{"id":2339,"date":"2012-02-07T07:24:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T15:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=2339"},"modified":"2012-10-09T14:15:59","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T21:15:59","slug":"what-do-i-sell-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2012\/what-do-i-sell-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do I Sell on eBay?"},"content":{"rendered":"

My energy levels and physical stamina and struggling online bookstore make full-time outside employment a challenge.<\/p>\n

So I’ve been thinking and scheming about selling thrift store stuff on eBay<\/a>\"\".<\/p>\n

But…what do I sell on eBay?<\/a>\"\" <\/p>\n

(Don’t confuse the question with “What do I try to sell on eBay?”)<\/p>\n

Another way to phrase the question: What are people buying on eBay that I can buy for a song — or several notes thereof — at Goodwill?<\/p>\n

I read somewhere (including at Menno Discuss<\/a>) that Google is my friend. Though I’m less and less persuaded<\/a> of the truth of that aphorism (OK, so maybe I’ve misused the term here), I went ahead and asked Google:<\/p>\n

what do i sell on ebay<\/a><\/p>\n

That’s right — no quotation marks (to search as a phrase), no other punctuation, no proper capitalization. Let Google figure it out.<\/p>\n

I clicked most of the Page One links. As well as some additional links.<\/p>\n

What did I learn?<\/p>\n

I’m not sure.<\/p>\n

One thing I read prior to this post is that anything sells on eBay. That’s a dum assertion. (Unstated important disclaimer goes here.)<\/p>\n

I’ve tried (repeatedly) to sell some collector plates, some Christmas craft and quilt books, and some “vintage” player piano rolls.<\/p>\n

Right now I’m trying to sell two Tupperware boxes<\/a>. Again.<\/p>\n

Maybe I should just make a Special for eBay Greenhorns<\/b> listing that includes anything I’ve listed at least thrice. Sell them all together as a lot. Let somebody else try to sell them. Then stick to selling books on Amazon<\/a>\"\"<\/b> (cuz I think selling books on eBay is a non-starter).<\/p>\n

Yeah. That just might be a great eBay strategy. (No, really. I’m not complaining. I’ve been having fun. And still am.)<\/p>\n

But never mind me.<\/p>\n

What are you<\/i> selling on eBay?<\/b><\/p>\n

Less importantly, what would you buy<\/b> on eBay if I were to list it for sale?<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"For tomorrow, I project a blog post titled Seven Things I’ve Learned Selling on eBay<\/b>.<\/p>\n

I hope it will be more helpful to you greener-than-Mark eBay entrepreneurs<\/a>\"\". \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n

PS: This particular Mark Roth is an eBay powerless seller<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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