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  • Antonio
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    • Oct 2001
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    What should I sell on eBay so I can make $10 000 or more per month???

    thinking of giving the eBay thing a try

    I don't expect you to reveal your best monemaking items, but for the peeps that used to sell on eBay, what was the stuff that used to make you money?

    a lot of shit is much cheaper here than in the UK or the US

    I'm thinking of items that are small, cheap (items b/n $5.00 and $30.00 are the easiest to sell)


    any eeperiences, success or failure stories, please feel free to share them

    old books? antiques? small china dolls? paintings?
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    • flashfire
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        • phonesex
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          My friend sells hookahs on ebay and is making bank.

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            • Antonio
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              #4
              Originally posted by phonesex
              My friend sells hookahs on ebay and is making bank.
              damn, that's a good one

              it all boils down to finding one small item and selling the shit out of it, there was a documentary I watched about a British guy making more than 120 000 pounds annual turnover from small china figurines

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                • PinkElectric
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                    • ClamSmacker
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                      Quality tools are a good seller, if you get them cheap enough...

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                          #7
                          Originally posted by Antonio
                          damn, that's a good one

                          it all boils down to finding one small item and selling the shit out of it, there was a documentary I watched about a British guy making more than 120 000 pounds annual turnover from small china figurines
                          You need to get in touch with a directory of Chinese manufacturers. Research small niche products and find providers at Alibaba.com Warning: You might get tons of Chinese spam if you use your main email. Also, try to avoid MIDDLEMEN as much as you can. You'd be more competitive on ebay the closer you get to the base cost.

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                                • FlowerKid
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                                  Digital cameras and mobile phones are top sellers on ebay as well. Even defective devices achieve very high prices.

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                                    • invertiga
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                                      fake von dutch and evisu jeans, you'll be buyin that ferrari in no time!

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                                        • Antonio
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                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by invertiga
                                          fake von dutch and evisu jeans, you'll be buyin that ferrari in no time!
                                          hm, selling counterfeit goods is not my cup of tea


                                          bump for some more ideas

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                                            • Logan Videos
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                                              I can sell you PC video games of a specific company (Activision) for 15$ each, and console video games for 25$ each.

                                              They all come sealed and of course, they are all original copies.

                                              I get them that cheap because I work for them.

                                              Please leave me your ICQ number in that thread if you are interested.

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                                                • PimpDaddyPants
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                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Logan Videos
                                                  I can sell you PC video games of a specific company (Activision) for 15$ each, and console video games for 25$ each.

                                                  They all come sealed and of course, they are all original copies.

                                                  I get them that cheap because I work for them.

                                                  Please leave me your ICQ number in that thread if you are interested.
                                                  275902040

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                                                    • Antonio
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                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Logan Videos
                                                      I can sell you PC video games of a specific company (Activision) for 15$ each, and console video games for 25$ each.

                                                      They all come sealed and of course, they are all original copies.

                                                      I get them that cheap because I work for them.

                                                      Please leave me your ICQ number in that thread if you are interested.
                                                      thanks for the offer, but I'm totally clueles when it comes to games, I wouldn't know what's 'hot'

                                                      hope you get some business though

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                                                        • Fred Quimby
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                                                          Back in the day I use to buy closout video games cd's on a 500 spindle for 10 cents each.

                                                          It was very profitable but highly stressful arguing with people over 10 cent cd games

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                                                            • FuqALot
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                                                              it's very easy. you need to get your hand on extremely new phones. only question is, who has the phones before anyone else? it's that simple.

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                                                                • Logan Videos
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                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Antonio
                                                                  thanks for the offer, but I'm totally clueles when it comes to games, I wouldn't know what's 'hot'

                                                                  hope you get some business though

                                                                  Well, here is a little plug... at the end of the year, when they will release the playstation 3, pre-order as amny as you can, and sell them on ebay when youll get them.

                                                                  Youll make 130%+ on your investment.

