How to Find Cheap Products to Resell on eBay

If you want to begin selling on eBay, you may want to know where to go to purchase low-cost items that you may resell on the auction site. Resources from which to acquire an inventory are available in many communities. They may range from a yard sale two blocks away to an occasional or routine flea market.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• money
• eBay account
• credit card

1. Shop at used book stores.

2. Purchase used books from your local library during annual or semiannual book sales.

3. Look for unusual bargains at discount stores in which prices are routinely exceptionally low.

4. Check the end-cap displays in all the stores in which you shop. End caps are the sections at each end the shelves that divide aisles.

5. Shop at secondhand clothing stores.

6. Visit flea markets, garage sales and yard sales. Arrive early. Competition for the first look at and chance to purchase jewelry, paintings, furniture and toys can be strong.

References

• eBay
• eBay: Help: Getting started on eBay