How to sell children’s clothes… on Ebay
The next ebook I read was from tiny*blessings*boutique*7. The title is HOW TO SELL CHILDRENS/KIDS/MENS/WOMENS CLOTHES ON EBAY. Yes, it was all in caps. To me that’s like shouting but oh well.
The seller had mailed my CD but also provided me with the information right in the email. I wasn’t used to this method. In fact, at first I thought she was just sending me a long-winded email about Ebay. I’ve bought and read so many ebooks in the past that I didn’t know that some people still send the information from their ebooks right in the email.
Since I wasn’t really busy today, I figured I’d spend some time reading what the seller had to say in her email. That’s when I realized that what she had to say was the actual ebook that I won in the auction. So I printed it out… all 16 pages of it. My HP Photosmart printer isn’t meant to be an office printer but it’s all I have at the moment. I really need to get me an office laser printer. I had a bulky one for a few years but the HP laser was loud and finally gave up on me. It became a large, expensive paper weight that I finally had Marty chuck into the dumpster.
Despite the fact that the ebook wasn’t in PDF format, what I liked about it was that it had subheadings to separate the topics and it was really easy to read. And the seller wrote as if she was having a conversation with the reader. Plus, there were no useless images or photos of expensive cars and homes.
The seller is a big fan of garage/yard sales as well as second hand stores. I’m not. I prefer to get items new or refurbed from actual auction houses, wholesales, and liquidations. That requires a lot of money up front and also a place where you can store such items (like a big house or storage unit). I plan on doing that once I have more money to fund my business. I’ve had good experience in the past selling new popular items. But the seller doesn’t discuss that in her ebook.
The seller also talks a little about hidden auctions. I’ve heard about that before and know they do exist. It requires a bit of research, but for the right items you can make a pretty good profit off of them. I’m also well aware of tools out there that you can use the specifically look for such hidden auctions. I will also be using that technique.
The seller then lists a bunch of clothing name brands to look out for that are popular on ebay. This is definitely handy to have.
Next, the seller talks a little bit about making your ebay listings stand out. Having been an ebay member many years, I’ve seen mostly all ugly as hell auctions. And then there are the few auctions that use templates. Some were made by the seller themselves. Others were templates that sellers purchased from a template designer or template club. The seller talks about one particular resource and she plugs her affiliate link. I went to the site and do admit that the monthly membership is very cheap but I wouldn’t need it because I myself am a graphic/web designer/artist so it would actually be a waste of money. The templates I would make are better than the ones I saw being offered at the site. I actually thought about creating a template club with my designs but I’m well aware of warez and template sharing sites that post links to software, movies, scripts, and templates. And yes it’s illegal. I’ll probably offer my template designs as OOAK: one of a kind with a decent price tag.
I don’t think the seller actually uses the templates from that site because the templates she uses for her own auctions are nicely designed and eye-catching.
The seller also gives a brief list of abbreviations that are commonly used in ebay titles. Although I know about some, there were a few that I didn’t know about.
I found the most useful information in the sections where the seller discussed “Lots vs. Individuals”, stuff you should sell during each month, and how to take good photos of the clothes (she goes in-depth with this topic).
My recommendation: I definitely recommend this ebook to stay-at-home moms and grandmas who are looking for extra income to help their family. It’s definitely not a get-rick quick scheme. I highly advise that you stay away from sites that sell “pipe-dreams”. Trust me, I fell for those traps.