Buying and reselling: Is there a real money opportunity in it?

I have been selling on ebay off and on for about 8 years, and I will be honest with you; it takes a lot of time and for me it has ended up not to be worth it. Most, I am sure will disagree with me on that. However, a lot depends on the item you are trying to sell. In my years I have come to realize; 1. Electronics and Movies sells best 2. An item that that is the same so you don't' have to do a new write up of description is the most simple thing to do , it saves you a lot of time. 3. I would say collectibles ( which is what I sell sometimes ) but those are a hit and miss, but when it "hits", it's good. It's pure luck to come across such a item. Don't get me wrong, I love ebay, but for me personally it is too undependable. Sometimes it's great, I make good money, other times it is not and I loose money. For the past 3 yrs I have been selling vintage jewelry as well as any vintage item that I pick up in lots at a local auction. I would love to come across a good selling product that I could depend on. I have never bought anything on ebay to resell it, so I don't know how well that works. I also pick up a lot of items at garage and estate sales. I am currently trying to decide if I want to keep selling, as I have a room full of vintage items that needs to be sold, but the thought of being at the keyboard all day typing up description just does not make me happy. Oh yeah, baby name brand clothes sells very good ( as long as in good condition ) and I have also had some luck with plus size clothes. Hope that helps you, let me know how it goes.

you have to find something that everyone wants. i find that jewelry does fairly well.

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I kind of gave up on eBay selling because I feel eBay fees eating up my money. I still buy from eBay, but not for awhile. I haven't bought or sold on eBay for awhile.