This is the hardest question that anyone has to answer when they are about to embark on their eBay selling adventure.

You’ve tried selling a few bits and bobs from around the house which you have been meaning to sell at a car boot for ages, you’ve sold those old books and cd’s that you never really liked anywhere and you’ve managed to get rid of those old unwanted presents.

Now what do you do? You’ve got the bug, you want to make some extra cash but what do I sell? Well you need to ask yourselves a few questions first.

1. Is there something you are really interested in or a particular hobby you enjoy?

It is always easier to begin your eBay selling adventure when you have an interest in the particular product you are trying to sell. You are much more likely to be enthusiastic about the product, you will have some knowledge already about your product and this will come across in your listings but you will also have a good idea of what products people might be interested in.

2. Are you able to store stock at home?

This is a key question to answer if you are about to start eBay selling. You need somewhere safe and dry to store your stock before you are able to sell it and don’t forget some articles can be quite big or heavy. If you don’t want to hold stock then you can consider selling electronic articles such as ebooks or use the services of a dropshipper but the latter does mean you will be sharing your profits with another party and will need to rely on them to provide a good service on your behalf which is critical to being successful on eBay.

3. Little and often or big and occasional?

What I mean here is do you want to be going down to the post office every day, which you surely will have to do when you start eBay selling, taking lots of packages which are making you a few pounds or dollars each time. Here I am thinking of items such as CD’s or small items of costume jewellery for example. Or, do you want to sell bigger ticket items where you sell fewer items but make more profit when they sell, maybe sets of golf clubs if that is your interest for example.

4. Can you source the items?

Perhaps rather obvious but are you able to get hold of the items you want to sell, at a reasonable price, so you can make a good profit after allowing for listing fees, Paypal fees, final value fees and postage & packaging.

5. What sells on eBay?

There are two schools of thought here. First that you try and find a product a product that is not already for sale on eBay, this idea has a lot of potential upside but perhaps the more difficult option when beginning eBay selling. The second option is to find a product category that is popular and that you know the items will sell on eBay.

So how do you find out what sells on eBay? Easy! EBay will help you with this by using eBay Pulse. To find eBay Pulse go to eBay, click on site map and down the left hand side of the page, under more ways to find items, you will see eBay Pulse. Click on it and it will take you to Pulse.

From here you can see the most popular searches, which you can break down into each item category, largest shops, most watched items, popular products and highest priced items. With all that information to be working with I am sure you will be able to find just the right product to get your eBay selling of to a flying start.

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