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                                                                    • Logan Videos
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                                                                      Originally posted by PimpDaddyPants
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                                                                      icq fucks up over here. Ill message you as soon as I can.
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                                                                        • CynthiaB
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                                                                          There's something you're missing here. If you sell five dollars items you need to not only sell but list, track, pack and ship 2,000 items a month. Can you do that by yourself? I sell on ebay and it's great but it's not the easy lifestyle people think it is. One Cent CD guy makes a good living but if he takes off one day his whole pipeline falls apart.

                                                                          As for items like new game players and phones - there are plenty of one time hot items - you have to have plenty of money up front though to invest before you sell.

                                                                          My advice - start small - do you sell anything on ebay yet? Sell what you like (I sell movie collectibles) and ramp up slowly.

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                                                                            • FuqALot
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                                                                              Originally posted by Logan Videos
                                                                              Well, here is a little plug... at the end of the year, when they will release the playstation 3, pre-order as amny as you can, and sell them on ebay when youll get them.

                                                                              Youll make 130%+ on your investment.
                                                                              Hmm.. There will be so many PS3s available on ebay i doubt the price will be very good. On ebay you just need to offer stuff that everyone needs hehe.

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                                                                                        • RayBonga
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                                                                                          Originally posted by flashfire
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                                                                                            • Logan Videos
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                                                                                              Originally posted by FuqALot
                                                                                              Hmm.. There will be so many PS3s available on ebay i doubt the price will be very good. On ebay you just need to offer stuff that everyone needs hehe.
                                                                                              Maybe thats why xbox 360 consoles were selling for 800-900$, when the price here for the big one was 500$?

                                                                                              I know because I sold 16 xbox 360s at around that price.

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                                                                                                • Antonio
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                                                                                                  • Oct 2001
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                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by CynthiaB
                                                                                                  There's something you're missing here. If you sell five dollars items you need to not only sell but list, track, pack and ship 2,000 items a month. Can you do that by yourself? I sell on ebay and it's great but it's not the easy lifestyle people think it is. One Cent CD guy makes a good living but if he takes off one day his whole pipeline falls apart.

                                                                                                  As for items like new game players and phones - there are plenty of one time hot items - you have to have plenty of money up front though to invest before you sell.

                                                                                                  My advice - start small - do you sell anything on ebay yet? Sell what you like (I sell movie collectibles) and ramp up slowly.

                                                                                                  Cyn
                                                                                                  I don't sell nothing so starting big is totally out of the question

                                                                                                  long story short, I have a friend in the UK that's been selling on eBay for a while, but he doesn't do that for profit, he simply sells stuff that he doesn't need any more, and buys computer parts/components because he builds PCs

                                                                                                  he is more or less familiar with the eBay system, so I'm looking for goodies that are much cheaper here (in South Africa) that I can send to the UK so he can sell them

                                                                                                  anything hi-tech (electronics, cellphones etc) is expensive here since nothing is manufactured locally, but since manual labour is VERY cheap I'm sure anything hand made is MUCH cheaper here than in the UK or the States

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                                                                                                    • RayBonga
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                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by Antonio
                                                                                                      thinking of giving the eBay thing a try

                                                                                                      I don't expect you to reveal your best monemaking items, but for the peeps that used to sell on eBay, what was the stuff that used to make you money?

                                                                                                      a lot of shit is much cheaper here than in the UK or the US

                                                                                                      I'm thinking of items that are small, cheap (items b/n $5.00 and $30.00 are the easiest to sell)


                                                                                                      any eeperiences, success or failure stories, please feel free to share them

                                                                                                      old books? antiques? small china dolls? paintings?
                                                                                                      Why would you want to seel cheap items?

                                                                                                      If your selling $5 items and have a margin of 20% (meaning $1) you'll need to take, process and ship out 10.000 orders a month.

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                                                                                                        • loxapinedreams
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                                                                                                          well if your in south africa.. why not sell african stuff..like cravings and masks.. seems that stuff would not be so easy to get elsewhere and little competition
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                                                                                                            • Antonio
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                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by RayBonga
                                                                                                              Why would you want to seel cheap items?

