When I tell people that I sell on eBay for a living, many people are surprised. “You can do that? Does your business do well in this economy?” My answer to both of those questions is “yes.”
You see, it’s not so unusual to me that I sell on eBay. I’ve tried offline business models before online models, and eBay is the only model that has worked for me so far. I had a student painting business and I had 15 students working for me. Now you’d think that having so many people working for me, I’d be able to make a significant profit. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case. What happened was that I was booking painting jobs and running around like crazy. I was keeping my crews going with work, but at the end of the day, there wasn’t any profits left for me.
eBay was a radical shift from this. I didn’t have to pay everyone else first. I had no employees, no overhead expenses. I didn’t have to worry about driving all across the city to deliver paint cans and move my crews. The hassle was gone. All I had to do was sit in front of the computer for a bit, and then when someone paid, take a few minutes to put my item in a box. I could see the exact results for everything that I put in. I would put time in and get results out. It was so liberating.
I remember the moment I made my first sale on eBay. It’s one of those moments that you’ll never forget. It was a Friday night and my family and I were going out for dinner. I check our PayPal account before we left and there was nothing. When we got back, I checked again. This time, we had money! It was so exciting. I was making money while we went out for dinner! I just set it up and left it, and as a result, I wasn’t working when I made the money. I just put the listing up and eBay took care of the rest. I’m still amazed when I wake up in the morning and I’ve made money when I sleep.
So what’s the conclusion? Yes, you can sell on eBay. Yes, I feel that creating an eBay business is one of the best businesses you can start. It’s up to you to decide whether you want to do it too.
Joel Holmes is an eBay PowerSeller who has been making money on eBay for more than 3 years. Before you start selling on eBay, make sure you check out his excellent free eBay Business Start Up Kit, showing you step by step how to learn to sell on eBay.
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