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Does anyone manage a regular income with ebay.ie?

  • 07-06-2012 1:21am
    #1
    mrswalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭


    I keep reading american blogs from people who can make a living selling through ebay. Anyone on here do it?


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  • #2
    BengaLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭BengaLover


    It used to be possible years ago before ebay swung in favor of large commerical sellers.
    I certainly made a good living off it for a year or two but not any more.
    If you were to make a living off ebay, you need to be able to supply something thats not only in demand, but at a competitive price.
    Unfortunately eBay now is a fantastic place to buy, but to sell is like entering the lions den..


  • #3
    mrswalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭mrswalton


    I appreciate that advice Benga lover, thanks. Would you recomend adverts.ie then? I've had a look at your items and you have lots of great things listed. Could you give me any feedback on what works well, tips etc. Everytime i have a look into the advert.ie ads it seems that there are a lot of timewaster buyers. It's hard to get a gauge on what % sells successfully. I'd love to hear it from an experienced seller. PM me if you could spare the time.


  • #4
    coup1917
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭coup1917


    I had a go at it 2 years ago...
    I wasnt making much by any means. I think i had about 600 sales over a 5 month period and reached bronze seller status. I was selling relatively cheap items, so not major money. Week to week i would get between 20 - 30 sales. I was kept busy from packing and heading up and down to my local P.O. I enjoyed running a hobby type business and i do intend to get back to it at some stage.
    Defo would be tough to get a full income from it, but there are opportunities to sell a niche product which will return an extra income.


  • #5
    BengaLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭BengaLover


    Adverts I couldnt recommend more. No fees, no automated stuff, you wont make a fortune but you can pay little bills here and there. There is an option to go large and open a shop too, if you do want to make it commercial.


  • #6
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    BengaLover wrote: »
    Adverts I couldnt recommend more. No fees, no automated stuff, you wont make a fortune but you can pay little bills here and there. There is an option to go large and open a shop too, if you do want to make it commercial.

    But Adverts customer service is sh1t


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  • #7
    BengaLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭BengaLover


    Not in my experience, the staff are even online on weekends and go out of their way to help.


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