                                                                                                              If your selling $5 items and have a margin of 20% (meaning $1) you'll need to take, process and ship out 10.000 orders a month.
                                                                                                              hehe

                                                                                                              I live in South Africa, I can get a full time employee to wrap, pack, and post stuff 24/7 for $300 a month ;)

                                                                                                              but I see your point, and that's why I started this thread so I can get some input

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                                                                                                                • dij
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                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Logan Videos
                                                                                                                  I can sell you PC video games of a specific company (Activision) for 15$ each, and console video games for 25$ each.

                                                                                                                  They all come sealed and of course, they are all original copies.

                                                                                                                  I get them that cheap because I work for them.

                                                                                                                  Please leave me your ICQ number in that thread if you are interested.
                                                                                                                  could you contact me pls?

                                                                                                                  [email protected]

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                                                                                                                    • loxapinedreams
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                                                                                                                      i got about 6k worth book value baseball, nba, nfl, nascar, worldcup soccer cards..
                                                                                                                      i will sell it to you for 1k , i dont want these anymore.. collecting dust and too heavy to keep moving around.
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                                                                                                                        • Antonio
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                                                                                                                          Originally posted by loxapinedreams
                                                                                                                          i got about 6k worth book value baseball, nba, nfl, nascar, worldcup soccer cards..
                                                                                                                          i will sell it to you for 1k , i dont want these anymore.. collecting dust and too heavy to keep moving around.
                                                                                                                          295145165 icq
                                                                                                                          I wouldn't know what to do with them even if you give them to me for free

                                                                                                                          but if you want to swap 6k for 1k epassporte I'm game ;)

                                                                                                                          Originally posted by loxapinedreams
                                                                                                                          well if your in south africa.. why not sell african stuff..like cravings and masks.. seems that stuff would not be so easy to get elsewhere and little competition
                                                                                                                          ^^^^ now that on the other hand is a very good idea, I'm sure I can make a deal with some dude that sells masks & similar stuff, and simply take a picture of say 4 items, and list them on eBay

                                                                                                                          if they sell, I go back to that guy, buy them and ship them to the buyer, if they don't sell, then I simply pay for the eBay listing, that way I don't have to spend any money upfront !!!

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                                                                                                                              I did it along time ago. It was a pain in the ass dealing with people and non payments.

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                                                                                                                                • Logan Videos
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                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by dij
                                                                                                                                  could you contact me pls?

                                                                                                                                  [email protected]
                                                                                                                                  Please post your icq number in that thread, and as soon as I icq is working again, Ill contact you.

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                                                                                                                                    • Grapesoda
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                                                                                                                                      crack, crystal meth and heroin would be my guess and maybe throw in some Viagra with each order?

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                                                                                                                                        • BIGTYMER
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                                                                                                                                          You've got both kidneys still right? That should fetch some good coin.

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                                                                                                                                            • latinasojourn
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                                                                                                                                              sell niche high ticket items that you understand, and are easily shipped.

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                                                                                                                                                • Hue G. Pness
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                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Antonio
                                                                                                                                                  ^^^^ now that on the other hand is a very good idea, I'm sure I can make a deal with some dude that sells masks & similar stuff, and simply take a picture of say 4 items, and list them on eBay

