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C'mon!!! is anyone making a "REAL" profit on Ebay


C'mon!!! is anyone making a "REAL" profit on Ebay

Post Muzikal7 08/10/2007 15:00

Hello there...
my assistant and I are spending countless hours researching all the wholesale suppliers listed here. Well, our findings tell us that the small guys trying to resell on Ebay are "NOT MAKING" a "REAL" profit using these suppliers. It looks as if only those with large capital investments, buying in serious bulk are turning a profit! We would like to hear others opinions here. Let's be honest ok? No jokers wasting there time and money need to reply! Thanks for your time, GC & MC
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Post theboussa 08/10/2007 20:37

I make a real profit on ebay selling dvds... I wrote an ebook that describes my system. In the ebook I include everything from where to get the dvds and how to sell them for profit.

(The ebook is not a junk list full of crappy wholesalers, it my proven system)

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Post productselling56 09/10/2007 00:28

Hi

Would this system work in New Zealand some dvds dont work here would your contacts sell to me here in New Zealand.

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Post clougo 11/10/2007 00:34

I sell scrapbook items but in the last 6 mos. I've had to lower my prices. I am now looking for new products to sell.
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Post artpants 11/10/2007 06:16

there is no way to make a significant profit on ebay because everything on ebay sells for BELOW wholesale...i have spent the last 2 years trying to find one gosh darn thing to sell...i am done, i am closing my business ...
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Post tateya 11/10/2007 12:49

If you are not selling ebooks on how to profit on ebay, I don't think you can make a profit. I don't know where they get their items, selling prices are well below wholesale. I am not going to buy 1000 of one item and then be unable to sell it.
What about the other auction sites like ubid?
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Post fm1234 11/10/2007 19:15

Do you suppose that the million+ people who sell on eBay full time for a living might disagree with you?


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Post allcomcb 12/10/2007 20:41

I started out with the same viewpoint, but after about 6 months of trial and error and a lot of money lost I am now making money. I sell Ipods-electronics, and it took me a long time to find a decent supplier and learn the ins and outs. Keep trying it takes time.
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Post jimmy_salehoo 13/10/2007 00:19

fm1234 wrote:Do you suppose that the million+ people who sell on eBay full time for a living might disagree with you?


Frank


I have to agree. I am currently selling on ebay full time for myself and the SH group. I work 17-20 hours a day. And were looking at not having a problem keeping Platinum Powerseller Status. Its grueling work. But the profit margins are pretty high to resist.

I started by selling childrens clothes and Dvd movies.
Now with a boost from the SH group we are located in a warehouse stocked full of products. And generating thousands weekly.

Dont give up :!:
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Post ezy2sell 13/10/2007 06:17

Selling on eBay DOES work. Its all about finding the particular niche that suits you.

Its no good going for mass market items because thats were everyone goes, try and find niche items for wholesale prices that you would get for yourself. This way you have knowledge about the product and know a good price when you see it.

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Post bayericlowe 13/10/2007 07:06

Answer:

To this business you need two things, always.

A credit card, and an automated marketing system.

A "niche" is the only place you are going to consistently generate high profit on either eBay or uBid so go find that.

Its not the websites.

Its the products.

LOCATE the "PRODUCTS" and line them with keywords, make sure its checked & won't get anyone in trouble either. Then sell it consistently, but swarm the traffic to you.

By consistent I mean, you throw out one & break even maybe a loss maybe not. Then, make certain your feedback increases. Then restock that product consistently, throw it out again and for as many times as you want. Generate profit.

Then go into the other niche, and FLOOD the traffic over to there. Then FLOOD the traffic until you've doubled the system on top of itself (Does this sound complex? Its not- you can funnel TRAFFIC to overlap itself until it just starts automatically coming by the thousands) and sell the products. Over and over.

CONSISTENCY is key. Use a credit card. Pay your "payments" off later & gradually, let the system work itself until soon you won't really do much at all. You might just leave it on automatic with 10 products & the right marketing, 5 days later every one of them are sold out. And on your store you've sold another.

MOVING PEOPLE TO YOUR STORE=Key to the victory.
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Post grahamg 15/10/2007 17:25

I sell everything form DVD's, fancy dress and mostly ebooks and make between $2,000 profit per week
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Post Krystal 23/10/2007 06:40

grahamg wrote:I sell everything form DVD's, fancy dress and mostly ebooks and make between $2,000 profit per week


What's this paid to look at naked people on your sig link about? :roll:
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Post Krystal 23/10/2007 06:52

I am the same have been researching for two months and everything on ebay is being sold below retail prices or the powersellers are already selling what you've found!
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Post waynester*buyer 24/10/2007 04:25

It was mentioned earlier. However, I'll restate it in a different manner. It can be done and I'm doing it - making good profit. The bottom line is Find Your Niche product(s), Market it well, capture your client's contact info (first name, email) and keep reselling to them. The TRAFFIC is there on eBay! That's the key. Corporations are paying $Millions$ of dollars for those kinds of eyes to look at their products. And eBay charges about a buck.

Now, what are you going to do with it?

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