How and Where to Locate the Merchandise to Sell on EBay: Insider Information You Need to Know from the Experts Who Do It Every Day

Michael P. Lujanac · Dan W. Blacharski

Jan 2007 · Atlantic Publishing Company

About this ebook

Entrepreneurs in record numbers are setting up shop on eBay, according to a recent survey conducted for eBay by ACNielsen Media Research International. More than 724,000 Americans report that eBay is their primary or secondary source of income. In addition to these professional eBay sellers, another 1.5 million individuals say they supplement their income by selling on eBay, according to the survey. In recent years, eBay members in the United States sold merchandise worth approximately $10.6 billion.
As you can see, finding the customers is not a problem locating quality items to sell, is the challenge. So what do you do when you are done cleaning out your closet and attics? Where do you find the merchandise you need to sell on eBay? That's precisely what this new book is about: where to find products that you can buy for a few cents on the dollar and resell for massive profits!
This book is intended for online sellers who want to build a business that can be increased over time by selling primarily new merchandise in quantity. You will be provided detailed insider information on: wholesalers, drop shippers, auctions, closeouts, discontinued merchandise, overstocks, salvage items, surplus merchandise, below wholesale products, customer returns, wholesale trade shows, suppliers, liquidators, close out firms, foreign and domestic manufacturers, and places to look in your area.
In short you will learn to become a product sourcing pro and make money on eBay with products including: clothing, mixed lots, electronics, tools, furniture, general mixed merchandise, domestics, housewares, antiques, books, shoes, jewelry, toys, gifts, sporting goods, hardware, and much more.

Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company president s garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed.

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About the author

Dan Blacharski has been a professional writer and online entrepreneur for over 15 years, and is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has written eight books and ghost-written several others; has produced thousands of print and online features, articles, and columns; and has helped many Internet companies jump into the fray. A refugee from Silicon Valley, Dan was there during the âeoedotcom boom,âe witnessing first-hand the incredible rise and fall of countless empires, and gaining insight into what makes a new-era Internet company succeed or fail. He worked directly with many of these companies, helping them to refine their messaging. Currently, he is also a contributing analyst for Compass Intelligence, a virtual âeoethink tankâe that provides world-class market analytic research. Dan is listed in Marquisâe(tm) Whoâe(tm)s Who, and as a long-time industry observer and visionary, has often been at the forefront of new innovations in the area of Internet commerce, chronicling their creation, working with start-ups to make them happen, and getting an inside look into where those innovations will lead us in the future. One of Danâe(tm)s own entrepreneurial dotcom ventures is We Know The Answers http://www.weknowtheanswers.com, an advertiser supported online informational site. He currently lives in South Bend, Indiana with his lovely wife Charoenkwan, where they enjoy spending time renovating their 120-year-old Victorian home; but having never gotten quite used to the frigid Midwest, they spend their winters in Bangkok.