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Ebay Online Auction Wholesale Product sourcing - Finding products to sell on eBay.

One of the most common questions that people have when getting started selling on eBay, is where they can get products to sell. In this article I am going to provide you with some of the very sources I have used to find products to sell on eBay.

First, before you go and buy anything to sell on eBay, you need to start off with the proper knowledge. What is your current feedback level? If you're new to ebay or have fewer than 10 feedbacks, you should start off by reading our Beginning eBay Selling article.

Also, if you don't already have ebay selling experience, you should start off slowly by finding a few items around your home or office that you no longer use or need and list those to ebay. It is really important that you understand the selling process before you spend your money on a large quantity of products.

The second most important thing to know before buying products to sell on eBay is that you make your money on your buys. The selling process only allows you to realize the profit. What I mean by this is that you really need to make smart, informed, buying decisions. This is done with good product research.

You need to know the price you can sell your product on ebay for and how well the product will sell. Where do you get this information? You can get this information from eBay. Ebay is a great repository of data. The challenge is how to interpret this data into information you can use. This is where our years of experience come in. Using our experience we have developed tools that help make quick sense of this data. Our auction seller's Sell-It Price Finder tool will read the eBay data to give you information that is useful to your wholesale buying decisions. We will give you information like the average price for an item and the sales success rate.

Now that you have the tools to conduct your product research, you need to have sources of products. Below we will be listing two sources that we have used to purchase wholesale products to sell on eBay.

The first source is Liquidation.com. This is an auction based liquidation site where seller's list liquidation product lots all starting at $100 with no reserve. What can you find on Liquidation.com? Well, there is just too much to list more than a few items here. You can find computer parts, electronics, jewelry, watches, clothes, electric scooters, books, and so much more. While not all lots are good for selling on eBay, with some research you can find some good deals.

These liquidation lots can range from single items to a few boxes or cases to a few pallets to whole truckloads of items. Items can be new, refurbished, used, returns, or salvage (possibly damaged). Just like on eBay, you need to read the product description to see what you're buying. Check out the manifest, if included, to see what is listed there. Look at the listed condition of the items. If the condition is listed as returns or salvage, you will most likely receive some damaged or broken items. If you know how to repair the items, this can be a moneymaker for you. Don't forget to check the item location and use the shipping quote calculator to determine the cost of getting the lot to you. You need to always include freight charges in the overall price you are paying for the items. Due to the nature of liquidations I have purchased many lots where the freight has cost me more than the actual items. When the freight and items costs were added together, the overall price was still a good deal.

The second source is really a list of sources. It is a site called The Drop Ship Source Directory. I know, a lot of you are probably thinking, "oh no, not drop shipping" or "not another stupid list of companies that are no longer around or are just middlemen". Well, if you have not looked into drop shipping, you should. Drop shipping is a great way to offer products for sale without actually having to buy any inventory upfront. And this is definitely not one of those lists with only out of business companies or just middlemen. This is a really good source of real sources. The company behind this site puts together these sources as their business. They research the companies ahead of time to ensure that these are real companies offering drop shipping of orders.

Whether you're familiar with drop shipping or not, you should take a look at their site. They do a great job of explaining the whole concept and process of drop shipping. You should also read their free articles and their ebook, "Starting Your Internet Business RIGHT!" It explains how to "start your own Internet Business using the Drop Shipping business method, without falling into the traps that are out there waiting for you EVERYWHERE."

There is also a free preview of the site. You will be able to enter the site and use the search tools to look up products by brand or product type.

The thing to remember about selling on eBay is that it is not a get rich quick scheme. Selling on eBay is a real way to build a profitable business. All it takes is a little bit of work including good research and time effort. If you just want to sell a few items to make a little extra money, you can do it. If you want to sell lots of items and make a living selling eBay, it can be done too.

Using the sources I have provided here, you may not find any products to sell today or even tomorrow, but if you put in the effort to keep checking these sources, you will be able to find good products that will sell on eBay.

Good buying to you!!!

Quick links mentioned in the article above:

•    Ebay - Beginning Selling
•   Sell-It Price Finder for sellers
•   Liquidation.com.
•  The Drop Ship Source Directory

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