How to Make Money Selling Jewelry

Keep your jewelry pieces in the box you purchased them in.

You can make money selling your jewelry on-line. Selling items in this way requires little overhead or time. Here’s how to do it.

Things You'll Need

• Jewelry, post office packaging, access to a post office, Internet access, computer literacy, ledger

Instructions

1. Open up accounts on popular websites such as eBay, Craig’s List and MySpace. All of these websites have heavy traffic and are wonderful for advertising (FREE ADVERTISING).

2. Gather up 20 pieces of jewelry that you want to sell. These jewelry pieces should be in good condition, classic or trendy, and in a box. The box is what you’ll use to package the item in when you sell it on-line. You can buy your jewelry new or get it out of your closet or from an antique store. Don’t rule out friends who might want you to sell their jewelry and will be willing to split the proceeds with you.

3. Price your 20 pieces of jewelry. You should hike the prices up by at least 20 percent in order to make money. A $10 pair of earrings should be priced at $12.00. You can vary the mark up depending on the item. More desirable pieces of jewelry should have a higher mark up than less desirable pieces of jewelry.

4. Take individual photos of your jewelry pieces. Make sure the photos will show up well on-line. These photos need to exhibit each jewelry piece in its most flattering light.

5. Post photos of your jewelry pieces on-line with descriptions and prices. You should post all of your jewelry pieces (individually) on eBay. On Craig’s List and MySpace, post only a few of the most dazzling pieces with a link that leads a potential buyer back to eBay.

6. Check your eBay account daily as well as Craig’s List and MySpace. You want to see if people are checking out your jewelry pieces. Also, if someone decides to buy, you want to get the message, so you can respond and mail the jewelry.

7. Mail out any orders you receive within 24 hours. This means you need to keep packaging handy and also know where the nearest post office is. Keep in mind that many post offices have areas in them now that you can actually weigh and buy postage without the help of a live person. So, even if you can't get to the post office during the day, you can go at night too.

8. Keep track of your profits and losses. This point is vital to any thriving business. Your business will fail if you try to sell jewelry that nobody wants. Since you want to make money selling your jewelry, you have to look at your wins and losses and adjust accordingly. Your adjustment needs to be in way that makes you come out with a profit.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep your jewelry on a shelf that is organized along with the packaging materials. It'll make the process of shipping it out easier.

• If you don't like the piece of jewelry you want to sell, most likely no one else will either.