How To Find a Product to Sell On eBay

There are many ways to locate products to sell on ebay. This article is operating on the premise you know a little how ebay works. If you re starting out small and want to experiment with eBay, garage sales are a good place to start. We have purchased items at yard sales for 25 cents and sold them for $5-$20. Other sources are; Drop Shipper Directories, Local Businesses, Crafters, Trade Shows, Wholesaler Directories, Importers/Exporters. In this article we will reveal how to find a product locally and how to test it before spending a lot of money on inventory. Following some research you decide you would like to sell kitchen items. But you don t know where to locate products. Simply go to your local Linen s and Thing s, Wal-Mart, Target Etc. You see a nice, unusual wine bottle opener. Take a look at the tag and locate the manufacturer or distributors name. Most of these types of products are supplied through a distribution network. Once you have the name, go to Google on your computer and search the name. Locate their contact information, send an email, letter or call them to see if they will sell to you at Wholesale prices. You are an Internet Marketing Specialist and market products through on line auctions. I have found most of the smaller products you see in the discount stores are supplied through an importer. Here is how to save time and money prior to contacting the source. You want to market test the wine bottle opener before you go off and buy dozen or more units. Purchase one unit. List it for sale on ebay. Put a hidden page counter in the auction. The reason why you hide the total number of individuals viewing your auction, is not to let any potential competitors see how much traffic you received. It may end up being a hot item. Based on the activity hits on the auction you can now follow up with the purchase of this item through the manufacturer or distribution source. We have found numerous items to sell in auctions this way. All were not winners, but by testing prior to going out and purchasing more we held our lose to a small investment. For more details and information on this marketing method, please visit ebaysource We are offering a copy of a free report, "27 Ways to Avoid Being Ripped Off and 13 Ways to Find Hidden Items on Ebay." Over 30 years in the electronic industry. Management, sales, marketing. Has written various articles on ebay business, and treasure hunting. Enjoys Metal Detecting treasure hunting. Collectibles on line. Treasure Hunting