Extra Income| Know What Your Selling

My last topic on making extra income covered knowing what to sell. Today I'll cover a little more about what to do after you have found a few items to sell. Nobody ever wants to sell something and find out he or she could have made more money if they had only done their research. Once you have your item at home you must do an eBay search on it to see if others are selling it and for how much. That will give you a basic idea of its value. In addition to that you need to find out some specifics about the item to post in your auction ad. Things to consider are who is the manufacture, how old is the item, what is its condition, and are there any specific terms used by collectors relating to the item you have? Things to look up on the Internet and resource books:

1. Where was it made and who made it?

2. When was it made?

3. Are there any unique features or characteristics that you need to know about?

4. Is there a collector market for it?

Everything you need to know can be found on the Internet on just about any item you have to sell. You can determine lots of information about an item just by looking for labels or marking that were put on by the manufacture. These markings will also help in determining its age. Maker’s marks, labels and company logos usually change over time. Learning these things about the item you found and relaying them to your buyers will definitely help you increase the amount of money you make on the item.
Once you have all the information you need its time to list the item for sale. You are now well on your way to making extra money by selling items on ebay.