Chris Bowser

Tips & Tricks

5 Easy Ways to Find Product to Resell on an Online Auction Site

Selling items on online auctions can be one of the easiest and best ways to make money online. Because anyone can do it. You don’t need to have any web design experience. You don’t need to know how to do affiliate marketing. You just need to take a picture and market it online. But one of the obstacles you may encounter when first starting out is locating products to sell. Here are 5 easy places to find items to sell on online auction sites:

1 – Store sales. Keep an eye out for ongoing sales, such as an end of season sale, at local stores. Seasons end at different times in different places. Summer may end in one place, but not in another, which means seasonal-related products are still highly relevant for customers in other regions. Also keep a look out for clearance sales. Stores need to clear their shelves of old products to stock new ones, and there are still many customers that are interested in those products that are marked on clearance.

2 – Garage sales. You may have already heard other people mention garage sales as an easy place to find items to sell on online auction sites, or perhaps you thought of it on your own, and that’s because garage sales are, indeed, a very ideal place to find items to sell. Many times, not only do you find items that are of a decent quality, but you also tend to find rare items as well! Items at garage sales are always priced reasonably because the owners don’t want to keep anything. They are also usually open to bargaining. You may consider going to garage sales at the end of the day and offer one price to buy everything left over.

3 – Flea Markets. Flea markets are similar to garage sales, but they tend to be on a much larger scale. If you’re serious about finding quality items at a flea market, then you need to make sure you show up as early as possible. If you already know what you’re looking for, then it won’t take much time for you to get the best deals, but if not then you will need some time to browse and scan what is available. Then you can easily get what you need, go back home and put it up online for sale.

4 – Local auctions. Auctions are a fantastic place to find items to sell on eBay. If you’re unfamiliar with where and when auctions occur in your city, then simply check your local newspaper. Whether it’s a Tax Sale Auction, a Divorce auction or a Bankruptcy auction. However, they may require for you to travel a little bit, but once you get there you will find many items that are perfect to sell online. You can also find items for wholesale prices at auctions, which you can buy and double or triple your money from selling.

5 – Your own home. Last, but not least, is your own home! Believe it or not there are many items that are lying around your house that you have most likely forgotten about, and many of these are absolute treasures for online auction sites. Start by checking in your closets, and then take a look in your garage, attic and basement. If you find a used item, check to see if other similar items are already being sold as used online. Many customers don’t mind if an item is used, because they simply want to collect it. With this way, you will clean your home of unwanted stuff, and make some money at the same time!