I discovered Ebay way back in 1998. At first, I was strictly a buyer. I was amazed at thousands of items that could be found on Ebay. Just about anything you can imagine can be found on Ebay. And there were more incredible bargains to be found than at any other ecommerce website or brick and mortar store I had ever visited. After about six months or so of buying, I began selling items on Ebay. I had an extensive collection of unbuilt as well as built plastic model cars. I began placing models on Ebay with starting bids of $5.00 and no reserve. To my surprise, people started jumping all over these model kits. Some of them sold for as high as $70.00. It was at this time that I realized enormous money making potential of Ebay. The key to being a successful seller on Ebay is selling items that people want. There are a number of ebooks on Internet auctions that tell of importance of a great headline and a killer ad for your auction. While this is true, it is also important to remember that best ad in world will never sell an item that no one wants. The items that do well on Ebay are unique or interesting items. Antiques, pottery, collectables and high-end apparel are just a few of items that will bring high bids on Ebay. If you can easily find item at Wal-Mart, chances are it will not do well on Ebay.

There are a number of wholesalers around country that you can buy merchandise from to sell on Ebay. But before you buy, do your homework. It's very tempting to buy a bunch of electronic widgets that sell for $2.00 a piece. You might think you can buy 20 of $2.00 widgets and then sell them for $12.00 a piece on Ebay and make a killing. Unfortunately, you discover that no one is bidding on your widgets despite fact that you have started bidding at a mere $6.00. In fact, there are very few people that are even viewing your auctions. The end result is you are now stuck with 20 widgets that no one wants. The first mistake here was not doing a search of widgets on Ebay to find out if they're hot or not. The second mistake was trying to sell an electronic item. Yes, I know there is a huge market for electronic gadgets. That's problem; market is too huge. It is already saturated. How many times a day are you bombarded with offers for latest and greatest cell phone or digital camera? If you try to sell in this market on Ebay, you're encroaching on Best Buy's turf, which means you'll be smashed like a bug. On other hand, how many offers do you receive for NASCAR collectibles or Gucci shoes? Or how about die cast models? These are hot items on Ebay. These are in demand items and more importantly you can sell these items without competing against Wal-Mart and Best Buy.

"Home Typing Scams" are one of highest ranking work-at- home scams on Internet according to leading Internet fraud watch dogs.

You see these "Home Typing Jobs" advertised across Internet. You probably receive their pitches in several emails every day. These companies typically target anyone who wants to work-at-home. Unfortunately, most of these typing jobs are frauds. The following is a typical ad:

Home Typist Opportunity! We offer you an excellent opportunity to earn cash working from home as a "Home Typist." These jobs are available world wide, you can set your own hours. Make up to a $1,000 dollars a week working full time. No experience required!

Here's The Usual Scenario: You receive a pitch like above for a "Home Typing Job" in an email. The company sounds legitimate, claiming to provide clerical help to leading business firms. They claim they are over loaded with work and are recruiting new home based workers.

The ad peeks your interest.

So, you respond to ad with high hopes. They send you a request. In order to process your application you must send them a fee of anywhere from 29.00 and up. This is point where red flags should go up.

Warning...Warning..Warning...Scam Alert!

But they don't. So, you send them requested fee and wait with baited breath for your first Home Typing Assignment!