AC Dickson: eBay Power Seller

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ePS ISO PROTEGE or fellow ePS
by acdickson

The first question everyone always asks AC is "what do you sell?"

This is the the equivilent to asking "what is the meaning of life" in eBay country. A good answer will lead to a kingdom, a bad one to exile. While many people have stumbled upon a untapped source of easy money (ex-library copies of books on tape, anyone?) and hold their answer close to their heart, AC has never been so coy.

For years it was ephemera or antique paper. Postcards, matchbooks, photographs, documents, advertising, and pamphlets usually from the turn of the century. Occasionally I would get a wild hair in the dierriere and hit the better thrift stores in town (Red White and Blue in Gladstone for you Portlanders who got outbid on my thrift store in Portland, you'll see half the vintage store owners in town on a Wednesday when the new stuff goes out) and post what I found on my run supplimented by whatever hipsterish stuff I had lying aruond that I was through with... rock t-shirts, zines, Dungeon & Dragon manuals, early Lighting Bolt CD-R's and the like.

And that was about it. But after making a name for myself as an eBay semniar speaker my economic need to post auctions on a weekly basis has dwindled. And what's more, when I'm between speaking fees I tend to have more than enough prospective clients to keep me busy.

That's right, there's a steady stream of folk wishing for me to list their collectibles on eBay for a cut of the take. Truth be told, I've had to turn away more people than I can help. Partly it's a matter of geography, party of time.

That's why I'm looking for a protege or even better a fellow professional PowerSeller I can refer people too. Now, most of these requests come from Portlanders, so if you live there and are interested, amen. But if you live elsewhere, please get in touch as well. My reach spreads wide.

While consignment selling on eBay has it's own bumps in the road, I think it's the very best way to make money on eBay providing you aren't already sitting on thousands of dollars of antiques yourself. Half the eBay is game is finding good stuff to sell, so if you got it knocking on the door, that's half the battle. So, if you're game, get in touch and we can see where you're at with your selling and share some thoughts about consigning. I already got a potential job on the line for you.

All the rest of you, good luck winning that dream date with Carmen Electra.

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