                                                                                                                                                  if they sell, I go back to that guy, buy them and ship them to the buyer, if they don't sell, then I simply pay for the eBay listing, that way I don't have to spend any money upfront !!!
                                                                                                                                                  I don't know about that unless you are very upfront about delivery time. If some dude has to make the shit before you can even get it and then ship it that might be a problem. My experience on ebay is that people want thier purchases fast. If you have to wait a week or more for some dude to carve some wood up or what ever then another week or more for delivery buyers will flip out. You might try buying a few items and listing them to test the market though. Another possible problem with the plan above is if the supplier flakes out for some reason and suddenly you have a sale but no product to deliver. That is the fast track to negative feedback which will kill you on ebay.
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                                                                                                                                                    • Antonio
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                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Hue G. Pness
                                                                                                                                                      I don't know about that unless you are very upfront about delivery time. If some dude has to make the shit before you can even get it and then ship it that might be a problem. My experience on ebay is that people want thier purchases fast. If you have to wait a week or more for some dude to carve some wood up or what ever then another week or more for delivery buyers will flip out. You might try buying a few items and listing them to test the market though. Another possible problem with the plan above is if the supplier flakes out for some reason and suddenly you have a sale but no product to deliver. That is the fast track to negative feedback which will kill you on ebay.
                                                                                                                                                      c'mon man, you're insulting me ;)

                                                                                                                                                      1. I only need 20 minutes drive to get to the market where all the masks are sold, meaning that the day I get paid for the item is the day that I'd ship the item.

                                                                                                                                                      2. I'll only list items that are well stocked, some of these guys that sell masks have literally thousands of them. I might not know much about eBay, but I sure know how important the good feedback is for the seller.

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                                                                                                                                                        • Goldmaniacs
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                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Antonio
                                                                                                                                                          I live in South Africa, I can get a full time employee to wrap, pack, and post stuff 24/7 for $300 a month ;)

                                                                                                                                                          Does the 'employee' and his friedns raping, robing and killing you included in the $300? God bless South Africe.
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                                                                                                                                                                • Webby
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                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Antonio
                                                                                                                                                                  hehe

                                                                                                                                                                  I live in South Africa, I can get a full time employee to wrap, pack, and post stuff 24/7 for $300 a month ;)

                                                                                                                                                                  but I see your point, and that's why I started this thread so I can get some input
                                                                                                                                                                  Serious one! Any products which originate from Africa - crafts... anything. These do nicely on ebay and are also in demand and with none of the problems of electronic crap and new versions being released. They also go for reasonable sale values and whatever product - this can be a one-off or quantity offers.

                                                                                                                                                                  A friend just cleared what he thought was crap out of his house. The stuff was basically stuffed cadavers - animals - along with other craft stuff from Africa and India. He ended up with bids of $1400 - $1800 for the bigger items he was intending to dump in the trash. There are obviously keen collectors out there!

                                                                                                                                                                  I'd avoid the mass consumer culture crap and concentrate on "reasonable value levels" of fairly rare items.
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                                                                                                                                                                    • Herb Kornfield
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                                                                                                                                                                      Buy Bakelite for nothing at thrift stores and yard sales....

                                                                                                                                                                      You can get a nice price for it from serious collectors. I have bought pieces at the local salvation army for 50 cents that sold later on ebay at $200 for this stake carving set.

                                                                                                                                                                      Niche markets = cash money

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                                                                                                                                                                        • Webby
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                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Herb Kornfield
                                                                                                                                                                          Buy Bakelite for nothing at thrift stores and yard sales....

                                                                                                                                                                          You can get a nice price for it from serious collectors. I have bought pieces at the local salvation army for 50 cents that sold later on ebay at $200 for this stake carving set.

                                                                                                                                                                          Niche markets = cash money


                                                                                                                                                                          Collectors stuff!
                                                                                                                                                                          XXX TLD's - Another mosquito to swat.

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                                                                                                                                                                            • Antonio
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                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Goldmaniacs
                                                                                                                                                                              Does the 'employee' and his friedns raping, robing and killing you included in the $300? God bless South Africe.
                                                                                                                                                                              7 million tourists visited South AfricAAAAAAAAA last year, only 5 returned to their home countries, the rest were all murdered. God bless their souls!

                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Webby
                                                                                                                                                                              I'd avoid the mass consumer culture crap and concentrate on "reasonable value levels" of fairly rare items.
                                                                                                                                                                              You'll find African masks even on the streets of New York, I'm sure you can find them in any other big city in the US or Europe, so I'll most certainly have to sell masks or items that are different or at least not that common ;)

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