How To Start Selling Online - My Tips

My opinions of selling online with sites such as Ebay, Amazon, Craigslist, and Etsy covers over 10 years experiences of selling online successfully. 

I also spent over 2 decades sourcing and selling antiques and collectibles in more "traditional" sales venues.

You would be wise to watch this video to the end and learn some of my "tricks of the trade" when considering how to sell on Ebay, Amazon, Craigslist, and Etsy.

Check the list below this video to see just exactly what I reveal that will help you today in selling on Ebay, Amazon, Craigslist, and Etsy.

Since you are interested in selling online, this video will help you with:

• Learning how to organize your inventory
• How to decrease overhead expenses by storing items in a small space
• Making money with consignment
• Ideas to move inventory that is not selling fast
• Ways I determine what to buy to resell
• Actual example of how I source and item with shipping and profits in mind
• Learning to "trust your gut" in sourcing items
• Tips on shipping your items
• What things I typically get for inventory and why

Leave a comment with the one big question you have about selling online.

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How To Price an Item to Sell on Online

Are you "Lost" when it comes to knowing how to price items to sell on eBay, Amazon, Craigslist, or Etsy?

Stop the hesitation of not knowing how to price
your items to sell online, whether it is eBay, Amazon, or other platforms.

There is really not a "science" to pricing items, but there are a few methods I use that you may find helpful.

Because pricing items is obviously a key element people ask about how to sell on ebay.

Get Ready to Take Some Notes Because This Video Shows You...

• How to use eBay to research for pricing
• Some examples of what I sell online (and prices
• What 3 Factors my Pricing Checklist Includes
• What percent off retail to consider
• eBay vs. Amazon for a selling platform
• What sneaky sellers do (that you should NOT)
• How to use Amazon to research for pricing
• How your seller rating will benefit you in pricing

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Paypal & eBay Split - Why, What It Means, & What to Expect

Recent Announcement of eBay and Paypal Split has some sellers wary.

Newer sellers to eBay may not realize that there was a time when the online selling giant was not in bed with Paypal.

But as with any big news item, the public statement made regarding the separation of Paypal from eBay has many people asking questions.

To begin I do not see the current change to be a "big deal" as to how people may be selling on eBay now, but it will most likely affect buyers.

Things you will learn in this video:

• A brief bit about the history of eBay and Paypal before joining forces
• How long they have been together
• Possible reasons why they decided to merge to begin with
• My thoughts on reasons for the split now
• My predictions for each platform from here forward

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What TO and How TO Sell Online

Selling on eBay, Amazon, Etsy, and Craigslist can be daunting, but usually it is WAY less stressful than people imagine or build it up in their minds.

Today I share how to overcome the hesitation to sell online, and also some tips on what to sell online!

Before you rush out and buy tons of stuff to sell, before you get a tax id number, before you register a business name...watch this video.

Keeping things simple and taking a slow pace is the best way to get started selling on ebay amazon etsy or craigslist.

The main points covered in this video are:

• The one thing that keeps most people from starting the process of selling on Ebay Amazon Craigslist or Etsy and what I suggest you do about it
• How to learn what sells and what are hot sellers online
• What I suggest you do instead of looking for hot items to sell when just starting out
• Some rules to follow when buying items to sell
• A few specific place I suggest you look for to find items to sell online

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Sneaky Sneaky EBay!

While listing an item recently, I found a Naughty, Sneaky, No Good, Trick that EBAY is doing now!

Selling on ebay, for a new seller, can be hard and confusing enough without eBay sneaking in tricks to make you do something you don't want to!

I used to ship internationally, but choose not to anymore. eBay however wants EVERYONE to sell internationally.

Now in the listing template, eBay has auto selected the "Ship Internationally" option REGARDLESS if you have included all countries in the exclusion area!!!

COME ON EBAY!!! STAHP!!!!!

In this short video you will learn...

• What the Selling template area looks like in eBay - from the listing point of view
• Where to locate the International Shipping area
• Some things you need to do to NOT be forced to ship internationally

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Ebay Powerseller Gives Away Tips

Selling on ebay is not difficult.

Really!

I have been selling on ebay for over 15 years (and been selling in general for longer than that!) and when I began, there were no places to learn how to sell on ebay.

I taught myself.

In effort to help others to bypass the mistakes I made, I posted this video on youtube in 2012. It proved to be the beginning of many questions people asked me about how to sell on ebay.

In this video (which has over 145,000 views as of posting this blog article), you will get information about the following:

• What used to sell on ebay when it began
• How the item mix is different now and how you can capitalize on it
• Suggestions on how to flex with the market based on time of year
• How other selling platforms are effecting ebay
• What item you must remember when calculating your item price
• What is "retail arbitrage" and when is the best time to do it
• How to have the buyer mindset
• Best places for buying new items to sell
• Best places to buy unique and collectible items to sell
• How to get early notice of secondary market sales
• The best budget amount for items for beginner sellers
• and much more...

Let me know in the comments area what the number one tip you got from this video.

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