How to Make Quick Money Using Craigslist And eBay

Craigslist and eBay are both sites where people advertise their old personal belongings for sale. Here's how you can make money by buying from one and selling on the other.

Firstly, go to craigslist and create an account. Once you have created an account, write an advert in the wanted section saying that you are willing to buy any old smartphones that people have lying around. Your description, for example, would be something like this:

"I am buying all smartphones, any condition, any network. Whether they are new, used, broken. Apple, Blackberry, HTC, Samsung etc. I also buy iPods, iPads and any other tablets."

"Text me or ring me for a quote."

"your phone number"

"Your name"

Once you have created an advert, texts and phone calls should be coming in from people asking what their phones are worth. But what are they worth?

Go to eBay and click on advanced search. tick the completed listings box and type in the phone in question. For example, "Apple iPhone 4 Unlocked". Ticking the completed listings box will show you all the phones that have recently been sold that come up under your search terms. This will give you a good idea of the price that a specific phone is worth. From this you will then be able to tell how much you can offer the person for the phone so that you will make a good profit. Make sure to include eBay and PayPal fees in your calculations so you don't wind up making a loss.

You'll find that most people who contact you are looking for a quick sale, so they will be happy even if your quote isn't the best they could get if they looked around. Once you have made arrangements and collected the phone, you can now advertise it for sale on eBay. If you are new to selling on eBay and are not sure how to list your item, the basics are that you will need to write a clear detailed description, take a good clear picture and fill out everything about the phone. I will write an article on how to make a killer eBay listing soon. Make sure to include all the details of what condition it is in etc. Repeat this process to make good amounts of money on a regular basis.

The best part about this method is that you can make it easier than it already is. If you already own a smartphone you can download the free craigslist app and the free eBay app. You will then be able to create the advert, send people quotes, take the listing pictures and advertise the phone on eBay, all from your phone.

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How To Use Auction Sites To Save Money

There are lots of advantages to using auction sites to buy items as well as to sell them. But the main advantage - especially in hard times such as those we are now living in, is that you can save yourself a lot of money for putting in just a little bit of effort.

Buying online is often cheaper.

Shopping online offers you several advantages. Not only can you often buy items cheaper than anywhere else, but you will also find a lot more variety. It's also very easy to compare prices with just a couple of clicks. So there are obvious benefits you can look forward to when you shop using online auction websites.

While some items sell for high prices at the end of the auction, depending on their popularity and other factors such as the time of day that the auction finishes, others will sell for much lower prices. This means that you can get real bargains, no matter what you are shopping for.

Auction items often start at a few pence.

On most auction sites items will open with a starting price of between 1p and 99p. Some of them won't ever go any higher, while others will gradually climb as they get towards their end time. Even if there is a lot of bidding you can still often get a great bargain.

You can set a maximum bid before you start.

This means you will always be guaranteed a bargain if you win the item, however you won't always be the highest bidder. Consider the maximum price you want to pay for each item, including the postage cost, and then start bidding. Ideally you should watch the item and then bid as late as possible. This helps reduce the odds of a bidding war long before the item ends, as this is can often push the price a lot higher than you would be willing to go.

Use a sniping tool.

There are several sniping tools that can be used free of charge that will help you win more items for less money. They work by putting in a bid at the last possible fraction of a second. Choose the highest amount you want to go to and let the tool do the rest. It means you're not reliant on your computer or the speed of your internet connection to get a quick bid in at the last minute.

Shop wisely.

Remember that you are likely to find the same item available in more than one auction, particularly if it is a popular or common item. This means you should shop wisely and look to see how much interest there is around each item. Is one being watched or bid on by more people than another one? Watch for spelling mistakes in the title too, as these can make some items harder to find, meaning they will usually sell for less.

There are lots of tricks and tips you can use to save money when using online auction sites. Remember you can also sell some of your own unwanted possessions to raise money in addition to saving it. The more familiar you are with how these sites work and how to search for the items you want, the easier it will be to save money on a regular basis.

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How to Make Money From Misspelt Items On eBay

Want to make money on eBay? Of course you do. If you are one of those people who wants to buy and sell, but not deal with wholesalers or drop shippers, then this might be for you. This is how you can make money simply from buying something poorly listed on eBay, only to then resell it straight away on the exact same site.

The first thing to finding cheap items on eBay is to look for misspellings. People who are maybe in a rush whilst listing their item or using their iPhone to do it are likely to make spelling mistakes. A spelling error in a listing title will ruin the success of a listing. A fraction of the people will see it and it will, in the end, go for a lot less money. So many people are making this mistake every day.

I bet your now thinking, "okay, so how do I find these listings?" Well, there are many websites that allow you to type in the name of a product, such as a "Nintendo DS", and it brings up any misspelled listings. I will reveal the best websites to see misspellings later. You are then able to browse through. Some mistakes will be worse than others, so look out for these ones. Once you have found one that looks good, clicking on it will take you through to eBay, where you will be able to bid. If you are the winner of the auction, once you receive the item, you can begin to produce a listing straight away. Try and improve on the description,picture and of course, don't make the same mistake they did in the title. If somebody has carelessly made a spelling mistake on their listing it is likely that their description might not be up to scratch and their picture might not be clear. Improving on these, will improve the final amount that the item goes for.

The best part about this is that, some websites that offer these misspelling searches have their own app for android and iPhone. so you can keep on checking when on the go.

A slightly annoying part of doing this is, depending on what website you use, when you try to search something it will bring up a completely different product that is spelt correctly itself, but has a couple of different letters to the product that you were trying to search for. Therefore it doesn't always bring up misspellings.

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