Happy New Year!
December 31st, 2009
2009 is winding down, mere hours left, and here comes 2010!
I hope 2009 was good to you, but I wish that 2010 is so much better!
Be sure to ring in the new year tonight and then set to meeting your goals for the year right away. The quicker you get them started, the faster you’ll meet them. While you’re working on them, take a look at the resources on the right hand side of this site.
Black Friday is Right Around the Corner
October 27th, 2009
Shhhhhh…! Don’t look now, but Black Friday and the rest of the holiday shopping season is right around the corner. And if you’re in the business of selling, now is the time to be ready for it. If you haven’t started getting ready for the onslaught, you better get started. Waiting until just before Black Friday is not the way to go about it. Start doing your research now!
What is going to be the hot toy this year? I’m sure there will be a couple of Elmo toys available. I just saw an ad for a set of Tickle Me Elmo hands. Little gloves that the kids put on and use to tickle their friends. I’m sure they do some fun sounds and maybe even do the tickling for them. GI Joe is making a comeback after the movie came out. And Transformers are still pretty hot. Barbie just released a line of African American dolls. If you can get your hands on any of the above, you’ll likely make money on them.
There are plenty of electronics that will be hot as well. The old standards of iPods, iPhones, Blackberry phones, and some new ones like the Amazon Kindle, and the Barnes and Noble Nook are sure to be good sellers. Of course, you’ll likely have to get them all second hand and sell used, but that’s just as good.
This season will be a very good year for second hand sellers on eBay, eBid, and Amazon. People will be looking for all kinds of bargains and deals. Like years past, I believe there will even be a few eBay coupons out in the wild. Try and take advantage of that. Start stock piling your inventory now. Every minute you wait is another minute that your competition is getting ahead of you!
Big Changes Coming to eBay Selling
July 27th, 2009
And these ones just might be alright. Maybe eBay has finally heard the people talking and is looking to make things better for us. Here’s a link to the official eBay announcement: July 2009 Seller Announcement
A couple of highlights on the announcement. No more average DSR’s. They’ll be using a more seller friendly count of the low (1’s and 2’s) star ratings. Also, some changes to the requirements for PowerSeller status that should make it a bit easier to get in.
I’ll save you the in depth look here, as there will be plenty of that going around the blogs in the coming days, but if you really need to have a bit of analysis you can take a look at what Scot Wingo thinks of all the changes over at eBay Strategies.
eBay and Paypal fee Calculator
May 15th, 2009
If you’re like me, you like to know what things cost before you buy them. Which makes eBay and Paypal a bit of a problem. Yes, we know what the percentage that they’ll be charging us is, but there are a bunch of calculations that come into play and adding them all up and figuring them all out can be a pain. So, I thought it was pretty cool when I found this next tool. So cool, in fact, that I want to share it with you.
It’s called, simply, eBay and Paypal fee calculator. It’s a great little tool. Very useful.
Big Bucks with Big Bucks Flips
May 11th, 2009
I’m sure that, by now, you’ve heard several stories about people who make their living on Garage Sales. Gary at Auction Rebel does a challenge every year where he tries to beat a goal. This year, I think he’s at $15,000. It’s not full time, but that’s just his income from Garage Sales. The bottom line about garage sale buying is that you need to know what you’re buying. The same goes for auctions and estate sales. You just have to know what you’re doing.
If you want to learn and avoid some of the hard knocks that some encounter, may I suggest a product? It’s called Big Bucks Flips. It’s a “simple, step by step guide to rescuing vintage items from yard sales and garage sales then selling them for incredible profits on eBay!” In it’s pages, you’ll find ways to identify the things that will bring big bucks. You’ll find the best ways to sell those items and the research you’ll have to do to get top dollar.
Big Bucks Flips is not a cure-all guide. There aren’t any of those out there. At least none that I’ve seen. What Big Bucks Flips is, however, is a consolidated guide on buying and selling items that you find at garage sales, auctions, and estate sales. It’s a pretty cheap guide (only $19.95 at publishing) and might make you that much or much more in the first garage sale weekend of the year. What are you waiting for? Get it, read it, then pick up the paper this weekend and start hitting a few garage sales. As you go, you’ll learn even more and you’ll watch your profits soar.
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