subject: Make Money on eBay UK - New Resource [print this page] Although UK eBay is a relative minnow compared to ebay.com, there are now over 15 million registered eBay members in the UK. With this number of prospective buyers, it is possible to create a substantial eBay business.
Some UK sellers have certainly found the answer. I measured the performance of selected sellers over a recent seven day period. Take a look at what they achieved in just seven days on UK eBay:
skylight-sourcing sold 37 sets of exercise dumbells
piranha_trading sold 111 computer PC desks
thetimemanltd sold 80 "your photo onto canvas"
babynurserydirect sold 56 baby walkers
tatey1968 sold 19 Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows audio CD sets
yanming119 sold 75 touch-screen MP4 players
pulsar777pulsar sold 31 dolls houses
You will notice these sellers are in different markets, yet they are all having success in finding products that sell well to multiple buyers. You can search for any of these sellers via eBay's Advanced search facilities.
What sellers such as these have in common is that they won't just put anything up for sale on eBay and cross their fingers that sales will be made.
One of the best tips any budding eBay seller can follow, and one which top sellers adopt, is to undertake research in the eBay marketplace BEFORE buying-in any products for resale.
There are three pieces of intelligence which will prove invaluable.
First, find out what is already selling well on eBay. There's little point in investing in products which aren't being bought by the eBay community.
Next, analyse what search terms buyers have input into eBay's search box. Knowing what buyers are searching for, is a powerful piece of market intelligence.
Last, it will pay you to know which listings are the most watched. As you will know, eBay enables buyers to mark any listing as one which they want to watch. This is usually because they are interested in buying, or are doing price comparisons with a view to buying. Either way, listings which have the highest numbers of buyers watching them will definitely contain products which are in demand by UK eBay buyers.
Try and find the time to carry out the research indicated. This single tip will help you make money on UK eBay. Who knows, you could be one of the top sellers featured in an updated version of this article?
