Big ticket items are increasingly popular on eBay.Cars are probably one of
best examples of this.
In fact, eBay is
largest dealer of used cars in
USA. And eBay's car sales in
UK is also growing significantly. Every 16 seconds, a car is sold on eBay!
If you're an eBay seller, here's an idea you might like to consider to make extra cash.
The vast majority of car dealers don't use eBay. They advertise in
press, usually locally, and their customers likewise usually live within reach of
car dealer.
What eBay Motors has successfully proved is that people will bid on cars from owners hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
Why not take your eBay selling expertise, and offer your services to car dealers in your area?
You know how to create auctions, take and upload photos, and manage auctions. The dealers have vehicles which are getting a tiny fraction of
exposure which eBay could offer.
You might decide to offer this to dealers on a no-cost basis. In other words, you bear
cost of eBay's listing and selling fees. The benefit here is that there is no reason why
dealer shouldn't give you
go-ahead. They could get a sale without cost to them and no extra effort on their behalf. That's what I call a no-brainer!
Alternatively, you could pass on
fees to
dealer on
basis that they would be spending money anyway on press advertising.
The other commercial arrangements are simple. You could work on a commission, where you get a percentage of
sale price. Or you could agree a price which
dealer will accept for
sale of
car, and anything you can get above that price is your profit. This would work particularly well if
dealer has had a vehicle for some time, and has no interest in it.