Saturday, February 14, 2009

The ebaY Business Answer Book

I have read tons of eBay related books and I would have to say the best one to date is;

The ebaY Business Answer Book by Cliff Ennico

Wow, an eBay book that I actually learned something from. The book is a question and answer format which makes it very easy to read. Pick up a copy and keep it nearby, it will come in handy when an eBay questions arises.



John Paul

Saks Fifth Avenue Snow Globes



I did really well with these Saks Snow Globes in January. I purchased them online from SaksFifthAvenue.com during there After Christmas Sale I paid between $20.00-$28.00/each and made some real nice profits. There are Saks Snow Globes for many of the U.S. cities that Saks has a store in. The 3 highest selling globes on eBay are Washington D.C., Boston, and NYC.

The price online has gone back up to $40.00, but you might be able to find these cheaper at a Saks Retail Store if you live in one of those 3 cities. Or try Saks Off Fifth Outlet Stores.

Still at $40.00 (D.C., Boston, NYC) should net you a nice profit with D.C. being the highest. (I sold D.C. for $91.00). Check the Saks website daily and type in snow globes. They seem to restock and run out of the NYC one quite often and the Boston one is up there right now. I saw the D.C. one last week.

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John Paul

Friday, February 13, 2009

Target Clearance - TMX Cookie Monster

TMX Cookie Monster on Clearance at Target.com and in stores. for $14.94

This is selling on eBay U.K. between $32.00-$37.00 USD with not much competition. It is an easy way to double your money which in these tough economic times is a hard thing to do. ***Make sure you put Elmo's Friend in the title to get more hits for people looking for the more popular TMX Elmo.***

For an even bigger profit, take a chance and try this:

Lot of 3 TMX Dolls
  1. Elmo
  2. Cookie Monster
  3. Ernie

are selling for $49.99 plus shipping on eBay.

Turn around and sell the same lot on eBay U.K. for $89.99 USD. Still a nice profit after fees.

John Paul

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Woot Deal of the Day.


The Woot.com deal of the day for Sunday 2/8/09 is a

VEXplorer RC Robotic Construction System
$79.99 + $5 shipping

I would take a shot to pick up at least one to resell on eBay.

These are selling on eBay for at least $130.00 and a lot of 2 for $249.00

Click Here to see the Completed Listings

Hurry over before they are all gone. Woot has a cult following and the good items tend to go fast.

John Paul

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Hand-Made Door Wreaths

My Dad is pretty creative and just started making door wreaths (see below).

I think they are really nice in person and hopefully there will be a market for them on eBay.

Let me know what you guys think and if anybody has any advice or experience in selling similar items on eBay. Thanks see you soon.


John Paul


Closed Until February 1st.

Hey Everyone.
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I am in the process of moving and at the same time have been hard at work trying to make improvements for my eBay business as I go forward in 2009. Along with the move comes more space for eBay storage and a better layout for my eBay setup (photos, packaging and shipping). Hopefully it will make things run a little more smoothly and lead to a very profitable year. Then you guys can say you knew me back in the day before eBay gives me my own special category on it's homepage.

I will be back February 1st....Hopefuly with some good posts to keep everyone around.

John Paul


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Thursday, January 8, 2009

My eBay Goals for '09

Here are my eBay plans/goals for 2009. I figure if I write them down on my blog I will never lose them and can always refer back to them to make sure I stay on track. 2009 is the make it or break it year for this being a full time venture. It's exciting!!!!!!

Make a Schedule
-I need to stick to a daily schedule in 2009. I find myself jumping around from one thing to the next way too often. Before I know it, it's 9pm and I feel like I didn't accomplish everything I should have during the day and my wife is wishing that eBay would suspend my account. (knock on wood)

"Just Say No"
- Learn to say No on listing certain consignment items ($49.99 or less) and concentrate on more quality consignment items. (it takes up too much time listing items that net such little profit)

Advertise More
-In the past year I pretty much only advertised on Craigslist and various other free websites. (Consignment Pal, eBay Trading assistant website). This year I will spend some money on smaller newspaper advertisements and flyer's. My goal is 2-3 new clients a week with quality merchandise. If I could average $150 commission per new client a week along with the wholesale merchandise and amazon sales it could be a good year.

Garage Sales & Estate Sales
-In every eBay related book that I have read and there has been a lot of them (I'm not sure why because every eBay book pretty much has the same topics) I always read about the profits that can be made at Garage and Estate Sales. Well this year I will put it to the test. I will try to go to at least 2 estate/garage sales a month. I will post my findings here on the blog.

Stop Wasting Time Reading Negative eBay Comments
-Stop wasting time and getting caught up in reading why everyone hates eBay and how bad the treat sellers. I know the fees are high, but I choose to sell on eBay because it is still the world's best auction website.

What are every one's eBay resolutions for 2009? Whatever they are Good Luck in achieving them.

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