Click Site Map on the eBay header. Under Selling Resources, click Sell Internationally.
2. On the Global Trade page, shown in Figure 5-5, click one of the many resource links
to learn more about the aspects of selling internationally.
Use Drop-Shipping
So you want to become an eBay seller, but you
live in a studio apartment without a square foot of
space to store items? Not to worry??”you can be a
successful eBay seller without ever buying, seeing,
or touching your items. Using drop-shipping, you
establish a relationship with a wholesaler, who will
package and ship items you sell directly to buyers.
As far as the buyer is concerned, the billiard table he
or she received came from your studio apartment.
You pay the drop-shipper the wholesale cost of
the item and shipping and handling costs. To find
companies vetted by eBay that drop-ship or that
provide lists of companies that do:
1. Click Site Map on the eBay header, and under Selling
Tools, click eBay Solutions Directory.
2. Under Selling Solutions, scroll down and click
Sourcing.
3. Click the links for any solution providers that indicate
they offer drop-shipping services, as shown in
Figure 5-6.
Figure 5-5: Learn about the ins and outs of selling in the global eBay marketplace.
Review global
selling pointers
Click a worldwide site to learn
about featured items from that
country??™s eBay Web site
Selling global almost
doubles your buyer base
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You might have gotten a great deal on ice cubes, but if you??™re selling to Eskimos,
you??™ll probably be disappointed in your sales.
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