How and Where to Locate the Merchandise to Sell on eBay: Insider Information You Need to Know from the Experts Who Do It Every Day - Softcover

Dan W. Blacharski

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0910627878 ISBN 13: 9780910627870

Publisher: Atlantic Pub Co, 2007

Synopsis

Entrepreneurs in record numbers are setting up shop on eBay, according to a new survey conducted for eBay by ACNielsen Media Research International. More than 724,000 Americans report that eBay is their primary or secondary source of income. In addition to these professional eBay sellers, another 1.5 million individuals say they supplement their income by selling on eBay, according to the July 2005 survey. In the last six months of 2005, eBay members in the United States sold merchandise worth approximately $10.6 billion. As you can see, finding the customers is not a problem locating quality items to sell, is the challenge. So what do you do when you are done cleaning out your closet and attics? Where do you find the merchandise you need to sell on eBay? That s precisely what this new book is about: where to find products that you can buy for a few cents on the dollar and resell for massive profits! This book is intended for online sellers who want to build a business that can be increased over time by selling primarily new merchandise in quantity. You will be provided detailed insider information on: wholesalers, drop shippers, auctions, closeouts, discontinued merchandise, overstocks, salvage items, surplus merchandise, below wholesale products, customer returns, wholesale trade shows, suppliers, liquidators, close out firms, foreign and domestic manufacturers, and places to look in your area. In short you will learn to become a product sourcing pro and make money on eBay with products including: clothing, mixed lots, electronics, tools, furniture, general mixed merchandise, domestics, housewares, antiques, books, shoes, jewelry, toys, gifts, sporting goods, hardware, and much more.

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About the Author

Michael P. Lujanac received his Associate's Degree in Marketing from the Harrisburg Area Community College and attended the Capitol Campus of Pennsylvania State University. As he relates his meandering sales career in this book, his natural bent for recognizing a niche market and filling it led to his listing of coffee and then computers, computer parts on eBay, and books on Half.com, and Abebooks. ABOUT THE CO-AUTHOR: Dan Blacharski has been a professional writer and online entrepreneur for over 15 years, and is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has written eight books and has ghost-written several others; has produced thousands of print and online features, articles and columns; and has helped many Internet companies jump into the fray. A refugee from Silicon Valley, Dan was there during the "dotcom boom," witnessing first-hand the incredible rise and fall of countless empires, and gaining insight into what makes a new-era Internet company succeed or fail. He worked directly with many of these companies, helping them to refine their messaging. Currently, he is also a contributing analyst for Compass Intelligence, a virtual think tank that provides world-class market analytics research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Pub Co
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0910627878
• ISBN 13: 9780910627870
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288