If you are like me you have spent countless hours looking online searching things like-How to make money, How to earn money, What can I do to make money, What can I make to sell, How do I become rich ect. If you are like me you have come out empty handed. I have scoured dozens of sites looking for the "answer" to solve my problem. But consistently I have been disappointed and have had no luck.
This article is not going to tell you how to earn money. This article is going to help you understand more about earning money in the first place. The first thing you should realize is you don't "make" money, you earn it. The big question is what can I do to earn this scare prey we know as "money". I have spent years on this pursuit and I have yet to find the golden goose.
Let me tell you what you must not do, do not buy get rich schemed packages. They are just people trying to take advantage of people who are ignorant. Of all the things I read online NONE of them ever helped me make any money. One reason could be that I never committed fully to their method, the reason being I never liked their methods. Times are tough these days and work is a scarce commodity.
About the only way I found to make extra money that was consistent and reliable has been Ebay. One method I have used to make money is buying video games at pawn shops and resell online. Some pawn shops are getting smarter and doing that themselves. It did not use to be that way, in the old days years ago I was making lots of supplemental income buying ps2 games and reselling on Ebay.
But then I think people started to catch on in my area and started doing what I was doing. The games dried up and only rarely do I find good deals. Like everything else in this world its one giant competition. I just recently sold Luigi's mansion I bought it for $4.00 and sold it for $20.00. I used to make these kinds of sales often years ago, these days that was just a lucky find. I bought 4 Xbox 360 games at a yard sale for $15.00. One game alone sold for $11.50 plus $4.00 shipping on Ebay.
Unless you have a heavy bank roll you won't be able to afford to buy bulk items and make good money. I have been doing Ebay for the last 5 years. And the biggest obstacle I face is lack of product, the options for buying in bulk that people actually want is near impossible. A con for selling on Ebay is the fact you have so many other people selling the same items you are. I have 455 feedback as a buyer and seller with 100% feedback.
I describe my items as best I can and hold myself accountable for the descriptions I give. I am polite and mannerly when a Ebay customer messages me. I attribute my selling success based on the fact the people I sell to are generally very happy. I have only had 2 returns I am aware of in the last 3 years. Better to keep the customer happy and no get negative feedback. Write in your listings what your policies are, to protect yourself.
These days an Ebay seller is not allowed to give a buyer negative or neutral feedback. The problem was that a lot of sellers were abusing the feedback system. And for the most part buyers are very well protected with Paypal and Ebay. The buyer has the definite advantage in the Ebay system. When you are a small seller life is unforgiving, but if you can sell and keep moving up life will get easier.
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