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Amazon vs eBay? – Cliff Aliperti's Inside Scoop on Amazon FBA

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Cliff Aliperti - Guest Blogger

Cliff Aliperti - Guest Blogger

Cliff Aliperti is known in some circles (Twitter - Land) as the eBay buyer/Amazon seller.

Cliff Aliperti specializes in paper goods and collectibles and is a long time eBay seller and buyer. He has a nifty blog/website called "things and other stuff" which focuses on his passion for these items he collects and sells.

Recently Cliff has ventured into the world of Amazon and Amazon FBA as a merchant and he is quite active on Twitter discussing with excitement his daily purchases on eBay and then subsequent sales on Amazon through the FBA program.

I asked Cliff to explain Amazon FBA to our readers here at the Trading Assistant Journal because we are always aware of the desire to look outside of eBay and learn about eBay competition. Naturally Amazon is one of the first places eBay sellers think about when considering a switch.

I think Cliff's frank and honest story reveals two constants.

  • It is not always greener on the other side of the fence - but sometimes it is cooler.
  • The tournament is always easier to win - When you know how to play the game.

I want to extend my personal thanks to Cliff for this amazing insight into Amazon FBA, not only is it a great story, but when told from the perspective of a long time eBay seller it brings the ring of truth rarely found in these types of reviews. Thanks Cliff!

Amazon FBA from a eBay Powersellers perspective: by: Cliff Aliperti

You ever get that feeling that you're dealing with a bunch of idiots who know less about the company that they work for than you do?

This was my start to selling on Amazon.

I'd never sold on Amazon before, wait, that's not true.  At the time of my return in Spring 2008 I had one seller feedback from an old Z-Shops sale back in 2000.  That was almost embarrassing.

Then sometime in 2007 I signed up for one of their web stores under a free trial, quickly became confused, then irritated, then shut down well before the trial was up.  I left shaking my head content to continue selling on eBay.

Then I started reading Randy Smythe's My Blog Utopia! and his adventures with something called FBA and little by little the thought of trying out Amazon one more time sprouted.

Amazon FBA

Amazon FBA

Amazon FBA

FBA is the acronym for Fulfillment by Amazon.  Basically, you take your product, list them for sale on Amazon, click a button to convert them from merchant fulfilled (ie: you pack it up and ship it out after a sale) to fulfilled by Amazon.  Then you just have to put some identifying labels on your goods, box 'em up, ship 'em out, and sit back while Amazon fulfills your customers orders.

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11 Most Commonly Suggested ways to Make Money on eBay and why you should Avoid most of them

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eBayPardon us for a moment while we play "Devils Advocate" to explain the reasons why some of these 11 most commonly suggested methods for making money on eBay, are impractical or more accurately, are methods destined for failure.

If your goal is to start an eBay based business you should read this article.

The best way(s) in our opinion, to make money on eBay as part of an well crafted eBay business plan, will be revealed after our review of these more "commonly" touted methods.

The text in this post edited in italics is a previously compiled list of 11 common methods for sourcing products to sell and make money with on eBay. The article was originally written by a self appointed drop ship guru by the name of Mike Makler AKA "The Coolest Guy in the Universe".

Last Year over 20 Billion Dollars worth of product was sold on Ebay. (Yes Billion with a "B"). Many people are earning $10,000 or more selling on Ebay. Many more would like to sell on Ebay but they face that big hurdle - Where Do I find Items to sell on Ebay. Here are the 11 Best Places to Find Items to sell on E-Bay.

Copyright © 2005-2006 Mike Makler the Coolest Guy in the Universe

Original Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com
About The Original Author:
Mike Makler has been Marketing Online Since 2001 When he Built an Organization of over 100,000 Members

1 - Garage Sales

The Strategy that works best with Garage Sales is stop by at the end of the day and offer to buy all the merchandise they have left. You can often spend $25 - $50 and then resell on Ebay for $500 or more.

  • Why is this a very difficult way to make money on eBay? - Because for every item you spend the time to find at a garage sale you must perform several time consuming steps before that single item can be sold on eBay. Each item must be evaluated, cleaned, tested, described, photographed, categorized, listed and stored. This is a lot of time invested in each item purchased at "Garage Sales", and that time is multiplied by a factor of however many items you purchase in that lot for $50. Therefore, for each 20 item lot you purchase for $50, you will spend approximately 20 hours of your time getting those items listed on eBay. How much is your time worth? Lets say you value your time at a very low $10 per hour, now your investment in these 20 items is worth in excess of $250, not including the time or gas money spent in finding the original "Garage Sale". Will each lot or haul from these "Garage Sales" net even one item which will return your investment in time and cash? Will all of the items sell on the first listing on eBay? How much more money will you invest in eBay fee's and charges to sell these used cast off "Garage Sale" items? - Garage Saleing is a fun pass-time for the retired and a possible business endeavor for people who work at Flea Markets, but for eBay it is a losing proposition. Suggesting that eBay sellers should source product using this method is similar to suggesting to gamblers that they can get rich by playing bingo.

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12 easy Steps To Become a Money Making eBay Superstar Powerseller – eBay Powersellers Credo

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12 easy steps to become a Powerseller

If you have struggled to become an eBay Powerseller, you are not alone.

It can be difficult to decipher the formula of successful eBay Powersellers. Not every "Powerseller" is a financial success but it is the term eBay uses to gauge the professionalism of its selling community.  If you are a Powerseller you may not as impressed with the title as eBay may want you to be. The best and most profitable Powersellers know marketing, copywriting, inventory and cost control techniques and they use many tools and solutions to help them automate the business as much as possible.  To be a successful and profitable eBay Powerseller is much more involved than what eBay or some eBay guru book writers may want the public in general to believe... But it can be done and the first step is to actually get on the road to become an eBay Powerseller...

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