for $48. That made me a great profit of over $40. I was very lucky with that first sale. I did no research, had no idea how to write a description, no idea about how ebay worked, I knew little about starting prices, Thousands of people around the world make their living by selling items on ebay. They come in all ages, male and female, from many different countries, and all enjoy the excitement of putting an item up for sale, watching the bids role in and then waiting for the money. It is a wonderful feeling when you make your first sale. I will never forget mine. I had discovered an old broken pocket watch in a box in a charity shop along with several other bits of broken watches and tangled chains and I bought the lot for $2.00. When I got home I realized the pocket watch was silver, and had a silver chain attached to it with a silver fob. Although broken, I advertised it on eBay with no reserve, no photo and a very average description. It was my first ever listing. I received several inquiries for more information such as date, hallmark, weight etc, and it eventually sold for $48. That made me a great profit of over $40. I was very lucky with that first sale. I did no research, had no idea how to write a description, no idea about how ebay worked, I knew little about starting prices, rng the bids role in and then waiting for the money. It is a wonderful feeling when you make your first sale. I will never forget mine. I had discovered an old broken pocket watch in a box in a charity shop along with several other bits of broken watches and tangled chains and I bought the lot for $2.00. When I got home I realized the pocket watch was silver, and had a silver chain attached to it with a silver fob. Although broken, I advertised it on eBay with no reserve, no photo and a very average description. It was my first ever listing. I received several inquiries for more information such as date, hallmark, weight etc, and it eventually sold for $48. That made me a great profit of over $40. I was very lucky with that first sale. I did no research, had no idea how to write a description, no idea about how ebay worked, I knew little about starting prices, everal other bits of broken watches and tangled chains and I bought the lot for $2.00. When I got home I realized the pocket watch was silver, and had a silver chain attached to it with a silver fob. Although broken, I advertised it on eBay with no reserve, no photo and a very average description. It was my first ever listing. I received several inquiries for more information such as date, hallmark, weight etc, and it eventually sold for $48. That made me a great profit of over $40. I was very lucky with that first sale. I did no research, had no idea how to write a description, no idea about how ebay worked, I knew little about starting prices, advertised it on eBay with no reserve, no photo and a very average description. It was my first ever listing. I received several inquiries for more information such as date, hallmark, weight etc, and it eventually sold for $48. That made me a great profit of over $40. I was very lucky with that first sale. I did no research, had no idea how to write a description, no idea about how ebay worked, I knew little about starting prices, for $48. That made me a great profit of over $40. I was very lucky with that first sale. I did no research, had no idea how to write a description, no idea about how ebay worked, I knew little about starting prices, reserves, auction length or how to add photos etc. Over the next year or so I continued to wonder around car boot sales, charity and junk shops and flea markets looking for the things I thought might be bargains.

When I got home I would empty my bag and check everything out. Upon close inspection, some of the items, especially the ladies dresses and blouses, were damaged and I couldn't sell them. They went back to the charity shops. So I was maybe wasting 10 to 15 percent of my budget for stock buying because I was buying alsorts and not getting the opportunity to examine items closely to make sure they were in saleable condition. The remaining clothes I would wash and iron and photograph, then describe and list on eBay. If I spent $60 on a weekly batch of stock, I would expect to make $100 clear profit. I made sure I listed things between 8PM and 10PM so th