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Business & Industrial |
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Clothing, Shoes & Accessories |
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Computers & Networking |
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Consumer Electronics |
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The Consumer Electronics category is one
of the largest categories on eBay. Demand is very high in many of the fast
growing Consumer Electronics businesses including Televisions, Cell Phones,
Car Video, DVD Recorders, MP3 Players, Portable DVD Players, GPS, Vintage
Audio and more.
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Home & Car AV |
- tv
- vintage
- projector
- cd player
- car audio
- dvd player
- amp
- subwoofer
- amplifier
- home theater
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- speakers
- calculator
- hdtv
- lcd tv
- car stereo
- satellite
- subwoofers
- gps
- television
- capacitor
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| Cell
Phones & Portables |
- ipod
- apple ipod
- apple
- ipod mini
- sony ericsson
- nokia
- motorola
- samsung
- lg
- treo
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Phones & Portables continued |
- bose
- palm
- t-mobile
- camera phone
- world phone
- triband phone
- cell phone
- pda
- mp3 player
- mp3
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Brands |
- sony
- dell
- panasonic
- pioneer
- alpine
- samsung
- sharp
- rockford fosgate
- mtx
- xtant
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| Home
Video |
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DirectTV TiVo DVDs
- 15-19"
LCD Flat-Panel TVs
- 20-37"
LCD Flat-Panel TVs
- DLP
Rear Projection TVs
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TV/DVD/VCR Combos
- Sony
DVD Recorders
- InFocus
Home Theater Projectors
- Dell
Home Theater Projectors
- Sony,
Sharp, Epson LCD Home Theater Projectors
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Hughes HD DirecTV Receivers
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Electronics |
- Sirius
Satellite Radio
- XM
Satellite Radio
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DVD/Video Units, In-Dash
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Pioneer, Sony CD Receivers
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Rockford Fosgate Car Amplifiers
- CD/MP3
Receivers
- 12-inch
Subwoofers
- Remote
Smart/Alarm Combos
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6-1/2-inch Speakers
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Dolls & Bears |
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| Toys & Hobbies
Top Keywords |
| 1. Star Wars |
| 2. Revenge of
the Sith |
| 3. Lego |
| 4. Fisher Price |
| 5. Transformers |
| 6. LIttle Tikes |
| 7. Marx |
| 8. Step 2 |
| 9. Barbie |
| 10. Lionel |
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| Dolls &
Bears Top Keywords |
| 1. Barbie |
| 2. American
Girl |
| 3. Reborn |
| 4. Bratz |
| 5. dolls |
| 6. Shirley
Temple |
| 7. Tyler |
| 8. Madame
Alexander |
| 9. vintage Barbie |
| 10. Gene |
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Toys & Hobbies Top Keywords |
| 1. Marvel Legends |
| 2. Franklin
Mint |
| 3. John Deere |
| 4. Hot Wheels
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| 5. Leap Frog |
| 6. Power Wheels
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| 7. Harry Potter |
| 8. Lionel
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| 9. Traxxas |
| 10. helicopter
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Bears Top Keywords |
| 1. antique |
| 2. dollhouse |
| 3. Cissy |
| 4. Polly Pocket |
| 5. OOAK |
| 6. Kish |
| 7. miniature |
| 8. Himstedt
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| 9. Skipper |
| 10. furniture |
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DVD's Movies, Music & Video Games |
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| DVDs & Movies
Top Keywords |
| 1. Disney |
| 2. Star Wars |
| 3. 24 |
| 4. Hitch |
| 5. Harry Potter |
| 6. Friends |
| 7. movies |
| 8. box sets |
| 9. lot |
| 10. Sopranos |
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| Music Top
Keywords |
| 1. Beatles |
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Green Day |
| 3. sheet music |
| 4.
lot |
| 5. Pink Floyd |
| 6.
Metallica |
| 7. Rolling Stones |
| 8.
Kelly Clarkson |
| 9. Grateful Dead |
| 10.
Led Zeppelin |
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| Video Games |
| 1. PSP |
| 2. Xbox |
| 3. PS2 |
| 4. PlayStation
2 |
| 5. GameCube |
| 6. PS3 |
| 7. lot |
| 8. Star Wars |
| 9. Grand Theft Auto |
| 10. Zelda |
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eBay Motors |
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Vehicles |
| 1. Mustang |
| 2. Honda |
| 3. Corvette |
| 4. Camaro |
| 5. BMW |
| 6. Ford |
| 7. salvage |
| 8. project |
| 9. no reserve |
| 10. Ferrari |
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Keywords - Parts & Accessories |
| 1. exhaust |
| 2. wheels |
| 3. Mustang |
| 4. tires |
| 5. rims |
| 6. Corvette |
| 7. Jeep |
| 8. Dodge Ram |
| 9. Camaro |
| 10. Jeep
Wrangler |
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| Top Keywords
- Boats |
| 1. boat |
| 2. motorboat |
| 3. sailboat |
| 4.
