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I have noticed on ebay that even new factory sealed products being sold are extremly low prices!
New dvd's like The Ring are being sold for $14 plus 3 or 4 dollars shipping, and new Ps2 games like GTA: Vice City for $29 plus 5 dollars shipping.

Are they buying in bulk?
Who are their wholesale sources?
I would really like to know how they can sell these products so low.
Anyone here have any ideas?

Thanks!

PLEEZE.... don't try to sell us a list in this forum -- we're here to share freely.

What is your store called or your Ebay username?

I would like to reply to my own post here.
I have emailed several ebayers with lots of feedback, all powersellers, after looking at some of their auctions.
There was one in particular that I was interested in.
A brand new stereo reciever for several hundred dollars.
It said on the auction that it was "BRAND NEW", so I emailed the ebay member and asked him/her how they were able to sell at such low prices.

To my surprise, they emailed me back. They didn't give me any url's, but they did say that basically it was a refurbished item,
It had come back to the factory opened, but then checked out and resealed again.

Let the BUYER BEWARE!

I can't belive some people have the audacity to lie to their customers like that.
I mean, if it has been opened before for ANY reason, than it obviously is not brand new now is it?

Floatin <~~really upset right now..

LOL.
Suuuuurrrrre you are.

cfought27 wrote: I did find one site that does have some name brand stuff: http://www.storepower.com. The only deal with this site is it looks like you need a tax id to buy from them. I am sick and tired of people trying to suck money out of your pocket for wonderful wholesale lists too.

Yeah, the only way to make any money in this buisness is to have a taxID (which I am in the process of getting).
That is truly the ONLY way on the net to ever make a profit, and find legit wholesalers and dropshippers.
Yeah, don't ever buy those so-called wholesale lists.
Half the time if you search hard enough on the net, you will find what you are looking for.
Just this past week i must have spent at least 10 hours surfing for legitimate sites that require a taxID, and only found 2 or 3.
But that's better than nothing right?

I also noticed that alot of ebayers/powersellers are selling refurbished items, and just calling them new. But if you check the price they are selling it for, and the price that the warehouse can give it to you for brand new, you know right then that it is refurbished.
I am not going to go down that road.
I want to sell brand new items straight from the factory.
It is damn hard finding the legit ones.

Floatin.

LOL.
Suuuuurrrrre you are.

No...really...I DO try and sell items honestly. If it's refurbished...I SAY its refurbished. If I say it's new...then its new.

Would be interested in seeing those couple of sites, too, floatin.

I have been thinking about problems with items selling to cheap, and I think that one way to make money is to simply break even on the actual item being sold and make your money on shipping. Now this is hard to do unless, you do your homework. I am thinking that small items will work best because they can be shipped cheaply via United States Post Office, unlike UPS which costs at least $5.00 to ship anything other than a flat. Example I can send a 5 ounce package USPS for only $1.04-1.25 anywhere in the continental U.S. You must be VERY CAREFUL about this though, if your item weighs more than 12 OZ you will have to pay for priority mail which is $3.85 or $5.75 depending on location. You just charge $2.50-$3.00 for shipping and make your money that way. Now you would have to deal in volume to make money this way, but it will probably work. I doubt very many buyers would object to $2.50-$3.00 shipping, now they do mind when you have to charge $8.00 to $9.00 shipping with brown (UPS). This may seem cheap, but you have to make your profit somewhere. I am trying this out now, I will let you guys/gals know if it works.

Hey Floatin and gang,

Yep another guy just tryin to get his ebay business started and you run into mostly nothing but scamsters, which is a shame. Thank god for this board where a bunch of us that are in the same boat can share thoughts....this is really cool. On another subject, what really ticks me off are these people that tell you to message them about product and then when you do, you get no reply whatsoever. That bothers the heck out of me. Your best bet so far I've noticed is to come up with your own product so to say (whatever you can come across locally). Yard Sales, Rummage Sales etc. ridiculous cheap sales at stores etc. That's what I've done and though I'm not making the money I'd like yet, it'll get there until I can find a reputable wholesaler (which is unfortunately doesnt seem to be too soon), unless somebody knows something I dont know...which could be.

JayD

The problem with trying to find products on the internet and then reselling them on ebay, is that EVERYONE has access to those products.

I have realized that it is a waste of time looking to find those products.

There are two ways you can make money on Ebay:

1. Sell illegal stuff.
2. Sell used stuff from garage sales and so on.

Now I know there are stores which will give away or sell you stuff they can't get rid of for very cheap.
Also everyone should check store closings/liquidations.

I don't know how much more help I can give you guys, but you are not going to make money (not a significant amount), by buying on the internet and re-selling on ebay.
Think of it this way... if people were selling stuff on the internet, why are they not selling it on ebay? That's epsecially true with people who sell in bulk.
DO NOT BUY BULK. Pallets, etc.. waste of money. Believe me you will only come out even IF slightly making 20-50 of profit.

So here is the truth:
1. There is no way to get Free stuff as they say on Ebay
2. You will not become rich buy buying-reselling on the internet
3. Buying in bulk is not always a good idea.

But hey,
it's your money,
do what you want with it.
Trust me from experience, I have gone from legal-illegal selling on ebay (i wasn't aware that it was illegal), and have just about realized that it is a waste of time!

I have a few other ideas which I have not tried yet... but that is still to see if they would really work.

On the other hand, I know people who have made a lot of money on Ebay. I know people who have quit their job becaue they make more than 200K per year TAX FREE.

Answer: Car Mechanics.

No one really knows anything about cars, and if you do .. it is an extreme advantage.

Well if you wanta ask me more questions or need help in any way..
e-mail me

or reply

Peace - Rob

A friend of mine works with an Ebay powerseller and asked how she gets her items cheap to sell on Ebay. She told him that she regularly attends auctions to purchase things for a fraction of the cost. Most local newspapers have listings of public auctions. I have looked through the adds in my local paper and observed that they often list specific items. I find this particularly helpful since I can't be an expert on everything. I simply pull out the newspaper and look up the items to be auctioned on Ebay and decide what I should pay for them. Unfortunately for me, I work a full time job so its hard for me to get to auctions. A lot of them are held during the work week. The powerseller also told my friend to check auctioneer sites, as they often give a list of upcoming auctions they are doing and sometimes the items to be auctioned off. I hope someone will find this info helpful.

Chris