Is Making Money On eBay Dead?

Posted by Jason James

November 17, 2009

Since eBay banned the sale of digital products in their auctions, many marketers have abandoned eBay as a source of income. Other factors to this abandoning of eBay include some policy and fee changes which were heavily opposed. However, those willing to stick with eBay are finding that it is still quite possible to make money on eBay.

For instance, while it is no longer allowed to sell digital products on eBay, smart sellers found a way around it. To get around this problem, they simply transfer one or more digital products on to a CD and DVD and mail it to customers. Doing so meant that not only could they continue to sell the products that they wanted to, but also that they could sell them for more, on the basis that physical products are perceived to be of greater value than digital ones.

Taking this approach need not be a lot of hassle either, as you can use a fulfillment company to package, label and ship every CD and DVD that you sell. These companies will basically package your CD or DVD up with a cover that you provide, and they’ll ship it out to your customers for a flat fee. The extra cost that using a fulfillment company costs can be covered by selling each product for an extra few dollars.

Turning digital products into physical ones also allows you to include various bonuses and upsells on the discs that you ship out. Adding unannounced bonuses will create value and make your customer happy. You could try sending them to a website where they could buy additional products from you. Better yet, you could send them to a squeeze page where, upon completing an opt-in form, they would enter your email list.

An alternative approach to making money on eBay is through dropshipping. Instead of keeping stock or selling something that you own, doing dropshipping will allow you to sell products which belong to someone else, kind of like affiliate marketing. It can be tricky to find a reliable dropshipping company, but once you do, the selling process is easy. You simply list one of the dropshipper’s products on eBay and, when it sells, submit an order to the dropshipper for that product, providing them with the customers details as you do so.

Using the dropshipping method of making money on eBay, you can sell virtually anything. You’ll find companies that sell small items like cell phone accessories, all the way up to large items such as pool tables. Since you are paid a cut of each sale, selling larger items would give you a larger profit margin. However, smaller items are more in demand, so you will probably sell more of them.

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