Anyone know how to make good money on ebay?

United States
February 5, 2007 7:48am CST
I am wanting to get started selling on ebay. I have found alot of websites requsting money in order to get their wholesale products to sell on ebay. I dont know if these are legit. I am a mom of 4 so having a big amount to pay up front in order to make money is not an option for me. Does anyone know of some good wholesalers that it doesnt cost alot to get started with?
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@czykibo (39)
• United States
5 Feb 07
What ever you do not pay somebody to make money. That is the biggest scam ever. Ive tried so many things , and there are free sites where you can buy from and some of them offer drop shipping. I usually go to flea markets, garage sales etc. and try to find good deals or even a liquidation place that you can get items cheap to make a profit.
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• United States
6 Feb 07
Thank you!
• United States
5 Feb 07
Hi my husband and I sell on Ebay and we have found that the best way to start is to buy "lots" off of Ebay. I am a stay at home mom of 3 and we don't have the money do drop on those large wholesale sites either. There are several people with "lots" on Ebay to get you started. Just look for something you know about or that you can research if you have them time. We ride so we sell alot of motorcycle parts. You can just put in the item of interest and add the word "lot" in your search and you will get auctions you can look into. If you no idea where to start just put "lot" in the search bar and then it will show you all the categories that have auctions, and you can go from there. It does take more research this way, but less money. We have had great success. We aren't making millions but we make enough for the extras we want.
• United States
5 Feb 07
I will definatley do this. Thank you!
• United States
6 Feb 07
I alos am a mother to 3 children and do not have a lot of money to spend on an ebay business. I will not pay a wholesale company a fee at all. There are many dropshipping companies that do not charge a monthly fee and will only charge a couple dollars when you sell one of their items. You just have to remember to add that fee into your item when selling it. I have had pretty good luck with the dropshippers that I use. I also go to wal mart and other outlet stores and buy things that are on clearance and put them on ebay. I have gone to yard sales and flea markets also. You can buy lots of items off of ebay and then resell when you get it. I have done this with clothing.
@Geminigirl (1909)
• United States
5 Feb 07
Do a search for the items you are interested in selling, and see what people are selling them for. Maybe you could email some of these people and ask where they get theri inventory.
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• United States
5 Feb 07
Thats a good idea. Thank you!
• United States
6 Feb 07
well i was like u too and i dont plan on selling on ebay wither but i wwanted to try out buying that wholesaler list for once and see what it was. and it is great list. everyone on the list are legit nad they have email addy and the phone number so that u can place a order through phone. they sell by boxes,pallets and truckloads. i am selling the wholesale list for $4.50. which is i think cheapest on ebay. so if u want that list please email me at tkantesaria@gmail.com and i will give u the item number it is listed under on ebay and u can get it. i think it is pretty good list. also i have a website that sells alldiscounted and liquidation products and it is govt approved too and it is auction style where u bid on the lot or pallets of particular items and it is really cheap there too get stuff.