% profit margains it really doesn't workout. I know people who still make money on eBay, but they are in small niche markets. We sold toys and collectibles, so Wal-Mart and Toy-R-Us put us out of business. I know there are things that still make money on there, but be careful... Good luck! -Sparks