Sea Ray |
| 5. Baja |
| 6.
Chris Craft |
| 7. Bayliner
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Boston Whaler |
| 9. Donzi |
| 10.
Fountain |
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Health & Beauty |
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Home |
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Jewelry |
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Musical Instruments |
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Photo |
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Pottery & Glass |
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| Art Glass |
| 1. Murano |
| 2. Fenton |
| 3. art glass |
| 4. glass |
| 5. vase |
| 6. stained
glass |
| 7. Murano glass |
| 8. paperweight |
| 9. Fenton glass |
| 10. Lalique |
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| Art Pottery |
| 1. Roseville |
| 2. pottery |
| 3. vase |
| 4. McCoy |
| 5. Weller |
| 6. Hull |
| 7. Rookwood |
| 8. lamp |
| 9. Jardiniere |
| 10. vintage |
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| China,
Dinnerware |
| 1. china |
| 2. Noritake |
| 3. Homer Laughlin |
| 4. dinnerware |
| 5. Limoges |
| 6. Haviland |
| 7. Fiesta |
| 8. plate |
| 9. Lenox |
| 10. plates |
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Focus on developing trust and
credibility with your high-end Pottery & Glass buyers from the start. Give
your customers the confidence they need to invest in your high-dollar
Pottery & Glass. Position your eBay business for the high-end using the
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Independent
Verification: Verify the authenticity of rare, highly valuable
antique glass with the help of a professional, certified appraiser.
Include a scan of your appraisal report in your listing.
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Visual Proof:
Include a gallery of images in your listing with different views and
close-ups. Photograph key manufacturer marks, as well as unique elements
and imperfections.
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Prices Realized:
Include a digest of historical prices for your item, realized at respected
auction houses, such as Sotheby's, Christies, and Phillips.
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Provenance:
Provide a history of ownership for the item, which can increase its value.
Also, consider listing reference texts in your description, particularly
those that have photos of your item or its pattern/color. Enable bidders
to conduct their own research.
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Guarantee:
Stand behind your sales. Offer a money-back guarantee, minus shipping and
third-party fees.Suggest an escrow service for the safe transfer of funds
and property.
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Marketing:
Invest in promotion, particularly eBay listing upgrades. They work --
learn more. Build your credibility. List degrees, accreditations,
professional affiliations, and honors on your About Me page. Then, link to
it from your listings.
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Feedback:
Maintain a high positive feedback rating. Offer PayPal and ship the day
payment clears for increased feedback.
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Glass |
| 1. Murano |
| 2. Fenton |
| 3. art glass |
| 4. glass |
| 5. vase |
| 6. stained
glass |
| 7. Murano glass |
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paperweight |
| 9. Fenton glass |
| 10. Lalique |
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Pottery |
| 1. Roseville |
| 2. pottery |
| 3. vase |
| 4. McCoy |
| 5. Weller |
| 6. Hull |
| 7. Rookwood |
| 8. lamp |
| 9. Jardiniere |
| 10. vintage |
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| China,
Dinnerware |
| 1. china |
| 2. Noritake |
| 3. Homer Laughlin |
| 4.
dinnerware |
| 5. Limoges |
| 6. Haviland |
| 7. Fiesta |
| 8. plate |
| 9. Lenox |
| 10. plates |
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Real Estate |
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Sporting Goods & Fan Shop |
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Use some of the different
listing upgrades to help increase the final sell price of your items.
The list below shows how much the listing upgrades increase the final price of your
product.
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Bid Count |
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Sports |
eBay Overall |
Sports |
eBay Overall |
Sports |
eBay Overall |
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Bold |
34.0% |
24.0% |
8.0% |
4.0% |
28.9% |
23.0% |
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Category Featured |
89.6% |
47.0% |
29.4% |
28.0% |
83.1% |
65.0% |
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Gallery |
15.0% |
11.0% |
11.0% |
8.6% |
20.3% |
15.0% |
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Gallery Featured |
41.6% |
18.5% |
10.5% |
5.8% |
10.1% |
3.7% |
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IPIX Enhanced |
20.4% |
17.0% |
12.5% |
9.0% |
23.7% |
18.0% |
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| More Top
Searches |
| 1. Ping |
| 2. Burton
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| 3. Oakley |
| 4. TaylorMade
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| 5. Atomic |
| 6. snowboards
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| 7. Analog |
| 8. elliptical
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| 9. North Face |
| 10. Volkl
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| Exercise
& Fitness |
| 1. Bowflex |
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treadmill |
| 3. crossbow
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elliptical |
| 5. Total Gym
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| 6.
