How to buy and sell distressed, overstock, liquidation, closeout,
off price and surplus merchandise on ebay.
How to information on buying and selling closeout, distressed,
overstocked, surplus and liquidation merchandise. Ever wonder where
the ebay Power sellers get their merchandise to sell on eBay! Well many
of them purchase from the many surplus and liquidation businesses all
around the world. This website is designed to show you how and where
to buy from these surplus liquidators and sell on ebay and other ideas to
help you make a profit. There are many other places to surplus
merchandise also and we will show you some of them for you to compare
with such as www.liquidation.com. We do not limit ourselves to any
specific surplus merchandise or supplier and are always looking all over
the globe for the best deals.
If you are interested in more information then
ebay solves the number one reason for business failure lack of
customers. Now it is up to you to present them with the right product at
the right price. Remember this it will make you money. The seller with the
best presentation will make the sale it is all about how the product is
presented. Build an HTML presentation worthy of your product, do not
just throw the product on ebay. Building a proper presentation will pay
you many times the time invested in preparing the presentation. With that
said let’s get started!
Where to begin?
Step one Determine who the buyers are first before investing in
products. Spend some time on ebay looking for what sells. It is unlikely
with the millions of products on ebay that your products are unique. Get
on ebay and see if your products will sell before purchasing anything.
Once you have determined that similar products are selling on ebay then
and only then is it ok to purchase surplus merchandise to sell.
Step two Register as a buyer and seller with Ebay and setup a
Paypal count to allows the customers to pay by credit card. Be careful
and never release your ebay or Paypal account information over the
internet to anybody!!! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!
You will receive many email's attempting to get you to give them
your ebay or Paypal account information and they all look very
real. There are so many of them it will amaze you so be careful !!!
Step three List an item for sale
Click Sell in the navigation bar at the top of any ebay page. eBay's Sell
Your Item form will take you through the process of listing your item step-
by-step.
Set your price.
Do not set your price to high, the reason for buying online and the
reason you sell surplus merchandise is to bargain shop. Many items you
will want to start the price at .01 one penny and let the bidding begin. For
example you purchase surplus DVD movies to sell for one dollar each
and price them at one penny to start the bidding. But you set the
shipping and handling charge at 2.99 to guarantee you will not lose
money. Cost to ship United States Postal Service media freight is often
below 2 dollars.
Get paid!
When your listing ends, contact the buyer by email. Let your buyer know
the total price of the item, including your stated shipping costs, and how
they can pay you. Using Paypal will allow the buyer to pay by credit card.
A must to operate a serious business online.
Ship the item.
After payment is received, send the item to the buyer's shipping address,
specified with their payment or by email. (USPS) United States Postal
Service is the cheapest way to ship your products.
Tips for listing on eBay!
Take one or more pictures of your item using evenly distributed light from
a well-lit area not the camera flash. The picture is vital to selling on ebay
use a tripod or other stand to steady the camera when taking pictures.
Transfer (download) your picture from your camera to your computer
hard disk following the instructions in the camera manual. Use another
web site to host your pictures, you should upload them before you start
listing-follow the file uploading instructions provided by your Internet
service provider or hosting service. Note the Web Address (URL) for
each uploaded picture, so you can copy it into the Sell Your Item HTML
form. There are many free websites on the internet you can use to host
your pictures without having to pay ebay for each picture.
Write your HTML code.
Take your time and write a proper description and save it to disk so you
can reuse it for other sales of the same type products.
What will buyers most want to know about it? What are its most appealing
characteristics? What words might buyers use to search for your item?
Choose the most specific category available.
Plan your pricing. You may want to do a little research into the selling
prices of other items similar to yours. This will help you set your starting
price or your Buy It Now price. Also, decide whether you would like to set
a reserve price.
Initially you will want to sell in the united states only to keep it simple. You
can add international later when you are comfortable with which countries
you want to sell to.
Offer Paypal as a payment method to accept credit card or checking
account payments.
Step four Inquire as what other merchandise they may be interested
in remember this is a customer in the hand try to build a relationship for
future purchases, but never Spam (send email without permission as this
will usually make them mad). Never pay more than 30 percent of the
wholesale price for surplus merchandise. Never offer with the price
having a zero cents on the end such as $1.00 instead use something like
$1.02
Step five Use local auctions to liquidate merchandise that does not
sell and do not throw away broken merchandise use it for parts on the
next shipment to fix things. This is surplus merchandise so be sure and
ask what percentage of the shipment will be not usable.
