Can You make A Living On eBay Despite The New Fees?
January 12, 2009 by Timothy Black
Filed under Make Money Online
I’ve been on eBay longer than most people have known about it and I have seen a ton of changes. But they haven’t really affected what I do or how much I make. My bottom line has just continued to increase over the years. I signed up and started buying in 1997 and began selling full time in 1998. This was before eBay was part of the common language and before most people realized you could make a living on it. 11 years is a long time in the real world, let alone the computer and internet world, so you imagine the changes I’ve seen on eBay.
And yet, the changes made on eBay are not really what it’s about. It is about the consistency as being a seller. This means knowing what items to list, where to find those items and how to properly list the items.
It isn’t a matter of just finding the things that have value, but about repeating the process over and over again to maximize the most profit from each item. More new changes eBay keep appearing with fee increases and policy changes- and yet my earnings have only gone up. This is because I know how to list in the best possible way for maximum dollars.
[Quick eBay Insight: Checks and money orders as of October are no longer an accepted payment method on eBay.]
Being aware that something has a value is only one thing, having the knowledge to get the absolute maximum profit out of the item is far more important.
Believe me when I say this is something that I know first hand. Even I had a time when getting profit was a struggle. It was the beginning and disasters were followed by more disasters which were followed by miscalculations and so on. But suddenly victories, great victories, began to happen. Since this was to be my main source of income, keeping in the game and being focused was crucial. I discovered strategies and techniques that worked over and over again. I was laughing at how easy it was. But this took time for me to develop, and after countless trials I perfected it into a foolproof system and a money maker like nothing before.
I should perhaps have already put this out there, but know this- I am a lazy guy. I do not enjoy working and actually, it is even a danger to my health. It’s what got me here in the first place.
When I was born I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, a deadly lung disease. The doctors notified my parents that they shouldn’t expect me to live past seven years of age-yikes. Working full time was not an option unless frequent and long hospital stays were desired. I couldn’t pay the bills since working the hours couldn’t be done, and the option of living with Mom for life was definitely not an option. So I panicked.
I began to sell everything in my apartment after my roommate moved out. And I do mean everything. Here was a surprise- things I thought would be worth money were worthless. Then, the things I just about threw into the garbage brought me more many than I imagined. Maybe not something crazy like thousands of dollars, but it added up very nicely. I noticed a pattern after a while with these items and found that they were available everywhere. People were just passing them up constantly. In everyday placesoften even in their own home, directly beneath their noses.
This was great. It took hardly any time for me to find them, buy them and list them. I started getting a consistent profit.
This is something I have kept as a secret for years. Both family and friends have always been pushing me to say what I do and how exactly I do it. They’ve always wanted to know how a lazy guy like me is able to make money and treat every day like a Saturday.
I’ve been holding on to my incredible method for years, but no matter where I go (even right where here where I live) there simply is too much stuff. There is simply too much of it out there for me to do it alone. Although I wish I could.
[Quick eBay Insight: Almost everyone already knows about the new feedback changes. Sellers are unable to give "negative" feedback to buyers, they can only give positive feedback. And yet buyers are still permitted to leave all three types of feedback: positive, negative, and neutral. But, were you aware that a neutral counts the same as a negative for a seller?]
I sell online every single day, and no matter the economy, no matter what the trend, I am always profitable without any hassles. I look around from time to time and see other experienced sellers making some of the mistakes I used to and it makes me cringe. They could be making so much more money and without the hassle they put inadvertently create.
It’s easy and anyone can do it-make extra income on eBay. And the best part is you can do it on your own time. You can make up your own hours, relax on the sofa and earn an income. You can earn extra money while you sleep. You can sit back and follow the proven steps that are out there.
Ebay is still the easiest, fastest, low risk way to make extra money in spite of all the changes and even the economy.
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