posted on November 3, 2000 07:39:39 AM new
Everyday I am more and more intrigued by the eBayization of the world! Garage sales and yard sales used to be such fun. No more! Most of the good stuff is usually picked clean by vultures well before the sale "officially" opens. This is serious business now. I've even heard of people camping out overnight just to be first!
Everybody and their grandmother is out to get rich off of buying other people's junk. Yeah, this may have worked 2 years ago. But NOT now! The ironic thing is that the people originally selling the "junk" have now realized the value of what they have and are eBaying it themselves!
With garage sales, tag sales, and estate sales gone the way of the Dodo, what's an eBayer to do to expand his/her business.
Without products to sell...you're dead!
Any thoughts on how to expand a fledgling online business during a time of rapid eBayization of the world?
posted on November 3, 2000 07:47:24 AM new
The one and ONLY way is to buy the entire contents. That is what I do.
Save all your nickles and dimes and spend the big money.
Pick through at your leisure...sell what you can.... and garage sale the rest!
Example:
Last purchase was 750.00.
Listed about 50 items that sold for 2000.00 on Ebay.
~~AND~~ I still have a garage full of non ebay merchandise to sell.
posted on November 3, 2000 09:40:59 AM new
HUH? You guys must live in a different part of the country than I do....where I live, yes, more people now attend yard sales because of eBay, but the extremes you're talking about (camping out all night?? buying the WHOLE yardsale???) certainly do not apply! I have never gotten to a yard sale before 9 am in my life and sheesh, I still do pretty good.
Only thing I can think of is that you might sell something like pottery or glass that everyone's looking for. I know nothing about that kind of merchandise except that I have no desire to sell it. It seems hopeless to want to trade in something that so many people are already on the hunt for, and also something that's breakable (talk about a double no-no!) Maybe you should try selling something that not as many people are competing for. Then you could stroll in at 11 am and still find good stuff like I do.