Step six A great source for Jewelry to sell on ebay is www.bidz.com
check out the 3 minute auctions but never pay more than 10 percent of
the suggested retail price. This will take a little bit of discipline but is
essential in making money. The lower priced items we have found usually
sell better.
Step seven Focus on the sizzle. The old saying do not sell the steak
sell the sizzle is very true and should never be forgotten when selling
online. Always focus on the sizzle or in other words give them the cure
not prevention. Take the time to develop great headlines such as “
Would you spend 1 dollar to ?”. Try to make the headline jump out at you
and use short paragraphs that are easier to read. Be honest never hide
product faults, purposely draw attention to them. They will not buy from
you if they do not trust you. Paint a mental picture of your product. Like
we said earlier presentation is everything on ebay
off price and surplus merchandise on ebay.
How to information on buying and selling closeout, distressed,
overstocked, surplus and liquidation merchandise. Ever wonder where
the ebay Power sellers get their merchandise to sell on eBay! Well many
of them purchase from the many surplus and liquidation businesses all
around the world. This website is designed to show you how and where
to buy from these surplus liquidators and sell on ebay and other ideas to
help you make a profit. There are many other places to surplus
merchandise also and we will show you some of them for you to compare
with such as www.liquidation.com. We do not limit ourselves to any
specific surplus merchandise or supplier and are always looking all over
the globe for the best deals.
If you are interested in more information then
ebay solves the number one reason for business failure lack of
customers. Now it is up to you to present them with the right product at
the right price. Remember this it will make you money. The seller with the
best presentation will make the sale it is all about how the product is
presented. Build an HTML presentation worthy of your product, do not
just throw the product on ebay. Building a proper presentation will pay
you many times the time invested in preparing the presentation. With that
said let’s get started!
Where to begin?
Step one Determine who the buyers are first before investing in
products. Spend some time on ebay looking for what sells. It is unlikely
with the millions of products on ebay that your products are unique. Get
on ebay and see if your products will sell before purchasing anything.
Once you have determined that similar products are selling on ebay then
and only then is it ok to purchase surplus merchandise to sell.
Step two Register as a buyer and seller with Ebay and setup a
Paypal count to allows the customers to pay by credit card. Be careful
and never release your ebay or Paypal account information over the
internet to anybody!!! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!
You will receive many email's attempting to get you to give them
your ebay or Paypal account information and they all look very
real. There are so many of them it will amaze you so be careful !!!
Step three List an item for sale
Click Sell in the navigation bar at the top of any ebay page. eBay's Sell
Your Item form will take you through the process of listing your item step-
by-step.
Set your price.
Do not set your price to high, the reason for buying online and the
reason you sell surplus merchandise is to bargain shop. Many items you
will want to start the price at .01 one penny and let the bidding begin. For
example you purchase surplus DVD movies to sell for one dollar each
and price them at one penny to start the bidding. But you set the
shipping and handling charge at 2.99 to guarantee you will not lose
money. Cost to ship United States Postal Service media freight is often
below 2 dollars.
Get paid!
When your listing ends, contact the buyer by email. Let your buyer know
the total price of the item, including your stated shipping costs, and how
they can pay you. Using Paypal will allow the buyer to pay by credit card.
A must to operate a serious business online.
Ship the item.
After payment is received, send the item to the buyer's shipping address,
specified with their payment or by email. (USPS) United States Postal
Service is the cheapest way to ship your products.
Tips for listing on eBay!
Take one or more pictures of your item using evenly distributed light from
a well-lit area not the camera flash. The picture is vital to selling on ebay
use a tripod or other stand to steady the camera when taking pictures.
Transfer (download) your picture from your camera to your computer
hard disk following the instructions in the camera manual. Use another
web site to host your pictures, you should upload them before you start
listing-follow the file uploading instructions provided by your Internet
service provider or hosting service. Note the Web Address (URL) for
each uploaded picture, so you can copy it into the Sell Your Item HTML
form. There are many free websites on the internet you can use to host
your pictures without having to pay ebay for each picture.
