Effectively Finding Products to Sell on eBay: To Consign or Not to Consign
I remember the first time I sold something for someone on eBay. It was a great feeling. Not great, like, Im getting married tomorrow or, I just won the lottery, but another type of great.
I felt as thought I had helped someone out and made some extra money. Those two things combined can create such a fulfilling feeling. This act, however, that of taking ownership of someones belongings, then selling those belongings and receiving a commission is commonly called consignment.
Consignment is a great way to start an online auction business. After selling all the unwanted items lying around your house, you are probably not going to have that much experience in any one type of niche products. If you are able to have a variety of other peoples things to sell, you can get the hands-on experience of handling many different types of items and eventually focusing in on one particular item.
That is the biggest obstacle to overcome when you start out on eBay. I even hate to say it here to you because I have read so very much: What should I sell? Sometimes familiarity breeds contempt and...