How to Make Money with Ebay without Selling
Ebay has become a great way for many people to sell and purchase a wonderful variety of items on the Internet.
Selling on eBay, just like any business can become intrusive and tiresome. You need to manage your items, manage photos, parcel items off and provide great customer service. You can have people who pay on time and those that do not and you have a standard that needs to be met that will ensure your reputation remains intact. For some, this process can become a hindrance.
But if you find you don't want to join the millions of people across the world selling goods for profit, there are a number of ways you can make money by not selling. Here is a look at some ways to make money from eBay that does not include selling items that will generate income for you.
1) Delivery service
Offering a pick up and delivery service for eBay sellers will require a lot of research and marketing. You will need to find sellers in your local state or city that may find themselves with little time or little patience in heading up to the local post office to post goods.
You can do this by searching for particular or select items to "Buy" on eBay. On the left hand side of your screen you can check a box that will only show you sellers in your local area, depending on distance from where you live.
Select those that live near you and those selling many items, for example a Power seller in your area.
You may email this person and offer them a delivery service. For example, you can pick up their packaged goods and either deliver to the post office or direct to the customer if local at a cost.
2) Wrapping service
Again, by contacting sellers in your local area you can offer a service that wraps their goods for postage. You can also provide the postal envelopes to be labeled and then delivered for a fee.
The most tiresome and time-consuming part of selling on eBay is when you need to prepare goods for delivery.
3) Ebay Navigation Training
How many people out there listen to their friends and family rave about eBay but cannot navigate around the site? Post a small advertisement or brochure in the local area that offers eBay training for beginners. You can offer your customers and hourly fee and show them how to navigate their way around Ebay. I have seen signs posted on trees and outside a home that offers this service to people. You can have people come into your home, or you go to their home and train them on using Ebay.
4) Ebay Seller Training
If you have been a seller and have extensive experience in selling items, you can also offer a service for training people to sell items on eBay.You could go through the ways of taking a picture, how to enhance photos, setting up descriptions and even to using the Turbo Selling tools.
Many people have a desire to sell items on eBay, but are unable to find the courage or the know-how in doing so.
5) Ebay Wholesale Consultant
Purchasing goods at a cheap cost and selling them at profit is the best way of making money on eBay. By sourcing wholesalers and suppliers, you can offer eBay sellers your services at a fee.
If you develop a good list of wholesalers or suppliers, you may also write an Ebook or create a website that allows a seller to pay you to source their goods.
6) Ebay Affiliate Schemes
Just by using your regular blog that you may write to, you can generate sales and new customers to eBay by placing one of their ads on your site. If you have a website, you can also have your eBay affiliate scheme advertised on it. This will generate income to you depending on how many people click on the advertisement and more if the person joins. Go to Google AdSense for more information.
http://affiliates.ebay.com/https://www.google.com/adsense
7) Seller Customer Service
You can also generate more business for your eBay selling customers by providing a newsletter and after sale service to the people who buy from them. As a seller, emailing your customers and checking up on safe delivery of items or the addition of new items to the store can be time consuming.
You could offer a service that provides this service and feedback to the seller, maintaining good relations and potential future sales from the buyer.
8) Ebay Store Designer
Just from browsing through items to purchase on eBay, I have come across many great stores. Some have wonderful designs incorporated into their store, some have music that plays when you open an item for sale, and others have a great display of photos.
If you're handy with designing websites, your services may be required.Locate power sellers in your area; offer them a fee to design a lovely page that contains glitters, great photos and even music to promote their store and goods for a fee.
As you can see there are many ways to create and generate income from eBay without selling. Using some of the above ideas will have you making money from eBay very quickly and easily, without taking a single photo or selling any items.