Write your HTML code.
Take your time and write a proper description and save it to disk so you
can reuse it for other sales of the same type products.
What will buyers most want to know about it? What are its most appealing
characteristics? What words might buyers use to search for your item?
Choose the most specific category available.
Plan your pricing. You may want to do a little research into the selling
prices of other items similar to yours. This will help you set your starting
price or your Buy It Now price. Also, decide whether you would like to set
a reserve price.
Initially you will want to sell in the united states only to keep it simple. You
can add international later when you are comfortable with which countries
you want to sell to.
Offer Paypal as a payment method to accept credit card or checking
account payments.
Step four Inquire as what other merchandise they may be interested
in remember this is a customer in the hand try to build a relationship for
future purchases, but never Spam (send email without permission as this
will usually make them mad). Never pay more than 30 percent of the
wholesale price for surplus merchandise. Never offer with the price
having a zero cents on the end such as $1.00 instead use something like
$1.02
Step five Use local auctions to liquidate merchandise that does not
sell and do not throw away broken merchandise use it for parts on the
next shipment to fix things. This is surplus merchandise so be sure and
ask what percentage of the shipment will be not usable.
Step six A great source for Jewelry to sell on ebay is www.bidz.com
check out the 3 minute auctions but never pay more than 10 percent of
the suggested retail price. This will take a little bit of discipline but is
essential in making money. The lower priced items we have found usually
sell better.
Step seven Focus on the sizzle. The old saying do not sell the steak
sell the sizzle is very true and should never be forgotten when selling
online. Always focus on the sizzle or in other words give them the cure
not prevention. Take the time to develop great headlines such as “
Would you spend 1 dollar to ?”. Try to make the headline jump out at you
and use short paragraphs that are easier to read. Be honest never hide
product faults, purposely draw attention to them. They will not buy from
you if they do not trust you. Paint a mental picture of your product. Like
we said earlier presentation is everything on ebay
This Is The Headline
Line Two in Color!
Line Two in Color!
|
Check out this item.
|
Sample html code for the above example
<h1><center><font color="#ff0000">This Is The Headline
<br>
Line Two in Color!</font></center></h1>
<p>
<center>
<table bgcolor="#0000ff">
<tr>
<td><img src="http://www.surplusmania.com/picture.jpg.bmp".
</td>
<td>
<center><h2><font color="#ffffff">Check out this item.
<p>Benefit number one remember sell the sizzle not the steak.
<p>Benefit number two, what will this item do to make your life better
<p>Buy <i>now</i> before it is to late</font></center></h2>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>
P.S. Start and end your auctions in prime time between 6pm and
8pm Pacific standard time
Do not end your auction on friday or saturday night when many of the
buyers are not at home.
We have found it is better not to list auctions at times that competes with
major sports events such as Monday night football and this year Sunday
night football.
Never list an item without a picture!
Do not sell 2 of the same items on the same day spread them out
preferably several days apart.
When you get ready to build a website there is four things you must do:
<h1><center><font color="#ff0000">This Is The Headline
<br>
Line Two in Color!</font></center></h1>
<p>
<center>
<table bgcolor="#0000ff">
<tr>
<td><img src="http://www.surplusmania.com/picture.jpg.bmp".
</td>
<td>
<center><h2><font color="#ffffff">Check out this item.
<p>Benefit number one remember sell the sizzle not the steak.
<p>Benefit number two, what will this item do to make your life better
<p>Buy <i>now</i> before it is to late</font></center></h2>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>
P.S. Start and end your auctions in prime time between 6pm and
8pm Pacific standard time
Do not end your auction on friday or saturday night when many of the
buyers are not at home.
We have found it is better not to list auctions at times that competes with
major sports events such as Monday night football and this year Sunday
night football.
Never list an item without a picture!
Do not sell 2 of the same items on the same day spread them out
preferably several days apart.
When you get ready to build a website there is four things you must do:
- Include keywords in the title
- Include keywords in the heading
- Include keywords in the file name
- Include keywords throughout your website for example the most
important keywords for surplusmania are surplus, liquidation,
closeout and distressed and we use them liberally throughout the
articles in this website.
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