Thrift stores are filled with the unwanted clutter from thousands of homes in your area. And in those thrift stores are hundreds of items that may be junk to one person but worth a lot of money to someone else. Literally, one persons trash is another persons treasure. This is why using thrift stores in your area is such a great way to sell on eBay. They are everywhere, filled with lots of in demand name brands and have very reasonable prices with no minimum orders. Many of the brands that you find at thrift stores will be common names that are very common and no one will want to buy even if was .99 and you provided free shipping. These brands are everywhere and are worthless. Common names like Rustler, Arizona and Route 66 are chap to begin with and are not what you want to sell on eBay. There are other brands however that have a built in market that is actively looking for them to be listed like True Religion and The North Face. Manufacturers spend millions of dollars to create a demand for their brand names. Brand names have a certain status symbol, better quality and functionality of lesser brands. People want these brands but also want a bargain. They look on eBay to find those bargains. They also want vintage clothing and harder to find names and styles. This is the market that you are after, but first you must know what it is they want and are looking for. This is the key to selling on eBay, knowing what names people are looking for. Every thrift store has many brands of clothing you will have to pass on and just look for certain ones. There is only one way to do this and that is to study what people want. You must know before you start to buy your stock what it is that people are looking for and want to bid on. By having a good idea of what is selling on eBay, you will be able to make money on most of the items that you list. The only way to know what to look for to buy for eBay is to find out what is selling on eBay and that is done by looking at auctions that have closed on eBay. Study different categories so you have more areas in the thrift store to look through that you already are familiar with. Keep all of your study of these closed auctions in a large notebook. As you add more and more searches to your study and notebook, you will start to get a feel of what people are looking for and what is in demand. You also have to go to your local thrift store and write down all the names that you are unfamiliar with. These you will research when you get home. The great thing about eBay is that it is an auction and the sky's the limit on some items. Some will do beyond your wildest expectation and others will disappoint you. Some items will bring huge profits. Certain vintage Ralph Lauren sweaters can sell for $800 or $900! The possibility to sell an item for 10, 25 and even 50 times what you pay for it. Those are proft margins which will get you excited.
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