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I am not an affiliate for this site or for Entrepreneur, and I don't get anything if you sign up. I am just spreading the good news. Entrepreneur Magazine is an excellent resource for anyone who is serious about taking their home business to the next level. This publication provides resources for marketing, advertising, niche products, expanding your business, and much more.

To find other daily deals, visit Siteage, which is a huge compiled list of numerous daily deal sites. You can usually find a few things a week to buy for resale on eBay and Amazon.

Have a great day on eBay!




Find sloppy listings and resell the items for way more than you paid for them! Click here to see my personal examples.

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The Ideal Type of Product to Sell on eBay

Consumable products are the ideal type of product to sell in any business, including eBay. Why?

1) Consumables run out and have to be replenished.
2) Consumable products create a stream of repeat customers.
3) Once type of consumable can lead to others in the same niche and are easy to cross sell.

Ok, so what are consumables? These are products that are used up by the customer and must be replenished on a regular basis. Some good examples include:

Vitamins and supplements
Printer ink and cartridges
Coffee
Cosmetics
Hair Care Products
Diet and Weight Loss Products
Gourmet Food Items
Medicines

The key to an auto-pilot eBay business with consumables is having a reliable source for your product. You don't have to look far. Try warehouse clubs like Sams and Costco. These members clubs have different merchandise in different parts of the country. Yours may offer something that is not available everywhere in the nation, or the world. You can also try a wholesaler. Click here for a list of 395 eBay friendly wholesalers along with 5 important facts for choosing profitable wholesale products to sell on eBay.

Happy Selling,

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eBay Seller Success Story - Texas Instruments Speak and Spell

Keisha sent in this success story:

I just wanted to share an eBay success story. I decided to start selling on eBay about one month ago, and so far it has been a really fun and rewarding experience. I have been able to make a profit from things just sitting around my house. I happened to listen to the podcast on antiques and I realized I had one of the items you mentioned right in my garage. Turns out this Texas Instruments Speak and Spell that we couldn't even sell at a garage sale for $5 about 2 months ago sold on ebay for $76!!!

Here is Keisha's listing:



Texas Instruments Vintage Speak & Spell

Keisha's cost: $0 (she already had it)
Selling price: $76

Wow, that's an outstanding sale! If you have a seller success story or eBay flip you would like to share, send it in to me at ebaycoach@yahoo.com.

Check out my huge list of thrift store items to sell on eBay with lots of items just like this.

Happy Selling!

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Win $50 for Finding the Worst eBay Misspelling

One of my favorite blogs, Missing-Auctions, is having a fun contest. Find the best example of bad spelling on eBay and win a $50 eBay gift card. Runners up will receive prizes of $30 and $20. The contest ends December 31st. Click here to get all the details.

Hint - Use Typohound.com (it is free) to enter the correct spelling of an item, and then see all of the misspellings it generates. Plug in brand names, especially exotic international sounding names (fragrances are great) and look at the results! This is how I find misspelled auctions to flip on eBay.

Good luck,

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My eBay Flip - Brooks Brothers Pants

Here is an example of a recent flip. (Click here for a 5 minute video tutorial on how to flip listings.) You can really make arbitrage and Best Offer work for you if you take your time, do the research, and use this technique on a regular basis.

1) I purchased these Brooks Brothers pants on eBay on November 26. Click here to see the actual listing. I found these on a misspelling search. Fatal errors include misspelled brand name in the title ,the word NEW not used in the title, poor photograph, returns not allowed. Here is the listing:



Womans pants Brook Brothers size 8 NWT!!

2) Received the pants in the mail, created my own listing with a better photo, better keywords in the title, 30 day return policy, more measurements. Did my research and determined the selling price for these pants is $49. Put the item on a 7 day fixed price listing for $49 with Best Offer. Here is my listing:



NEW NWT $118 Brooks Brothers wool dress pants black 8


3) Offer received on Dec 12 for $45. Accepted the offer.

4) Bottom line:

Profit = $26.11
Days to flip = 16
Time investment = 30 minutes

By using this arbitrage technique, I can make $50 - $100 an hour without even leaving home. Imagine doing this several times a week, getting a steady stream of inventory coming to you, and making this kind of money with such a small time investment. With some practice, you will learn what items and brand names to look for on a regular basis. Click here for more information on how to do eBay arbitrage, also known as flipping listings.

Happy Selling!

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Discontinued Item to Sell on eBay - Reynold's Handi Vac Products

Christina Brown of Northern Cheapskate (a great money saving blog) sent in this tip:

"I was looking at the Facebook fan page for Reynold's Wrap the other day - it looks like they are discontinuing the Reynolds Handi Vac system and bags... lots of people unhappy about not being able to buy the bags... could be a money-making opportunity on eBay!"

She is right. This is on the Reynolds.com website:



"We have made the difficult decision to discontinue manufacturing and distributing Reynolds® Handi-Vac® Vacuum Sealing Pumps and Bags. Product inventory has been depleted and is no longer available.

Reynolds is proud to have developed this breakthrough product for food storage but, regrettably, Handi-Vac is one of those great products that was unable to generate the consumer demand and profitability required to keep it in our product portfolio.

Thank you for your loyalty to this innovative product and for your continued support of Reynolds Consumer Products."

Look for these to be on clearance at Walmart, Target, Walgreens, etc. Also check Big Lots.

Click here for completed listings for the Reynold's Handi Vac products. You can also find them for sale on Amazon.

Good Luck!



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Gatorade Discontinues Tiger Woods Drink - Hot eBay Item?

ox News has reported that Gatorade announced Tuesday, 12/8 that it would discontinue its Tiger Woods sports drink on December 26. (Click here for the full story.) The word on the street is that Gatorade had planned to discontinue the Tiger Woods line a few months ago, and this decision has no connection to the recent scandal.

We have seen how discontinued products can skyrocket in price on eBay once they become scarce. I have no way of knowing if this will be one of them. I wouldn't recommend spending your last $20 on Tiger Woods Gatorade, but maybe picking up one or two just to see what happens.

Happy Selling!

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