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Hi! I am looking for a way to help pay for my college education. My friends’ Mom sells stuff she buys from garage sales and thrift stores on eBay and makes about $2,000/month and she only does it part time.

What items sell from thrift stores well on eBay? Please be as specific as possible. I have browsed thru eBay but there are so many different listings/categories and not all things are sold at a thrift store or yard sale! 🙂

Since I will be buying and re-selling the items, cost is a factor since I will be trying to get as much profit as possible.

Please help me out, I really appreciate it! 10 Points Best Answer!

You just have to get to know what’s in demand by different groups of hobbyists and collectors. There are items in just about every classification that are in demand. Glassware, furniture, clothing, vintage electronics, records, etc… There’s plenty of junk too. The more old stuff you deal with… The more you’ll learn how to separate the junk from things you could make a profit on. It’s just like any other occupation. You have keep learning more about it to do well. You have to be able to sort through a whole bunch of junk and know what’s worth a little more than the asking price. Something that can only be learned through experience. If you go to sales and auctions looking for one or two specific things, you’ll never find them… You need to be able to spot ANYTHING you can make a profit on.

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I occasionally sell collectibles on eBay, and I never sell the same thing twice, so I don’t have a direct comparison, but it seems to me I’m getting a higher percentage of disappointingly low bids and no-sales than I have before. Anyone else having the same experience, or is my perception affected by the pervasive gloom and pessimism around the Great Recession?

I have to agree
Last year sales were great- this year about 1/4. (all mine are multiple BIN’s)
Most items only going for starting bid.
I also found the shops quite yesterday, and was suprised how quick I did my shopping.
Think people are cautious this year, but also ebay search is a hinderence to some Buyers- so they go elsewhere.
Lets hope it picks up in the New Year

dunno

Is anyone else ebay sales are very slow during march?

Well the first two weeks of march my sells were selling normal.

Now my sells are so slow 🙁

that is right sales are going down,i know it happens i do sell clothes and this week was really slow and this one comming looks too slow too
june and july are dead months for my businnes
i do sell clothes and camera equipment and sales are terrible not just for me but many of my friends this last 2 weeks of march

Like if i want 25 for something and someone bids 15 if that is the highest bid, do i have to accept it or can i decline the sale or something

You can put a reserve price on the item or you can start the bidding at the minimum price you will accept. If you have a no reserve, no minimum, auction and refuse to ship they will close your account.

So I posted something to sell with a "buy it now" price as well.
One bid was placed on the item, so the buy it now offer is negated right? (Correct me if I’m wrong b/c its my first time ever on ebay).
So, I got a message from someone willing to buy the item immediately at a really good price.

Can I delete my post so that I can sell it to him? Or do I tell him that he has to bid? I really want to sell it to him bc he’s willing to make the transaction right away.

If so, how do I delete a post?

It’s against the policy to end an item to sell off ebay!

My fiance and I would like to open an auction house in a building we own in Ohio. We would like to run every aspect of the business but hire an auctioneer to do the actual selling on auction nights. Neither one of us wants to actually become an auctioneer. Does anyone else do this or does the auction house owner have to have a auctioneer’s license?

http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_HB_48

Good luck with your efforts.

Wondering what to sell on eBay? Check out the eBay Life Blog’s yard sale roundup. We spent a little over $100 — really not much for what we got! Take a look at what I bought at yard sales this weekend. When you’re done, don’t forget to go to the eBay Life blog at http://www.bluefrogshoes.blogspot.com and my eBay store Blue Frog Shoes at http://stores.ebay.com/Blue-Frog-Shoes?_rdc=1. eBay selling tips and tricks! Make money from home right now by selling on eBay.

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