| Three billion dollars (that's billion
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| | specific product, you could demand and
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| with a "B") in revenues, 135 million
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| | get higher prices. Today it's a bit
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| users, millionaires all over the place at
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| | different. The competition is brutal. You
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| eBay! Yeah, eBaby!!!, to steal a line
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| | are competing against people and business
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| form another great author. (See "EBay: No
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| Way...Yes Way (Ten Seller Themes) by
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| | selling your product at very, very low
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| Barbara Snyder M.A." at Wow! ... Make a
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| | prices, or worse yet, using it as a loss
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| million! Open a store on eBay and get
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| | leader. Some of these people are huge
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| rich! Man this is easy!!! -NOT!!!It's way
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| | jobbers and or the manufactures
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| to easy to get caught up in all the hype
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| | themselves, hard to compete against. Some
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| out there about eBay and to start
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| | sellers are part time or hobbyist and
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| thinking all you have to do is set up an
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| | don't need or care if they make much
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| eBay store and you are on your way to the
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| | money (and they probably don't). Unless
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| life style to which you would like to
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| | you have a very unique product or are in
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| become accustomed. Don't believe
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| | a position where you can bring a new, hot
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| it.Before you start primping for your own
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| | product to eBay first, you must be
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| segment of "Life-styles of the Rich and
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| | prepared for extremely aggressive pricing
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| Famous," there are a few things you
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| | competition in a market where the average
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| should learn about eBay and small
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| | buyer is looking for cheap beer prices on
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| business start-ups in general.The rate of
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| | high quality champagne.So, all said, you
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| survival of a traditional small business
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| | may be wondering if it's even worth the
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| reads something like half of all new
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| | effort. That depends on you and how well
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| business start-ups fail in the first year
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| | you prepare.Before you open your eBay
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| and half of the survivors do not survive
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| | Store or run out and buy a bunch of
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| the second year, and eBay is probably no
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| different. In fact, it's not easy at all
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| | Magazine's "How to Sell on eBay Resource
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| anymore (if it ever was) to carve out a
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| | Center" at and read all the "free"
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| fortune on what has been dubbed "the
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| | articles. Then buy and read a series of
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| world's largest garage sale"."But Floyd,
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| | books about eBay, there are a number of
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| take a look at all that money", you say.
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| | them listed there. Start out with a book
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| Sure eBay is doing just fine, but of that
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| | on the basics and then the more advanced
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| three billion dollars, how much of it is
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| | volumes.After you have read up on the
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| actually spent on items in "your"
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| | basics, set up a seller's account. Not a
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| category or product line "you" have for
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| | Store yet, that starts the meter running
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| sale?Everyone has to decide exactly what
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| | after the thirty day free trial. Not a
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| business he or she wants to be in. Then
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| | lot of money, but why pay it until you
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| they have to decide if they are going to
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| | have the necessary education you are
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| be a niche player or try to carve out
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| | going to need to be successful.Once you
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| significant market share. Either way you
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| | have a basic education, experiment with a
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| decide to go, you may find out that the
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| | few items you have lying around the house
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| pool you are swimming in is not as deep
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| | you'd like to get rid of. This will give
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| as it may first appear. Unless you are
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| | you the chance to experience the eBay
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| selling automobiles or real estate, not
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| | process and give you an idea of what you
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| all or even a large percentage of that
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| | are in for. Pick items that sell for
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| three billion dollars is spent in your
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| | under $10, this will give you the
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| merchandise category. Make sure you check
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| | cheapest listing fees to experiment with.
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| the water before you dive in head
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| | (A $9.99 item lists for half the price of
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| first.When you do decide to jump in, make
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| | a $10 item, same thing as $24.99 vs $25).
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| sure you are ready both financially and
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| | Also make sure you pick items that are
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| mentally to go through a learning curve
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| | easy to ship. Check with the post office
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| of some months. Back in the earlier days
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| | for shipping fees and packaging. If you
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| this may not have been the case, but
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| | use Express Mail, most of the shipping
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| today eBay has become extremely
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| | materials are free and in some cases will
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| competitive and significantly more
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| | more then offset the higher postage fees
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| expensive for sellers. And don't expect a
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| | and will get your product to your
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| lot of help from eBay directly. They are
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| | customer faster, resulting in better a
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| not the greatest company in the world at
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| | Feedback Rating, something you will soon
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| customer support. They have a lot of
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| | learn is very important in eBay.As you're
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| information available, but they also have
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| | reading the books you have just bought,
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| a tendency to answer help questions with
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| | watch for important subjects such as
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| loads of boiler plate "fixes" that
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| | Feedback Rating, shipping and handling,
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| usually serve more to confuse then to
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| | product selection, effective listings,
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| actually help.Speaking of fees, this is
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| | taking and using photos and using hmtl in
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| how eBay lives. They literally nickel and
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| | your listings. Also make note of other
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| dime you to death (actually its more like
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| | tips and ideas on keeping your listing
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| quarter and dollar)... thirty cents for
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| | professional but at the same time keeping
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| the cheapest insertion free, thirty-five
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| | the cost down. Other topics of importance
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| cents for a gallery picture, a buck for
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| | include "keywords" and how they affect
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| "bolding" and on and on. And then there's
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| | eBay search engines and auctions vs fixed
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| the fair value selling commission and the
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| | price listings.Don't be misled into
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| PayPal fees (PayPal is a must have!). All
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| | believing that the buyers are clamoring
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| these small fees add up fast. Don't
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| | all over themselves to bid up every item
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| forget, you pay the listing and insertion
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| | you offer up for sale. Go browse the
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| fees whether your item sells or not. You
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| | listings in the category that you will be
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| will quickly learn that your selling
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| | listing in. You may be surprised to see
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| percentage becomes crucial and why it is
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| | that most items don't have a single bid
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| so important you learn how to make very
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| | and will not sell at all and others have
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| efficient listings at the lowest cost
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| | only a single bid. You may also want to
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| possible as fast as possible. If you fail
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| | find out what are the best days and time
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| to learn this, before for you know it,
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| | frames most successful auctions close.The
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| eBay is taking half or more of your total
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| | price you pay for a few books and the
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| sales just in fees, not counting your
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| | time it takes to read them and do a
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| cost of product and shipping.eBay has
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| | little research may be returned ten fold
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| been called the "world's largest garage
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| | or more in just the first few months
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| sale" for good reason. You know what
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| | after opening your eBay store.Floyd
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| people are looking for at garage sales,
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| | Snyder is the founder and former owner of
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| cheap prices. In the beginning, if you
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| | Executive Advertising, Camera Ready Art
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| were the only one on eBay selling a
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| | and Strictly Business Magazine.
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