After I started selling on eBay, I was approached by friends without computers who wanted me to sell their items for them. They had heard stories about
outrageous prices items some ebay auctions brought. They knew I could get more money for them on eBay than they could get selling items themselves. An added incentive to them was I did all work. All they had to do is say "I don't want this anymore, sell it for me;" and within a few weeks I converted their castoffs into cash.I was already selling on eBay, and I had developed a system for listing and dealing with sales that allowed me to list lots of items in a short time. The chance to make a few dollars without any investment was too much to pass up. I made some good money doing this and because I didn't have to tie up my money buying inventory I was able to use it to grow my train business.
Consignment Selling Is The Perfect Way To Start Your Own eBay Business.
There are no set up fees or investments. You won't need to risk your own money buying items to resell. You don't need a detailed knowledge of antiques and collectibles. You only need to know how to find right category, write an adequate description and take some high quality photos.
Selling on consignment allows you to learn about antiques and collectibles without risking your own money. By selling other people's items you learn value of items in most practical way. By handling them and selling them. No matter how many price guides you read, and antique shows you attend, you will never get feel for items until you sell them.
When you sell on consignment, you provide a service that makes your clients additional money. When most people sell something, they sell to a dealer who needs to mark up item to make a profit. This is not what happens on eBay.
