What To Do With Wacky Presents? Try eBay!

Could this Christmas be the start of your eBay experience? As you might imagine, there are as many different reasons to become an eBay seller as there are things to be sold. Or almost that many. Still, sellers seem to fall into one of several different categories. Let’s take a look at the casual eBay seller. Single Item/Infrequent Sellers Some people have only one or two things to sell—a present that doesn’t really suit them, for example, but they’re too embarrassed to ask the giver for the receipt, or just don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings—and rather than “regifting” or handing them off to a friend having a yard sale or using some other method of getting rid of the item, they give eBay a try. Once the item sells, they don’t really think much about eBay again… unless they get another unsuitable or duplicate gift. Others may have a few more things to sell but lack the interest or inclination to make eBay a regular part of their potential income stream. These folks may do well on eBay, or they may do poorly – much depends on whether they do any kind of research before listing their items, how they handle bidders’ questions, and so on. And dealing with such things may also be part of the reason they don’t take more advantage of what eBay has to offer; not everyone is comfortable communicating with strangers who might want to buy their unneeded or unwanted stuff. But that’s okay: even if you aren’t ready to take an eBay class, there’s enough room on eBay for the now-and-then sellers as well as the more business-oriented of us. It can still be worthwhile to learn a few tips if you want to make the most money on eBay. You can sign up for free tips from Greg Kusch.  FOX, ABC and Forbes call Greg the "eBay Expert".