| Reported in The Enquirer on July 17th | | | | Here are the top tips from a variety of eBay |
| BOONEVILLE, KY. | | | | Powersellers. |
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| An eastern Kentucky woman hopes to fetch at | | | | 1. Seek advice and learn as much as you can |
| least $750,000 for a | | | | before youstart. Use the eBay Store Sellers |
| | | | Board - a lively forumwhere you can pick up |
| Revolutionary War map and a few strands of | | | | tips and ask questions. |
| hair that she saysbelonged to George | | | | |
| Washington. | | | | 2. Find a niche. Sell what you like and can |
| | | | get your handson. Keep in mind shipping and |
| Christa Allen from Kentucky needs some money | | | | the supplies to ship thoseitems. |
| right away as herson has been in the hospital | | | | |
| recently, and she doesn\'t havemedical | | | | 3. Keep yourself organized either on paper, |
| insurance. | | | | online, or witha spreadsheet. |
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| So she decided to put the hair and map on | | | | 4. When volume picks up, find ways to |
| eBay. | | | | decrease your workloadand streamline your |
| | | | business. How about a USPS pickupinstead of a |
| Maybe you haven\'t got the odd strand of | | | | trip to the post office each time? |
| Washington\'s hair kickingaround, but you | | | | |
| have probably considered selling that | | | | 5. Recognize when you need a solution. As |
| redundantexercise bike or coronation mug. | | | | number of productsincrease you will need |
| | | | management tools such as |
| This is the way so many people start selling | | | | |
| on eBay, casuallyselling an item or two | | | | Turbolister or SpareDollar. |
| freshly dragged from the loft. A | | | | |
| goodlypercentage then go on and get the eBay | | | | 6. Make research a part of your daily |
| selling bug. Just checkout the success | | | | routine. It\'simportant to know what changes |
| stories on forconfirmation. | | | | have been made, get tipson how to improve |
| | | | your business , and know when there |
| But beware! There is a world of difference | | | | areproblems. |
| between selling spareitems from the attic and | | | | |
| buying and selling profitably as abusiness. | | | | 7. Adapt to change. It\'s a constant fact |
| | | | that things change. |
| For a start it is essential to consider eBay | | | | |
| listing fees, eBayfinal value fees, PayPal | | | | Those that can adapt to changes will survive. |
| transaction fees, cost of goods,shipping | | | | |
| expenses, refund expenses (damaged/missing | | | | With the right preparation you can certainly |
| shipments),office expenses and packaging. | | | | enjoy a profitableand convenient way of life. |
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| The advice from seasoned eBay merchants is | | | | As Judith Isaacson of Goldman Jewelry eBay |
| well worth examinationif you are considering | | | | Store concludes in hersuccess story on |
| trading seriously. | | | | Freeauctionscripts. |
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