| Selling at eBay for one year was a learning process | | | | which charges you another small fee. Postage will be |
| for me. I researched about selling there through library | | | | paid by either you or the customer, and you should |
| books and online until I felt I had a grasp of what to do. | | | | figure this into the final sale price however you choose. |
| First and foremost I needed to get my numbers up at | | | | Priority mail boxes are free at the USPS, or you can |
| eBay. To do this I chose to sell some things around my | | | | find boxes at a Wal Mart or other department stores. |
| house that I no longer needed. I set up and account at | | | | Clear packing tape is nice to use, to not cover the |
| eBay, and as I sold items, I learned how to make my | | | | address label. |
| ads, and use Pay Pal. I learned which shipping service | | | | The quicker you ship the product, the happier you will |
| was best for me, and how to ship internationally. | | | | make your customers.eBay has tutorials on most |
| Next, I began researching a product that I could buy | | | | anything to do with selling there. They have a world of |
| wholesale and sell at a low retail price and make a | | | | information that you can research, and great ideas for |
| decent profit. I chose designer fragrances. I had | | | | your business. eBay also has communities that you |
| worked at a perfume counter when I was younger, | | | | can chat in and message boards to answer your |
| and knew the products well. I bought fragrances from | | | | questions. |
| a wholesaler, beginning with a few items to see their | | | | You should learn to give a good description of your |
| quality and popularity at first. Later I purchased lots to | | | | product and keep it honest and accurate. Set up your |
| keep the wholesale price at a minimum. | | | | policies for guarantees and returns very carefully. |
| To research an item to sell on eBay, you must look | | | | eBay will rate your sellers numbers according to your |
| the specific item up at eBay on the ended auction | | | | feedback numbers from customers. 100% is of course |
| page. There you will see completed items that have | | | | the best number you can receive. eBay has strict |
| been up for sale. You can determine which ones are | | | | guidelines about your percentages, to keep the |
| selling well, and for a price that will give you a good | | | | customers happy and the sellers honest. |
| profit margin so that you can make a decent | | | | I made a good profit margin at eBay with my products, |
| profit.eBay charges a small percentage of the profit | | | | but I lost my distributor, and I closed up shop. |
| you will make. It is suggested that you use Pay Pal, | | | | |