Gazelle |
| 7. weights |
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Nautilus |
| 9. The Firm
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Nordictrack |
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Sports Cards & Memorabilia |
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Stamps |
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Tickets |
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Toys & Hobbies |
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| Toys & Hobbies
Top Keywords |
| 1. Star Wars |
| 2. Revenge of
the Sith |
| 3. Lego |
| 4. Fisher Price |
| 5. Transformers |
| 6. LIttle Tikes |
| 7. Marx |
| 8. Step 2 |
| 9. Barbie |
| 10. Lionel |
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| Dolls &
Bears Top Keywords |
| 1. Barbie |
| 2. American
Girl |
| 3. Reborn |
| 4. Bratz |
| 5. dolls |
| 6. Shirley
Temple |
| 7. Tyler |
| 8. Madame
Alexander |
| 9. vintage Barbie |
| 10. Gene |
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Toys & Hobbies Top Keywords |
| 1. Marvel Legends |
| 2. Franklin
Mint |
| 3. John Deere |
| 4. Hot Wheels
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| 5. Leap Frog |
| 6. Power Wheels
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| 7. Harry Potter |
| 8. Lionel
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| 9. Traxxas |
| 10. helicopter
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| More Dolls &
Bears Top Keywords |
| 1. antique |
| 2. dollhouse |
| 3. Cissy |
| 4. Polly Pocket |
| 5. OOAK |
| 6. Kish |
| 7. miniature |
| 8. Himstedt
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| 9. Skipper |
| 10. furniture |
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What's Not? |
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What Does Not Sell Well On eBay?
There are really very few
things that don't sell that well on eBay. Some people say that the
following items are "getting burnt out" but I disagree because if you buy
the items at the right price,
then it can be easy to make a profit.
If you can get 10,000 mixed Beanie babies for .40 each you can split them
up in different size lots of 50 to 500
(Example)
you can easily average 60% to 80% profit when you sell in quantity and the
money really adds up quicker because you are selling more items at one
time.
Danbury Mint -
some sell high see example -->
Franklin Mint -
some sell high see example -->
Sport Cards from 1980 - Present
Some toys from the
90's
General Items that could be found at Kmart / Target, etc.
The key to
making money on eBay is knowing your "Buy Price". That is where you
make your money. WHEN YOU BUY!
ALL products have a BUY PRICE ratio....
Here is mine:
The 1/4th rule
on items from $25
to $50
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If it is a single item that will sell
for at least $25, I will pay not more then $6.25 for it.
Buy Price $6.25 to $12.50
Sell Price $25.00 to $50.00
The 1/3rd rule
on items from $51 to $100
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If the item is selling on eBay for
between $50 and $100
I will try to pay 1/3 of the price.
Buy Price $17.00 to $33.00
Sell Price $51.00 to $100.00
The 1/2 rule
on items from $101 to $250
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On items that sell in this price range
I normally try to pay 1/2 price for them AND I will not ever gamble on
an item that costs me more then $100 UNLESS I know what it will sell for
on eBay.
Buy Price $51.00 to $125.00
Sell Price $101.00 to $250.00
If I can teach you one main thing it
is this:
If you sell a $10 item you will
ALWAYS make LESS then $10 per sell.
(because of the cost of the items and fees to sell it)
BUT
If you sell a $200 item that you get
for 1/2 of the sell price then you are making a lot more profit PER
SELL.
I personally try to sell more items
that sell in the $250 to $500 range. And believe me... you can find
them.
Here are some of the most profitable
items that I have sold.
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Bought a large older "Digital/Compaq
Storage Server" with over 1 terra bite of hard drives in it from a local
auction here in Kansas City
www.nationwideauction.com
for $68 (yes thats 68 dollars) I pulled the 8 racks of hard drives out
of it and posted them in 8 different auctions and they all sold for a
total of over $1000.00.
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How about a Emulator that I bought at a
local auction for $15 that I sold on eBay for $500.
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A Perfect set of Old Sango China that I
bought at a local auction for $40 and sold for $235.00.
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A "LOT" of Postal Stamps at a local
auction that I bought for $5 PER BIG STACK and I sold 1 stamp for $550,
1 for $365, 1 for $255 and I have a whole bunch left that I added to my
collection ( I love stamps :-)
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The list goes on but my point is that
if you are out there looking for REALLY GOOD DEALS on HIGH PROFIT items,
you WILL find them.
Over all my years on eBay I have come
across many strange items selling on eBay. I have seen Belly Button
Lint, a "REAL" New York Winter of 2002
Snowball,
an invisible "ball of air" with free "Air Shipping", and a
town in California to mention a few. I think the most famous ad I have
ever seen is the
"SIZE 12 WEDDING DRESS/GOWN NO RESERVE"
(Look at the hit counter on this one - OVER 17
MILLION hits)
Talk about getting a lot of people to see you ad on eBay!
I am sure if you will do a little
research you will be able to find some items that you can sell on eBay
so you can make a comfortable living working for yourself or just as a
little part time business.
I will be adding more information in
the next few months so check back often! I hope this information has
helped.
Edward Alvey
www.TheBidFloor.com
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