This is perhaps the most common question I get from my eBay Motors dealers. If you're a dealer and you're looking to sell cars on eBay Motors - you may wonder yourself.
70% of the vehicles sold on eBay Motors are everyday vehicles. Specialty and exotic vehicles also do well, as do collector cars and supply constrained vehicles. In fact, eBay Motors eBay Motors was formed just in time to take advantage of the hard-to-find PT Cruiser. When dealers received them, many would put them on eBay and get a premium because of the high initial demand and low supply.
You don't have to have hard to find inventory to sell on eBay Motors though. You can simply move your aged inventory of common vehicles if you use the right strategy. One dealer reported this week (and I've seen this in the dealerships I've worked with) that cars priced $5000 and under move quite well for him. Don't forget people come to eBay looking for a deal.
When searching top searched terms in eBay Motors through eBay Pulse, the terms "salvage" and "project" are in the top four. That should tell you something. When you get a DOA vehicle in and give someone a little on trade for it, throw the thing up on eBay and see what happens. I did this once with a Toyota 4Runner which was a mess. The engine knocked, it was very rusty, and the dealership gave $500 on trade for it. I took photos of it as is and put it on eBay with a thorough description and it sold for $1675.
Also if you're a dealer in the north and you get a convertible in November, you can still sell it to someone in Arizona in the winter. eBay Motors reach makes that possible.
You're not going to get top dollar for cars sold on eBay Motors. Once you get past that, and use eBay as a liquidation tool with international reach, you'll sell cars and you will make more than if you take those cars to the brick and mortar auctions.
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Before you decide to sell a particular product on eBay, you first need to establish whether or not there is a demand for the product.
While it is possible to create demand for a product in the eBay Marketplace, it is a hard route to go.
The best products to sell on eBay are those in which there is an existing demand and a marketplace that is not saturated with products.
Selling on eBay is blend of art, science and business.
The Science of Selling on eBay involves the hard numbers of your inventory and costs.
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