Where do people on Ebay get there cheap items from?

Question

I see people on Ebay selling brand new items in there stores etc for pathetically low prices.. Does anyone know where they get these items from?... Back of a van somewhere? So where do they actually get them from? Can anyone help?

Answer 1

The dollar store

Answer 2

Yard sales.  Swap meets. Anywhere where buyer is not being closely watched, and where if fortuitous purchase price is about $10., the sale price  buyer next selects to sell at is $100.

Answer 3

They either go to other countries and negotiate deals (You've seen the movie American Gangster I assume, well instead of drugs, take the same story and replace the drugs with electronics) or they buy that information from other people like buy-in-bulk.com. If you see someone on ebay selling it at ridiculous prices, chances are they put up alot of money to buy it in large amounts so they get each piece at a discounted price (like $100,000)

Answer 4

Anywhere you can imagine. Wholesalers, stolen goods, yardsale, garage sale....

I would not suggest you to become a seller on eBay. The most important thing you need to know is: you are the last person who gets paid. First of all, you need to pay eBay insertion fee and final value fee. FVF only applies if your item is successfully sold. Second of all, you will be charge a PayPal transaction fee for payment processing service. Then you need to pay USPS, UPS, or DHL to deliver the item to the buyer. The left over amount minus your cost will be your profit.

Although eBay claim your item might be eligible for an insertion fee credit if your item didn’t sell or the winner didn’t honor the bid. However, you can only use it once. In order to be eligible for the insertion fee credit if your winner didn’t pay, you will need to first of all file an Unpaid Item dispute on the 8th day after the auction ended. Then you’ll have to wait another week for the winner to response. If the winner didn’t response, then you can relist your item and get your insertion fee credit when your item is sold the second time. However, if the Non Paying Bidder reply to eBay says they want to complete the transaction, then you’ll lose the eligibility EVEN THOUGH THEY STILL DON’T PAY YOU.

Remember, never ever use the “Sell Similar” feature even you have like 100 identical item because once you list your item through “Sell Similar”, you’re consider relisting your item and you are automatically not eligible for insertion fee credit. Tricky huh?

The most stressful part is their feedback system. Sometimes, there are sick people out there, they bid on your item just to mess around. Some even leave you a negative feedback just for fun. eBay will not do anything to remove it. Even though you think you’re undeserved, eBay will not remove it unless they are presented with a valid court order stating that the comment is slanderous, libelous, defamatory or otherwise illegal. eBay doesn't remove Feedback without a court order, even if a member believes it is retaliatory, false, unfair, or harmful to his or her name, character, or reputation.

But these are nothing compares to their new feedback policy starting in May 2008. Sellers are no long able to leave negative feedback for bidder. Sellers can only leave positive feedback. Yup! Even the winner doesn’t pay; you still cannot leave negative feedback to him or her. The seller will have no way to find out the credibility of the bidder.

Sometimes if eBay thinks your shipping charge is unreasonable, your listing will be canceled without prior notice.

My opinion is, don’t do it. It’s not worth the time since you don’t make much and it’s very stressful.