I guess I should apologise - the title to this article IS slightly misleading!
When I say making money on eBay from nothing, what I actually mean is making money on eBay from not very much.
Let me show you some UK eBay sellers who are making good money on eBay from not very much...
First, 7694will - that's the seller's eBay ID.
7694will sells a pack of four pre-recorded DVDs in a highly specific niche market. The cost to 7694will of four blank DVDs is probably around £3 ($6).
He or she sells the product via Fixed Price eBay listings for £37 ($74). Therefore the net profit per sale is £34 less eBay and PayPal fees. I note that he/she charges £4.50 ($9) for shipping, which I would guess also makes a small profit for the seller!
In March 2008, this one product produced 11 sales. By my reckoning, 7694will has made a cool profit of around £360 ($720) from a listing like this.
Next, we'll look at seller norfolksausagecompany. Now this really is what you call a niche market!
Check out a current listing, but don't go there if you're squeamish - the clue is in the seller's ID.
So, here we have another pre-recorded DVD being sold over and over again for excellent profit. I calculate that norfolksausagecompany has sold about 15 of these DVDs so far in March 2008. That represents a nice little earner of £120 ($250). Not a fortune, admittedly, but not bad for a saunter to the Post Office a few times a week!
Our last seller we'll look at is whizzdome. Who ever would have thought that you could make money selling a DVD which showed how to tie knots? Here's an example of the listing.
The DVD is a brand new product for this seller, but already he/she has made about £100 ($200) in sales.
You will no doubt have noticed the common thread of these three sellers in that they are all selling pre-recorded, "how to do it" DVDs,
If you have a skill or interest, you can make your own video and commit it to DVD. Most people now have printers attached to their PCs which are capable of printing DVD box covers and labels.
Alternatively, you could consider using the services of http://www.kunaki.com. You upload your DVD file to them, and they produce your physical product - the DVD, the case and all the printing. And all that for $1.75 (88p). And they will also ship your DVD direct to your customer!
Finally, here are some other sellers who are earning from selling "how to do it" DVDs. These sellers have been uncovered by eBay guru Jim Cockrum, and are based in the USA.
http://www.silentsalesmachine.com/video/yourowndvd/yourowndvd.html
Jim is probably the best known eBay expert around. His newsletter is well worth receiving. I get it, and recommend you do too. You can subscribe here:
http://www.workwinners.com/ebay/
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