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I am currently a PowerSeller and a Top Rated Seller on eBay. It CAN be a great place to market IF you have what we call a "niche" product. For some reason eBay has decided it needs to compete with Amazon and has changed a lot to head in that direction. Most of us sellers think that is a huge mistake. Yes the fees are very high and yes it takes a lot of work to not only get your listings up and running but to make sure you fit in the policy guidelines, which are ever changing. If you want to just wholesale things I honestly would not recommend it as eBay is literally flooded with this kind of merchandise.

Then you get into the whole PayPal thing. That in itself can be challenging. They err on the side of the buyer and the seller is often left on the losing side if there is a dispute of any kind. Not to mention they now have new policies which allows them to hold new sellers payments until the buyer leaves feedback or seller can prove delivery. This makes it hard for new sellers of many items as your funds are held so you are out of pocket for shipping expenses until you can prove delivery.

Best I can suggest is search eBay for the items you wish to sell. Then look at the fee tables and fully understand those fees. Add in PayPal fees as well. Just as a guide, I recently sold a bunch of books. By the time the auctions ended, fees and shipping were paid I actually "profited" 5 cents on most of them.

Good luck to you!