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Think about it for just a second: Six million visitors each and every day and all of them are there with at least an inkling to buy something. Yep, ripe for the picking if you were to think in such terms but clearly a very prime marketplace to sell goods of just about any kind—right?
What if you didn’t like the idea of the whole online auction for “gendy used” goods? What if you happen to live in some small dorm room or cramped duplex with barely enough room for your things—let alone some online business! What if you hated antiques and the thought of restoring old furniture was positively repulsive? Does this mean e-Bay is not for you?
Drop-Shipping
Indeed, if ever there were proof positive that the Internet is the single greatest invention of all time, then dropshipping would be that proof In truth, an e-Bay business built around any particular niche of used items or collectibles will hit a glass ceiling when it comes to revenue. Yes, you could expand and buy a warehouse, hire a bunch of people to scour for items in your niche to refurbish and sell on e-Bay .. but, this would be an exception and not the rule.
If you really want to go beyond that $700 and create a sustainable e-business with growth potential but don’t have much in the way of capital or work space, then dropshipping may be for you. Essentially, drop shipping allows you to buy products at wholesale prices and then sell them on your website at retail prices. The real beauty of drop shipping is that you don’t even have to worry about shipping or packaging the product—the wholesaler does that for you.
People on e-Bay are not necessarily looking for an item to bid on or even something that is “gently used”. The common factor that seems to reel most visitors into the site is the urge to find a great deal on something. Drop shipping permits you to sell goods at rock bottom prices that contain your company logo and address—without the expense or labor commitment involved with doing so yourself.
The key to succeeding with drop shipping is successfully driving traffic to your site while continually looking for better deals on other products in your niche that you can market. E-Bay presents one marketing option for you and you can pass on the listing fees to the customers and create “Buy Now” ads. Car lots, appliance stores, and thousands of other “brick-and-mortar” businesses advertise their products on e-Bay. Drop-shipping gives you access to wholesale prices and the ability to own an online retail business without having to sacrifice your living room in the process.
Naturally, not all wholesalers offer drop-shipping so you need to do your homework and research any potential companies offering products in your marketing niche. However, by tapping into the massive marketplace afforded by e-Bay and using drop shipping to cut down on start up costs, labor, and the expenses related to shipping —you can certainly expand well beyond that initial $700 in 7 days and become a true force on the Internet and grow your e-business and web presence.
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