Monthly Archives: June 2017

eBay

How to add item photos to eBay

Stock Photos vs. User Photos
I always make sure to have the best photo as my first photo in the listing as this is usually the next best thing next to the title that the buyer will see.  A great photo will take your listing to the next level.  If I enter a UPC I will never use the stock photo.  These stock photos are not personable and usually do not give the buyer a good sense of what they are buying or bidding on.

I have read that more pictures in the listing then the better the listing will show in search results.  I cannot say for sure if this is fact, but I will include as many photos as necessary.  If I am selling something still in the box I will only take a picture of the front and the back.  If the item is open and has multiple pieces I will take pictures of all items to not only show the buyer what they are getting but to have proof on the listing should a case get opened up as “Item not as Described”.  I will go more into this in eBay cases later on.  The more pictures the better.

Some people use special lighting apparatuses or hanging backgrounds for pictures, but I usually just place the item on a table or the floor.  If I had lots of clothing then I might invest in a mannequin.  I make sure that nothing else is in the photo if possible so the user can focus specifically on the item.

Cover Yourself:
If there is a serial number I always make sure to include that in the listing.  This covers yourself if the buyer sends back the item for a return.  You can validate the serial number you received back against the serial number against the photos.  Plus if a case is opened against you, you can prove to eBay the items are different.  If items are being sold with defects then take pictures of which areas of the items are defective for the same reasons.

How to add photos to your listings:
There are multiple ways to get photos added in to your listings.  You can use an external camera, take your pictures and upload them to your computer to add onto the listing.  You can also strictly list and copy listings from your phone and take photos that way as you’re going through it.  What I do is start the listing on my computer, save as draft, and finalize it on my phone by taking the photos and listing it.  It is super easy to open the saved draft on your eBay application on your phone and add the photos as you take them in the listing.  Once you take the pictures, complete the listing!

-Chris
LiquidationOH@gmail.com

Items, Liquidation

Where Do I Get My Products From?

When you’re first starting out at reselling, I would guess the first question you’re going to ask is what do I sell and where do I get?

Look Around You

I would recommend any reseller who wants to scale their reselling business look at this option first as it is the most cost effective solution to someone who wants to start out.  Everyone has items in their house that they are looking to get rid of, and why not use these products to make some money.  That pair of jeans in the back of your closet that you have not worn in a year, sell them!  The old iPod sitting in your desk drawer? Sell it!  Not only will this give you capital to grow and move into the options described next, but it will test if this is something you are interested in and want to grow.  It will also give you a taste of what selling platforms that you like best and you understand how to work them to your benefit.  Once you’ve perfected selling items around you and choosing a platform or two, then I suggest you move to the next options.

Thrift Stores

Thrift stores such as Goodwill and Salvation Army will potentially have items that you can sell.  The variability of finding sellable items is dependent on the market you are in as well as what items have been donated.  There have been instances where someone has found a large priced item for cheap, but it is hit or miss.  Also as it depends on the store, but I have seen Goodwill stores that are priced very cheaply so as the majority of items allow for a large profit.  I have also seen Goodwill stores that have researched online and discovered the items that they are selling are worth money and then they try to sell that same item for the price on eBay.  Again this open will take multiple tries and lots of digging to find good products.

Retail Arbitrage/Online Arbitrage

The process of retail arbitrage or online arbitrage is the buyer going to a store or online store and finding good deals for reselling.  For example, someone finds that Target is having a large discount on a certain video game or household item.  This would mean you would go to that store and purchase it for the sale price and resell it for higher on a different platform such as eBay or Amazon.  The same holds true for an online platform.  Maybe Amazon has a black Friday sale on NES consoles for $50 dollars.  You would then try to buy as many as possible and then resell them on eBay for $200 as an example.

Wholesale or Liquidation
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Liquidation has currently provided me the most opportunity to turn a profit, but these options also have the highest risk.  You can buy an auction of liquidation merchandise and lose your shorts.  It is important to dip your toe in before you buy a full truckload of returned merchandise.  Because what could happen is that full truckload is full of junk, you lose money, become discouraged and quit.  You need to start small and grow commensurate with your profits.  I would not recommend buying thousands of dollars of inventory only to learn you bought at the tail end of a trend.  Purchase to what you know and grow one step at a time!  I will explain the different options of where you can source small lots to grow your profits and expertise in sourcing the right product to make you a profit in the wholesale and liquidation business.

-Chris
LiquidationOH@gmail.com

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