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Old 13-07-2008, 10:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey All! A question that needs to be dealt with before I go berserk ... Say for example I'm selling mobiles, I start off on eBay but there's only so many people who want a mobile right? No one except for other sellers are going to buy more then 1 of a mobile.

Where can I branch out and take my business, say I'm working on selling 30 a week, is there somewhere I can branch out to sell more or should I perhaps continue doing like a few mobiles, and do some different items too?

Also is there a way to check like the most sold items on eBay, or the sections of which most item sales happen in?

Thanks in advance guys!
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Old 13-07-2008, 10:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
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You could try wholesaling them.
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That is a good idea, and would give me the ability to sell large quantities of an item, but i'll have to take into account the amount of I'm making overall too, and how fast I can sell my stock wholesale rather then sell it on eBay for example :-). I'd also need a good strong supplier for that, perhaps being like a middle-man, taking from the big suppliers to source the little. Sounds good!
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Check out:-

http://pulse.ebay.co.uk/

Tells you the top ten things people are searching for in every section
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Hey All! A question that needs to be dealt with before I go berserk ... Say for example I'm selling mobiles, I start off on eBay but there's only so many people who want a mobile right? No one except for other sellers are going to buy more then 1 of a mobile.

Where can I branch out and take my business, say I'm working on selling 30 a week, is there somewhere I can branch out to sell more or should I perhaps continue doing like a few mobiles, and do some different items too?

Also is there a way to check like the most sold items on eBay, or the sections of which most item sales happen in?

Thanks in advance guys!
If this is something that you want to do for the long term, I would suggest setting up your your own website.
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If this is something that you want to do for the long term, I would suggest setting up your your own website.
Best advice right there !!
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Best advice right there !!
I 2nd you on that mate!
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