Here's why. Books are . . .
. . . EASY TO FIND ALL YEAR LONG - you can find them at
yard sales, church sales, library sales, thrift stores, antique
stores, online auctions, book swaps, by advertising in the
paper and other ways limited only by your imagination. If
people read books where you live, there are books to be
found.
. . . A LOW COST WAY TO START - books can be purchased
for
as low as 10¢ at yard sales or $1 at library booksales. That $1
can be turned into $20, $50 or $100 on eBay if you know
which books to buy. Visit
http://ceccscout.elainenc2.hop.clickbank.net for more
information on which children's books will bring in $50 or more.
. . . EASY TO STORE - only a small space is needed for
inventory. Books are relatively small and do not take up a lot
of space compared to other products. They are best stored in
your house on bookshelves that can be purchased
inexpensively from your local office warehouse store. Have a
spare wall? You can easily store hundreds of books.
. . . EASY TO SCAN/PHOTOGRAPH - single books can be
scanned for high quality images and groups of books can be
photographed without the need for a photo dome or other
expensive photographic equipment. With a little knowledge,
you can get top quality images quickly for your eBay auction.
. . . EASY TO DESCRIBE - books all have the same features:
title, author, publisher, etc. and parts: cover, spine, binding,
pages, etc. You can build a template with these elements, and
then just fill in the blanks. Listing can be done quickly. eBay
even offers a free listing program called TurboLister. You
Another recommended
. . . EASY TO PACK - they don't break! Just wrap your book in
a couple of layers of bubblewrap, place it in a tyvek envelope,
and slap on a label. You are good to go. Many eBay
booksellers use online postage and have their mailman pick up
the packages at their house.
. . . CHEAP TO MAIL - the United States Postal Service has a
special rate for all media (including books) which is much lower
than Priority. You can ship a one pound book for $1.84. eBay
bookbuyers as a rule do not mind waiting a few more days to
get this cheap rate.
. . . NOT SEASONAL - books are purchased all year long on
eBay. Different kinds of books will sell better in different
seasons, such as gift books at Christmas, textbooks before
school starts, etc. but there are books that sell anytime.
. . . USUALLY SEARCHED FOR BY TITLE - no need to try to
determine how folks will find your book auction on eBay. Added
keywords are beneficial, but in most cases the title of the
book is the best thing to put in that all-important title.
. . . A PROFITABLE ITEM TO SELL IN AN eBAY STORE - hard-
to- find and collectible books usually have fewer than twenty
auctions on eBay. This means they will come up in a normal
search. You will have access to the millions of visitors who
shop on eBay every day. In this fixed price venue you can get
top dollar for your book.
. . . DESIRED BY A VERY NICE GROUP OF PEOPLE - bookbuyers
in general tend to be a market that is much easier to deal with
than some others on eBay. Once when a friend wrote a check in an
out-of-state bookstore, she offered to show her ID. The
bookseller waved it off, saying, "Bookbuyers tend to be very
honest people. In eight years, I have never had a bad check."
. . . A WAY TO GET THE WHOLE FAMILY INVOLVED IN AN
eBAY BUSINESS. You could have an assembly line at your house
- someone takes pictures, someone writes the title and description,
you check and launch the auction, and everybody helps with the packing.
After you have mastered selling books on eBay, you can move
on to other types of items, if you prefer. You will have learned
all of the skills needed to have a successful eBay business
with little risk.
Learn the details of starting an eBay business by selling books,
in Elaine Smith's ebook, "How to Sell Books Using Online
Auctions." It is a step-by-step manual to successful
bookselling on eBay.
