Risk Free Sourcing Opportunity

By: Aubrey Johnson & Barkingbird Productions

After Christmas is one of the best times for sourcing products to sell on eBay.

So much product is returned after Christmas that the stores are flooded with returns. Most people are all shopped out, so the stores find themselves stuck with products that usually cannot be sold as new. What's a store to do?

Usually clearance signs will be put all over the store to move the products.

How would you like to learn a risk-free way of using the post Christmas season to your eBay selling advantage?

While someone is at home near a computer, you visit a bunch of stores. You are looking for items that, at a minimum, put $25 of profit in your pocket per sale. Now of course you're free to modify this idea to best suit your personal interests and profit goals.

Visit different stores and look for their clearance section. It's good to ask a salesperson where these are located, since many stores will have more than one area where they have the clearance items displayed. Some retailers will hide them in the corner of the store, while others will put them right up front. That's why it's good to ask.

The No-Risk Part

Most stores have a very liberal return policy. Some give 14 days, some give 30 days.

Simply pay using a credit card so you do not tie up any cash. Then go home and take some pictures and launch the auctions.
Set your minimum bid for what you had paid for the item, and let it ride.

If the items do not sell, simply return them to the store for a complete hassle free refund.

Here are some points to remember

  • Make sure the store will allow you to return the item.

  • Know how many days you have to return it.
    (If you only have 7 days, then it might not work)

  • Will the store return your money or will you only get a store credit?

  • While photographing the item, you'll have to strategically hide any price tags
    or clearance tags, or digitally remove them.
    DON'T REMOVE THE TAGS UNTIL AFTER THE ITEM IS SOLD AND PAID FOR!

Having someone at home in front of the computer who can look up the selling history for this item on eBay is quite helpful. It can help you quickly determine whether or not it is worth your time and effort to try to sell the item. This is especially important if there are multiple quantities of the item available. Why?
Because there may not be time to sell all of the items before the return period expires. If you are familiar with the items you are looking at, then you might be able to skip the research part.

If you don't have someone researching the item before you buy it, be sure to do the research BEFORE you start taking pictures and writing the ad!

eBay is great for selling store returns and even broken items.

Although you can use this method all year-round, January is the best time to put it to use.

So take advantage of the season, and go visit your local retailers
to find profitable products that you can sell on eBay!

Happy Profits!

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