Okay, now is the time to pick your niche and start doing some research. It is okay if you don’t have your niche as yet sometimes doing some general research first will help you to decide on a niche and then you can do more focused research.
If I were you I would draw a very large “T” on a piece of paper and on the left side I would write the pluses about a niche and on the right side the negatives. Sometimes this makes it easier to decide if you are looking at multiple niches. I would also have some goals on paper. Such as how much you want to make. This too can help you decide on a niche. For example if your goal is $300 profit a month and your item can turn a $2 profit then do the math. $300 divided by $2 is 150. Can you sell 150 items per month? To me this is a very important part of your research.
Most power sellers agree that there is more to figuring out which items sell best than this. In fact, they claim that it is a science. A great way to start your search for items that will result in a successful auction in the future is to do research on the auctions that were successful in the past. You can view old listings that have completed at:...