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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

May 30, 2007 3:16 PM
Topic: Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business

Host: worldwidebrandsinc
Date: Tuesday 06/26
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board

Description: Many eBay sellers start out selling online using items they find locally such as their attic or yard sale, but how do you take the hobby of selling on eBay and create a profitable business? Colette Marshall, Business Development Manager for Product Sourcing Experts WorldwideBrands.com, will explain the different sourcing methods and how to take your hobby and build it in to a business.

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Deirdre
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:09 AM
Hi chattycat9999:

You can search past workshops on the Workshop Discussion board:

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You can search by workshop host User ID.

Thanks for your interest,

Deirdre
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:11 AM
What's up with offers from a company that 'sells' you info on suppliers? Are they legitimate?
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:12 AM
Do you have to have Power Seller status to use World Wide Brands, inc? Thanks
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:13 AM
Reply to Post 14:

Hi sportscardselectronicsandmore.
This is a very good question. Market Research is a key aspect to determining what product is best to sell and will make your best profit margins. You want to consider that you want sell what sells not necessarily what you are passionate about. Keep in mind 1) Research your marketplace (in this case collectible card collectors) 2) Find what they need 3) Sell what they need -> This all involves lots of research. Finding legitimate suppliers depends on the type of products you want to sell. I suggest reading our ebook on product sourcing to learn about the process of finding legitimate wholesalers.
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:14 AM
Hi gottafish4,
Please could you clarify your question with an example. I'm not sure what scenario you are referring to. Thanks
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:16 AM
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Hi laceyme ,
No you do not have to have Powerseller status. You will be required by the wholesalers to have a sales tax id and a business name. So if you have not set up you company, I would recommend that you start with this first. Reference Post 6.
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:16 AM
Hi Deirdre .. How important is selecting the catagory for a selling item? or do most buyers do a generic search?
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:17 AM
I do not have power seller status. I'm not familiar with World Wide Brands Inc.
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:19 AM
Deirdre, the scenario I was talking about was an offer via email to 'supply' lists of suppliers for a fee.
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:20 AM
Hi icansell4u:

This workshop is about product sourcing.

In response to your question regarding the selection of a given category, before you list your item, search for items that are the same or similar to yours and take note what categories they are listed in. Also look at the number of bids and the page-view counter (if shown) and select categories with a high bid and page-view count.

You can find more information about category selection here:

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Deirdre
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:20 AM
Worldwide Brands is an eBay Certified Solutions Provider. We conduct product sourcing research to find suppliers who will work with online retailers with all methods of product sourcing (drop ship, light bulk, importing, liquidation, large volume)

All wholesalers that we provide in OneSource has been researched and qualifed to be genuine factory direct wholesalers/manufacturers. Our team is dedicated to finding those supplier in niche markets that eBay sellers are looking for.
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:26 AM
Hi gottafish4,

You want to be very careful with lists that you have to purchase. Normally the information is out of date and filled with middlemen. Some may not work with online sellers at all.

Most Suppliers that you want to work with actually do not advertise online. They mainly go to tradeshows or join associations to find large retailers. Suppliers are in the business of getting product in and out of their warehouses as soon as possible. They do not spend large budgets on marketing.

Within OneSource, we do not take a commission or charge suppliers to be in the database . They are required to meet and uphold certain requirements. In some cases, we will even temporarily remove suppliers from the database.
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:26 AM
Hey folks:

Talking in class in welcomed (and encouraged) :) We'd love to hear your questions.

Deirdre
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P.S. Our workshop host is responding to your question gottafish4
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:27 AM
When finding a new source for product I always insist on getting samples of the products I am interested in buying in bulk first. Sometimes that means I have to place a $1-200 order. But I make sure that I get items that I really think will sell and ask a lot of questions before placeing the order to avoid misunderstandings.
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Member Workshop: From Hobby to Home Business - June 26

Jun 26, 2007 11:28 AM
That clarifies things. Thanks.
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