Source Products from Garage/Estate Sales

One of the most enjoyable ways to source products for selling on Ebay would be to visit local garage and estate sales. The goal of these sales is to get rid of items. You can leverage this in your favor to get the best deal on items you may find. Remember that most of the money you makes comes from the day you purchase it. So, buy as low as possible. If you buy an item for too much, you lose out on profits.

Visit Local Thrift Stores

A thrift store isle showing clothes for sale.
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Thrift stores can be a great way to stock inventory for your reselling business. These types of stores are always restocking with new items, so be sure to visit frequently. Deals can harder to come across here, but they are still out there. Make sure to come prepared to research specific items you find while you are there.

Find Items Lying Around the House

Items lying around the house.

By far the fastest and easiest way to source items to sell is by looking in your own home. You are sure to find clothes or items that you never use that could be sold online. This is a clever way to clean out unwanted items as well as adding to your Ebay business by listing more.

Price Sourced Products Competitively

After successfully sourcing new inventory, it is important to price at a competitive rate. The best way to find market price of an item is by searching on Ebay the exact name and model of the item. From here, click filter-show more-sold items-show results. This shows the exact item sold by other sellers in order by date. You will find yourself with a self-sustaining stream of products to sell by using these techniques.

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