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EBay Completed Item Research

By Expert Author: Jesse Holmes | Article Abstract
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Once you know what products you want to sell on eBay - either through researching what is hot on eBay pulse, or looking at various trends in the eBay marketplace - how do you know if the product is going to sell for the price you need (or want) it to?

Your answer - eBay completed item research. There are many unsuccessful eBay business owners out there who do the proper research before purchasing a product to resell. Nine times out of then they will fail because they are just going on a gut feeling, or guessing. You must make the completed item research tool your new best friend. He is so valuable to you because he takes out all the unnecessary (and dangerous) guesswork. He will help you determine the eBay market value of an item, as well as other important factors such as: Does this item sell or not? How often does it sell? What does it regularly sell for?

Any successful eBay seller will tell you that the greatest factor to their eBay success will be proper product research. I know a full-time PowerSeller who spends maybe an hour or two a day handling customer support, processing shipments, and putting up listings, but spends almost six hours in his workday researching new product.

I am not saying that you must do six hours of research a day, but I am saying that product research is vital before purchasing any inventory. When choosing your next item to list, do some completed item research. This will help you know what you can expect to get for it, and price the item accordingly. You want to know where to set your price, and know where your profit margins are.

Just pulling a number out of a hat to price your items is a poor strategy that will lead to failure. The obvious goal is to price your item to sell, but also to earn a profit.
Jesse Holmes

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Article Submitted: 2009-03-08 | This Article has been viewed 77 times.
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