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eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition
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eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition

by Marsha Collier
February 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
648 pages
15h 22m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 3

Profiting by Selling for Others Online

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Organizing your consignment business

check Competing with other consignment stores

check Considering the Valet service on eBay

check Promoting your consignment business

check Writing an effective consignment contract

Consignment sales are a popular way for you to help non-techie types by selling their items on eBay. These people consign their merchandise to you and once it sells, you take a percentage of the profits. Lots of sellers do it, and a few retail locations base their business on it. This chapter gives you a close-up look at consignment selling. In this line of work, you’re responsible for taking photos and marketing someone else’s items on eBay — for a fee. In addition to the money you earn selling on consignment, you also get excellent experience for future sales of your own merchandise.

Getting Organized to Sell for Others

To set up your business for consignment sales, you should follow a few guidelines:

  1. Design a consignment ...
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