Selling Weird Things on eBay - the Everything Else
Category
Now, here's an unusual eBay selling niche - haunted
dolls. Oh, and haunted bracelets and other jewelry as well.
Unique ways to earn money on eBay to be sure, but it certainly
seems to be working for many people. Type in "haunted
dolls" (completed listings) on eBay and you'll find a few
hundred items that have recently been up for auction. And most
of them sell!!! The same with haunted bracelets,
though the number is smaller than haunted dolls. But they can
bring you some money as well.
You will usually find haunted items in the Everything Else
(Metaphysical and Weird Stuff sub categories) category.
The Everything Else category is truly a phenomenon in itself,
and certainly one of the many unique ways to earn money for
someone willing to think outside the box. But, be warned,
the Everything Else category is a tough niche to crack. Some
people seem to sell anything they list (such as a crushed can
for over $60), while some can't get any bidders.
I've seen some people with no feedback sell a rugby shirt
for over a thousand dollars. What made the shirt special? A
friend who died used to wear it. Then there was the person who
sold a jar with nothing in it. What made it special? The person
held it near a red carpet event when Brad Pitt was walking by.
Thus, the jar contained the air that Brad Pitt breathed. Or,
what about the mother who sold a stubby pencil her child used
for the entire year of school? If you're the first with a
gimmick, then someone may buy it. You just have to discover
your eBay niche.
The Everything Else Category includes a wide variety of
subcategories, including:
- Adult Items
- Personal Security
- Advertising Opportunities
- Metaphysical
- Religious
- Information Products
- Genealogy
- Weird Stuff
The trick with the Everything Else category is
research, research, research. If you want to
understand the many unique ways to earn money on eBay you
should study the people who are successful eBay Sellers, the
Powersellers. They usually have a good story that goes with
their item. A good story sometimes makes the difference between
a successful action and one with no bids. Some savvy
Powersellers in the Everything Else category know this, and are
always on the prowl for unusual items up for auction that have
no story attached, and presented blandly. They then buy
the item really cheap, remarket the item with great graphics,
photo (perhaps a video attached) and story, and sell the item
for hundreds of dollars!
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I once saw a guy selling a green apple shaped like
a person's butt. He originally bought the apple on
eBay for a penny. Once he bought it, he took a
photo of the apple wearing pants pulled down to
expose a "butt crack," told a clever story, and
sold the apple for several hundred dollars. That's
the type of awareness you need with this
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Also, be on the
lookout for unusual food, like a pickle that splits at
the middle, so you have a two-headed pickle. Or, potato chips
or tortilla chips that are shaped like someone special, say The
Virgin Mary or Jay Leno. For awhile there anything related to
Jay Leno would sell. But, then the eBay market got saturated.
Toast items were big for awhile, with images of anything that
appeared in your toast.
Examples of Weird Things that have Sold Recently on
eBay:
- Leather Cowhide Straight Jacket Locking Suit for
$333. 1 Bid.
- Several Stripper Poles for $298 in Buy It Now.
- An Old Tennis Ball for $65. 6 Bids.
- Haunted 1947 Wooden Handmade Dollhouse Lighted for
$49.99. 1 Bid.
- Old N.Y. Great Meadow Prison Doctor Picture I.D. Card
for $30. 9 Bids.
- Wall Street Ouija Board where you can "Raise the spirit
of your 401K" for $29.99. 1 Bid.
- Beautiful Haunted Doll - Oriental - Girl - Creepy -
Realistic for $29.99. 17 Bids.
- Twitter Account with Over 3000 Followers for $60.
1 Bid.
- Myspace account with 7,000+ friends and 175,000+ views
for $51. 13 Bids.
You get the point! The Everything Else Category on
eBay provides an incredible opportunity to sell odd
things.
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